Even on a good day, my hair is still a little frizzy. I spend a great deal of time styling it [1] to try to minimize the frizz [2] around my waves and at my roots. A large chunk of the products in my bathroom have the buzzwords "smoothing" and "humidity-fighting" scribbled across them, and while I've certainly found things that work for me (namely, a good hair oil [3]), I still occasionally find myself out and about with flyaways and no way to fix it.

I know I'm not alone in my struggle because videos regarding the topic on TikTok have millions of views, but one frizzy hair hack [4] in particular blew my mind and had me running to the bathroom to try it. I stumbled upon a video by the NYC-based hairstylist behind the account @mattloveshair [5] and in it, they were using a piece of dental floss to smooth frizz.

@mattloveshair [6]

one of my FAV #hairhacks [7] is using dental floss for #sleekhair [8] 🦷🦷🦷 #hairvideo [9]

♬ Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg [10]

"One of my fave #hairhacks is using dental floss for #sleekhair," states the caption in the video, which, at the time of writing this, has 2.9 million views. I can honestly say that putting floss in my hair has never crossed my mind, but I was willing to try it after seeing just how well it smoothed flyaways in the video.

I grabbed a container of floss from my bathroom — the only kind I had was Listerine cool mint — and ripped off an extra long piece. I worked on one side at a time and, starting at my part, pulled the string of floss tight against my head in a downward motion. The initial result wasn't as noticeable as I was hoping for, so I did a few more passes before moving to the other side.

It felt weird to put a dental product in my hair — especially one that smelled of mint — but I kept going until most of the frizz at my roots was gone. Though I'm no expert, I can assume the floss works to get rid of flyaways because it has a waxy coating on it that covers your hair and the tension from the string seals it down.

While the results were subtle, the floss definitely did make a difference on the amount of frizz I had. It made my hair look somewhat smooth and shiny for the entire day that I was working from home. (Granted, I didn't step outside on a humid day, but I'll take what I can get.)

While I can't say that I'll be putting floss in my hair frequently, I'm far more likely to have floss in my bag than I am a whole bottle of hair oil, so in a pinch, I could totally see myself pulling this hack out of my back pocket.