Raise your hand if this sounds familiar. You wake up on one of the coldest winter mornings and get ready to start the day. You’re looking really good in your new Erin-approved Aqua cashmere sweater and L’Agence straight leg jeans. You throw on a warm hat before walking out the door, only to find electrified, static strands when you reach your destination. You’ve tried passing your portable GHD flat iron over your hair. But instead of smoothing everything down, your hair turns into a dry, fly-away mess. Welcome winter weather—you’re not the only one!
Get some common-sense skincare tips to help you through the colder months here.
Winter Hair Care Tips
You may associate summer’s sun and heat with hair damage however, winter can be just as bad. In many respects winter is much worse for your tresses. High winds, lack of moisture in the air, low temperatures, torrential downpours, central heating, and friction from hats and scarves all work against us throughout the cold season. Winter makes even the most low maintenance of us work harder to take care of our strands. Cold, dry air causes the cuticle layer of the hair to lift and going into a heated environment takes the moisture out of the hair, leaving it dry and frizzy. So, what’s a gal to do to protect her hair as the temperature drops? Winter-proof your hair with these 6 tips for healthy locks.
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I put coconut oil on the ends of my hair and leave it in overnight and wash my hair next day. I do this about once a month. It’s fantastic for dry hair and makes hair so shiny and healthy!
That’s a great tip, Lisa! I’m curious, does it stain your pillow case? Thanks, Amit