If Your Hair Feels Like Straw, Start Here

Does your hair feel like straw? In other words, does your hair have rough ends, tangles, dullness, and a frizz halo? Straw hair commonly happens after bleach, color, heat, hard water, travel, or winter dryness. The reason for this dryness is because bleach, color, and heat lifts the cuticle of the hair and causes the hair to loose smoothness. Build up from heavy products can make your hair feel worse because the hair feels coated but still dry. If your hair tangles easily, or is frizzy, dry, or your ends feel crunchy you need a wash day treatment step.

The 5-15 minute "Straw Hair Reset" routine

Step 1: Shampoo normally, consider double shampooing to get rid of buildup and thoroughly cleanse the scalp.

Step 2: Open a packet of the Merm Haircare Siren Silk Hair Mask. Dump about 1/3 of the packet into your hand and mix with water. Apply to mids and lengths of hair and repeat until entire packet is used up. Leave on for as little as 5 minutes for a quick softness reset or up to 15 minutes for a deep conditioning treatment.

Step 3: Rinse thoroughly 

quick tip: rinse longer than you think; leftover product = heaviness

Step 4: Dry hair using a microfiber towel or T-shirt

Step 5: Enjoy your silky smooth hair

If your hair feels like straw, start with one change: add a 5–15 minute wash-day treatment focused on your lengths. If you want a lightweight option that you can mix fresh, Siren Silk was made for exactly this.