How To Make Your Hair Stay In Place Without Gel. 7 Ways to Tame the Fly-Aways!

You can spend hours getting your hair to look perfect, but once you’re out on the town, the wind, the elements, and nature will take their toll. There are many ways to keep your hair in place, and the most common solution is hair gel.

But what if you run out of gel? Or maybe you’re bothered by how dry your hair gets with gel.

Do you want to know how to make your hair stay in place without gel? There are a few ways you can still keep your hair in place even if you don’t use gel. We’ll discuss those below. But first, let’s take a look at how gel works to keep your hair in place. 

---

How Does Hair Gel Make Your Hair Stay In Place?

When you want to keep your hair in place, one of the first hair products you reach for is hair gel. Hair gels can be applied to wet or damp hair. You simply apply hair gel and position it in a way you’d want it to stay. 

Depending on the hold of the hair gel you use, it can dry and stiffen the hair so it won’t move or be displaced even if you move. The gel works like glue to keep your hair in the style that you choose to put it in. 

The gel works like glue to keep your hair in the style that you choose to put it in. 

Many love using hair gels  because of their ability to keep the hair in place. However, there is a downside to using hair gels. One of the main disadvantages of using hair gels is that they can significantly dry out your hair. 

When selecting hair gels to use, make sure to look at the ingredients list. Most will contain alcohol and other caustic chemicals.

These will cause the hair to become dehydrated and dried out. 

Sometimes, it could even affect the scalp and cause flakiness of the scalp or dandruff because it is irritated and dry. Depending on the ingredients of your hair gel, it could cause your scalp to become irritated and inflamed. 

---

How To Make Your Hair Stay In Place Without Gel

Whether you dislike the effects of gel on your hair or you simply don’t have gel, you might be wondering if there are other ways on how you can still make your hair stay in place even without using gel. 

The good news is that there are a variety of ways and products that you can use instead of hair gel. They are as follows: 

1. Water

You might not have thought about it immediately, but water can help you style your hair if you use it right. Water is a great hair styler because it doesn’t contain any other ingredient that could damage your hair. 

Water is a great hair styler because it doesn’t contain any other ingredient that could damage your hair. 

You just have to know how to properly use it and here is how. After washing your hair, you should just have it towel-dried so that it isn’t completely dried but is still damp. 

Once it is damp, you can brush or comb your hair to style it. If you have straight hair, the easiest thing to do is just to comb it straight down. 

Those with wavy or curly hair can use a wide tooth comb to detangle and comb the hair. That way, your hair strands still get to clump with each other and form curls. After that, you just have to let them thoroughly dry without touching them so that they keep the curls.

2. Sugar Hair Spray

Have you ever heard about a sugar hair spray? As compared to the chemical commercial hair sprays on the market, this uses simple ingredients and all you need is water and sugar. 

To create your sugar hair spray, all you need to do is to boil your water and sugar mixture. After letting it cool down, you can transfer it to a spray bottle. Style your hair as desired and spritz this all over to keep your hair in place. 

3. Heat Stylers

Another way to keep your hair in place without using hair gel is to use heat styler . When using heat stylers, the heat coming from either your curlers, flat irons or blow dryers will help keep the hair in the style that you want. 

When using heat stylers, make sure that your hair is completely dry.

It is not advisable to heat style wet or damp hair. You should go and get some hair heat protectant  whenever you use heat stylers to lessen the damage that your hair gets. 

Remember that although you can use heat stylers, you shouldn’t use them too often. That’s because they tend to dry out your hair and damage it. 

4. Styling Paste

Styling paste or hair paste  is another product that you can use as a substitute for hair gel. You apply this similar to hair gel. They get their name from their toothpaste-like consistency. 

Usually, they vary in the hold, from a medium hold to a firm hold. You could use them to create various hairstyles for your hair. 

5. Hair Oil 

Hair oil is another product that you can use to help style your hair and keep it in place. Hair oils are great because they contain nourishing ingredients so they just don’t style your hair, they also nourish it. 

Hair oils are great because they contain nourishing ingredients so they just don’t style your hair, they also nourish it. 

The only thing that you need to remember is that hair oils don’t have a stronghold. They can be helpful for those who don’t want frizzy hair but they could make the hair too oily if you use too much. 

Note that you can use hair oil on wet or dry hair, depending on the type of oil you choose.

6. Hair Wax

Hair wax is another great substitute for hair gels. Most hair waxes  do not contain alcohol so they are less drying to the hair. They keep the hair in place but they don’t dry them out.

Some hair wax may add shine to the hair too. 

7. Hair Mousse

Hair mousse  could be a good product to help you keep your hair in place. However, they won’t hold your hair for as long as gels do. They can be used if you just want to keep your hair in place for a few hours.