Who else has stupid hair due to static electricity & dry air?

[graywarrior]

Grrrrr....I look like a sorry assed loser.

[hamsterjill]

1. Thank you! I thought it was just me!

I've noticed mine going crazy in the mornings after the shower.

[graywarrior]

3. After I pull my hat off in the car, my hair stands up and will not lay flat

What do I need, Crisco to hold it in place?

[HappyMe]

2. I must say, mine is kind of stupid

even without the added fun of static & dry air.

[graywarrior]

4. I shoulda never had layers cut into mine

[Phentex]

5. I do! And I get shocked by things more...

what, do I drag my feet or something? I touch a light switch and get shocked.

[graywarrior]

7. My cat and I shock eachother all day

He takes it personal

[polly7]

55. Mine is starting to, too.

Zzzzzzzzt ... Snap! I had to put gloves on yesterday to brush him. He rarely scratches, but he sure does bite.

[RebelOne]

30. Same here. I love winter, but I get shocked whenever I touch metal. n/t

[RebelOne]

6. Yep, very fine hair here,

and when it is very cold, my hair flies everywhere. It takes a lot of hair spray to tame it.

[graywarrior]

8. I wish hairspray worked for me

It just makes it worse.

[RebelOne]

28. You gotta tease the hair first,

push around into the style you want, and then spray the hell out of it. That works for me.

[graywarrior]

38. Big hair!

I like that. Jersey Shores!

[RebelOne]

58. No, no. Teasing does not make big hair.

It just gives the hair more body and makes it more manageable. Believe me, I was a wig stylist for years and most new wigs have very fine hair.

[graywarrior]

62. My hair is thick and wavy

When I tease it (or rat it) it gets huge

[Curmudgeoness]

36. Spray hairspray on your brush before you use it.

For some reason, it takes the static out of the brush and your hair.

[RebelOne]

59. That does not always work with ultra fine hair and does not give it any extra body. n/t

[Curmudgeoness]

64. Body??? He was asking for body too??? Ho boy!

With my very fine, very thin, and very straight hair, body is not something I ever hope for.

[Moondog]

9. Ahem. To the follicularly challenged, such as myself, all hair is good hair.

Heh.

[graywarrior]

11. Hmmmmmm

[marzipanni]

10. Yes, there's a pom-pom at the end of my braid

But wearing synthetic fiber (fleece) is what does it. If I wear cotton and wool it isn't bad.
At the playground down the street kids get a painful zap as they leave the bottom of the plastic slide.

[graywarrior]

12. Lol

[marzipanni]

32. I love that - they should walk that dog

through a large pile of styrofoam peanuts, or assorted small balloons, while statically charged.

[graywarrior]

34. LOL!

You is sick.

[siligut]

13. Dimethicone products

It coats the cuticle and weighs down the strands and adds shine in the process. PS, I envy your hair and your eyes, though this is no affront, as hair envy is, well, you know . . .

[graywarrior]

15. The name sounds med lab

Where does one purchase it?

[siligut]

57. Beauty supply shop that sells to lay people or a salon that carries products

It is called shine serum, or something like that.

[ohiosmith]

14. "Stupid hair"! How tragic. Sorry but I just can't relate.

[graywarrior]

16. Hubba hubba

[libodem]

17. Yep

I can certainly relate. I have fine, stick straight long blond hair that is crazy fly away if static gets on it.

[applegrove]

18. If you let the curls in your hair form a 'rat's nest' by not brushing it...you don't have to worry

about static!!!

[graywarrior]

19. I'm trying.

The underneath sticks to my head. The top layer flies all over the place.

[graywarrior]

22. I tried a dab of hand cream

Never considered a dab of conditioner, though. I'll try that.

[graywarrior]

25. I haz one!

[graywarrior]

29. OMG, I'll need to get up an hour earlier!

[Iggo]

21. I suffered from that affliction for decades...

...'til I cut my hair. Now if my hair's a half inch long, it's time for a haircut.

[graywarrior]

23. I'm thinking of cutting mine, too.

[baldguy]

26. HA!

[IcyPeas]

33. 2 things:

don't wear polyester and you can use a dryer sheet - rub it on your brush (it's overkill if you wipe your hair with it, but you can try)

[graywarrior]

35. I tried that trick

I keep a dryer sheet in my bag when I go out

[kentauros]

37. Seems okay today.

But on low-humidity days, I am known as a walking Van de Graaff Generator. Do Not shake hands with me! You may not feel it, but I'll be pissed when I lose feeling in my hand for a short duration...

[graywarrior]

39. Man, even on wet days during the winter my hair is full of static

[kentauros]

40. Carry rechargeable batteries with you.

Make the static work for you!

[graywarrior]

41. Ha ha! That's awesome!

[kentauros]

43. Or learn how to do this with your fingers:

[femmocrat]

42. Raising my hand....

in front of my stupid hair.....

My hair is color-treated and it only looks good until the first shampoo. After that, it's dull, dry, and fly-away.

[snagglepuss]

44. Run girl and don't you dawdle to a store a buy

cheapo refined coconut oil ( forget any hype about extra virgin coconut oil, I've tried it and the cheapo refined is actually better) Before washing your hair rub the oil on your hair, no need to let it absorb other than standing under a hot shower for a few minutes, then skip the shampoo and just condition. For the next few days just use conditioner. Depending on your hair you can also just rub a wee bit of oil into your hair and not shower. I now use shampoo only once or twice a month and like you I have hair that is next to unmanageable.

[graywarrior]

49. Never heard of that before

I'll check it out

[tonekat]

45. I have spent a fortune on products....

...to try to tame this. I think I finally have the solution. But it's still a combination of things, a conditioner, some gel, some anti-frizz sealant....otherwise it can end up a bale of hay.

[Odin2005]

46. Me! UGH!

I have very fine hair that is very static-sensitive and it drives me CRAZY!

[pacalo]

47. I do! I do!

Everything I touch gives me a shock!

The first words out of my mouth during a January interview were, "I'm all charged up to be here." My layered hair around my face were standing on ends.

[graywarrior]

50. Hahahaha!

[quakerboy]

48. Nope. Not even a bit

My hair is as good as always.

In fact its been called pretty several times just today.

Sorry.

[graywarrior]

51. Wisenheimer

[quakerboy]

52. Sorry. Its true

Both the good hair, and the wise-ass part.

But its raining out, so there's not a lack of moisture to cause issues.

[Behind the Aegis]

53. Don't have problems with my hair, but do with kissing.

Seems my partner attracts static electricity. The past couple of weeks, I have been shocked a number of times. It doesn't seem to affect him. I even got shocked petting the cat!

[graywarrior]

54. OMG, I'm shocked reading this!

[polly7]

61. I used to zap my ex all the time.

It was so cool, pitch-black dark ... I would touch the cover, touch his arm ..... and snap! You could see the little teeny lightning bolts.

I guess I was kind of a bitch that way.

[handmade34]

56. not any longer...

[barbtries]

60. i did when i was little all the time

not so much now. however i shock myself several times a day at work.

[distantearlywarning]

63. I used to.

I have fine, straight blond hair, and lots of it. I was a walking electricity generator from December to March.

Then my stylist turned me onto Sebastian shampoo & conditioner. I buy it from Amazon by the liter during the winter. I use the "Volupt" variety for the shampoo and the "Drench" variety for the conditioner. Not only does it smell awesome and make my hair "big" (in a good way), I never have static anymore. It's a bit pricey, but completely worth it not to go around looking like I stuck my finger in a socket.

I can't use it during the summer, though. It's too heavy and makes my hair limp in hot and humid weather. I go back to the "drying" store brands during the summer.