Help! My hair has the texture of Candy Floss!

Oh mine is now awful, probably due to the amount of medication I take and the fact I sweat a lot so it goes frizzy very quickly anyway - I hate it! Only positive thing is I am not yet at all grey!

I will give a few of these tips a try and report back - particularly interested in the conditioner only washes, and the leave in products - any tips on which ones to use please? (I have been through the John Frieda Frizz Ease range and the Aussie ranges!)

I have used Elasticiser in the past, in fact this post made me dig mine out. I put it on damp hair for about 2 hours, then washed and conditioned it. It does feel more silky ish, but not sure if it is worth the money. I never used up the whole pot several years ago, so it obviously wasn't that wonderful for me. I will see how long it lasts. I think it's important to leave these products on for quite a time, not just 20 minutes.

Sometimes I use coconut oil, left on all night. That does improve it and is cheap. I used to like Henara treatment wax but sadly no longer available.

I too love my Babyliss big hair rotating brush.

I put Argan Oil on mine (lots of it) before I washed it and left it for about 5 minutes. It took a couple of washes to foam up then usual conditioner but I was left with beautiful silken hair that lasted 4 washes.

I went prematurely grey in my twenties. Well, not premature as far as my family is concerned, it's a family trait, my dad had completely white hair in his early forties. It was the grey and white hairs that went wayward.

I'm not into expensive hairdos or products. I've never coloured my hair either. When I was younger having a pixy cut worked. I now have my hair in a long plait or sometimes in an 'Allo 'Allo plait around my head like Helga if I'm worried about the plait whacking into my face (or other people's) if I'm at Zumba or something.

If I'm going somewhere posh it's in a French pleat & I put a bit of hair gel onto both palms and smooth down any wayward hairs.

I new frequent the hairdressers on a regular basis as my hair needs ironing to keep it in the smooth short bob I like. I know people will think too much heat but I am past caring as long as I look ok! Vanity I know. Also, don't keep washing your hair. You can go 10 days to a fortnight with our old friend Dry Shampoo which is better for your hair. I reckon I am giving the hairdresser £100 a month but do not care. Can't take it with you.

I second the Babyliss Big Hair rotating brush - I couldn’t live without it (well, I obviously could, but it would be a life of frizzy hair)

John Frieda Frizz Ease or Richard Ward has a similar product. All on special offer in Waitrose.

The only product which tames my greying brown, wavy hair is Mixed Chicks leave-in conditioner. It is not cheap but a little goes a long way, I only use a 1.5 cm blob spread between my palms, smeared on, then combed through. I use a standard bar shampoo, but they do a bottled shampoo and ordinary conditioner too.
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It's a pain isn't it! Get your hairdresser to have a look. You might be surprised to find a build up of plasticisers on your hair from all the products we use these days. The hairdresser can scrape it off safely. It looks like white powder. This scum dulls your hair and makes it dry and frizzy. Invest in a good sulphate and parabon free shampoo, not the commercial brands in supermarkets, these are the worst. Use a moisturising shampoo and leave in conditioner, only use a tiny amount. Give your hair time to "breathe" so to speak. Treat it gently and don't overload with products and don't use straighteners. Hope that helps.

Another fan of conditioner-only washing. It's the shampoo that strips all the oils and leaves fly away cotton wool hair. I was sceptical at first but it really works.

Hi. I’ve been trying to cope with this problem for years. Like in a previous post I let it part dry (usually while eating breakfast) and then use a Babyliss rotating hot brush. There’s been a big improvement in mine lately as I’m using a new John Frieda range called Weightless Wonder. There’s a shampoo, conditioner and serum. It’s really made a difference!

a few things to try here...Firstly the thing to look at is how you dry your hair . The best way is to just squeeze excess water out and to never rub with a towel. Then to blow dry using using heat protection products . I agree that salon products are much better than store bought ones and it does work out around the same cost wide because you have to use a lot less of it each time. I have a bottle of matrix heat protector that I spray on before blow dry or straighteners and it's still going a year later and I have fairly long hair. Use a good brush to blow dry not plastic bristles as it causes static hence frizziness.
The afro Caribbean community use coconut oil on their hair and then wrap it in a warm towel to stop dryness and frizzy hair ( my niece has 2 children with afro hair) so try that before you buy expensive products . Around £3 for huge tubs of it and you will find it with olive oil in stores.
Does your hair go frizzy from sleeping on a pillow. Try sleeping in a silk cap it stops this.

My hairdresser sells cure by Chiara. It's a leave in product that's excellent. You can buy it on the web, around the £20 mark but you don't need much so lasts ages.

Revlon Uniq one. Very good leave in conditioner. Use only a small amount on my hair but you can use more if needed. Available at Amazon. I use the conditioner not all in one shampoo and conditioner as that’s too much for my fine hair but yours might love it. Good luck, hair can be such a pain sometimes.

I’ve taken to conditioner-only washing. Do a final wash with ordinary shampoo to remove traces of silicone and then use a silicone free conditioner (I use Garner Blends Coconut Water and Aloe Vera). From then onwards wash with conditioner instead of shampoo. Dry by ‘plopping’ - wrapping your hair for a few minutes in a microfibre cloth (I use an old T-shirt). Facebook have a group called ‘Curly Girls’ where there’s lots of advice on co-washing. It has hugely improved the texture and look of my ageing hair.

My hair became very dry and flyaway after several illnesses. I started getting it cut and coloured regularly and using salon shampoo, conditioner and leave-in products. I found these lasted for ages compared with shop-bought, so the cost overall isn't excessive. I found a lot of oil-based conditioners just made it very lank and greasy looking.

I don't know why dyeing makes my hair behave better, but it does.

My hair is permed and coloured. When it feels extra dry, I have a conditioning treatment at the hairdressers. I too am a fan of the Aussie shampoo range, just bought 2 bottles of hair their hair oil in Costco for £9. How do you dry your hair. Mine goes frizzy if I let it dry naturally, so I let it get about half dry (it's fairly short but very thick) and then finish it off with a hot brush. I've recently bought a BaByliss hot brush that rotates by itself, it's magic. My hair is bouncy and shiny in next to no time.

I have the same problem I found ultimate blends was the best shampoo I’ve tried loads, Aragon oil makes my hair greasy

Sympathies, Nannyliz. I have a mop of fine, formerly quite greasy hair too. It's always been so difficult to manage, with a will of its own, but of late has become dry, and quite frighteningly started to thin a bit last year. My hairdresser recommended Moroccan Hair Oil, one tiny spot applied after washing. It is absolutely amazing, and not greasy. It's important to buy the genuine article as it is a fine oil, and cheaper versions are in heavier carrier oils which evidently don't do the job and leave you looking like an oil slick. It's in a dark brown bottle with a green label, and is about £35.00. Mine has lasted over eighteen months, even with OH having a couple of treatments a week, and a visiting friend who helps herself!

I tried argan oil but found my hair got greasy very quickly after use.

TIGI Bed Head After Party Smoothing Cream is brilliant - my hairdresser introduced me to it and I wouldn’t be without it now. You just need a tiny bit so it lasts for ages.

Aussie Three Minute Miracle conditioner is good. After rinsing off my shampoo I apply it, then wrap my hair in a towel while I make the bed. That takes long enough for it to make a difference. You could leave it on longer if you like.

Thanks ladies for all your help. I do use the Aussie Coconut oil shampoo. I will try the Argon oil. NotSpaghetti, I have the L'Oreal Elvive "Extraordinary Oil" cream but don't use it it every day. I will try all your suggestions and report back on the outcome!

Argan oil or Moroccan oil.
A good cut and lay off any sort of colouring .

L'Oreal Elvive "Extraordinary Oil" cream.
It's a leave-in product for use on wet or dry hair.
Might be worth a go - also easy to find.