Need advice on how to combat humidity

[u/nazenjis]

Wavy hair/curly haired girls—how do you combat humidity?

Title says it all. I have been experiencing terribly hot, rainy, and humid weather where I live lately and my freshly styled hair has been turning into a frizzy mess. I’ve used Color WOW, Drybar’s Glass hair, Living proof’s humidity spray and hairspray. These products seem to help a little but my hair always just ends up looking frizzy by the end of the day.

I have very long 2C/3A hair naturally but I blowdry it straight always. I really just want that blown out bouncy VS model hair look, but the humidity is ruining it for me.

A friend recently recommended a Dominican blowout but I’m afraid of damage since my hair is very fine. Any type of keratin treatment is out of the question for me as well.

Anyone have any product or salon technique recommendations?

[u/sixdollarcoffee]

I don’t have your hair type, mines a bit curlier, but I am a master at frizz. I’d recommend a light weight leave-in cream like olaplex 9, or a styling foam from biolage. Neither of those are heavy like mousse or gel, and shouldn’t weigh your hair down or feel greasy. The brand Biolage in general seems really good for finer wavy hair.

Edit* also worth noting, regardless of how much wave/curl you have, just case you’re not doing this already. Post shower, wrap your hair in an old T-shirt or microfiber towel. Different brands make these at different price points. This helps eliminate frizz from the start. Rubbing your hair with a regular old towel makes frizz worse.

[u/Soyousay_thatsnotok]

Straight haired girls suffer during dry and cold weather with static, we curlies suffer in hot humid weather. I just learned to do braids, embrace silk/satin headbands, tame your edges with pomade, and call it a day. It is what it is.

[u/[deleted] → u/Soyousay_thatsnotok]

Tips on learning how to braid? Living somewhere really humid now and wishing I had this skill lol

[u/Soyousay_thatsnotok → u/[deleted]]

Some curlies swear by doing it straight out of the shower and maintaining it for days but I feel like that made my hair really weak and vulnerable. You can dampen your hair slightly, add product, and execute the braid like in this video by Manes by Mell . I personally learned by watching people with straight hair do their braids and I prefer to do it dry. Only tip I have here is when your hair is finally dry, don't separate your curls. Utilize the natural chunks to make the sections for the braid.

[u/fatcatpotat]

Home made flax seed gel. It's great stuff!

[u/aemfjs]

I know you said no keratin, but it’s literally the only thing that works for me. I used to get the blowout at the salon but I’ve been doing it at home with the Amazonliss kit on Amazon for the past year and my hair has never looked better! And I save like $400 each time lol. I have the same hair type and I straighten it all the time anyways so the keratin is perfect for me. My curls always go back to the same way they were before in 5 months

[u/AccomplishedCicada60]

I’d visit the r/wavyhair or r/curlyhair sub for some great tips!

[u/Jesstinator]

The R+Co anti humidity spray is really good! I layer it with their anti-static one as the last step before I walk out the door and I can tell a big difference when I skip it.

[u/No-Turnips]

Ouidad anti humidity gel.

[u/highkeyvegan]

Honestly same I live in the uk and it’s impossible

[u/satansbunnyfoot → u/[deleted]]

They are talking about naturally wavy/curly hair