Home Remedies for Frizzy Hair

When your hair looks like you’ve entered a wind tunnel, it pays to know how to prevent and treat a case of the ‘frizzies.’ Contrary to popular belief, people with curly hair are not the only ones to suffer frizzy hair. You should know that home remedies for frizzy hair can assist any individual – no matter what type of hair – bone straight, kinky, or full of waves.

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Why Does Hair Get Frizzy?

The hair shaft is comprised of cuticle layers, which can sometimes ‘stand up.’ When this occurs, hair not only looks frizzy, but feels different as well. Since frizzy hair is naturally absorbent, extra moisture found in the air gravitates to the frazzled hair shaft, causing it to increasingly expand. As a result, cuticle layers begin to stand out and create the frizzy look you so desperately wish to get rid of.

While some are born with naturally frizzy hair, others unknowingly increase their chances of suffering this rather common hairstyling issue. Other underlying causes of frizzy hair include:

Coarse texture
Lack of moisture
Not enough protein in the hair
Coloring, perming and bleaching the hair
Humid weather conditions
Overstyling
Strong winds
Overexposure to the sun

Frizzy Hair Home Remedies

In order to control frizzy hair, you need to get to the root of your problem (no pun intended). Once you uncover the source of your frizziness, you can begin with a suitable home treatment, which can be as simple as changing your lifestyle habits. Common home remedies for frizzy hair include:

a) Check the Ingredients:

Harsh chemicals and other ingredients can contribute to frizzy hair. Reduce your dependency on products that contain sodium, calcium, lye, and lithium hydroxide. Various oil-based conditions can also create frizzy hair.

b) Keep Away from Heat:

Excessive blow-drying of the hair can cause frizziness. Consider air-drying if you typically battle frizzy hair. If you have a habit of abusing your heat appliances, give your hair a rest. This also means using less of your curling iron and straightening comb, which can wreak havoc on hair. Additionally, hot oil treatments can produce the same frizzing effect on hair.
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c) All-Natural Hair Products:

If your onslaught of gels, mousses and hairsprays possess a high alcohol content, you will only worsen frizzy hair. Consider the use of all-natural hair products that help curb a frizzy hair problem.

d) Hands Off:

Some people have a habit of constantly combing, scrunching, or brushing their hair. When it comes to healthy hair, you don’t need 100 strokes of the brush each day. Primp and fuss too much over your locks and you could add to a frizzy hair condition.

e) Natural Vegetable Glycerin:

Add natural vegetable glycerin to your mousse or gel in order to control frizzy hair.

f) Vinegar:

Smooth out the cuticles of your hair by using vinegar to achieve an acceptable pH balance.

g) Don’t Overwash Your Hair:

Don’t shampoo everyday, as this will strip your strands of natural oils, which provide the best moisturizers for your hair.

h) Relax and Eat Balanced Meals:

When you combine stress, poor nutritional habits, and the absence of essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids – you’ll not only suffer frizzy hair, but also split ends and hair loss.

i) Egg and Olive Oil:

Combine olive oil and egg to create a paste that is directly applied to the hair. Once ½ hour has passed – use your regular shampoo and conditioner to rinse out the egg mixture.

j) Moisturizing Conditioner:

Calm down frizzy hair by using a conditioner that contains coconut or castor oil.

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66 CommentsPosted in Physical Health

airynn

Not to be confusing, but the vaseline technique is very difficult… I tried it at id say leave out the petroleum jelly. It stays in your hair. And not in a good way.
Wisteria

I’ve had frizzy,bone dry hair that is also oily ever sinse I was 1o. When I was little I had beautiful,straight hair but now that I’m a teen, it’s gone all wacko on me. NEED HELP! I, like Lindsay, am Native American but with white in me. I got the bone dry hair from my dad (white) and the dark wavy hair from my birth mother(native american). My step mom says that I take after my dad but he uses Aussie and It has never worked for me. Then in the mornings I have to straigthen my hair just so it’s not frizzy and then it’ll still love greasy. Please somebody, Help!
geemoore

I had hair that was stick straight my whole life that suddenly went curly on me in my late 20′s. My family are Welsh/German and African, so even those of us that look more Irish still tend to end up with thick, curly hair. I won’t even try to explain what humidity, rain or overbrushing does to my hair. It’s long, thick and getting curlier everyday so I had to find ways to stop the frizz that just comes with curls. I’ve started to use Treseme with decent results and the old Mane and Tail conditioner as a leave in. Just don’t over do that one or it will get oily instead of managed. It can be too much protein for some hair and leave it damaged instead of looking nicer (so my hairdresser says). I have had great luck with the coconut oil and olive oil conditioner and with Infusium. They make a leave in I put in a spray bottle that’s fantastic between oil treatments. I just can’t bring myself to use chemical relaxers or have it professionally straightened, so I stick with the “nicer” stuff. Hope this helps someone out there.
Mims

Use Fructis shampoo, rinse with cold water. Put on plenty of conditioner and untangle hair with fingers while still in the shower starting with the tips and working your way up. Do not rinse conditioner out. Put a towel around your hair and leave on while you dry off your body and get dressed etc. (for about 15 mins.). Let hair dry naturally until barely humid. Add another dollop of conditioner starting with tips of hair and mostly on the surface of the rest of your hair (spread well on hands before applying) then put up hair in a tight twisr bun with a claw clip. After a while undo and twist the other way. Once hair is dry it will be smooth, shinny and have curl at the bottom. God bless you all!
Sonia Moore

I have very frizzy hair and have spent much money trying to straighten it, after reading all of this, I believe I will shave my head bald.
Lovee You xx

Try this:
(btw this is for people who want curly hair without frizz)
Wash your hair like you normally would do. When it is damp, take a piece of your hair (a small strand but not too small) and braid it.
do this with the rest of your hair till all over your hair is braided.
Make sure to tie every braid down.
Next, get your straightener and straighten over your braids (I know this is bad but it actually works!) but don’t straighten it TOO much.
Then the next morning untie and undo all of your braids.
Your left with the beautiful, gorgeous, curly frizz-free hair you’ve always wanted!
WALA! MY WORK HERE IS DONE!
Cecily

I mix a nice oily leave in hair lotion like ie; Motions or Dark and lovely moisture plus lotion or Macadonia natural oil leave in cream WITH some castor oil and some Glycerine. Shake it well together. You can add a little olive oil into this.eg 2/3 lotion to the rest oils
1-wet or i spray my hair every morning LIGHTLY not soaking
Add this to your wet hair/ always wet hair.
2-Apply the lotion you have made to your wet hair
3-Comb through then style as normal. Allow to dry
It removes all the kink from my hair. My natural hair looks like I have relaxed it. I do this every morning and sometimes just lightly spray it again with water and comb out again to refresh. It really really works for me.
Diroshi

Apply some warm coconut oil on your hair and let it stand for at least 1/2 an hour. Then shampoo only your scalp and rinse the ends of the hair with the washed off shampoo which trickles down the hair. Use a good moisturizing conditioner and rinse off with cold water. You can shampoo your hair daily this way. But remember not to directly shampoo the ends. My hair was shiny and healthy 10 years back. I moved to Kuwait and my hair became so dry, frizzy and matte with split ends because of harsh water. Now I’m slowly gaining the shining and softness of my hair with the above mentioned method. Hope you guys will succeed too. If the hair is still dry after this, try applying a little amount of non sticky coconut oil to the ends (not on your scalp if you have oily scalp) when the hair’s slightly damp and let the hair air-dry.
Cass

my hair is frizzy and it has this one weird wave in the middle, i hate it. So i take a shower at night and immediately after the shower, i brush it, apply john frieda’s anti-frizz cream (that stuff is the shit!) and put it in a tight braid. When i wake up and take the braid out, i apply more anti-frizz cream and then i have pretty, wavy hair and no frizz!!!
Dominique

My hair is thick as fudge and frizzez like crazy. I used part (1-2tsps)glycerin, (1-2 tsps)vinegar, and a couple egg yolks left it on for a half hr. shampooed a lil n conditioned (rinse with cold water) it and it honestly turnt my frizz down a few notches to where its barely even visible. I used regular vinegar, i would suggest apple cider vinegar instead. hopefully this helps so enjoy your amazing looking curls/waves!!!
qwertyuiop

OKAY. SO FIRT OF ALL,
DONT comb your hair, because it’ll cause damaged hair, and if you have permed / curly hair, it stretches out the curls, which will make it more thick and more frizzy.
SECOND, if you put your hair up in a tight bun, it’ll stretch out your curls, and may cause you to lose hair.
AND, for certain hair types, putting eggs in it will make it dry, or put an odd odor in your hair.
SO here’s what i have to say.
After you wet your hair, you should braid it and keep the braids in for atleast an hour or two.
DO NOT blow dry your hair, therefore it WILL cause damaged hair with split ends. and it’ll dry it out.
maraera

donot use the olive oil and egg one it stinks ya hair out

use this clump your hair up with conditioner leave in hair for 30 mins its like a deep conditioning really good for hair and makes your hair bring the natural oils back rinse thn air dry )
Charlene

This sounds ok, one thing if you guys are worried about not washing your hair every day because it will get oily, thats because your hair follicles and your skin has gotten so used to you washing it daily its producing more oil to replace what you keep stripping.

start by washing every second day then after a couple weeks go to every 3rd day then eventually every 4th day, eventually your body will get used to this and not produce so much oil and you will be able to get away with washing it only twice or even once a week.

at first it may be uncomfortable until your body gets used to it and adjusts but eventually you will not need to wash daily and youl find after you get to the point of washing once or twice a week youl find 1 or 2 days after its washed your hair feels healthier.
Charlene

one other thing, if you have curly hair dont brush it daily or youl ruin the curls and make it frizzy because you dont have the curl clumps anymore seeing as you brushed them out, brush it once after washing and then comb through with fingers and scrunch your hair together.

with people that have straight or just mildly wavy hair, brush it out but dont use a metal/plastic one use a wide toothed comb or one of those brushes that have heaps of bristles like a tooth brush (better for straight fine hair) this way the oils produced from the scalp can be spread down to the ends of the hair rather than sitting at your scalp making your hair look oily.
Jcox0006

i truly cant find a remidy 4 my frizz, my hair is super thick and is suppose to be curly… i have tried everything … but one thing i found out by accident is a type of dandreff or lice removerl. put manyase in your hair wrap it in a plastic bag , leave it in overnight when you get up wash your hair. after you are done your hair will look as if it is sayin ” what frizz i am all natuaral”. not only does it reduce frizz,lice,or dandreff but it also keeps your hair healthy. repeat 1-3 times a month for wonderful frizz free hair. (works almost imedilantly)

Jcox006

P.S your hair will stink at first but after washing it, it wont smell bad … enjoy your new hair

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