With an upcoming forecast of snow on-top of snow, it’s hard to break away from the bitter chill that winter brings. While staying warm and shoveling take top priority, some women may fall accustomed to putting beauty habits aside and making some of the winter hair care mistakes below. Here are 4 winter hair mistakes to avoid
Winter Hair Mistake #1: Over-Drying Your Hair
Switch to air drying your hair. Always use a heat protectant on hair, such as Jane Carter Solution Revitalizing Leave-In Conditioner prior to heat styling. And try protective, “heatless” styles.
Winter Hair Mistake #2: Forgetting to Bundle Up
Reach for a scarf, hat, or cap to provide a barrier between your hair and the elements
Winter Hair Mistake #3: Washing TOO Often
Try co-washing instead
Winter Hair Mistake #4: Dry Scalp
It is very important to get rid of dry scalp. Dry scalp may lead to itchiness and infection. To prevent dry scalp one needs to moisturize the scalp, try Jane Carter Solution Scalp Nourishing Serum.
Ladies, how do you keep your hair from getting dry and damaged in the winter?
*This article is courtesy of Jane Carter Solution!
I don’t often see cold days; however, when there’s a chill in the air, I use a thicker shea-based hair butter to seal in moisture. When it’s not chilly, a liquid oil-based sealant will do.
thanks for the advice keep up the advice and message thank you very much.
i put my hair in extensions in the weather and cream my scalp every two days . Don’t want to get the scalp too greasy !!
My hair has been in my scarf/bonnet and a beenie since it got cold outside lol….only on warm days (I live in GA) I may take it out but hardly…..
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I am having serious split end problems this winter! Dusted my ends this weekend but I’m also seeing splits further up. I didn’t have this problem when my hair was shorter (top of brastrap length now). I’m going into protective styling mode – been reveling in my length and wearing it down way too much for the winter. Any other suggestions?
Yoco, your ends might be getting dried out. I was having severe issues with split ends recently, finding myself dusting several times a week. To combat this issue I’ve started moisturizing my ends thoroughly every day or two. No need to be shy with products. Since then I have only found a split end or two per week.
Thanks Alison! Will definitely go into overdrive with the moisturizer, along with amping up my protective styling game
I’ve been dealing with this as well this winter. Thanks for the advice Alison, I will try that also.
I live in Colorado and the winters here just suck moisture from my hair and skin like no other, le sigh. I stopped using shampoo (I have 4c hair so that was a great choice regardless), moisturize daily with oil and shea butter, spritz my scalp with rooibos tea, added fish oil to my daily supplement, drink 10 glasses of water each day, and keep my ends tucked most the time. I have happy, soft, moisturized hair most of the time now, yay!
I thought you weren’t supposed to leave the tea in past 30mins?any problems with leaving it in you long?
Hmmm I have never heard that, but I have no issues. In fact, rooibos tea keeps my scalp nice and healthy… my hair loves the nutrients! I do not spritz it on my ends tho, I just wrap my hair in 8 flexirods for the evening and spritz my scalp with the tea.
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I only have one issue with this advice in this column…
If you are wearing a hat or scarf, it will not do you much good if it is wool. Wool will snag on your ends, same way wearing your hair down will. If you do wear a hat or beanie, hope you have a satin piece of cloth on there so your hair will not be losing moisture from the elements AND the material of the scarf. Hope that helps.
I use the Hair Mayonnaize once by week and I apply castor oil on my scalp and olive oil on my hair almost every day
I wash my hair once a week, wash with Miss Jessie’s Sudsy shampoo and follow with a shea butter deep condition, and my hair loves it. I usually straighten it after (Air dry in large twists, then flat iron). This past week when I washed my hair, I was at a crunch for time so I just threw in a leave in conditioner and it wasn’t moisturized at all. So the coconut pre wash I do and shea butter condition are essentials.
To protect my hair from the elements, I wear a silk-lined and velour cap for casual and a silk-lined tam for dress. It’s super cute! (Kudos to my mom who always bought us girls lined caps.)
Anyway, my morning winter routine when my hair is damp or wet is either use a satin scarf or plastic cap underneath my cap. I have a video. I’ll try to post to my website today. Hope you like it. Let me know what you think. :)
Winter Hair Mistake #2: Forgetting to Bundle Up
Reach for a scarf, hat, or cap to provide a barrier between your hair and the elements
I took this too far wearing a scarf at all times. I also had a problem with dandruff and an ever decreasing hairline. We have very dry, cold winters here but I have to leave the headscarf at home now and brave the elements albeit with very well moisturised hair (I wear a cap only when it’s unbearably cold). Now the dandruff has gone and I’m hoping with the help of castor oil my hairline with grow back and the clumps of hair have stopped falling off.
I’d like to add that putting a satin scarf on under your hat, if you wear wool hats in winter, is a hair saver. I’ve been wearing a protective style, a scarf, and a hat all winter and when I take the hat off indoors, my hair is smooth and shiny. No frizz, no dryness, and I retained more length. As for some of the companies that make hats with a satin lining, I have a couple of those and the lining came away after one winter. Other people may have had better experiences but that was mine. I paid too much for that hat for that to happen. It was better for me to just use a scarf and tuck the ends of the scarf under the hat. I’ve even used bobby pins to keep the scarf in place under the wool hat.
Good Article!
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