Winter Hair Care Tips

When winter rolls around we are prepared by having our coats, gloves, scarves, hats etc. but what do we do to protect our lovely kinks, coils and curls? Along with winter comes the bitter coldness, wind, dry air, snow, indoor heat and the list goes on and on. During the winter, when temperatures are very cold outside, the atmosphere cannot hold much humidity and moisture. This accelerates the evaporation of moisture from your hair into the atmosphere. That is why it is so important to seal your hair and ends. Get ready to moisturize, seal, and protect your tresses.

How to Avoid Breakage and Damage from Dry and Cold Air

If you normally style your hair in the morning and leave the house with wet or damp hair due to your wash-n-go’s or refreshing your previous day style with water, you can potentially freeze your hair. When this happens, it becomes easy to break.

Make sure you do weekly or bi-weekly deep conditioning treatments to help keep your hair conditioned and less prone to breakage. When you deep condition try covering your hair with a plastic cap and wrap it in a towel for about 30 to 45 minutes. Another option is to sit underneath a hooded dryer for about 45 minutes with the conditioner on your hair.

Try wearing protective styles such as twists, buns, braids etc. If you must wear your hair out, style it at night and allow it to air dry while you get your beauty sleep. Seal your ends with shea butter or your butter of choice. Coconut oil is good for sealing your ends as well. In the morning, style your hair and apply a little bit of a moisturizing cream or butter to your entire head of hair before you walk out of the door.

Protect Your Hair from the Wind

The wind can blow your hair into a tangled mass especially if it is wet. Again make sure your hair is conditioned and moisturized. Also, cover it with a hat until you get to your inside destination. If you are afraid of the winter hat attacking your curls, coils or twists, place a satin bonnet over your hair and then place your winter hat on top. Make sure you take a little hair butter with you so that when you get to you destination you can remove the hat and bonnet and smooth down any pieces that may need it.

Indoor Heat can be the Enemy
Going from the cold outside to indoor heat, your hair can become dry just as your skin does. Follow the suggestions above on regular deep conditioning treatments as well as moisturizing and sealing your hair.

Quick Tips:

• Take hair butters/oils along with you
• Seal your hair
• Wear protective styles
• Moisturize and condition regularly
• Avoid products (mousses, sprays and gels) with drying agents in them such as isopropyl alcohol.
  
  
  Until next time!
  
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