Fight the Frizz Forum 10 easy steps to Smooth hair

With spring showers come May Flowers and frizzy, fly away, bad hair days. There are a few easy steps to help minimize your "finger in a socket" look for the next few months.

Let's start at the beginning of your day...

1 - Use the right shampoo and conditioner. Yes! It really does make a big difference.  If you're prone to big hair, you'll want to use a very emollient shampoo that will add some weight to your hair.  I like Aveda's Smooth Infusion line.

2 - Don't rinse out your conditioner all the way.  Leave in just a little bit to help tame the mane.

4 - Add a leave-in conditioner to prep your hair and protect it from the heat of styling. Adding a straightening serum with some hold on top of that will ensure that your blow out will last through the storm.

5 - Having a good blow drier is huge!  Make sure it's Tourmaline Charged, Ionic and at least 1800 watts.  Tourmaline is a mineral that when heated will seal moisture to your cuticle, and the positive ions make for a faster, frizz-free blowout.  My favorite blow drier is the Sedu Revolution Green drier.  It's a light-weight, hot-wind powerhouse that uses less power than most driers, so you get a lot of bang for your buck, and it's better for the environment.

6 - Blow dry your hair using your hands until it's 70% dry, then section off your hair just above the ears and start working with a round brush from the nape up. It sounds time consuming, but it will save time in the long run.  Make sure to invest in a good Boar Bristle Round brush.  The bristles really grab the hair and pull the strands straight and smooth without tangles.  Make sure the hair is 100% dry when you finish - if it's even slightly wet, it will frizz.  Finish with a cool blast using the cool button on your drier. Hair is workable when it's warm, and cooling it will lock down your style.

7 - Finish with a few drops of glossing serum from the ponytail down and a light mist of aerosol hairspray.  If you have fly-aways, spray some hairspray on your hands and smooth down what's sticking out. After this finish, your blow dry should last a few days.

8 - At bed time, wrap your hair into a bun or top knot, secure it with a non binding piece of fabric, or wrap your head in a silk scarf.  Sleeping on down pillows with cotton cases is hard on hair and a surefire way to ruin a good blow out.

9 - Try going a few days before washing your hair.  If you get oily easily, use a dry shampoo: spray at the root, give it a minute to soak up the oil, then blow dry out the excess and brush your hair with a paddle brush.  Your hair and scalp will thank you. Your natural oils are really the best conditioner for your hair, and a good dry shampoo can re-vamp a 2-day old blow out like nobody's business.

10 - If you MUST wash your hair, apply conditioner from the pony tail down and just shampoo your scalp. Hair doesn't need to be washed every day, and shampooing your ends too frequently will remove your hair's natural oils, which are nature's best frizz fighters.