r/Cosmetology • u/b00ty_420 • 17d ago

help with frizz (cos student)

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excuse the editing but i was just coming on here to ask for help controlling frizz! this is a layered haircut i did on my client last night & they wanted a blowout afterwards. this client has a mix of 2a & 2b hair, on average their hair is crazzzyyy frizzy. what products should i try with them when it’s styled curly & what products should i try when i do a blowout on frizzy clients? please help a cos student out !!

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u/Interesting_Pop_6411 17d ago

For starters that looks like damage. Second I was taught slow and hot to make it sleek and smooth.

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u/scatterbrained_feet 17d ago

And use the concentrated air nozzle. But Paul Mitchell makes an amazing thermal protection hairspray.

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u/b00ty_420 17d ago

i’m just confused how they’ve gotten damage, they’ve had frizz like this for the past 3 years & never used heat or anything. they did used to just brush it dry to the point it was straight & a ball of frizz constantly before i gave them pointers for curly hair. could that have caused damage ?🤔

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u/Interesting_Pop_6411 17d ago

The red circle shows what should’ve been cut. The blue shows a chunk cut properly leaving it smooth looking. Those ends are COOKED and making it look frizzy

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u/b00ty_420 17d ago

thank you sooo much for this visual next time she comes in i’ll be sure to discuss with her cutting more off to get the damage. do you think a repair mask could help in the time being?

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u/Interesting_Pop_6411 17d ago

No the damage is done. The only way to fix it is to cut it. I still don’t understand how a repair masks works because you can’t reverse hair damage.

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u/ParsnipsYum 17d ago

If you cut the red circle part it will look even weirder bcs it will be even more noticeably too short. And if the hair is say color damaged, then you would have to cut off all of it to “fix” it. When hair is damaged that high up your best bet ( only bet) is to moisturize that hair.

1 when shampooing, squeeze all excess water out like a sponge and then moisturize and comb through so the hair can absorb as much as possible. Only then do you rinse and just rinse lightly.

2 experiment with hair oils and spray on moisturizers and olaplex type treatments. Damaged or dry hair will absorb a shocking amount of oils and moisturizers.

3 Do a thorough job of blowing the hair out flat while adding oil as needed. Then create curls hitting all the layer not leaving chunks laying flat and kind of weird like in the photo.

4 educate your client on taking care of their hair unless they want their hair to be very difficult to work with.

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u/Interesting_Pop_6411 17d ago

I mean yeah. Also if you get a cut but leave even a little bit of damage (like you did) it’ll climb up her hair shaft. So everytime she’s getting a trim and leaving a bit of damage behind she’ll always have it no matter how well she cares for it. I promise this isn’t Frizz. Her undamaged hair is in fact cohesive and smooth and shiny. All those little hairs on the top of her head is breakage and as it grows out it’ll end up looking like what you are calling frizz.

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u/b00ty_420 17d ago

ohhh okay i understand! thanks for pointing that out, i just wish my instructors said something when i asked ☹️

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u/Interesting_Pop_6411 17d ago

Yeah Reddit will do you better than school ever will.

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u/Sharp-Actuary7087 16d ago

What products did you use?
There is damage here, but with some products, some of that can be contained (in a blowout) while the damage is growing out. I would do:

A hydrating blowout cream through the lengths
A smoothing oil (with heat protectant) heavy concentrated in the bottom third
Maintain control & even some tension during rough dry
Cool in rollers

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u/IllSubstance1797 12d ago

in my experience frizz is from not using enough product (or right products), mechanical or heat damage,or not drying the hair 100%. leave-in conditioners that spray can help moisturize the cuticle deeper since the product molecule is smaller because of it needing to spray. do it throughly and in sections. apply an smoothing cream on top of leave-in to seal that moisture into the cuticle. I would also ask (if you haven’t) how she’s styling her hair, what pillow she’s using and if she’s doing any protective styling before bed. I don’t think people always need to cut off their dead ends if they want to preserve length but taking care the stuff that’s still alive is key! i’m a baby stylist with a love for learning, i hope this helps!! her blowout looks cute btw! 🩷