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5 Tips to Manage: Frizzy Hair

Whether it’s hot and humid or grey and drizzly, frizz-prone hair can be a nightmare to manage. If you find yourself battling dry, straw-like locks that seem to expand throughout the day, you’re not alone! Here, I pass on some top tips to manage frizzy hair…

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Whenever there is moisture in the air, whether it’s humid summer days or drizzly winter ones, frizzy hair can put a real dampener on your look. Frizz can be really hard to prevent, since you can’t control the weather, but with the best products for managing frizz and some tips and tricks I’ve picked up from my hairstylist friends over the years, it can be easier to deal with. So, ensure you have a good hair day with my top tips for managing frizzy hair.

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‘I’ve got curly hair, which tends to be frizzy. This is because curly hair is very dry, and will drink as much moisture as you’ll give it.’

Neil Moodie

5 Tips to Manage Frizzy Hair

Lock in Moisture

Frizzy hair is usually caused to breakages due to extremely dry hair, so you can minimise the damage by ensuring you’re locking in as much moisture as possible to your locks. Make sure you use an intensive hair mask at least once a week as an extra hair treat. And whenever you’re in the house and don’t need to be looking your best, slather your locks in a leave-in conditioning treatment. TRY: OUAI | Treatment Masque for Fine to Medium Hair

Embrace Texture

If your hair wants to be larger than life, try to embrace the volume rather than work against it. If you have a natural curl or wave, add products that enhance the texture and volume rather than straightening hair that will just fight back and turn frizzy with the first hint of a shower. TRY: BOUCLEME | Curl Crème

Air Dry

Minimise damage to your frizzy hair by avoiding over-using hairdryers and styling tools. Try and air dry your hair occasionally, adding a leave-in conditioning treatment while its damp to help keep it sleek and shiny. TRY: OUAI | Air Dry Foam

Silk Sleep

Prevent your hair getting frizzy overnight by swapping your cotton pillows for silk ones. Not only will a silk pillowcase help prevent bedhead, it has anti-ageing benefits for your skin, too. TRY: SLIP | Silk Pillowcase – Standard/Queen

‘After shampooing/ conditioning, apply your styling product all the way through the hair – roots to ends; people always do the ends and forget the roots, curly hair roots don’t like it when you leave them out. They go frizzy and flat on you. Also try not to towel dry your hair too much. Use your fingers to comb through and shake the hair out.’

Neil Moodie

Avoid Over-Brushing

Keep your curls together and avoid frizz by using fingers to separate curls rather than over-brushing. If you have tangles to work at use a wide-toothed comb when wet. TRY: DENMAN | D17 Curl Tamer Comb

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Oh, and don’t forget to pack an umbrella! Happy frizz-fighting.

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