Cold weather can bring havoc to your skin, scalp, and hair, and determining what to do to prevent it can be as simple as changing just a few aspects of your lifestyle when Jack Frost starts nipping at your nose!
There are three main elements to hair and skin health during the winter. They are Moisture, Fabric, and Product.
Consider two main things about moisture, the air temp and the water temp.
The temperature of water in the winter must remain at about medium warmish. Whenever you shower or bathe, try your best to resist shaking off the chill by cranking the water up to hot.
Hot water dries out and irritates the skin and scalp. It dries out your hair and can even damage the ends of the hair shaft.
The temperature of air in the winter is obviously very low – which can dry out the moisture from the air. The same way our skin can get frostbitten our hair can too – leading to cracking and breakage. Our skin also dries out in a cold wind, and can result in far worse than just dry skin, but rashes and even eczema.
Keep in mind however that central heating, space heaters, and even a cozy romantic wood fire all suck moisture out of the air like the cold does; so coming in from outside won’t be any better for your hair and skin.
Here are some tips for keeping your hair and skin moist:
This one might not seem so obvious, but you’ll probably pick up where I’m going with this before long. In a dry environment, what we place against our skin is directly related to moisture retention and skin health.
The fabric you sleep on is important because humans spend 1 third of their lifespan in bed. So naturally if some of your bedsheets were treating your wrong, you’d feel it.
The fabric you wear is also equally important for the same reasons. Covering sensitive areas with the right fabric choices will help a lot.
Tips for selecting fabrics for the winter time:
When it comes to using product in the wintertime it’s not too much different than at any other time of the year. The only major differences is which kinds of products to use, how to use product and how much.
The natural oils in your skin and hair are disrupted and at worse, scoured away during winter, and adding coconut, jojoba, or argan oils to your routine are a great idea.
Tips for using products and which ones to use in winter:
If you remember Moisture, Fabric, and Product, you’ll be well protected and suited no matter how dry and cold this winter gets!
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