Some people naturally have smooth, straight, shiny hair… and there are those who dream of it. When the first raindrop falls or the humidity hits a record high, when ski- and sledding season arrives—your hair becomes unmanageable and frizzy. Fortunately, even the most unruly hair types can be tamed, and we have a few useful strategies that can help you do this.

What makes hair curl?

Beauty experts name several reasons why hair starts to curl:

  • It’s no surprise that one of the main reasons is high humidity. Atmospheric moisture makes the hair cuticle return to its usual state, even if you previously made your hair smooth and straight.
  • You may be surprised, but in places where the air is dry, hair can also become frizzy and unruly. How so? A dry climate or dry air can also harm your hairstyle, because very low humidity causes static electricity, which can change your hairstyle, creating the most bizarre shapes.
  • The way you comb and style your hair can also affect how it behaves. Incorrect styling or drying can create an undesirable texture.

To avoid mistakes and to overcome your hair’s nature, we can offer several methods. Below we will talk about products and give tips that will help you make your hair smooth, silky, and manageable.

How do you “tame” hair and prevent it from frizzing?

1. Lightweight shampoo and conditioner.

To control the strands, it is advisable to choose shampoos with a light formula created specifically for smoothing the hair. Try to avoid shampoos that contain sulfates, as they can dry the hair out.

We recommend Previa Natural Haircare Taming Shampoo with organic almond extract and linseed oil. This is a special brand of cosmetics—with an exclusive fragrance, eco-packaging, and, most importantly, the absolute absence of aggressive chemical substances. For a better effect after the shampoo, you can use the conditioner from the same series—Previa Natural Haircare Taming Conditioner with organic almond extract and linseed oil. The formulas are free of parabens, sulfates, and other chemical ingredients that can spoil and dry the hair.

Также мы рекомендуем специальную серию DISLIPLINE Magic ArganOil уже давно ставшего бестселлером профессионального бренда NOOK. Эта серия обогащена аргановым и инжирным маслом. Продукты этой серии гарантирует экстраординарный разглаживающий эффект, контролируют объем и защищают от повышенной атмосферной влажности. Не содержат SLS, SLES, парабены и силиконы. 

NOOK MAGIC ARGANOIL DISCIPLINE Шампунь для гладкости волос

Дисциплинирующий шампунь с антифриз-эффектом. Обогащен органическим аргановым маслом и маслом берберийской фиги. Идеально подходит для непослушных, пушащихся, ломких и сухих волос (прямых и вьющихся).

ПРЕИМУЩЕСТВА:

  • Придает волосам невероятную мягкость и блеск, дисциплинирует даже самые сложные, тусклые и пористые волосы, как тонкие, так и жесткие плотные.
  • Устраняет пушистость и контролирует объем, облегчает укладку как прямых, так и вьющихся волос.
  • Интенсивно увлажняет и укрепляет волосы, делает их шелковистыми и более управляемыми. Возвращает волосам жизненную силу и эластичность.

NOOK DISCIPLINE Кондиционер для гладкости тонких и нормальных волос

Дисциплинирующий кондиционер с антифриз-эффектом для тонких и нормальных волос. Обогащен органическим аргановым маслом и маслом берберийской фиги. Обладает кремовой, вельветовой текстурой, которая проникает в стержень волоса, глубоко увлажняя его без утяжеления.

ПРЕИМУЩЕСТВА:

  • Обеспечивает антифриз-эффект и дисциплинирует ломкие, непослушные волосы: как прямые, так и вьющиеся или кудрявые.
  • Защищает структуру волос, восстанавливает гидробаланс, оставляет волосы мягкими и невероятно легкими.
  • Придает волосам блеск, делает их более послушными, контролирует объем и защищает от повышенной влажности. 

2. Try switching your towel.

Experts say that the usual cotton towel you use to dry your hair can also cause it to start curling and becoming unruly, because it acts like “Velcro.” Try replacing a regular towel with a new microfiber one. This may help your hair stay smooth after drying and can help reduce static.

3. Use a conditioning mask.

According to specialists, the effectiveness of conditioning care is easy to notice with frequent application. Since frizz can be caused by hair dryness, your goal is to add more moisture. The best way to do this is to carry out a series of treatments that penetrate deep into the hair structure, keeping it hydrated. Along with your daily conditioner, we recommend a weekly deep conditioner to achieve optimal results.

What can we recommend? You can try the Contempora"Shine Velvet" Smoothing Mask by the Italian brand Contempora. Enriched with a deep-conditioning formula containing sea buckthorn oil and argan oil, it helps revive dull and weakened hair. Use the mask once a week, and you will notice your hair transforming with a golden shine.

Or try the “Smooth Perfect” hair mask

from pH Laboratories

The Smooth Perfect Maskpenetrates deep into the hair structure, tames unruly, frizzy hair, and makes it soft and silky. It also leaves a delicate, elegant fragrance in the hair.

4. Use straighteners, hair dryers, and curling irons as little as possible.

Experts advise paying attention to how often you apply heat to your hair. Regular use of styling tools—from hair dryers to straighteners—can lead to a buildup of static electricity in your hair, which increases the likelihood of frizz. We don’t recommend using such tools every day, and try not to use them at maximum settings.

5. But don’t forget heat protection anyway :)

If you’re going to blow-dry your hair, curl the ends, or, on the contrary, straighten it, don’t forget the importance of using  heat protectants. They help protect hair from overdrying and even mechanical damage, add moisture, and create an additional protective layer. Without this layer, your hair is likely to break at the ends.
We have the widest selection of heat protectants products , and it’s very hard to choose what to recommend first)))

Heat-Protection Spray Artisan Lucilla from the Italian brand NOOK– with orchid milk, rice proteins, and a UV filter.

Heat-Protection Cream for straight hair by pH Flower, helps protect ends from split ends, with iris and vanilla extracts and a light, elegant scent.

CONTEMPORA Absolute Smoothness Cream 

Thermoactive cream with progressively smoothing action and a smoothing effect. Thanks to sea buckthorn (seaberry) and argan oil, it smooths the cuticle, reduces excessive volume, and gives the hair additional shine. It protects against humidity and leaves the hair detangled and long-lasting, silkily smooth.

6. Try to avoid products containing silicones.

Silicone is one of the most common ingredients in products designed to give your skin and hair a glossy shine, but you shouldn’t use too much of it. A small amount of silicone in a hair-styling product can help “tame” the hair during blow-drying. However, a large amount of silicone and a lack of moisturizing ingredients can create a temporarily smooth look that, over time, may actually increase unruliness. The products we recommend contain a minimal amount of the lightest silicones—or none at all. For example, Previa Natural Haircare products contain no aggressive chemical substances at all.

7. Choose products that protect against atmospheric humidity.

If your hair frizzes easily, then you know what it’s like to spend a lot of time creating a sleek hairstyle, step outside, and realize all efforts were in vain. And the culprit is atmospheric humidity. It doesn’t have to be raining. Dry hair instantly starts to frizz by absorbing moisture from the air—even when the humidity is only slightly above average.

Among the products that protect against atmospheric humidity and help preserve your hairstyle, we can recommend:

And another product from the Artisan line by NOOK — the “Voluttuosa” special hairspray for humid weather, with medium to strong hold.

Or HAIRMED F6 Anti-Frizz Cream by HAIRMED

Anti-frizz cream, moisturizing and protecting against humidity.

It melts gently and invisibly into the hair fiber, keeping the hair smooth and supple. Suitable for straight and wavy hair.