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Holy Hair, It's Humid Out There!

25 January, 2018 - 08:34pm by - Head Pixie | 75 Comments

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By BR Kellie

I know I bemoan my hair a lot around here. It is my least favourite feature and I have done and will continue to do everything I can to change that. Last year I was lucky enough to trial and fall in love with KMS' Tame Frizz regime, which does the most marvellous job of taking my fine but-lots-of-it semi-wavy semi-curly hair and turning it into this lush gentle wave of locks. BUT... even my beloved Tame Frizz can only do so much. It can handle winter humidity with ease, but this summer? Oh my giddy aunt. It's hotter than Keanu Reeves in Point Break. Or John Wick. It's been a summer where my brown halo has gone into overdrive. A summer to break out the big hair-styling guns. So what are our top tips for fighting the frizz when the mercury is sky-high and you feel like you're stepping out into a warm bath on the daily? Check these out.

First... yup... get a good shampoo, conditioner and hairstyling product. And as you know, I think KMS is the bizz. The shampoo and conditioner leave my hair feeling incredible, and work perfectly with the smoothing lotion - which you can use before styling if you're wanting to fancy up your hair, OR you can work it through and leave it to air dry. Either way, you're one step ahead when it comes to putting out the frizz fire.

Rubbing the heck out of your hair with a towel when drying it? Don't. It roughens up the hair follicle and can cause a case of the frizzies. Instead gently squeeze the water out, kind of like the way you might use a hand towel to squeeze excess water out of a blending sponge. One way to get excess water out of your hair with ease is to invest in a microfibre hair towel, like the one above, which is available from Acquisitions

Cut back on shampooing your hair. This is hard for me to write, as I've been, up until recently, a daily shampooer for most of my adult life. But rigorous shampooing can cause breakage and damage, which leads to the boof. Instead stretch out the days between shampooing with a little dry shampoo.

An oil can work wonders on your hair when it comes to keeping things looking smooth, and argan oil is universally loved by hair both thick and thin. Take a drop or two, warm it between our palms, then smooth it on, letting it seal the cuticle... then enjoy smoother, shinier hair.

Give it a squirt of hairspray. A little hairspray on a clean mascara wand of a teasing brush can smooth down the flyaways that form around your forehead. Some say it's best to look for an alcohol-free formula so that your hair isn't further dried out. Others say that's a big marketing ploy and by the time the alcohol reaches your head it has dissipated. Others say some alcohols in hairspray are fine, some aren't. Being a dirty old fence sitter - and a believer in experiementing and finding out what works for you - I say you be the judge!

Of course one way to ease the time spent styling is to wear your hair up. A bun is easy, fast and can be rocked in casual or chic styles. Or you can braid the front of your hair and pin it back into a pony or bun. Either way it can contain the majority of the frizz and you just have to work to calm the farm on your hairline area. 

Another tip I've learned - the hard way - is that there's no point fighting the hair you were born with on a humid day. I can straighten the bejeesus out of it and if there's water in the air - especially during summer - I'll be facing a hot mess an hour or so. So if your hair is curly, embrace the curls when the hygrometer is high, but work with them to keep them looking fab not frizzy.

The very last option - and possibly the easiest if you've nowhere to be in a hurry? Go with it. It's summer. We live in New Zealand. The place is awash with mismatched tan lines, jandals, burnt noses (naughty!) - so what's a bit of frizz among friends? 

So my beauties? Are you a frizzy fairy like yours truly? What are your tips and tricks for keeping the curlies and wavies from springing up like hands in the air at an outdoor summer's concert? You know the drill... sharing is caring!

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27th January, 2018

After shower, I brush my hair (good old trustworthy tangle teaser), brushing frizzes my hair, so I then spray water on my hair and let it dry naturally - blow drying fringe only!

27th January, 2018

I have such thick frizzy hair, and I've found that oils work best!

27th January, 2018

I have super frizzy hair, but I also have difficulties with psoriasis of the scalp and oily hair.... I would love a product to help!!!

27th January, 2018

Good tips. I love to colour my hair which can't be healthy regular masks and serums for the hair is nice. Enzo hair care is a very eco environment friendly option.

27th January, 2018

Hmm... I'm just having to go with the frizz this summer. My hair is fine and it's SO humid!

27th January, 2018

I have super curly hair which goes frizzy within minutes! Tying it up in a bun is the only way I can manage it, so I'm looking forward to trying some new haircare products when I get it cut in a few weeks.

27th January, 2018

Omg that’s me in a nut shell! My hair is fine but as soon as it’s humid or rain hits it or anything my hair goes like a frizzy witch. I legit went to a concert, left the house perfectly fine got a few drops of rain and ruined my hair for the whole night!!! Even went to a funeral and the same thing happened, it was muggy and hot and my hair grew rapidly but not in a good way!!!! I had to tie it up and it wasn’t want I wanted to do. I definitely need this in my life

27th January, 2018

i have frizzy hair problems! this year has been extra shocking (as in i look like ive been electrocuted) doesn't help that this is the first year in a long time i have long hair, normally i cut it off during summer, its also thick and wavy. i have to keep it tied up otherwise its just a mess. i do have to use products to keep it down, or i use a headband/ headscarf type thing to keep everything in the front in check. it such a pain, i wish there was a magic cure for frizz!!

27th January, 2018

My hair is the worst in this hot humid weather. Its super thick and I have looooaaaddds of it... If I leave it out 99% of the time it will be like cinderallas chariot and turn into a 'pumpkin' by 12pm haha. I wash my hair twice a week because I find washing more than this makes my hair more frizzy and un manageable (if that makes sense haha) I also use a hot oil treatment on mid lengths to ends once a week and I rub through serum before styling my hair. Also dry shampoo works wonders for me during summer x

27th January, 2018

I permanently have a hair tie on my wrist as my hair doesn't last at all in this humid weather. It starts off all nice and calm but by about lunchtime it has a life of its own!!

27th January, 2018

I’m a frizzy fairy!!!! Especially on humid days! I look like a dork! I literally cannot tame it!! Some light hair oil is usually my go to

27th January, 2018

Frizzy and dry hair, the bain of my life. Trying all sorts of products to co bat this heat.

27th January, 2018

You know that glorious feeling when you've washed your hair, and dried it, and it's soft and you feel hella fly? BECAUSE YOU HAVE ENDLESS FLYAWAY EFFING HAIRS? Yeah, same. Srsly, how do people get smooth shiny hair? HOW? I love my hair. But it's the only thing I cannot work out and drives me crazy!

27th January, 2018

I have curly thick hair and it's so dam hot at the moment so I get tied up all the time which is a shame cos I love to where it out but just can't... I use Schwarzkopf hair repair leave in treatment to keep it under control & it doesn't make my greasy

27th January, 2018

I've been using the old hairspray on an old toothbrush trick to tame my frizz on these humid Auckland days!

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27th January, 2018

I'm exactly the same,very long thick curly hair that hates humidity lol and the only way to help me stay cool is by putting it in a pony tail,side braid or a bun..sometimes I just feel like chopping it all off with this heat wave we are having.

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