By CAITLYN PRAY
Student Writer
Does winter leave your hair a dry, frizzy, and a static mess?
Do you spend hours (or at least a considerable amount of time) in front of the mirror every morning frustrated over the question of what you’re going to do to your hair that day to make it look nice, gorgeous and healthy?
If any of this sounds like you, or you’re just looking for a better way to take care of your hair this winter, then you will definitely want to pay attention to these tips and tricks that really do work and leave your hair silky, manageable and beautiful.
1. Use Dryer Sheets to Comb out Static
Static electricity runs rampant in the winter, especially in a place as dry as Alva. If the static is getting to you and your hair, try simply brushing your hair down with a dryer sheet to soak up all the frizzles and leave your hair sleek and static-free. You can also brush down your jacket, shirt, scarf or any object you might have that is high in static with a dyer sheet and that will help eliminate the static.
2. Don’t burn your hair in the shower
As tempting as it is to jack up the hot water in the shower after a cold day, resist the urge. That, or try to avoid getting your hair wet until you can cool down the water just a little to a lukewarm or as cold as you’re comfortable with temperature. Personally, I haven’t seen rave results after washing hair in plain cold water. The freezing shower is just not worth it in my opinion. I will say that washing your hair in a hot shower will increase frizz.
3. Moisturize your hair with shampoo and conditioner
Websites and people will tell you to stop washing your hair on a regular basis in the winter to avoid the static and frizz problems. For those who don’t like adjusting to dirtier hair, however, there is a way to take showers regularly and still have a great head of hair. I call it conditioners. It’s important not to go heavy on the conditioner or shampoo while washing your hair, because that actually can cause frizz and dryness in hair, but a decent amount of conditioner used at least once a week or lathering your hair in shampoo when washing can actually do a lot to moisturize your hair and give it the boost it needs to stay hydrated in the dry, cold air.
4. Watch the irons and wands
There are definitely some of us girls out there that think we need to look great all the time. While I know such guys exist too, girls are the more likely group to start pulling out the hot irons, wands and rollers to make them look like models even in the windy, wintery cold. Though this temptation is a routine and life cycle to some. I would just encourage trying to cut back on how much you use hot tools on your hair, give it a break every once and a while.
5. Spray on some Frizz-be-gone
Sadly, no such frizz-be-gone product does exist as a brand name, but there are a plethora of products you can use to safely and healthily tame fly-aways and frizz without breaking the bank. A drop of conditioner added to a spray bottle of water makes easy and efficient frizz tamer and shine, a very little (VERY little) stream of petroleum jelly also can give fly-away hairs a touch-up and even such commodities as hand soap when used in moderation can keep hair in place.