frizzed

Made hair kinky

Frizzed describes hair that has formed into tight, wiry curls or a mass of small, unruly kinks.

Hair frizzes from humidity, heat damage, or deliberate styling: Her hair frizzed in the summer rain.

To frizz hair is to curl it tightly, often with heat.

Frizzy is the more common adjective form.

texture

kinky

Tightly coiled or unconventional

wiry · woolly · springy · crimped · bushy · fluffy · puffy · tangled · unruly · flyaway

humidity

static

Without motion or change

swollen · lifted · raised · floating · wispy · airy · feathery · fluffed · poofed · ballooned

styling

smoothing

Reducing irregularities systematically

  • serumBlood's watery portion
  • relaxerAgent causing calm or smoothness
  • keratinStructural hair protein

conditioner · mousse · gel · oil · humidity-resistant · sleek · tame · control · treatment · leave-in

damage

brittle

Liable to shatter

  • dryFree from moisture
  • parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
  • splitSeparation into parts

breaking · rough · coarse · porous · overprocessed · bleached · fried · frayed · weathered · sun-damaged

Opposites
hair texture/state

frizzedstraight

Not curved or crooked

sleek · smooth · flat · silky · straightened

Phrases
Family

frizzy, frizz, frizzle, frizzing, frizzled, frizzes, frizziness, defrizz, defrizzing

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G