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"Last week, I kept waking up to hair that was literally standing on end, thanks to static. So frickin&amp;#x27; annoying. I&amp;#x27;ve never had static quite this bad in the past, and at first I couldn&amp;#x27;t figure out what was making it so much more extreme this year. Then I had a total &amp;quot;ah ha&amp;quot; moment. I&amp;#x27;ve been using a thickening spray to bulk up my fine strands and give them more texture for styling--something I didn&amp;#x27;t do last fall/winter. Back then, I relied on my usual smoothing balm. I remember a stylist telling me recently how thickening and volumizing products can really exacerbate frizz, so I suddenly wondered: Could these styling products also make static worse? I decided to conduct a test; I washed my hair and re-styled it using a smoothing/defrizzing balm instead of the thickening spray. Voila--no static whatsoever. Yes, my hair&amp;#x27;s also a bit flatter looking, but I&amp;#x27;d rather deal with that than looking like I just jammed my finger into an electrical socket. While we&amp;#x27;re on the subject, I have an easy fix you can use once static has already occurred--just mist a hairbrush with hairspray and run it through your hair. It instantly calms things down, I think by coating/weighing down the hair ever so slightly. What are your tricks for preventing static during the winter months? Knowing you guys, I&amp;#x27;m sure you have some sneaky, awesome tips to share! Hope you all had great Thanksgivings! In case you were too busy eating turkey to read our blog (understandable), here are the 4 bold beauty trends I&amp;#x27;m thankful for this year. More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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