To give the hair the proper stiffness a good styling grease like Edwin Paul's Uncle Bubby for giving the tails of the hair stiffness. Apply the Confixer by rubbing about a dime size dollop in your palms of your hands and then distribute through your hair. Apply the Flax Seed by spraying the gel lightly through your entire hair surface. Do not use rubber bands or any bands that will tear the hair when you remove the band. If the ponytail is too tight you may experience a slight headache.
Long term wearing of tight ponytails can actually encourage hair loss in some circumstances.
Divide your ponytail into three or more equal ponytail sections. If you prefer you can bypass the single ponytail and create several separate ponytails instead. When you are pinning, leave about 3 inches of the ends sticking straight up. Lightly fingerpick or fluff out the individual hair bits with a hair friendly pick or wide toothed comb and then spray the whole head with any strong holding hair spray like Aveda's Firmata. To give the ends even more spikiness, apply Aveda's Control Stick to the very ends.