frizzled
Hair gone corkscrew
Frizzled describes hair or fibers that have been tightly curled, crimped, or made frizzy—often from heat or damage.
Her frizzled hair stuck out in all directions after the humidity hit.
It can also describe food that's been fried until crisp and curled: frizzled bacon.
The word suggests something that's been subjected to heat or stress until it's kinked and unruly.
Spiraling hair sections
- coilsConnected loops of material
- kinksTight curls or snags
- flyawayLoose and drifting
- puffySwollen with air
tangles · bushy · wispy · fluffy · poofy · ringlets · mane · afro
Burned on surface
- witheredDried and shrunken
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- driedStripped of moisture
- curledFormed into coils
singed · sun-damaged · parched · blow-dried · damaged · brittle · fried · overprocessed
curls
Spiraling hair sections
puffy · tangles · bushy · wispy · fluffy · poofy · ringlets · mane · afro · static
scorched
Burned on surface
curled · singed · sun-damaged · parched · blow-dried · damaged · brittle · fried · overprocessed
crispy
Brittle and snapping
sizzled · fried · curled · shriveled · crinkled · bacon · onions · eggs · seared · rendered
scorched
Burned on surface
overdone · shriveled · dried-out · crispy · ruined · carbonized · smoking · blistered · incinerated · cremated