Is webbed frizz something you experience? All steps are outlined on the blog post, including product links: genamarie.co/2023/11/causes-of-webbed-frizz-how-to-fix-it/
My hair is so stringy/web frizzed. Throughout my last 5 years, my hair has thinned out significantly and between the stringiness and the thinning, I hate my curls right now. I think I also have a problem in that I don’t want shrinkage in my curls, I want my hair to still have length. Can you do a video about how to style without encouraging shrinkage?
For tighter textures, I recommend the African Pride pre-shampoo for detangling before washing. It’s a very slippy gel-custard consistency. It works so much better for me than oil.
I'm new to curly hair creams, gels and products, and your description of the product feeling "slippy" in the hair while applying product and adding some water has given me the best results! I have thick hair and it's common for the top layer to dry much faster than the rest, and spraying some more water on it has helped distribute gels and creams much more evenly!
Thank you so much for all your videos Gena! After having babies & getting highlights last year, my hair was left damaged (fried) and just changed. I’ve been watching tons of your videos and blog posts. I’m doing my first new wash day tomorrow. I’m excited!
Thanks Gena!!!! As always a great video with the better tips for getting rid of wet frizz. I experimented webbed frizz and it was hard to deal with it. I remember I got nervous and impatient and I broke a lot of my hair. It was because I used a shampoo that was in a bad conditions, I through it away and never use it again. Since I apply your recommendations I get better results with my curly hair. 😊
Wow, Gena, I learn something from you every time. I never even thought about webbed frizz or gave that name to it. There really is a balance, as you say, between having some frizz and having volume. I did start detangling with oil and/or with a conditioner I'm trying to use up before shampooing, after you (and others) mentioned it a while back, and it helps a lot. Thanks for all the great information!
Great video , Gena! thanks 😊 I noticed the terry cloth-looking bands on your forearms while shampooing. Are the specifically for that purpose? or are they just hair scrunchies to catch the drips? I’d love to have a link if you have one? Thanks for all the time and effort you put into helping us wavy/curly girls out ❤
Hi Gena pre shampoo conditioner detangling is how I use up conditioner or masks that are ok but not favourites. As long as they are fairly slippery they work well, even if they’re not as deeply moisturising as I want in my actual conditioner/mask post shampoo. This allows me to use up product that might just get shoved to the back or given away. Just using oil doesn’t work as well for my very course textured hair as it soaks up oil easily and then I need a lot making it more difficult to shampoo. Frizz is a fact of life for me, but pre shampoo detangling was a revelation when I started doing so a couple of years ago. Best wishes x
this is such a helpful and detailed video. you have explained everything really well. i am using Curlvana Fortifying Curl Cleanse Shampoo for my shampoo, the best toxin and glycerine free shampoo to manage my curls.. totally love the results.
How do you keep from picking up hair your have already styled 😢I have a horrible time with this. Also leaving a "part" in the back UGH Thank you for all you share, you are so amazing with your hair 🙂
Don't despair, even if I understand you! I've been trying to keep my hair curly for a year now and I've only recently started to see improvements and notice that I have much less frizz... When curly influencers say you need patience, it's not a joke. 😢 If it can helps, here are a few things that I learn on Gina's channel and have really helped me: - try several gels before styling hair and try several quantities (still in the testing phase for my concern) - hairspray before drying - blow-drying with a diffuser (huge improvement in frizz, my hair can't stand air-drying as my routine stands) - drying hair with a drying bonnet (very practical and even less frizz than with the diffuser) Sorry for my weird English, I'm not an English speaker ❤️
I use the low speed, medium heat on the ends and high heat on the roots. That’s with the Curlsmith diffuser though that doesn’t get too hot. I don’t recommend high on other diffusers
Your advice to detangle before shampooing helped me so much. I have super frizzy and tangly hair, so I could never do it dry in any way, but I do it in the shower with some conditioner. It helps a lot!
@@GenaMarie mine is the same. Love your channel! I know this is just a super cheap product, but could you do a review on the herbal essences volumizing mousse? This works wonders for my hair! It has to be the one in the orange bottle with citrus scent ☺️
Is it okay to use oil to detangle dry curly hair and then use a clarifying shampoo? Or should you only oil detangle when you are going to use a normal shampoo?
What about tangles after styling? I get so many tangles after I dry my hair no matter what I do. 😢 And I can't keep the curls to stay curly they just turn into a wave Because gravity. 😢
I thought you liked Curlsmith curl quenching conditioning wash? Now you are telling me I need to shampoo instead?????? I need some guidance....shampoo or not????
I said that I don’t recommend ONLY co-washing. I like the Curlsmith cowash but only for certain purposes such as in between regular shampoos if you need to rewash. I’ve always said that shampooing with a more cleansing, lathering shampoo is critical.
I just wanted to ask a question about this topic. I comb my hair before washing my hair. I wash my hair with shampoo 2 times, I put on a mask that detangles my hair very nicely. When I wash the mask off my hair, my hair is terribly tangled again, as if I had done nothing. 😕 It's also kind of "heavy" as if it hasn't been washed well, and it is. I wash my hair very thoroughly and I don't use a lot of washing or styling products. And what I use doesn't contain silicones that would stay on the hair during washing. When I do the final rinse, it's like I'm back at the beginning. The only thing that comes to mind is that it is because of the hard water. Is that possible? is this happening to anyone else?
You could try either a hard water shampoo and conditioner or a very effective ("clarifying") shampoo (Gena likes the Pantene Volume & Body Shampoo, which I also like) and see if either one fixes it. My normal shampoo (Herbal Essence Argan and Aloe) will foam a lot even if there's a lot of product buildup (but I do use silicones) so for me, the foam is not indicative of how clean the hair is. Instead this wet frizzy webbing is my indication that I need to use a more effective shampoo.
Hi Gena, I have a question. If a shampoo has mild surfactants but one chelating ingredient (tetrasodium EDTA), is it still mild? I'm specifically referring to the As I Am Dry and Itchy shampoo, I usually shampoo my hair twice a week (which is also what As I Am recommends) but I don't want to dry out my hair any more than I have already. If it's too harsh then I'll buy the cowash so I can alternate. Thank you :) Here's the list of ingredients for the shampoo : Zinc Pyrithione 1.0%Aqua/Water/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide Mipa, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Glycol Stearate, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Piroctone Olamine, Polyquaternium-10, Quaternium-80, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Menthol, Caprylic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Edta, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
It's at the end of the ingredients list so at a lot concentration, so this means it's likely just in there as a stabilizer and not to actually chelate. Even if it was listed at the top along with the other surfactants, it doesnt mean that its drying because there are other moisturizing ingredients and mild surfactants in the formulation.
I have a question. My 10 year old has beautiful long tight curls. She is part Spanish and part italian. Her hair is very dry and prone to frizz but the thing that has always been an issue and because of this she can never wear her out and has to keep it braided or in a bun is that her hair instantly tangles and mattes up right after brushing. I have tried everything from different ways of washing, styling, and products. I have tried it all and yet her hair still gets so tangled and matted. She cries all the time that she can’t leave her hair down and I don’t why this happens or how to fix it.
i am experiencing the same issue and it's really stressing me out. I wear my hair in double braids everyday bc it looks so bad down. Finally trying to get it to look good down but half of my head is really frizzy and none of these tips help. my self confidence and honestly general mental health has never been lower bc of this :( these tips did not help me but if u know of anything else that may help let me know 🥲
please help me i'm seriously so desperate this is causing me severe stress. Everyone EVERYONE says the solution to this wet frizz is adding more water, i follow the tips to A TEE. It makes NO difference on my hair. Half of my hair is manageable amounts of frizzy. Ugly, but soft enough. The other side is a different store. FRIZZ CITY less than 5 minutes after getting out of the shower or soaking my hair. No styling creams, mousses, gels, deep conditioners etc does anything AT ALL to this frizz. I've tried curly girl method and regular basics and nothing helps. I'm so desperate I don't know what to do. I feel like i'm at my wits end genuinely going insane over how to fix this. Wasn't always like this either but it did not get like this from damage or heat bc i don't dye or style with heat at all.
please anyone help me i seriously have watched all the videos and seen all the clips and i've already followed the advice and it doesn't work. i know it sounds dump but it's seriously depressing me waking up and having to look at myself and this mess every day. help me please.
Is webbed frizz something you experience? All steps are outlined on the blog post, including product links: genamarie.co/2023/11/causes-of-webbed-frizz-how-to-fix-it/
My hair is so stringy/web frizzed. Throughout my last 5 years, my hair has thinned out significantly and between the stringiness and the thinning, I hate my curls right now. I think I also have a problem in that I don’t want shrinkage in my curls, I want my hair to still have length. Can you do a video about how to style without encouraging shrinkage?
For tighter textures, I recommend the African Pride pre-shampoo for detangling before washing. It’s a very slippy gel-custard consistency. It works so much better for me than oil.
Yes, it’s priceless for tight coils.
I like it too😊
I'm new to curly hair creams, gels and products, and your description of the product feeling "slippy" in the hair while applying product and adding some water has given me the best results! I have thick hair and it's common for the top layer to dry much faster than the rest, and spraying some more water on it has helped distribute gels and creams much more evenly!
So happy!
Never in my 38 years woud I have ever thought to detangle begore applying conditioner. There's so much to learn
Ty Gina!! I need to sleep in my bonnet and not leave it in a bun. Great video 😊
Great tips! Gotta say I'm loving the gray poking through. Looks like highlights
Thank you!
Thank you so much for all your videos Gena! After having babies & getting highlights last year, my hair was left damaged (fried) and just changed. I’ve been watching tons of your videos and blog posts. I’m doing my first new wash day tomorrow. I’m excited!
Thanks Gena!!!! As always a great video with the better tips for getting rid of wet frizz. I experimented webbed frizz and it was hard to deal with it. I remember I got nervous and impatient and I broke a lot of my hair. It was because I used a shampoo that was in a bad conditions, I through it away and never use it again. Since I apply your recommendations I get better results with my curly hair. 😊
Wow, Gena, I learn something from you every time. I never even thought about webbed frizz or gave that name to it. There really is a balance, as you say, between having some frizz and having volume. I did start detangling with oil and/or with a conditioner I'm trying to use up before shampooing, after you (and others) mentioned it a while back, and it helps a lot. Thanks for all the great information!
Thanks for the tips, your hair turned out sooo beautiful
Great video , Gena! thanks 😊 I noticed the terry cloth-looking bands on your forearms while shampooing. Are the specifically for that purpose? or are they just hair scrunchies to catch the drips? I’d love to have a link if you have one? Thanks for all the time and effort you put into helping us wavy/curly girls out ❤
Yes! They are life-changing for washing your face or hair lol. I found them on amazon: amzlink.to/az0nZwMJtOY9V
Hi Gena pre shampoo conditioner detangling is how I use up conditioner or masks that are ok but not favourites. As long as they are fairly slippery they work well, even if they’re not as deeply moisturising as I want in my actual conditioner/mask post shampoo. This allows me to use up product that might just get shoved to the back or given away. Just using oil doesn’t work as well for my very course textured hair as it soaks up oil easily and then I need a lot making it more difficult to shampoo. Frizz is a fact of life for me, but pre shampoo detangling was a revelation when I started doing so a couple of years ago. Best wishes x
Those wrist bands are so cool! I assume they are meant to keep the water from running down your arms?
Yes! I got them on amazon: amzlink.to/az0nZwMJtOY9V
What about knots? Like ones that won’t go without a brush…best to do it on dry hair?
Yep, and if you can separate them with your hands first that’s ideal
this is such a helpful and detailed video. you have explained everything really well. i am using Curlvana Fortifying Curl Cleanse Shampoo for my shampoo, the best toxin and glycerine free shampoo to manage my curls.. totally love the results.
How do you keep from picking up hair your have already styled 😢I have a horrible time with this. Also leaving a "part" in the back UGH Thank you for all you share, you are so amazing with your hair 🙂
Is seems like no matter what techniques I use, I still have wet frizz
same :(
Don't despair, even if I understand you! I've been trying to keep my hair curly for a year now and I've only recently started to see improvements and notice that I have much less frizz... When curly influencers say you need patience, it's not a joke. 😢
If it can helps, here are a few things that I learn on Gina's channel and have really helped me:
- try several gels before styling hair and try several quantities (still in the testing phase for my concern)
- hairspray before drying
- blow-drying with a diffuser (huge improvement in frizz, my hair can't stand air-drying as my routine stands)
- drying hair with a drying bonnet (very practical and even less frizz than with the diffuser)
Sorry for my weird English, I'm not an English speaker ❤️
Your English is great! I've been embarrassing my curls for over 2 years & have tried so many techniques
I do too! I can only reduce it but I can never fully get rid of it because I have a lot of shorter hairs throughout
@@GenaMarie thank you for responding. Your tips & tricks have really helped me thru my curly journey. Big hugs
Thank you! So helpfull, can't wait to try😊
Thanks for the great tips! What speed and heat level do you use to diffuse?
I use the low speed, medium heat on the ends and high heat on the roots. That’s with the Curlsmith diffuser though that doesn’t get too hot. I don’t recommend high on other diffusers
When you do the pre-wash "oil treatment" - this is on hair that has all the prior styling products? "Dirty hair" ?
Your advice to detangle before shampooing helped me so much. I have super frizzy and tangly hair, so I could never do it dry in any way, but I do it in the shower with some conditioner. It helps a lot!
Do you find you have a lot of breakage, or do you like your hair short? I've just noticed that it's stayed the same length for a while.
My hair looks better short now. It just looks stringy when it grows long because I have low-density hair.
@@GenaMarie mine is the same. Love your channel! I know this is just a super cheap product, but could you do a review on the herbal essences volumizing mousse? This works wonders for my hair! It has to be the one in the orange bottle with citrus scent ☺️
No matter what I do my hair is always frizzy, if I turn the wrong way tons of knots form and it takes so long to brush out what do I do ☹️
I have high porosity, coarse hair. How many protien products should I use. TY
Is it okay to use oil to detangle dry curly hair and then use a clarifying shampoo? Or should you only oil detangle when you are going to use a normal shampoo?
totally fine! Even more important before a clarifying shampoo actually
What about tangles after styling? I get so many tangles after I dry my hair no matter what I do. 😢
And I can't keep the curls to stay curly they just turn into a wave Because gravity. 😢
I would check out the refresh video I mentioned at the end! th-cam.com/video/6S1GvU_GrvU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you
You see frizz at the end?! Wow, that’s NOTHING. If you think that’s frizz, I think you may be seeing things! ☺️
I thought you liked Curlsmith curl quenching conditioning wash? Now you are telling me I need to shampoo instead?????? I need some guidance....shampoo or not????
I said that I don’t recommend ONLY co-washing. I like the Curlsmith cowash but only for certain purposes such as in between regular shampoos if you need to rewash. I’ve always said that shampooing with a more cleansing, lathering shampoo is critical.
Thank you for responding! I love your videos and advice!
I just wanted to ask a question about this topic.
I comb my hair before washing my hair. I wash my hair with shampoo 2 times, I put on a mask that detangles my hair very nicely. When I wash the mask off my hair, my hair is terribly tangled again, as if I had done nothing. 😕 It's also kind of "heavy" as if it hasn't been washed well, and it is. I wash my hair very thoroughly and I don't use a lot of washing or styling products. And what I use doesn't contain silicones that would stay on the hair during washing.
When I do the final rinse, it's like I'm back at the beginning.
The only thing that comes to mind is that it is because of the hard water. Is that possible?
is this happening to anyone else?
Yes, either hard water or you shampoo isn’t cleansing enough
You could try either a hard water shampoo and conditioner or a very effective ("clarifying") shampoo (Gena likes the Pantene Volume & Body Shampoo, which I also like) and see if either one fixes it.
My normal shampoo (Herbal Essence Argan and Aloe) will foam a lot even if there's a lot of product buildup (but I do use silicones) so for me, the foam is not indicative of how clean the hair is.
Instead this wet frizzy webbing is my indication that I need to use a more effective shampoo.
Is there a name for your kind of hair cut?
I don't get any layering, and just get a blunt cut to maintain fuller ends.
Hi Gena, I have a question. If a shampoo has mild surfactants but one chelating ingredient (tetrasodium EDTA), is it still mild? I'm specifically referring to the As I Am Dry and Itchy shampoo, I usually shampoo my hair twice a week (which is also what As I Am recommends) but I don't want to dry out my hair any more than I have already. If it's too harsh then I'll buy the cowash so I can alternate. Thank you :)
Here's the list of ingredients for the shampoo : Zinc Pyrithione 1.0%Aqua/Water/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide Mipa, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Glycol Stearate, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Piroctone Olamine, Polyquaternium-10, Quaternium-80, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Menthol, Caprylic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Edta, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
It's at the end of the ingredients list so at a lot concentration, so this means it's likely just in there as a stabilizer and not to actually chelate. Even if it was listed at the top along with the other surfactants, it doesnt mean that its drying because there are other moisturizing ingredients and mild surfactants in the formulation.
I have a question. My 10 year old has beautiful long tight curls. She is part Spanish and part italian. Her hair is very dry and prone to frizz but the thing that has always been an issue and because of this she can never wear her out and has to keep it braided or in a bun is that her hair instantly tangles and mattes up right after brushing. I have tried everything from different ways of washing, styling, and products. I have tried it all and yet her hair still gets so tangled and matted. She cries all the time that she can’t leave her hair down and I don’t why this happens or how to fix it.
i am experiencing the same issue and it's really stressing me out. I wear my hair in double braids everyday bc it looks so bad down. Finally trying to get it to look good down but half of my head is really frizzy and none of these tips help. my self confidence and honestly general mental health has never been lower bc of this :( these tips did not help me but if u know of anything else that may help let me know 🥲
please help me i'm seriously so desperate this is causing me severe stress. Everyone EVERYONE says the solution to this wet frizz is adding more water, i follow the tips to A TEE. It makes NO difference on my hair.
Half of my hair is manageable amounts of frizzy. Ugly, but soft enough. The other side is a different store. FRIZZ CITY less than 5 minutes after getting out of the shower or soaking my hair. No styling creams, mousses, gels, deep conditioners etc does anything AT ALL to this frizz. I've tried curly girl
method and regular basics and nothing helps. I'm so desperate I don't know what to do. I feel like i'm at my wits end genuinely going insane over how to fix this. Wasn't always like this either but it did not get like this from damage or heat bc i don't dye or style with heat at all.
please anyone help me i seriously have watched all the videos and seen all the clips and i've already followed the advice and it doesn't work. i know it sounds dump but it's seriously depressing me waking up and having to look at myself and this mess every day. help me please.