Curly Hair Frizz Forecast

Frizz - Assist

The main reason curly girls are not happy with their hair is because of that curly girl nemesis: frizz aka halo! In fact, many women don't even know they have gorgeous curls because their hair is suffocating under layers of dreadful, dry frizz. So , this will assist you to understand the science behind frizz. Once you do, you'll never look at it the same way again.

So here's your frizz education: Most of us spend days, months and years dehydrating our already dry hair with harsh detergent- filled shampoos, blow- dryers, and chemical treatments. It's the natural inclination of the little strands of your hair to literally lift up off your head and outward to quench their thirst from moisture in the air due to their molecular structure. These lifted hair fibres create a poof of frizz. This is why girls who straighten their hair dread days when it's humid or it rains.

The solution, however is simple: moisture.

Once the fibres are sufficiently hydrated with conditioner, they will hold onto the moisture they need and the frizz will go away. Curly hair is porous, but the conditioner fills the holes a bit like spackle on walls and smooths the surface. And thanks to gravity, the weight of the conditioner pulls the hair down and even makes it appear longer in some cases.

With enough hydration, anyone and everyone can have beautifully defined curls without the frizz!

curly girl. The Handbook by Lorraine Massey