Your Hair this Winter

By Ntebaleng Shete 

Healthy Hair

Winter is just not about warm clothes, fire-side reading, snuggling in bed wrapped from head to toe. It is time to battle cold winds that hampers your body and hair. 

Your Hair...
Before the winter winds can work havoc with your hair, expose your hair to deep conditioning. Cold weather causes your hair to dry, massage your hair in aloe Vera juice for a few minutes. This will restore its softness.

Use conditioner daily. 

You can also treat your hair with oil massage once or twice a week with Olive oil; it will reinforce moisture to your hair. Heat the oil before using and allow it to soak for a time lesser than the time you allocate for the summer season. If you are used to treating your hair with herbal extracts or herbal oil, do not soak it for a long time. 

Woolen clothing like hats, scarves and turtlenecks can cause damage to your hairline. Since they can cause breakage, first cover your hair with a silk scarf before exposing it to winter wraps.

It is the appropriate time for split ends to work their way up to the hair shafts. Hence trim your split ends. Don't go outside with your hair wet, you risk breakage.

Limit your use of "hot" items on your hair such as blow dryers and curling irons. Expose your hair to natural drying instead. If you have to use a blow dryer, use it with a hood or use leave the conditioner in before using a “hot” item on your hair.

Style your hair with a braid, twist or a knot. Try to keep away from letting your hair open and wild, as the cold winds can play rough on your hair.

Avoid exposing your hair to frequent coloring, streaking, or ironing as they can rob your hair of its moisture and it is advisable to avoid heating appliances on your hair.

Hair products that have the word, "Replenish" on it is made to moisturize your hair.

Try using a dry shampoo if you need to wash out your hair, one dry shampoo you can use is baby powder, simply sprinkle some onto your hair and use a comb to comb it off. Keep away from washing your hair too frequently.

Always cover your hair with a silk fabric to guard it from the chill winds.

References:

www.gleez.com & Hair Care Guide .com

O, The Oprah Magazine ,feb 2006