Winter is hellish for natural hair if you're not careful. Cold air, sometimes dry air, full blast heaters, wind that tangles your curls, and wooly hats that tangle up your ends. What's a girl to do?
Never fear, I am here with tips to surround your hair with loveliness.
1) Protect your ends
Collars, hats and scarves all rub against your ends and cause split ends, knots and breakage. Keep your ends away from your collar by wearing updos or a high bun. Alternatively, use a silk scarf over your collar, old lady style :-)
2) Find a good moisturiser
Moisturisers that work in warmer months might not work in winter. Thicker oils, butters and creams are often good for winter months, such as shea butter, castor oil, or a thick leave in. Depending on your climate, humectants such as glycerin might not be as effective in winter due to the lack of moisture in the air, but I've found that glycerin works fine for my climate in winter.
3) Keep your hair in protective styles
Winter is that time to rock all your twists, braids, buns, updos, extensions - weaves (although I'm quite anti straight weave).
4) Keep your hair covered, protect it from the cold.
Hats, turbans and scarves are great for winter. If you decide to wear a wooly hat, make sure you keep your hair protected by using a silk scarf under your hair, or lining the inside of your hat with silk/satin material.
5) Go easy on the heaters - try and wear a scarf inside the house if you;re going to have the heating on full blast, and spray your hair regularly to keep moisture levels up.
Peace, Love and Hair Grease folks xx
Never fear, I am here with tips to surround your hair with loveliness.
1) Protect your ends
Collars, hats and scarves all rub against your ends and cause split ends, knots and breakage. Keep your ends away from your collar by wearing updos or a high bun. Alternatively, use a silk scarf over your collar, old lady style :-)
High bun .....www.agrlcanmac.com
Throw a scarf over jumpers, coats etc so that the ends of your hair rub on the scarf rather than the fabric of the coat or jacket.
Make sure you keep your ends moisturised. Spray, moisturise, seal with an oil or butter.
Moisturisers that work in warmer months might not work in winter. Thicker oils, butters and creams are often good for winter months, such as shea butter, castor oil, or a thick leave in. Depending on your climate, humectants such as glycerin might not be as effective in winter due to the lack of moisture in the air, but I've found that glycerin works fine for my climate in winter.
Donna MarieSuper Buttercreme - get at www.britishcurlies.com
3) Keep your hair in protective styles
Winter is that time to rock all your twists, braids, buns, updos, extensions - weaves (although I'm quite anti straight weave).
Long kinky twist extensions\
Charlotte's pompadour
Hayley's updo
4) Keep your hair covered, protect it from the cold.
Hats, turbans and scarves are great for winter. If you decide to wear a wooly hat, make sure you keep your hair protected by using a silk scarf under your hair, or lining the inside of your hat with silk/satin material.
My turban attempt
www.thebeautyhero.com
Peace, Love and Hair Grease folks xx
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