How To Make My Hair Less Poofy

Poofy, unruly hair makes caring for and styling your locks time-consuming and exhausting. It can ruin your carefully crafted ‘do and leave your hair looking like a rat's nest at the end of the day. If you’re looking for solutions, this article has all the information you’ll need! We’re going to take a look at a few easy ways you can smooth your strands and make them less poofy.

Make Sure Your Hair Has Plenty Of Moisture

Typically, poofier than normal hair is a sign that your locks desperately need moisture. Whether your hair is dry due to chemical processing, heat damage, or overwashing, giving your strands the hydration they crave will help keep them sleek and smooth. There are a number of different ways to ensure your hair is properly hydrated. Let’s take a look at some of our favorites.

• Give yourself weekly deep conditioning treatments.

• Don’t wash your hair daily.

• Wear a silk or satin scarf at

• Avoid heat styling your hair.

Get A Smoothing Treatment

Although keratin treatments are usually thought of as straightening treatments, they’re actually designed to make your hair smoother. Smoothing treatments can help reduce poofiness and give you sleeker locks for up to three months at a time! And the benefits don’t just end there. Keratin treatments also help temporarily repair damage, lock in hair color, add shine, and improve manageability.

Change Your Hairstyle

Certain hairstyles can exacerbate your hair troubles or put them on full display. So, if you’re struggling with poofy hair, avoid wearing your hair loose. Instead, throw it into a cute style like braids, twists, buns, and updos. Keeping your strands together will prevent them from getting frizzy and help ensure your hairstyle stays in place all day!

Use The Right Products

Some hair care and styling products contain silicones, oils, and plant extracts that can help define and flatten puffy hair. These products seal your hair’s cuticles, which both improve your hair's appearance and prevent moisture and humidity from ruining your look. Keep in mind that you’ll have to pay close attention to which product you use. Choose products that work well with your hair type, and avoid drying ingredients. Instead, opt for more nourishing formulas that hydrate and enhance your natural texture without weighing it down or making it look sticky. 

Humidity-Proof Your Locks

Humidity can make naturally sleek strands poofy and cause curly hair to become wild and untamable. That’s because the water molecules in humid air penetrate your hair and rearrange the bonds that give your strands their shape. Anti-humidity products create a protective, water-blocking film on your strands and leave them looking smooth and shiny. There are a ton of different products out there, so you’ll probably have to try a few before you find one that gives you the results you’re after. 

Poofy hair can happen to anyone, regardless of hair type or texture. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools and techniques you can use to fight frizz and improve manageability. No one wants poofy hair to ruin their ‘do, so we hope that the solutions we’ve gone over in this article are exactly what you need to keep your hair sleek, smooth, and gorgeous!

Author: Andrea Reyes

Andrea is a mother, wife, writer, and natural hair enthusiast of 15 years. Currently on her natural hair journey, she’s been trying countless products and techniques to understand and embrace her natural hair. She is the creator of NaturallyTextured.com, a new website featuring informative articles that share tips, tricks, and techniques aimed to help others learn to love their hair through proper hair care. She writes with the hope of making hair care easier to understand and implement.