How to turn broken, frizzy hair into thick, smooth hair?

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My hair has always been thin, dry, and full of split-ends. When I say thin, I don't mean my hair is falling out or there isn't much of it, on the contrary, I have a LOT of hair, it's just that each strand is very thin and easily frayed and/or broken. This means my hair is very light-weight and thus flies all over the place constantly, Super frizzy and awful. I want hair that is heavy and smooth, like a lot of indian girls have.

I also don't have a big budget or a lot of time to do my hair each day. I never wear my hair in a complex style, I just keep it straight and long. Sometimes I straighten it with a flat iron just to make the fly-aways less noticeable and keep it from getting as tangled.

I've heard that leave-in conditioner is good, and to avoid any shampoo with sodium laurel sulfate in it. I've been fond of treseme lately because it seems to undo the damage of the chlorine in the tap water, but I just read that it has that SLS chemical in it.

here's the kind of hair i want: http://www.hairfrizzcontrol.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/0008a.jpg
and below is a picture of my actual hair, immediately after having it washed, dried, and cut.

Victoria · Accepted Answer

Hi! I have extremely thick, curly, Greek hair (and lots of it) so I think I can help you. I've always had trouble controlling the frizz and even to this day it's usually just a luck-of-the-draw thing! 
I'm going to start this by telling you the truth - your hair is never going to look like that girl in the photos - at least not all the time. That's photoshopped and loaded with all types of products and oils just for that particular photograph. For all we know, she could have hair like yours!
The trick to good haircare is none of that fancy stuff from the shops, it's literally just natural oils. After every shower, I use a leave-in treatment that has hemp and argan oil (I'm sure you've heard the wonders argan oil does for your hair). It's a bit pricey, so if you don't want to go for that you can just buy organic cold-pressed oils from natural healthcare stores and use that! 
Also, when straightening your hair, try to reduce the amount of times you straighten your hair and always remember to use a heat protecting spray (the oils work as heat-protectants also if you want to minimise the amount of chemicals you use in your hair). Another tip: try not to brush it too much and with a normal brush: use a comb for less frizz. 
This also might sound gross, but I do it and it's NOT gross, it's actually completely normal and healthy, is to try and minimise how often you wash your hair in a week. Eventually your hair will produce oils at a slower rate so your hair will get oilier, slower. Once a week is actually the best, because it's not healthy to strip your hair of its natural oils too often and the natural oils are what provide the sleekness and less frizz. 
Overall, you're born with what you're born with and I think you should embrace it. I think you've got really nice hair and a little natural oils should do the trick. Good luck! :)

Anonymous · Answer

I have be en us ing  argan rain products   consi tently since my dermat ologist recom mended it for hair loss I use it alon g with pure argan oil.

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How to turn broken, frizzy hair into thick, smooth hair?

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