It's my holy grail in humid weather.
I’ve battled frizz for as long as I can remember. Some of it is self-induced as frizz can be caused by dryness due to heat damage from styling tools, but environmental factors also play a part, such as humidity and UV rays, which can exacerbate frizz during the warmer months. However, I’ve finally found a solution — and it’s just $9 at Amazon.
The John Frieda Frizz Ease Extra Strength Serum is my secret weapon to taming frizz of all forms. It’s a strand-smoothing hair treatment that offers numerous benefits — key among them, taming frizz and flyaways for up to 72 hours of smoothness, per the brand. Furthermore, the formula also adds glossy, mirror-like shine without weighing hair down. Key ingredients include argan oil, coconut oil, and moringa oil, all of which support healthier hair and add ample shine in seconds. Additional benefits include heat protection from hair styling tools — the likes of which can, over time, damage hair and lead to dryness, dullness, and, ultimately, frizz.
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Per the brand, the serum can be applied to “soaking wet hair” post-showering and prior to heat styling. Alternatively, the product works on dry hair, where it can smooth errant flyaways as needed throughout the day.
On wet hair, I typically use a dime-sized dollop and smooth it over my long strands, focusing mostly on my ends. Typically, I don’t find I need to touch up during the day; that said, if I find my hair becoming scraggly — in ultra-humid weather, for instance — I use a pea-sized amount to smooth dry ends. Incidentally, I love the brand’s Frizz Ease Touch Up Crème, which delivers instant smoothness and shine without heavy weigh-down, even when applied to the crown of my head (which is more prone to becoming flat and greasy). Bonus: All products in the Frizz Ease line have a salon-like scent that makes them sensorially blissful to use.
Amazon shoppers are just as impressed by John Frieda’s Frizz Ease Extra Strength Serum as I am; more than 13,000 people have left it a five-star rating. According to one reviewer who has “very thick, curly hair,” the serum keeps their “frizz very under control” and leaves strands “soft” when they employ it prior to hot tool styling. According to another shopper with “very coarse” hair, the serum mitigates frizz, adds “style control,” and imparts “shine,” even on air-dried hair.
For smoother strands with a glasslike shine, shop the John Frieda Frizz Ease Extra Strength Serum at Amazon, where it’s $9 for a limited time. Plus, shop more strand-smoothing essentials, below:
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