How often are you washing your hair? If you have thick hair and you're washing more than 3 times a week, you're probably frying it - especially with tresemme crap. Most shampoo/conditioner brands at stores like costco/supermarkets are filled with useless, moisture sucking additives and detergents. Brands like suave are typically the best unless you're going to buy full-retail salon products - you can also have some luck with organic brands, but those are hit or miss. I would suggest cutting down on the amount of washing you do - rinse, but don't shampoo or condition, and apply product as usual. If your hair gets startlingly greasy, you might be one of those people who has to shell out dough for decent hair products. Once again, I'll recommend Bumble&Bumble's line of shampoos/etc - they, and several others also do "protein treatments" designed to restore some protein/moisture imbalance or something. Also, as far as products - if the pomade you're using is clumping up your hair, you can try some really dry wax - there are a lot of brands that make lighter-weight pomades and waxes. iirc, American Crew has like 20 styling wax, and I think you can find that pretty much anywhere. Also, try styling when wet with waxes +pomades; it can help keep some of the frizziness in check.
