Stop the mess - look your best!

Winter has arrived here in the sunny Southern Africa and boy I am not a winter baby at all but alas it is inevitable… More clothing, warm drinks and snuggles under the blankets but what about our hair? Sometimes we don’t think about the affect cold weather has on our locks. I’m going to give you five tips to help keep your hair beautiful and healthy all year round.

1. Wear a hat, bad hair days happen to everyone but at least now in the winter months you’ll be able to conceal it without having to worry about it too much. Besides hiding a bad hair day, wearing a hat on a winter’s day will protect your hair from the harsh cold and dry air which can cause more damage in the long run than you realise. Do yourself a favour though, before you put your snug beanie on your head before heading out the door, wrap your hair in a “silk” scarf and then put the beanie on. You will save yourself a ‘static head’ which is no more fun than a cold head in winter.
2. Condition, Wearing a hat everyday may not be an option so your hair may get a tad dry due to the harsh cold but fear not, treat your hair once a week to a deep conditioning treatment. This will help replenish the moisture that may have been lost in your hair.
3. Keep washing to a minimum, try and keep it between 2-3 washes a week in order to retain some moisture and prevent it from drying out. It’s important to dry your hair before leaving the house, not only because you’ll freeze but because the combination of your wet hair and the cold air will cause further unwanted damage.
4. Regular trims, luckily here in South Africa we don’t experience winter for more than about 4 months so we can consider ourselves lucky in that sense. Regardless, consider getting a trim every 6-8 weeks just to help prevent dry, split ends
5. Don’t raise the temperature, I speak from experience here; there is nothing more tempting than indulging in a piping hot shower on a cold winter’s night but it can be unloving to your hair. Even if you can’t resist a shower such as that, I’d suggest a deep conditioning while you’re in there but crank down the heat when you go on to rinse it out.

Wearing about four layers of clothing may be unavoidable in winter but there’s no reason why your hair shouldn’t be as stunning as it is in the summer months, just a little extra TLC and you’re set. Snuggle up and stay warm my loves, I hope these tips are as helpful to you as they are to me.

S

Xoxo