I’m a guy, but my hair is medium length.
My hair is naturally a hybrid color. Individual hairs range from thicker brown hairs to thinner blonde hairs.
The humid conditions here are causing my hair to become annoyingly frizzy. I’ve tried using conditioners and have tried using no conditioner. And there’s little difference. I already got a shorter haircut, hoping it would reduce this, but it did not.
Have you had this problem? If so, what was a solution?
[quote=“gentletree”]I’m a guy, but my hair is medium length.
My hair is naturally a hybrid color. Individual hairs range from thicker brown hairs to thinner blonde hairs.
The humid conditions here are causing my hair to become annoyingly frizzy. I’ve tried using conditioners and have tried using no conditioner. And there’s little difference. I already got a shorter haircut, hoping it would reduce this, but it did not.
Have you had this problem? If so, what was a solution?[/quote]
Here you go: drashairlab.com/ She specializes in non-asian hair problems.
Use styling gel.
There’s a wide range of styling gels out there. I especially want to avoid anything that weighs down the hair or would mix poorly with perspiration.
A simple google search renders products that should prevent frizz, but I don’t know if or where I can get these in Taipei.
There’s a wide range of styling gels out there. I especially want to avoid anything that weighs down the hair or would mix poorly with perspiration.
A simple google search renders products that should prevent frizz, but I don’t know if or where I can get these in Taipei.[/quote]
Most of then won’t work as I know from experience. A hair polish is usually better than gel.
But you may just have to get used to it and keep your hair shorter or frequently trimmed.
Bald works!
Try finding shampoos that don’t use sulfates (most common is “ammonium lauryl sulfate”). That stuff attacks hair like crazy. IIRC, it’s used to make shampoo more foamy.
Good luck finding any shampoo except for very specialized (read expensive) brands without that… it is THE active ingredient that makes shampoo what they are! That’s like finding soap that doesn’t contain soap, or laundry detergent that doesn’t contain detergent.
As for the frizzyness, I don’t know I have not had this problem, but my hair is kinda weird… the hair on the very top of my head will not grow more than 3 inches, and its somewhat thin. I tried monixidil but aside from its price, it caused rashes all over me when I used it.
Try a vinegar rinse.
I have been a hair designer and product development consultant for 35 years.
Watch this video: youtube.com/watch?v=h10jJkrfaJA
All hair products are water soluble except for one. Google: Moisture Block for frizzy hair. Do not go to Pandora Beauty.They retail the copy of the real Moisture Block.
Watch the video above about conditioners. This is just the beginning of Hair 101. No one can rely on water soluble products to control frizz. By watching the video above it’s apparent that hair products do not resolve these issues regardless if they are serums, oils, natural and more. Hair is dead and until everyone understands how hair and hair products work, they will be chasing the wind.
I would love to educate all of you for free. Just contact me at victor@sabinohair.com. You can ask me questions about ANYHTING regarding your hair issues whether frizzy or not. I am not here to push product but simply to educate. It’s time to stop believing the hype about hair and hair products and once you have learned the truth, you will save money, stress and disappointment. I hope that I am not banned from this site, I really want to help.
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There’s lots of products out there but one that I’ve found helpful is Aveda’s Control Paste. This is by no means the cheapest stuff on the market but in my experience it’s worth it to keep things under control. 
Guy
Another thing to try is a chlorine filter on your shower. Some areas really add a lot and it can dry your hair out completely.
Good luck finding any shampoo except for very specialized (read expensive) brands without that… it is THE active ingredient that makes shampoo what they are! That’s like finding soap that doesn’t contain soap, or laundry detergent that doesn’t contain detergent.[/quote]
Nonsense. It’s just a foaming agent, and there are plenty of others to choose from. I picked up two tubes of L’Oreal last night from Wal-Mart that don’t have it, and if I wanted to go for an expensive “salon” brand I could buy a dozen different shampoos.
Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_lauryl_sulfate
Target sells at least six different brands, but of course you’d have to have someone ship it to you:
target.com/s/sulfate+free+shampoo
Dove ‘Intensive Repair’ conditioner.
Not yet sure what it contains, and I can’t speak for others, but applied before rinsing out shampoo it seems to work well enough.
I’ve just used a small sample but intend to buy a bottle after reading the ingredients in English.
I buy an organic shampoo from Costco that does not contain sulfates. Watson’s also carries a couple of brands. Read the labels…they are out there.
Embrace the frizziness!
I’m sure you can get loads of natural / organic shampoos from iHerb (PM me if you’re curious).
But the question is, does shampoo without this chemical result in diminished frizz?
[In response to my own post about the Dove rinse, seems to have been coincidence]
I tried ‘Petal Fresh’ from Carrefour Nangang this week. It doesn’t have nasty chemicals, and felt great.