We tested dozens of taming wands, gels and wax sticks — these are the best ones for flyaways and baby hairs

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Slicked-back ponytails and buns are an easy way to look put together in between wash days. But it’s hard to achieve the perfect slicked-back style when your flyaway hairs won’t stay put, making you look like you just left the playground rather than on your way to a sophisticated work meeting.

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To tame those flyaways and baby hairs, our editors put dozens of styling products to the test to find the ones that actually work. For three months, we tried out popular taming wands, wax sticks, styling gels and more across various price points and put them up against specific testing criteria.

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This Dae taming wand is a favorite among our editors, who say it keeps frizz, flyaways and baby hairs at bay all day. “To me, Dae’s Styling Wand is the blueprint; I think it’s the wand that really started the trend and that other brands copy,” says NBC Selected reporter Zoe Malin, who owns at least three and keeps…

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health

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