Curlies: moisturising hair

**Covet** · July 16th, 2013, 02:29 PM

Evening all,

I'm looking for any advice as to how I should moisturise my hair on a daily basis. My hair is quite dry naturally and also unfortunately quite frizzy. I find that whenever I oil my hair (by smoothing my hands over it) I actually end up with more frizz. Odd, I know. Whenever I spritz I also get a slight frizz halo. Am I alone?

I also have an incredibly frizzy canopy of hair. It is actually wavy in comparison to the rest of my hair. I'd love to try and combat this if anyone has any ideas!

Thank you.

ETA: my signature picture is not an accurate representation of my hair at the moment! That was actually a good day. Ha.

**Sharysa** · July 16th, 2013, 02:41 PM

Do you damp-oil your hair and then comb the oil throughout your length? Because that's how I oil my hair, and I've never had a problem with frizz. It could be that the oil isn't distributed properly, so most of your hair is frizzing despite oiling because it's just not getting the oil.

And in general, most oils seal moisture in as opposed to adding moisture; maybe it frizzes because you're oiling it dry.

**Covet** · July 16th, 2013, 02:53 PM

I don't comb my hair at all apart from when I am washing it, to comb through my hair when slightly damp would be impossible without tons of conditioner and water. I do spritz before oiling but I can't escape the frizz! I'm really at the end of my tether here and completely stuck for ideas

**Leeloo** · July 16th, 2013, 03:18 PM

My hair gets very frizzy too and CO washing/silk pillow case helped.

**CurlyCap** · July 16th, 2013, 03:36 PM

Co-washing frequently is what helped my up the moisture in my hair. Oiling is what prevents brittleness, and I usually do that MUCH less often (about once a month).

My hair routine is in my blog, but basically it's frequent wetting, frequent conditioning, and more conditioner on top!

**jeanniet** · July 16th, 2013, 04:36 PM

A lot of conditioner--I CO wash, and then use another conditioner on top of that, and then use a leave-in as well. I also use gel; I really can't get away without the gel because it's windy here nearly all the time. Without anything to hold the curl together, I get a lot of frizz, and with the gel, I can go 2-3 days and still have good looking hair with minimal frizz. I use oil as a sealer, and then very lightly to smooth any bits of frizz that might develop, but the oil doesn't work to prevent frizz on its own.

**Othala** · July 16th, 2013, 04:41 PM

I suggest you buy the book "Curly Like Me" or borrow it from a library. The author has a similar hair type to you and the book is full of strategies for taking the best care of curly hair types and especially about keeping it moisturised.

**Firefox7275** · July 16th, 2013, 04:56 PM

Curly Girl method! If your hair is porous more moisture (water) is not necessarily the solution, hair may need more emollients (fatty alcohols and cationic surfactants), hydrolysed protein and/ or penetrating oils like coconut for elasticity and reduced porosity.

For your canopy: conditioner only washing, piles of a leave in conditioner rich in fatty alcohols when dripping wet, protect your hair from the sun as much as possible. For daily conditioning if still required: don't spritz that can cause frizz for some people, smooth anything you apply on.

**samanthajenalyn** · July 16th, 2013, 08:35 PM

i agree! the curly girl method could probably help you.

**Covet** · July 17th, 2013, 02:43 AM

I should have mentioned this but I've been usng the CG method and sleeping caps for four years now. Pehaps my hair has issues with porosity. In fact I'm sure it does and I'd better look into that. As well as co-washing more frequently. (Every 2 days I suppose).

Thanks for the input everyone!