Frizz Tips from the Creator of CURLS

Tired of Frizzy hair?  Mahisha Dellinger, curly-haired expert and creator of the CURLS organic hair collection lists her Frizz Fighting Tips along with ingredients to avoid and an at-home recipe to Fight Frizz Naturally. (www.curls.biz)

While wavy and curly hair tends to be more frizz prone, due to the molecular structure of the hair follicle, all tresses are equally susceptible to tattered, frizzy tresses.  Here are a few great tips for banishing frizz for curly and straight hair alike.
Sweet and sour – honey and vinegar – the key to frizz free hair.

1. Pucker Up – a distilled white vinegar rinse is a great in the shower frizz fighting technique all hair types can add to their regime to banish frizz. The technique is fast and easy and requires 1 common household item.
   1. Rinse hair with warm water to remove product.  Skip shampooing.  Apply vinegar directly to hair and scalp.  I like to use a bottle with spout top for easy distribution.  Gently massage. Rinse.  Condition as usual.  Not only is vinegar great at reducing frizz by sealing the cuticle by restoring it to its natural ph balance, but it also removes build up and adds sheen, leaving tresses feeling soft as a baby’s bum. WORD OF CAUTION;  avoid over indulging in this quick fix, straw like tresses will be the result.  Do so 1x every 2 weeks for the best results.
2. Sweeten the Deal – Honey is also a great natural remedy for combating frizz.  Mixed with a little conditioner (for fine hair) or applied directly to your hair, after shampooing and before conditioning, for medium to densely textured hair; honey

Mahisha’s At-Home Recipe for Fighting Frizz Naturally -Milk & Honey Hair Smoothie
(1 can of pure coconut milk ,1 ripe avocado ,2 tablespoons of pure honey ,2 tablespoons of olive oil)
Directions: Add ingredients to blender.  Mix at high speed until your concoction reaches a smoothie consistency.  Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.  You can warm up your hair smoothie in the microwave before next application…just enough do de-chill.

Substitutions:
Feel free to substitute the olive oil for any natural oil of your choice.
Add more oil for extra dry hair, e.g. 1 tablespoon.
Add more honey for hair that needs more sheen, e.g. 2 tablespoons.

Instructions for Use:

Section hair into 4 segments.

Generously apply evenly to hair, from root to ends concentrating on ends…as they are the most prone to frizz.

Smooth hair into a protective style (e.g. braided ponytail, or bun).

Prefer a frizz fighting styler (vs a homemade concoction)?

CURLS offers NEW  CURL Gel-les’c (serum like, gel product) – This botanically based, organic curl styler , banishes frizz, imparts brilliant sheen and holds those twirls in place!  Available at www.curls.biz $25.

Ingredients found in frizz fighting products that you want to avoid.

1. Silicone – Silicone products can smooth down the cuticle, making it appear smoother. However, the negative effects (build up, dryness, brittle hair) of regular use of heavy silicones far outweigh the temporary benefits.  Look for silicone replacements instead (e.g. bean tree and jojoba oil).  Dryness is the culprit of frizz.
2. Drying alcohols – there is a difference in drying and fatty alcohols. You want to avoid the alcohols that are bad for your hair.  Fatty alcohols such as cetyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol     and stearyl alcohol are actually good for the hair.  They are natural and derived from coconut.  Bad alcohols are the stuff in hairsprays like isopropyl alcohol and denatured alcohol. They basically help the product to dry quickly and also end up drying out hair.
3. Protein – while protein is great for chemically altered hair, especially after a chemical treatment.  Too much protein can cause an adverse affect…dry tresses that frizz out of control.