Help for winter hair

[Maja]

Help for winter hair

Trust your tresses to these simple strategies for gorgeous hair all season long



Winter, with its myriad of parties and pressies, is the most festive time of the year. For your hair, however, the season often brings with it some not-so-merry side effects such as dry, damaged locks.



Although it's easy to blame cold, blustery weather for winter hair woes, it's not just being outside that can harm your tresses. 'Any extreme temperature – whether hot or cold – can be damaging,' says Mark Hayes, UK Creative Director for Vidal Sassoon. 'In winter, both central heating and cold outdoor weather can rob the hair of moisture and make it dry and full of static.'



Rather than waiting until your hair suffers, Hayes suggests taking preventative measures in the form of a good cut and colour before winter is in full swing. Above and beyond that, he urges women to ‘think of your hair as you would your skin’. A daily moisturiser, applied to the mid-length and end sections of hair, and left on for a few minutes before rinsing, will replenish dry hair. The scalp's oil glands will keep roots sufficiently moist, so there’s no need to apply a product specifically to this area.



Use a heavier, richer moisturiser once a week, says Hayes. ‘Slather on the conditioner and wrap your hair in a towel (or a plastic bag) for 10 minutes. This will create a humid, moist environment and allow the conditioner to penetrate deeply.’ See our DIY spa recipes, below, for more at-home help.



A drop or two of a silicone-based serum used while styling also gets top moisturising marks and will help tame the frizz.



Hats and hair



While wearing a hat is one of the best ways to stay warm in winter, these fashion accessories do a disservice to your hair. ‘Continually wearing hats can lead to overworked sebaceous glands, resulting in limp, greasy locks,’ says Jan Przemyk, academy director for Toni & Guy salons. He advises clients to make sure their hat fits correctly (not too tight) and also to dry clean woolen hats regularly.



Holiday help



Ironically, the styling products you use to look your best for Christmas parties and other holiday functions can dull hair. To rid yours of product build-up, Hayes suggests using a purifying shampoo once a week at most. 'These are the most stringent of cleaners and aren’t designed to be used for everyday shampooing,' he says.



While partying may be good for your social life, the close quarters and lack of air circulation at most of these events cause colds and flu to spread rapidly. And a bout with the lurgy can leave hair looking lifeless, even days and weeks after, says Przemyk. When you're sick – and while you're recovering – extra pampering is in order. 'Apply an intensive deep conditioner, put your feet up and leave the conditioner in for an hour.'



Home spa help



You need not always turn to the pros to fix your hair care woes. Some of the best solutions can be found right on your kitchen shelves – or picked up at your local natural food shop. Try these tricks for extra-healthy tresses:



Jojoba Oil Conditioner

250ml rose floral water

15ml jojoba oil

10 drops vitamin E oil



Gently warm rose water and add in jojoba oil. Pour the mixture into a blender and add the Vitamin E. Blend at high speed for two minutes. Wet hair with warm water. Massage conditioner onto hair and scalp. Leave on for several minutes, perhaps while bathing. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Shampoo lightly and rinse again with cool water. Taken from Herbal Home Spa by Greta Breedlove (£7.99; Storey Publishing; available at Amazon.co.uk)



Clover Honey Conditioner



Wet your hair with warm water, then massage half a cup of pure clover honey into your hair, working it through to the ends. Cover your hair with plastic wrap or a plastic bathing cap. Wrap a clean bath towel around your hair, like a turban. Leave the conditioner on for at least 20 minutes. Shampoo and condition your hair with a light cream rinse, or simply rinse with cool water. Taken from Natural Beauty From the Garden by Janice Cox (£11.29; Owl Books; available at Amazon.co.uk)

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[summerxdreams]

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[Aquilah]

Great post! Thanks Maja!

 

[han]

thanks for posting!!

 

[lilhokulani]

ooo cool. im going to try the clover honey conditioner sometime

 

[biancazentena]

Some people find that int he cold winter months their hair seems to be a bit more flyaway or alot more than usual, itchy flaky scalp and dryer ends.

If you hair doesn't seem to be as smooth and straight as you want it to be why not try switching to a few smoothing products. For example a smoothing shampoo and conditioner such as; pantene smoothing shampoo and pantene smoothing conditioner. once a week or so treat your hair to a hair mask: Redken smooth down hair butter mask or nexxus kerapix deep conditioner. If you want professional shampoos and conditioners : biolage smooth therapy shampoo and biolage smooth therapy conditioner. They also have a smooth therapy serum that you apply to towel dry hair before you blow dry. Don't apply to close to your roots. You can end up with an oily scalp. Remember don't gallop bottles of hair products on your head all the time. you can cause build up an your hair can look dull and lifeless. It is good to use a clarifying shampoo once every two weeks or so. This removes conditioner and product build up. A good one to try; Nexxus aloe rid gentle clarifying shampoo.

Curly hair individuals sometimes find there hair is dryer in the winter and more frizzy. don't use straightening products with curly hair if you wnat to style it curly because you will end up weighing the hair down, unless that's the look you want. Try curl enhancing products; pantene hydrating curls shampoo and pantene hydrating curls conditioner. Once a week you can use a curl enhancing hair mask. Pantene hydrating curls hair mask, curly sexy hair shampoo and curly sexy hair conditioner if you want professional products. Try using a mousse that doesn't contain so much alcohol. For example paul mitchell sculpting foam or marc anthony strictly curls mousse, kms curl up balm, A&G recoil balm. Remember if the mousse does not contain a lot of alcohol your hair will not be hard and crunchy. If you want your curls to be strong and hard try A&G spray Gel and A&G gel mousse.

Try getting regular trims, this helps maintain the ends of your hair.

 

[xkatiex]

Great Tips! x