Aluminium foil hack: Tame frizzy hair effortlessly at home

Unruly, rough, and frizzy at every possible occasion. Does this description fit your hair? You can tame it in just a few moments. All you need is a product that is usually used for baking. In no time, your strands will become perfectly smooth.

Hair is an attribute of femininity. Regardless of length, we want it to be shiny, smooth and well-maintained. Sometimes, the strands start to frizz, making them look less appealing and difficult to style. Sarah Jossel, a fashion and beauty journalist, demonstrated a simple way to tame unruly strands. You need one thing, which you surely already have in your kitchen cabinet.

Many women and men struggle with frizzy hair, which is influenced by many factors, such as the level of moisture or the overall condition of the strands. This phenomenon most often affects people with high-porosity hair, characterised by roughness and widely open cuticles.

Sarah Jossel, a beauty expert, argues that you don’t need to use any expensive conditioners or masks to tame frizzy strands. On "This Morning," she demonstrated a clever trick for unruly hair. She used aluminium foil for this.

How to smooth hair with foil: Wrap the matte side of the foil around the strands and slide it over the entire length. Thanks to the ionisation phenomenon, the hair will become soft and smooth in no time. Positive charges appear on the hair, which is responsible for frizzing. Meanwhile, the foil emits negative charges, which neutralise them, making the hair pleasant to the touch.

The aluminium foil trick is effective, but it does not eliminate frizzy hair. Focus on comprehensive care if you want to enjoy smooth strands regardless of the day or weather.

Start by determining your hair's porosity. Simply place one strand in a glass filled with water. If the hair sinks quickly, it’s a sign that you have high-porosity hair. Medium-porosity hair sinks only halfway, while low-porosity hair stays on the surface for a long time and submerges only partially.

How do you care for high-porosity hair? Make sure your bathroom shelf always contains emollient conditioners (based on butters and natural oils), moisturising conditioners (with ingredients like betaine, aloe vera, or hyaluronic acid), and protein treatments (based on keratin or hydrolysed wheat or silk). Use them every time you wash your hair. Don't forget about the regular oiling of your hair. Repeat the procedure 2 to 3 times a week, and after a month, you will notice that your hair has become significantly smoother and less frizzy.