Do curl defining shampoos, conditioners and mousses ACTUALLY work?

i have straightish hair and used to like to scrunch it but recently, it doesn't curl as good as it used to.





i was just wondering if using curl defining volumising mousses and stuff ACTUALLY work???





if they do, could you reccommend any to me?





thanks =)Do curl defining shampoos, conditioners and mousses ACTUALLY work?
Yes, they will give it ';body';, meaning that they leave behind something on the hair that binds with it and makes it have more ';tension';, so that it will hold a shape longer.





Your straight hair has not ';tension';, its completely relaxed and will not hold anything unless you put a gel, or something that ';stiffens'; the hair. By putting on these products you ';coat'; each hair and its the coating that holds the hair in place. Once the coating is gone, (either washed out, or reduced by sweat), then you lose the ';binding quality'; of the hair shampoo.





Gels and mousse are different. You dont ';wash'; them out, as they stay in the hair like a glue that will hold any shape that you want. (Mohawks are a great example). You ';have'; to wash that mess out of your hair, as ordinary sweat wont affect the glue like capacity in the gel or mousse.





Sorry I cant recommend a good product, as my darling Daughter who has a lot of ';body'; in her hair WANTS IT STRAIGHT! Go Figure! sheesh!





I wish you well...





JesseDo curl defining shampoos, conditioners and mousses ACTUALLY work?
yes they do work but only if you have hair with some bit of a wave/kink in it to begin with!


i would suggest layering your hair.if your hair is long it can be too heavy to curl (especially if you have thick hair)





i would recommend either john frieda or else shockwaves curl defining mousse (its cheaper and it does work!)
i have no idea, i'm a guy with medium-length hair, and i like to keep it straight.
hi, i think this is a very gud option it will work trust me. my sister uses it and its been about 2-3years and no prob lemo. prices are gud and i suggest that you use Vo5 hair mousse. wid a little foam on the spot of you hair, it will stary getting a little soft and start curling in secs.
no they don't but tesco's mouse does its cheap to but amazingly it works better than all the other stuff!x!good luck x
I would go with copperpin's answer I'm a hairdresser to and I agree.
it depends how good they are. the brand name matters. sorry.. i can't help you with curl defining things, because i hate my curly hair, i straighten it.
the tigi curls rock stuff is really good
Nope, if you have natural curls, there are things to make them look defined, but if you don't have curls, the best thing is a curling iron (trust me, I've tried about 10 different products)
Yes ***-wipe