Read on to see what our experts have to say about managing cowlicks. Meet the Expert. Haircuts and styling go hand-in-hand. Having a cut to support your hair's characteristics will ultimately cut back on your styling time.
For example, if you're struggling with a cowlick at the hairline that wants to veer to one side, side-swept bangs might be more suitable than blunt bangs, which are intended to fall straight along your forehead.
But no matter the location of your cowlick, Rourk warns us not to go too short. That's not to say you can't have short hair, of course. Make a point to discuss your styling goals with your hairdresser. Ultimately, you want a haircut to support your lifestyle, and the amount of time you want to spend on styling your hair every day is a large part of that.
If short hair is your jam, advise your stylist to leave enough length around your cowlick to keep things manageable. If you're short on styling time and don't want to deal with taming your cowlicks day-in and day-out, you might want to consider longer-length options.
Rabiu agrees that longer styles with lots of movement think above-the-shoulder layers and tousled, textured waves can help disguise your cowlicks and leave your strands looking super chic.
Truth be told, "if you know how to neutralize your cowlick, you can wear a variety of hairstyles," says Rourk, who swears by the concentrator on your blow dryer as your greatest taming tool. Concentrators are those removable nozzles that clip onto the opening of your blowdryer and help manage the direction of the airflow.
Heat is always the contributing factor that alters the state of our hair, so when in need, use it to your advantage. Rabiu credits another hot tool for its cowlick-correcting abilities. Their fine-tooth comb edges help provide tension as you direct the cowlick towards your desired direction. When it comes to helping your newly directed strands stay in place, no-crease clips or duckbill clips can be a great help as well. No-crease clips, after the help of a little heat manipulation, will train your cowlicks to reposition themselves.
Dry shampoo can also be extremely helpful for finer strands after you've manipulated things with the help of your dryer. Dry shampoo will add lift and absorb any natural oil that may be working against you and weighing down the hairs of your cowlick. Use Stronger Tools If you know your way around a blow dryer , you know that small bit of hot air goes a long way. The heat can change the direction your hair bows, especially when paired with the right styling product.
Apply it to towel-dried hair, prior to blow drying. Comb it into place, and train it again with the comb as you apply heat. You can lock it in with a blast of cold air from the blow dryer at the end of the process. So, in time, if you just grow your hair out, the cowlick will fix itself, since the weight of the hair will pull it all down. However, if you don't want to change hairstyle entirely, then the simple act of shampooing less—while conditioning more—will allow the hair to increase in weight by preserving natural moisture and oil levels.
Here are two conditioners that will help rinse away hair product without stripping any natural moisture. Consult a Professional If you want to fix a cowlick, then just get yourself to a barber or salon. Kusero says to look for hair that grows in a swoop pattern or a clockwise circle, kinda like a wave.
According to Kusero, during a cut, your stylist can follow the growth pattern of the cowlick and cut in the same direction of the hair to ensure it will lay as smoothly as possible. If your cowlick happens to be in your bang area, Kusero says your stylist could lightly cut into growth to reduce some of the bulk underneath, which will allow the hair on top to lay perfectly.
Just tell your stylist you want to minimize your cowlick. Kusero recommends the IGK Good Behavior Spirulina Protein Smoothing Spray , which acts as a temporary smoothing keratin treatment , protects against heat damage, provides hour frizz control—all things you want when smoothing out a cowlick. Take everything we learned about the right haircut for a cowlick and do the opposite when heat-styling it.
Kusero says the idea here is to confuse the hair by blow-drying it in various directions. One of my biggest pet peeves when doing my hair at home is how great it looks for 10 minutes afterward This usually happens as a result of not letting the hair cool down before moving around and doing other things.
Those 10 minutes are crucial to let the hair set. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
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