How do I Treat Frizz & Flyaways?
Whether it’s caused by humidity, dehydration or heat styling one too many times, frizz is something all hair types can unfortunately fall victim to at some point. We understand how frustrating it can be, especially when you want to embrace your natural hair all year round. However, we’re here to help. From smoothing down those pesky flyways to defining your natural curls, read our guide on how to treat your hair type to the ultimate frizz-free routine.
Looking after your hair type
Fine Hair
Frizzy hair is always to be expected in fine hair types. What makes things worse is the moisture heavy products that help fight frizz in medium and coarse hair will weigh down hair. So when it comes to your hair care, less is definitely more. It’s important to keep a consistent hair care routine filled with keratin and moisturisers, including leave-in conditioners and clarifying shampoos, and also avoid excessive heat styling. If you can’t stay away from the heat, always make sure you apply a heat protection spray first and keep the temperature low on your styler.
Medium Hair
If you have medium hair it’s important to keep those frizz and flyaways at bay by using heat protection and care products that won’t weigh your hair down. With this in mind, we recommend a routine consisting of weekly/bi-weekly shampoo and conditioning to cleanse and rebalance your hair. To avoid weighing your hair down with too much moisture, fight your damage with lightweight oils and sprays.
Coarse Hair
If you have frizz in your coarse hair then heat will be your main culprit. Whether it’s from styling or hot water, you’ll need a routine filled with moisture to counteract it. This generally includes incorporating sprays, masks and lightweight oils infused with coconut oil, Aloe Vera and shea butter. To keep your hair frizz-free and healthy, keep heat styling to a minimum and try to hold your hairdryer six inches away when drying your hair.
Treating your hair texture
Straight
Your frizz and flyaways are most likely caused by dryness and damage from heat exposure, bleaching or harsh brushing/towel-drying. To combat your flyaways, make sure you treat your hair gently by limiting your shampooing to every two days and adding in a leave-in conditioner to keep your hair moisturised. If you notice your hair getting frizzy in the day, use a dry shampoo for a quick refresh and extra hydration. If you want to take it a step further, a hydrating hair mask once a week is a great solution. Read more
Wavy
Frizz is one of the most common problems for wavy hair. What’s the key to taming those waves? A consistent hair care routine filled with moisture. However, it’s important to find products that avoid weighing your hair down and leave the dreaded greasy finish. For this reason, we recommend including clarifying shampoos, shine-enhancing serums and conditioners. Read more
Curly
If you notice frizz and flyaways in your curls then you’ll need to use care products with hydrating properties. Why? Frizzy curls often equal dry curls. These include oils (ideally silicone-free), moisturising shampoos and leave-in sprays. Make sure you also perform a deep conditioning mask every two weeks. Not only will this reduce further damage, but it will also leave your curls defined and frizz-free. Read more
Coiled
The general rule of thumb is the coarser your hair the more moisture it needs. Coarse hair is the most vulnerable hair type for dryness as the oils don’t distribute through the hair like thin or medium types. So if you want to keep your ends frizz-free, this means it’s important to stick to a care routine that is packed with moisture that allows your hair to be treated from roots to ends. As you should only wash your hair once or twice a week, add in a hair mask or hot oil treatment depending on your dryness to control the frizz. Read more
How do I avoid frizzy hair?
The key to keeping that frizz in your hair at bay is by treating it as gently as possible. Yes, this often means going easy on the heat styling and turning down the temperature, or skipping it altogether on certain days. Other things you can avoid in your care routine to leave your hair frizz-free include over-washing, rough towel-drying and thinking that you can skip the styling products before your blow-dry.
Our top recommendations for treating frizzy hair
Here are our top products for treating frizzy hair. Find out more on how to treat frizz & flyaways and how to look after your hair type and hair texture.
The Lomé Paris Frizz Control Cream 2-soft is the perfect solution if you need to revitalise your hair’s lustre and shine. Eliminating all frizz without weighing your hair down, it adds the moisture and elasticity dry hair needs to stay healthy and strong after your shampoo. A great treatment in preparation for a silky smooth blow-dry, the Lomé Paris Frizz Control Cream leaves your hair silky smooth and soft to touch.
If you’re looking for a treatment that protects your hair while taming flyaways then you’ll find the answer with the Redken Frizz Dismiss Anti-Static Oil Mist. Infused with sustainably sourced babassu oil, your hair will be instantly free of all frizz and static while its manageability is also dramatically increased. The results? Smooth and shiny hair that’s flexible and soft to touch.
The perfect solution for all types, the Maria Nila True Soft Argan Oil strengthens and moisturises your hair for a frizz-free finish. 100% vegan and paraben free, this luscious treatment quickly absorbs into your hair and eliminates the damaging effects caused by heat exposure, chemical treatments and colour treatments. The results? Hair that’s silky smooth, soft and shining.
How do I smooth my hair?
When we think smooth hair we often imagine that mirror-like gloss on our favourite celebrities. While we can’t have a celebrity stylist with us at all times, it’s still possible to achieve this silky smoothness at home by mixing up your regular routine. Some of these can include turning down the temperature of your shower, skipping the heat styling for a day or two and adding a few drops of Argan oil on your hair before your blow-dry.
Treating your hair texture
Straight
The key to keeping your straight locks smooth and frizz-free is having a consistent hair care routine that’s gentle. To avoid stripping the natural oils out of your hair, limit your shampoo routine to twice a week and be sure to include a moisturising conditioner on the mid-lengths to ends. For that third day grease, use a dry shampoo or Argan oil to keep your hair refreshed before your next wash. Read more
Wavy
To keep your waves smooth and crunch-free, make sure you shield your hair from heat damage with an extra dose of hydration. This means including a moisturising shampoo and conditioner filled with keratin proteins in your routine along with lightweight texture sprays and oils. Following your care regime you could also consider ‘plopping,’ a technique where you wrap your hair in a clean t-shirt or towel in bed. When you unwrap it, your wavy locks will be smooth and shiny. Read more
Curly
When smoothing your curls, remember that less is better. Keeping them consistently hydrated and moisturised is the best way to manage them, and for this reason we recommend adding a clarifying shampoo in your routine along with a leave-in conditioner specially designed to detangle your curls. While it’s important to stick to the necessities, a deep treatment masque once a week will also be great for added cleansing. Read more
Coiled
If you want to smooth out your coils then the trick is to use products that hydrate and moisturise your hair, while increasing its manageability. These include lightweight leave-in conditioners that smooth the cuticle and remove those knots and tangles, leave-in creams to add extra moisture, and lightweight mousses to add extra body and shine. As for the ingredients to smooth your hair inside and out? For coils it’s all about coconut, argan oil and shea butter! Read more
Our top recommendations for smoothing hair
Here are our top products for smoothing hair. Find out more on how to smooth your hair and how to look after your hair texture.
For the link to lasting smoothness and control, look no further than the Matrix Style Link Smooth Setter Cream. Lightweight yet strong for natural movement and control, this treatment promises a smooth finish that feels like satin without weighing your hair down. The results? No matter your hair type, silky smoothness that lasts.
The Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Mirror Smooth Conditioner deeply hydrates your hair for a frizz free and silky finish. Infused with the Hawaiian hibiscus flower, nourishing Abyssinian oil and the brand’s exclusive KeraTriplex Complex, you can give your hair a mirror-like shine filled with moisture that’s easy to comb through. The results? Silky smooth hair that stays healthy long after your shower.
If you need a treatment that smooths your hair while strengthening it from within, the Argan Secret Shada Luxury Smoothing Conditioner will be the perfect addition to your care routine. Perfect on all hair types, its nourishing blend of argan and hemp oils will provide strength and protection against all types of damage while adding a silky smoothness that’s easy to control. When used with the Argan Secret Hair Elixir Oil or Miracle 10-in-1 Treatment Styling Spray, your hair will be ready for any weather and free of all frizz.
How can I detangle my hair?
From sleeping with your hair down to get knocked by blustery winds, many things in your everyday schedule can leave hair filled with matted knots and tangles. However, it’s possible to get rid of them for good by giving your hair the TLC it deserves.
All Hair Types
No matter your hair type, the best solution to detangle those troublesome knots is by treating your hair as gently as possible. Tugging your hairbrush through your tangles may seem like a quick fix, but this can actually leave your hair more vulnerable to splitting and damage. Do you want to know the real answer? Use a wide-toothed comb while your hair is damp.
To give your hair the extra slip it needs to remove those tangles, the best trick is applying a leave-in conditioner. While fine hair types should keep moisture to a minimum to avoid their hair being weighed down, this will keep your hair healthy and strong as you brush it. When handling your wide-toothed comb, make sure you section your hair and start from the ends before gently working your way upwards to the roots.
Our top recommendations for detangling hair
Here are our top products for smoothing hair. Find out more on how to detangle your hair.
From Wella Professionals, the Nutricurls Detangling Conditioner for Waves & Curls is the perfect solution if your hair is in need of a knot-free makeover. Offering lightweight definition and shine, this conditioner is infused with nourishing jojoba oil and wheat bran extract designed to reveal the inner beauty of your curls and waves while keeping them strong and shining. Banishing all frizz and protecting your hair against the damaging effects of humidity, brushing and heat styling, you get the perfect recipe for smooth spirals with that extra bounce.
The Pure Elements range relies on all-natural ingredients to keep your locks smooth, shining and healthy. 100% vegan and perfect on natural or coloured hair, its aromatic blend including poppy seed oil, shea butter and vitamin B smooths frizz while nourishing and protecting your scalp. Sealing in moisture for softness and strength, your hair becomes the perfect foundation for a frizz-free blow-dry with increased manageability.
Made for medium and coarse hair, the Paul Mitchell Original Detangler is the perfect addition to your care routine for a silky smooth finish. Infused with nutritious grape seed oil and carrot extract, not only does it free your hair of all tangles and knots, but it will also protect your hair against the damaging effects of heat and UV radiation. The results? Tangle-free hair filled with silky smooth moisture.
How do I get curl definition?
The trick to giving your curls definition is using the right products and adopting a routine that suits your hair type. While it’s easy to think that one-size fits all when you see a curl-defining product, the truth is it that your hair type will decide what specific product you need. For example, using a moisture heavy cream on fine hair will end up making it look greasy and heavy.
Looking after your hair type
Fine Hair
Fine curly hair (3A/4A) is one of the most sensitive hair types as it requires moisture, but not as much as medium or thick curls. To avoid your curls becoming crunchy, less is more. When washing your hair, stick to a protein-rich conditioner and cleansing shampoo and gently massage into your ringlets. As for styling products, you’ll only need a small amount in your hair to keep it healthy, i.e. half a drop of oil and a pea-sized amount of cream. When blow-drying your hair, stick to a cool temperature setting for a longer amount of time and use a diffuser.
Medium Hair
While medium curls (3B/4B) will stay defined no matter how you play around with them, they are still prone to frizz and dryness. This is why you’ll need products with moisture and keratin to keep them strong and defined. However, you need to be careful as too much moisture will leave your curls looking greasy and limp. For this reason, we recommend including lightweight sprays, creams and oils in your routine while limiting your deep conditioning to once a week. Also remember that you can dry your curls by either ‘plopping’, air-drying or diffusing them on a low heat.
Coarse Hair
Coarse curly hair (3C/4C) is dry and tight by nature, which means you need care products filled with moisture to keep them healthy and shining. From sulphate-free shampoos to leave-in conditioners infused with jojoba oil, you have plenty of options to give your curls weightless shape and definition. As for the right styling products, we recommend including smooth curl-defining creams and gels as you twirl your rollers or fingers through your curls.
Treating your hair texture
Straight
While it sounds impossible to give your straight hair curls that last, it can be done when you use the right products. Whether you choose to go for the curling iron, foam rolls or the TikTok trend of using the bathrobe belt, always remember to prime your hair for your curling with a moisture shampoo and conditioner. Be sure to apply a thermal protection spray before blow-drying your hair and keep the temperature setting low on your hairdryer and styler to avoid the drying effects of heat. To maintain your curls during the day, a hydrating spray will be perfect. Read more
Wavy
The best way you can define your waves is by remembering to add the little details in your routine that are often forgotten. In the shower, twist and scrunch a clarifying shampoo and leave-in conditioner through your curls using your fingers. After gently squeezing it out (do NOT go for the rough towel-dry method), apply a leave-in treatment evenly through your damp hair using a wide-toothed comb. From there you can either air-dry your hair or blow-dry with a diffuser on a low setting. Read more
Curly
Curly hair needs to be treated with care if you want to see each individual spiral. As you wash it, gently scrunch your shampoo and conditioner through your fingers and squeeze it out. As for the care products to leave your curls smooth and defined? Start using cleansing shampoos, lightweight oils, sulphate-free shampoos and moisturising conditioners. Don’t forget to your deep conditioning once a week to give your curls a boost of moisture! Before blow or air-drying your hair, be sure to use leave-in treatments such as oils and sprays to maintain its natural moisture. Read more
Coiled
Regardless of kink level, keeping your coils defined and healthy means you’ll need a care routine filled with as much moisture and as little heat as possible. This includes a daily/bi-weekly deep conditioning, shampoos enriched with amino acids and wheat protein, and lightweight oils to keep frizz at bay. When drying your coils, be sure to handle them gently to avoid any breakage or damage. The results? Defined curls filled with strength. Read more
Our top recommendations for adding curl definition
Here are our top products for curl defition. Find out more on how to define your curls and how to look after your hair type and hair texture.
If you’re looking for crunch-free curls filled with volume, the Paul Mitchell Curls Twirl Around treatment will be the perfect solution. Its dual formula combines the smoothness of a gel and the softness of hydrating cream, so it will tame the unruliest of waves, curls and coils while nourishing them from within. The results? Defined and bouncy curls that are soft to the touch all day long.
Whether your curls are permed or natural, the Osmo Curl Enhancing Spray is the perfect solution for adding extra definition and volume. With its slight fruity fragrance and lightweight formula, not only will it add control and eliminate all frizz, it will also add lasting shine and smoothness. When used with the rest of Osmo’s 100% vegan and cruelty free collection, each individual spiral will be defined in no time.
The Maria Nila Curlicue Nourishing Cream is the perfect solution to define and protect your natural curls and waves. 100% vegan and approved by PETA, this lightweight cream features a moisturising blend of chamomile and heat protecting molecules to shield your hair against the damaging effects of humidity, whilst also preventing split ends. With a delicious fruity floral scent of jasmine, lily and pineapple, Maria Nila Curlicue Cream lets you embrace your natural curls while fighting frizz and flyaways.