Many things can happen to your hair during winter -- and
most of these are not good. Here are
ways to care for your hair in winter time to prevent if from further damage.
- During winter, hair has a tendency to dry out. Switch to a shampoo formula made for dry hair
instead of the standard shampoo. Dilute the shampoo with water before using it
on your hair.
- Flyaway hair is common due to winter’s dryness, which
makes it conducive to static energy. Regularly use a conditioner to keep hair
more manageable.
- Here's a homemade remedy for static hair. Combine 1/2 cup
of any cream conditioner, two teaspoonfuls sesame oil, and one egg yolk and mix
in a blender for a minute. Apply and massage the mixture onto your hair. Cover
your head with plastic wrap leave on for half an hour. Shampoo and rinse your hair well.
- Before using the hair brush, dip it into water mixed with
conditioner to coat the bristles.
- When your scalp begins to flake due to dryness. Switch to
a milder, castile-type shampoo for a couple of washes and check if it improves.
- Be careful when applying heat to your hair. Use
warm-to-cool setting on your blow dryer especially on damp hair. This prevents
hair from over-drying. Never use hot rollers or curling irons on damp hair—
unless you want your hair cooked!
- Once a month, treat your hair to a hot oil treatment to
give it that extra deep conditioning. This will tone down brittle ends and hair
will grow softer.
- To avoid hair static use wooden or metal combs and
brushes. Avoid using those plastic or natural-fiber types, which creates more
static. You could also
"de-static" a brush by slipping a nylon stocking on the bristles.
© 2011 Athena Goodlight