Hot weather, Humidity and Frizzy Hair.

cpfreeatlast

Hi all,

Can anybody give me some advice on how to keep my hair at bay, its just started to be come 'frizzy'!. The hot weather is starting to kick in and the humidity is still pretty low but is gonna go through the roof in the coming weeks/months.

My hair is long (past half way on my back), its very fine and strawberry blonde. It has never experienced such heat and humidity before and was wondering if anyone had any advice or experience. I'm reluctant to put any products or chemical on my hair; possibly some form of pre-wash treatment.

Many Thanks

CP

Inua

I don't know if you have straight hair or curly hair but your best bet is to put a leave-in-conditioner (L'oreal, Kerastase, Habibs etc.) or a serum. If you don't want to go in for that then opt for a hair mask when you wash your hair. All available in your local super market.

simply_sunny001

Hey CP

try to avoid sun if possible and learn to tie your hairs like indian women do,i mean in some sort of criss cross knots things.(Maybe female members can throw more light)

drink lots and lots of water and eat lots of salad.

bndancer108

[quote=simply_sunny001;495271]Hey CP

try to avoid sun if possible and learn to tie your hairs like indian women do,i mean in some sort of criss cross knots things.(Maybe female members can throw more light)

That´s called a braid.
Well that´s a good sugestion ! Very practical while traveling. I know for experience - when in India I always braid my hair after oiling and combing it - the frizz is gone ! To Don´t wash it everyday seems to help too...
Coconut oil does wonders for my hair, but then it is curly and black...Don´t know how it would work for thin blonde hair though...

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cpfreeatlast

Thanks for the advice so far...

My hair is pretty straight with a curl or bend half way down, sorry i'm not very good with the technical side of hair, all I normally do is wash + condition, and brush it once a day.

I just let it grow, but the frizz is annoying, this is my first summer out of the uk, where the weather has never really affected it before... I'm dreading the near 100% humidity that is coming during the wet season.

As for the braid, i'm not keen on the idea in all honesty, I think i'm going to use a full pirate bandanna; where it covers my scalp, when i play football.

Should I let my hair fully dry before going out in humid weather? would that help.

bndancer108

Hi !
Have you ever tried to use hair gel???

Inua

Don't ever use a hair dryer or it'll stand out Diana Ross style!

Other tips
- Towel dry without being too vigorous.
- Try using a comb and not a brush
- Hair salons also do a pretty good hot oil massage which keeps the hair from getting dry and helps a great deal with the frizziness, alternatively you could just DIY at home with a bit of oil of your choice. (India is the land of hair oil so just check your local super for a selection)
- Tie it up in a pony tail with a scarf or squinchie (cloth like elastic band to tie up hair)
- On the field you can tie a high pony tail with another band toward the ends of the lenght of hair which will keep the hair from mussing up.

Hope this helps.

Scandojazzbuff

Coconut oil or gel will do the trick.

Tapestry

When it's really hot and humid all you can really do is tie it back or use your bandana. You can definitely use a leave-in conditioner to tame the frizz, but that mostly works in low and medium-level humidity. Once it's really summer here and you're sweating like mad, nothing can tame the frizzies like physical restraint!

breeze

One trick that usually works-

After you wash your hair, towel off the water, and when it's still damp, apply a few drops of light, non-stick oil like 'Hair & Care', or 'Keo Karpin Lite'.

You can then comb your hair any way you want, just try to keep it covered when you go out in the sun.

The non-stick oil will smoothen out your hair naturally, without the thick oily feeling...

Brisso

A traditonal and failproof solution is to condition with cow dung. Give it a go.

SitaParityaga

Is that true? Hey, I'm cool with the cow dung, makes nice little cook fires and a great floor for your house, but I've never heard of it on your head.

You pulling my leg there Brisso?

crvlvr

Isn't it supposed to be cow piss?

snowcrab

My hair turned to straw first trip to India until I started going to the hairdresser and getting an oil treatment every week. The bonus is the nice scalp massage you get with it, the male barbers do an even more vigorous treatment. In India my hair soaked up enough oil to have turned it into a lank and greasy mess at home, but there it just smoothed it out. I didn't wash it nearly as often either and used a shampoo to counteract the very hard water you find in many places in India. One tip I got from other travelers was to rinse with bottled water, but with long hair that can be pretty expensive

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SitaParityaga

Good advice, snowcrab. This is exactly what I do. Even if my hair looks "greasy" for a day, its looking the best ever after day two, and for many days after.

But hey, cpfreeatlast, get into being freeatlast...something so possible to attain in India versus your hometown.