How to deal with and prevent flyaways

Aug 31, 2011

Anna A.

I have thick way hair, and I cut my hair to a medium short haircut, layered. I usually straighten my hair before i go out, but lately it's been a hassle, and I'd like to keep my ahir shiny and healthy, not brittle and frizzy. I put my hair up in a ponytail now since it's convenient with my short hair now, but I have flyaways from left and right! Any tips and tricks? please and thank thank you in advance! :)

Aug 31, 2011

Erica H.

I will usually spray my fingers with hairspray and then use my fingers to slick them down. Or I use Garnier Fructis sleek n shine smoothing milk...i think thats what its called.

Aug 31, 2011

Andrea H.

well maybe your hair is dry. You should start on a nice healthy moisturizing regimen, hot oil treatment, non-sulfate shampoo, botanical conditioner, and a deep conditioning treatment under a dryer twice a month. Something like this can change the overall look of your hair after one time. For a quick fix, you can use something to weigh it down like a liquid silicone (hair serum) i recommend Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum.

I'd say hairspray but sometimes that tends to make it crunchy and dry which can cause more frizz. the reason hair is frizzy is because it's not getting enough moisture, so the cuticles open up to the sky to get the moisture it needs. sound about right?

if you must use hairspray use one that doesn't have alcohol. and spray it in a brush and distribute through hair evenly. You can also try a keratin treatment to help with your straightening. you can email me to go more into depth, or hit me on my profile ;) 

Sep 7, 2011

Celeste P.

Flyaway-less hair starts with a good cut. A lot of popular looks require hair to be thinned or texturized using thinning scissors, and for thick hair (see mine, haha) it's best to make sure that this is kept as close to the ends of the hair as possible. If the hair is thinned too far up, it tends to stick out because it's unevenly cut. Thinning/texturizing totally works for girls with thin hair, but for those of us blessed with thick hair, the strands just have a mind of their own!

Blow drying with the dryer pointed downwards is helpful in taming flyaways, as well as putting any type of hair oil (like my current favorite, Organix Moroccan Oil, $7.99) in while the hair is damp. The hairspray trick also helps, but if I know thick hair, I'd bet a lot of it has to do with the cut.