In winter and spring, hair needs special care. For the health of the hair, the combination of low temperatures, too dry indoor air and a lack of vitamins and microelements, which we often suffer in the winter, is quite unfavorable. How to care for your hair in the winter, to keep it beautiful and healthy, we'll talk today.
1. Take vitamins.
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2. Improve blood flow to the hair. In winter, under the influence of cold blood vessels are narrowed. The scalp does not receive the necessary substances that are delivered with blood and lymph. And from this deficiency hair first of all suffer. Hair roots weaken. This can lead to hair loss and slower growth. Hair becomes thinner, fragile, brittle, thin and dull.
To prevent or cure hair loss, trichologists recommend regular massage of the scalp. About different methods of massage to improve hair growth, we have already told in this publication. A massage of the cervical spine will not be superfluous - the vast majority of citizens today suffer from osteochondrosis and disorders of cerebral circulation, which also can not but affect the condition of the hair.
A very good effect to improve blood circulation in the scalp and stimulate hair growth has darsonval with a special nozzle. An important part of treatment for hair loss is a laser comb - it improves the blood supply to the bulbs, promotes protein synthesis, from which hair is built and stimulates the growth of the so-called undercoat - young hair.
3. Moisturize hair and skin. To protect the hair and skin from drying out and restore balance in the body, drink more pure or mineral water. Very well helps to improve the condition of hair and skin in the winter with a humidifier. You can buy it at any major hardware store. For nourishing hair with moisture it is worth using special care products for intensive moisturizing. First of all, masks, balms and conditioners.
Special series of products that effectively moisturize your hair in the winter have such popular brands as Londa, Moltobene, Paul Mitchell, Wella, Weleda. They make the hair more elastic, smooth, shiny, relieve static electricity, which causes the hair to push and make them naughty, and some of them also help relieve irritation and itching of the scalp.
4. Change hair care products. Winter care for oily, dry, normal, mixed hair may differ significantly from the usual. The fact is that in the cold winter months, the type of your hair and scalp may change. Therefore, if you continue to use the usual shampoos, balsams and masks, the condition of the hair may deteriorate.
As a rule, in winter the hair becomes drier. Alternatively, they can remain fatty at the roots, but become very dry, brittle and dehydrated at the tips. Therefore, the shampoo should be as delicate and gentle as possible, with a neutral pH level, with natural plant ingredients, free of dyes, parabens and silicones. Well, if it is designed specifically for dry, damaged and brittle hair.
After shampooing hair, stylists strongly recommend the use of a regenerating or moisturizing balm or conditioner to protect hair from drying out.
5. Intensive nourishing and regenerating masks several times a week. Look for such active ingredients as vitamins B1, B5, B6 and F, glycolipids, phospholipids, essential oils such as orange, proteins, amino acids. They are necessary for hair restoration. Experts recommend to apply a medical mask on wet and well (but carefully!) Pressed hair. Then cover the hair with a film and wrap a warm towel. Keep at least 15 minutes, if you have time, then longer.
6. Feed hair with serums and other products that do not need to be washed off. Hair serums have an excellent composition and are able to have a quick, sometimes almost instant effect. They contain a huge amount of very active ingredients that the hair needs to restore and treat the hair, protect its structure, help preserve moisture and improve the appearance of the strands and tips.
Attention: if you want your hair to not look greasy and dirty when using indelible serums and balms, apply only as much of the product as indicated on the package. As a rule, quite literally 1-2 drops.
7. Protect your scalp from dandruff and increase immunity. Temperature changes and long wearing of tight caps often cause various dermatological problems. Dehydrated scalp becomes dry and irritated, the balance is disturbed, the upper layers of the skin more often die and peel off, and the usual decrease in immunity for winter creates beneficial conditions for fungi and various bacteria. Therefore, in the winter time dandruff appears especially often, even if earlier it did not bother you.
To get rid of dry dandruff and prevent its further occurrence, choose the most gentle shampoo, designed specifically for dry and damaged hair. Natural oils nourish the scalp very well. Especially effective against dandruff is tea tree oil, which is famous for its anti-bacterial action. Regular hair masks from olive, castor, burdock oils, as well as coconut, almond, jojoba are very good.
In case of oily dandruff and no noticeable improvement from natural remedies, it is worth consulting a dermatologist. Probably more effective in this case will be special medical dermatological anti-dandruff shampoos, which are sold in pharmacies.
Hair care tips in winter and autumn
Tip one: off diet! In Russia, long and severe winters, during which a person works hard and leads an active lifestyle. During this period, you can not use a rigid diet, exclude from the diet protein foods, meat, eggs, fish. In the cold season, these products form the basis of the diet for energy and muscle strength.
Drinking per day 250 grams of vegetables and 1 fruit makes it possible for the body to receive a sufficient amount of nutrients. They not only balance our diet, but also improve digestion. Eating berries gives hair a vibrant and smoothness. Vegetable seasoning such as onions, honest, dill and others, promote hair growth and strengthen the follicles.
Winter hair care includes taking vitamins. For the overall strengthening of the body can be suitable any complex at an affordable price. They can be found in pharmacies in your city. The main thing is to look at the composition of mineral substances that contribute to the restorative process of hair and nails:
It is worth paying attention to the composition of the vitamin complex and exclude those components that can lead to allergies. If you have an unusual reaction to any substance, then immediately consult a doctor. It is also not recommended to drink several complexes at the same time. Between different vitamins you need to take a break from 1 month to 3.
Serious illness
Winter hair care can not lead to the desired result in only one case - if it is a sign of the disease. Intense hair loss and brittle nails are most likely a violation of the endocrine system. Focal baldness is a sign of severe stress or anemia. In this case, self-medication is contraindicated, especially medication without a prescription. This can lead to deterioration. With such symptoms, it is better to contact a trichologist or a cosmetologist, and also make an appointment with a local therapist.
A general deterioration of the hair condition can be a sign of a serious onion-covering disease, such as a fungus. Signs: itching, falling out, dry, dull and brittle ends of hair, small bald patches of the correct form, inflammation. Nowadays, a dermatologist can easily cope with such a problem and advise on the proper care of hair in the winter and during the hot period.
Hair masks
Masks can be prepared by yourself or buy at the store. They improve the appearance and hair shine and silkiness, as well as restore the moisture balance, normalize the structure. For oily hair, nourishing masks are recommended to be used no more than once a week; for dry and normal ones, it is possible 2-3 times, especially if the situation is critical.
Winter hair care with masks is possible both in salons and at home. It is not difficult to make a recovery procedure yourself. If you opt for the purchase of care products in the store, then we advise you to choose cosmetic products of one company. If you want to make a mask yourself, then we offer some simple and effective recipes.
Hair care in winter (masks, recipes)
- A simple mask with kefir will help reduce the amount of sebum, improve blood circulation and contribute to the strengthening and growth of hair. It needs one glass of kefir, whey or yogurt. Apply the product to the entire length, well rubbed into the roots. You can keep it in the open and closed for one hour. After 60 minutes, rinse with shampoo and rinse.
- Hair care in winter with egg yolk gives extra volume. The composition includes 1-2 raw yolks and one teaspoon of water and brandy. It is recommended to wash off the mask after 15 minutes.
- A mustard mask helps reduce sebum excretion and improves blood circulation. It can be used as a conditioner for clean hair. The making is very simple: take 2 tbsp of hot water into a glass. l mustard, which must be well stirred, diluted with 1 liter of boiled water, rinse your head and rinse with warm running water. No need to use shampoo.
For dry:
- Egg and yogurt can be used for hydration. For 1 chicken egg, take 6 tablespoons of yogurt, mix the ingredients, apply the mixture to the hair and roots, wrap a head with a towel, wash off after 10 minutes.
- The blueberry mask restores the hair structure and gives it a lively shine. 300 grams of berries should be well crushed or crushed in a mixer, pour one glass of boiling water and steamed before cooling. Apply the composition to the entire length, hold for half an hour under the cellophane, wash off with a shampoo.
- Olive oil smoothes dry hair, nourishes and promotes growth. Before use, it should be heated to room temperature, thoroughly rubbed into the roots, and evenly applied to the entire length of hair. It is recommended to keep this mask closed (under a hat and a towel) for an hour, then rinse with a shampoo.
For mixed type:
- Hair care in the winter at home is not difficult, even for a mixed type. To do this, take simple ingredients: 2 tbsp. l aloe juice, 2 tbsp. l honey (preferably liquid), the juice of one lemon. For a more convenient application, you can dilute the mixture with boiled water. The composition is applied to the entire length for 30 minutes, then washed off.
- Another sour-milk mask will refresh the roots and heal the sore tips as much as possible. Fresh kefir should be applied to the roots, rubbing the head well, and smear the tips with cream or fat sour cream. Keep for about an hour, rinse with shampoo.
Masks for normal hair:
The composition of such masks usually include medicinal herbs that maintain the balance of hair and protect against problems with hair loss and dryness. Herbs are steamed at home and applied in the form of masks before shampooing, and used as a rinse after. For example, hops prevent dandruff and create an antistatic effect. Sage tones the skin and supports the proper functioning of the glands. Chamomile is used to lighten and grow hair.
Mechanical care
Hair care in the fall and winter includes haircuts and massages. In the cold season, our hair grows 30% slower than in summer. Therefore, you should not set yourself a goal to grow them as much as possible. Dry tips are recommended to cut once a month, as masks and balms are no longer able to restore them. This will give the appearance of grooming.
Massage is preferably carried out before bedtime. It includes circular movements over the entire surface of the head, starting from the occiput and ending with the temporal lobes. You can also use the device Chi. It tones the scalp, relieves fatigue from both the scalp and the entire body, improves mood and restores blood circulation.
Hair Care (Oily)
In Russia, the genetic feature is the oily hair of the inhabitants of the country. This is due to the hereditary tradition of heat conservation. Cosmetologists recommend using in this case, in addition to specialized shampoos, also regulating hair care products in winter.
- skin cleansing
- soothing effect
- anti-inflammatory functions
- reduced irritability
- lipid balance,
- adjustment of fat formation.
Dry hair (care)
Even in the cold season, a woman should remain attractive. This raises her spirits and gives another opportunity to take care of herself. But for dry hair, the use of a hair dryer and curling can be fatal. To avoid damage to the hair and minimize them, you need to actively use nutritional sprays, masks, rinses.
Dry hair does not like cold winds, and this means that you should not leave the house without a hat. This threatens not only catarrhal diseases, but also freezing of the hair and its damage.
General tips for owners of short and long hair
Care for long hair in winter, as well as short hair, is, above all, nutrition and protection. Vitamins of group A are needed to maintain beauty and health (carrots, spinach, cabbage). They are responsible for the functioning of the skin. Group D (fish, milk) regulate calcium metabolism and growth. Group E (apples, green vegetables) are responsible for the absorption of vitamins, digestion, and the prevention of stress. Vitamin PP is found in the liver and legumes. It improves the condition of the mucous and skin.
Vitamin method - easy and pleasant hair care in the winter. Reviews of modern women who do not have time for beauty treatments and making masks at home, they say that this is also the fastest way to restore the health and beauty of not only the hair, but also the whole body.
Effect of cold on hair
Exactly, like skin, our curls do not tolerate negative temperatures:
- Frost makes them dry, dull, brittle, the tips split faster, electrify, and the former shine disappears without a trace.
- Due to the narrowing of the blood vessels of the head to preserve heat, the nutrition of the hair is disrupted, which aggravates the situation.
- Therefore, often without proper care, the strands in the cold become disobedient, lose volume, silkiness, begin to fall.
Below are photos and videos about hair care in the cold winter.
Home Care Tips
Proper integrated approach to care - a pledge of chic hair. It is necessary to care for the curls all the year round, but in the cold it should be more intense.
You can entrust your hair to professionals and periodically take care of your hair in a beauty salon. But it is realistic to provide care at home.
Observance of the following instructions will allow you to learn about the care of hair in the winter. Here are 6 basic and immutable rules:
- Wash your hair as it gets dirty. Not recommended too often, or, conversely, too rare to wash the hair. Frequent washing stimulates the sebaceous glands, the roots "salted" faster, and a rare washing of the head not only spoils the appearance of the hairstyle, but also contributes to the development of seborrheic dermatitis, since a favorable environment for the development of fungal organisms is formed on the skin surface.
- At least a few times a month, use nutritional masks.
- Be sure to wear a hat, do not leave the hair in the cold.
- Watch your diet. Proper care is provided not only from the outside, but also from the inside. The supply of nutrients, vitamins will provide a healthy look, including hair.
- Use care products that are right for you, do not change them often, do not use new unfamiliar cosmetics.
- After washing, allow the curls to dry naturally without using a hair dryer and curling.
Adhere to these tips will not be difficult, because these are the main and basic rules. In the arsenal of hair care is good to have special tools, such as:
- shampoo, balsam, conditioner, matching your hair type,
- hair mask with a natural composition,
- a complex of vitamins E, B, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.
We select the correct winter cosmetics
It is extremely important to choose from a large range of products not only select high-quality, but also effective, suitable for your hair cosmetics. Therefore, you should pay attention to the type of hair:
- Providing care for oily hair in the autumn and winter is real, if you keep the water balance, exclude money that weights strands. It can be nourishing shampoos for fatty curls, mainly without drugs (lauryl sulfates), restoring conditioners, conditioners, conditioners without silicone additives, moisturizing serums.
- For dry strands it is very important to provide food, especially the tips. Use cosmetics for dry and damaged strands, preferably of the same series (herbal shampoos, nourishing balm based on oil, nourishing moisturizing balm after washing, heat protection serum for the tips). Such comprehensive care will help to maintain a healthy look of hair. The use of masks with polyunsaturated fatty acids will additionally nourish the hair web.
- Girls with a mixed type are most difficult to protect their locks in the winter. It is necessary to use either specialized products for the care of such hair in the winter for a mixed type, or to choose from different series. For example, shampoo for oily hair can be combined with a balm for dry strands. It is not recommended to frequently resort to the help of styling agents, as well as to avoid thermal treatment with a hairdryer. Shampoos based on soap root, herbal shampoos, caring masks based on oils, balms and conditioners without silicone are perfect for the mixed type of hair.
Popular mask recipe
So, as already managed to find out the care implies enhanced nutrition along the entire length. Natural masks, easily made at home, perfectly cope with this task. It is enough to apply them at least once in 7-10 days.
Below is a recipe nutritional mask.
For the preparation we need:
- liquid honey - 1 tbsp. spoon,
- egg (yolk),
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. spoon,
- Vitamin B capsules - 1-2 pcs.
- Separate the yolk from the whites, whip.
- Add a spoonful of honey and butter. Flaxseed oil, jojoba oil and grape seed oil have an excellent nutritional effect.
- For an additional effect, you can add encapsulated vitamins.
- Thoroughly mix the composition, evenly distribute along the length of the strands.
- Wrap your head with a towel, leave for 40 minutes.
- After rinse with shampoo.
In the cold season it is strongly not recommended:
- use a hairdryer and styling devices at maximum temperatures,
- walk without a hat,
- to paint hair with aggressive coloring agents,
- wash your hair in hot water
- washing too often or very rarely
- go out in the cold with freshly laid hair
- leave the hair without any care.
Observing the above tips, you will know how to properly and properly care for your head, and the hair will be the subject of your pride.
Feedback and opinions
Proper hair care in winter is a must. Reviews of women can be read below.
Hats do not wear, but in vain. With the onset of winter, she began to notice that my beautiful head of hair was turning into a real “shovel” - just as dry and unsightly. I am a lazy person, so I didn’t bother and bought several tools from the Winter Protection series at once. After a couple of weeks, everything returned to normal, even better. Now she began to think about how to care for her hair in the winter at home. And the cap is now my obligatory piece of clothing; I only go outside in it.
With age, it is getting harder to stay in shape and shine with health, and in fact just what's wrong, everything immediately reflects on the hair. She's a long one, she has done a haircut several times in her entire life. And in the cold especially suffers: constant wind, frost. Some tips read in the women's magazine. Began to make kefir-banana mask, however, the ingredients at my length goes more than the recipe indicated. The effect is pleased! At leisure, I will see more popular recipes. I heard that you can completely transform your curls without spending a lot of money.
Katerina, 18 years old:
Experiments with hair in adolescence were not in vain: in the winter they are in a deplorable state, they always electrify, lose their pomp. On New Year's Eve, a guy presented me with a set of professional cosmetics, which helps to implement proper and complete hair care in winter. Super! The effect was not long in coming. And I'm still at home on vacation masks with an egg began to do, they say that helps to withstand frosts curls, because they always strive to fall out of the cap.
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Why winter hair look worse
With the onset of cold weather, the appearance of hair changes significantly. They begin to break, fall, cross, grow less, lose volume, become lifeless and dull. Such a hair does not please the look! There may be several reasons for this hair condition:
- Dry air The lower the humidity, the more dry the hair, especially at the tips. But high humidity is also harmful. The worst option is a frosty winter after a rainy autumn.
- Cold. Hair bulbs are damaged at a temperature of -2 degrees. In addition, negative temperatures provoke constriction of blood vessels, which in turn leads to a reduction in the nutrition of the hair, slowing their growth, loss.
- Lack of vitamins. In cold weather, there is no such variety of fresh fruits and vegetables as in summer and the lack of vitamins does not have the best effect on the condition of the hair.
- Protein and energy deficiency. In winter, the body spends a large number of calories for heating, so it is important to provide adequate nutrition to the scalp and the body as a whole by replenishing calories.
- Temperature drops. It is cold outside and warm in the room. Frequent change of thermoregulation is a big burden for the body.
Features of hair care in the cold season
In winter, hair is weakened and falls more than in summer. Many girls, guided by prejudice, stop wearing hats so as not to block access of oxygen to the scalp. Or they begin to wash their hair less often, naively believing that fat will protect curls from frost. But these are all myths! And what is the reality?
- Be sure to wear a hat. It is enough 5 minutes in the cold and your hair follicles freeze. For them, this is a great stress, so the hair begins to fall out stronger.
- Wash your head regularly and preferably with products intended for care during the cold season and appropriate for your type of hair. The following brands have such cosmetics: Estel, Pantene, Avon, Shamtu, Wella and others. To make your hair easier to wash, comb them just before going to the shower. As in other seasons, the curls should be washed as they become contaminated. Especially if you have oily hair. Otherwise, there is a risk of blocking oxygen to the scalp due to the formed film. In order not to dry your hair, apply shampoo only to the roots, and the tips are washed with the formed foam, it is enough for them! Also a gentle option for washing hair in the cold is co-washing.
- Watch your health. Not only external factors can adversely affect the hair. Sometimes the hair grow dull and begin to fall out intensively due to violations in the thyroid gland.
- Warn vitamin deficiency. Do not forget to include in your daily diet a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, eggs, milk, fish, seafood and other products that promote the growth and strengthening of hair with a high content of calcium. Do not forget about the vitamins of groups B, C, A, F, E, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.
- Use heat protection agents and special anti-static hair sprays. They form a protective film, so necessary at high temperatures.
- Discard the "dangerous" cosmetics. Henna, clay for hair, masks based on alcohol - all of this is harmful to the health of hair in the winter, as it contributes to their drying.
- Try mechanical stimulation. Head massage contributes to the expansion of blood vessels. You can also use a comb with long teeth. Carefully swipe her several times on the scalp and you will feel the pleasant warmth.
In addition, try to be less nervous, because stress and nerves have a negative effect not only on the speed of hair loss, but also on the health of the whole organism. If you think that the hair falls out too much and the situation becomes critical, then consult a doctor, an endocrinologist, a dermatologist. Experts will help to find out the cause of the fallout.
Oily Hair Care Tips
In cold weather, greasy hair becomes even more greasy, losing volume, splitting. They need proper care.
- Moisturizing shampoo. This tool will help regulate sebum secretion, and thus extend the feeling of cleanliness of the hair.
- Masks and balms. They are also needed in order to moisturize the hair and reduce its electrification.
- Cleansers for sensitive skin. Quite often, root fat causes itching or irritation, so some use special cleansers for sensitive skin.
What else can help?
- Try to minimize the use of a hair dryer and ironing.
- Wash hair with warm water, not hot, otherwise the sebaceous glands will increase. At the end of washing you can rinse your hair with cool water, then the scales will close.
- Use sulfate-free hair care products, gentle natural cosmetics without parabens and silicones.
- Get a humidifier.
- Eat more protein, as it is a building material for hair.
Dry hair care
Dry hair requires no less attention than oily.
- Use nourishing masks, including those with natural plant oils. You can also use coconut oil for hair, causing it for half an hour with the creation of a thermal effect using a cap.
- Get balms, masks, shampoos exclusively for dry hair type.
- Avoid a hair dryer, as this is dry air that turns hair into straw.
- Trim the hair twice a year, getting rid of split ends.
- Use serum tips.
How to care for mixed hair
Locks of mixed type are very sensitive to rapid temperature changes, with improper care, the roots will be quickly salted, and the tips will remain dry and brittle.
- As in the case of dry and oily hair types, the mixed type needs moisturizing and nourishment with the help of masks, oils, indelible conditioners.
- Shampoo is better to choose for dry hair, but the balm - for oily and porous, but do not apply it to the roots. But now there are many tools for hair, oily at the roots and dry at the tips.
- Wash your hair as it gets dirty, do not forget about head massage and minimal use of hair dryer and curling.
Winter care for normal hair
Owners of such hair are most fortunate, because they are usually quite moist and have approximately the same thickness. Your task is not only to preserve this beauty, but also to increase it.
- Wash your hair as it gets dirty with water at room temperature 2-3 times a week or less often - as it gets dirty.
- Use cosmetics for normal hair type, otherwise there may be problems with fat or, conversely, dry scalp. After a shower, let your hair dry and only then begin to comb it.
- Do not forget about moistening, make masks at least once a week, do not neglect thermal protection, and use hair dryer to a minimum.
What to do to not electrified hair
- Pay attention to the comb. Combs made of metal or plastic create the effect of electricity, but from natural materials, such as wood or ceramic, minimize it.
- Whatever type of hair you have, reduce the use of a hair dryer and curls. And if it is difficult to refuse, then choose a hair dryer with an ionization effect, and curling iron with a special protective coating. Do not forget about the means for laying with thermal protection.
- Use antistatic agents. Many companies have special products for hair care in the winter with an antistatic effect. You can also apply a few drops of lavender or rose oil to your hair evenly. These are natural antistatics that make hair soft and manageable.
- Pay special attention to moistening not only from the outside with the help of various masks, but also from the inside - drink more water. You can spray the hair with mineral water several times a day and purchase a humidifier. But do not appear on the street with wet strands, otherwise the moisture inside the hair will freeze and then it can easily get hurt.
- Rinse curls with cool water after shampooing. Then the hair will be less electrified.
Properly selected care, taking into account the characteristics of your curls, will not only preserve the beauty of curls, but also allow you to grow hair. Stay beautiful, despite the cold, because winter is an interesting season. We hope that our advice will help to make your hair healthy and shiny, even in the cold season!
What to do if hair falls out in winter?
In most cases, women complain about two major problems with hair in the winter: they electrify and fall out. A slight increase in winter fallout is not a cause for alarm, but this situation should not be ignored.
Protect hair from falling out in winter
Include in your winter care products containing burdock extract and burdock oil. It is better if shampoo, balm and mask are made by one manufacturer: as a rule, such a complex is built on the principle of supplement, that is, each subsequent tool complements and strengthens the previous one. We also recommend to purchase a low-fat serum for hair roots, which strengthens the hair follicles. It should be used 3-4 times a week, rubbing into the scalp after washing before applying styling products and dry hair. Serum will not only help reduce hair loss, but also enhance their shine, relieve static charge.
Enter the scalp massage with fingertips into the treatment program. Do not rub the skin, it is better to gently push it with your fingers and move your hands so that your fingers remain in place. Thus, you move the skin, as it were, which improves the blood microcirculation and contributes to a more intensive supply of nutrients to the hair follicles.
If the hair is electrified in winter
The reason for hair electrification in winter is dry air in the room and contact with wool and synthetic outerwear. To a large extent, this is also facilitated by the wearing of a cap lined with unnatural fabric. In addition, it is obvious that in such conditions, hair dryer, curling iron, hair curlers and other usual styling tools exacerbate the situation. The reasons are clear, but what to do if the hair is electrified in the winter?
Moisturizing is our first aid. It is necessary to moisturize not only the curls, but also the air in the room. It should be understood that wetting the hair with water only temporarily removes static, after drying, the hair begins to electrify with a new force. Therefore, take care of the availability of special anti-static spray in your arsenal of care products. It can be used both during hair styling and during the day. You should also choose a styling agent and rinse with a similar effect. Many companies produce winter series for hair care.
If you wash your hair before going out, be sure to dry it thoroughly before you go out. Frost destroys the protective layer of wet hair, making it fragile and porous, which leads to breaking off and section of the tips.
Rules for hair care in winter
Hair care in the winter in general is similar to daily, but in addition to the usual actions, certain restrictions are required. To protect your hair in winter from drying out, follow the simple rules of winter care.
1. Reduce the degree
Contrary to the natural desire in winter to make the water in the shower warmer, lower the temperature of the jet a little when you wash your hair. The advice applies equally to any type of hair: oily roots will become less salted, dry strands and tips will break less.
2. Wear hats correctly
On the one hand, the cap electrifies the hair, but you can’t do without it, even if the momentary attractiveness of the hairstyle worries you more than health and beauty in the future. Even a short stay in the cold with an uncovered head disrupts blood circulation in the vessels, causing their instant spasm. This leads to stress of the hair follicles, hair loss. If possible, choose a cap with a lining of natural fabric or such synthetics, which does not interfere with air circulation. The silk lining is ideal: it will “iron” the hair scales, make your hair shine.
Do not create an air-tight cap on your head, do not allow the scalp to sweat, do not forget to remove the headgear indoors. Another tip: do not stint on a few silk pillowcases, believe me, you will forget about the lack of shine and disobedience of curls very quickly.
Short hair is usually hidden under the cap completely, but girls often release long strands over their fur coats. Of course, it is beautiful, but for the health of the hair is unacceptable: from frost, they lose moisture and become brittle.
3. Plastic - no
Do not use metal combs, not only in winter, but in principle. Habitual plastic brush, replace the wooden or silicone: the hair will become easier to pack, less split and electrified. For stacking, brushing with natural bristles and silicone teeth is well suited. Do not brush your hair unnecessarily, it only hurts your hair. It is better to replace the massage brush on the hand.
4. Ease and naturalness
If possible, reduce the amount of styling products, at least occasionally allow the hair to dry naturally. The less foam and varnish will be on your curls, the better they will look when you take off the cap. This tip is especially relevant for oily hair. In any case, minimize the contact of the styling products with the scalp.
If you regularly use a hair dryer, do not stint on the purchase of such with air ionization. In the opinion of consumers and manufacturers, the use of an ionizing hair dryer dries out hair less and makes styling easier.
Winter hair care - the main rules
In the network you can find a lot of recipes for hair care in the winter - these are video and step-by-step photo workshops on the preparation of homemade cosmetics and even entire thematic blogs!
So why are most girls still unhappy with the condition of their hair?
The answer is simple: most of us do not have the patience to care for ourselves not from time to time, but regularly.
In addition, the choice of methods and tools for beauty - the process is much more complex than it might seem at first glance.
In the care of the hair there are a number of general rules that are relevant at any time of the year.
First of all, nutrition and hygiene affect the condition of the mane.
Regardless of the weather outside the window, make sure that your diet has enough vitamins and minerals that promote the growth and strengthening of hair and nails.
In winter, hair needs special care.
Useful for hair will be nuts, herbs, germinated grain.
In the summer, the whole set of “utilities” can be obtained from seasonal fruits and vegetables, but the “plastic” greenhouse fruits from the supermarket are unlikely to bring as much benefit.
Try to give preference to organic products, or at least grown with minimal use of stimulants and other chemicals.
The choice of cosmetics for the care of the mane is also very important.
Ideally, shampoos and balms should not leave an indelible film on the strands that clogs the pores on the skin and contributes to the development of fungal infections.
The following items are the basis of proper care in the icy winter:
- The right shampoo. Even if you always monitor the quality of the shampoo, and try to choose only proven brands, in the winter, choose the softest, most gentle option. It may even be worth trying all-natural remedies - based on amla, soap nut, etc.
- Balsam and masks. Everyone knows that the balm conditioner should be applied after each wash. In winter, this stage takes on added importance. Choose balms and masks with a dense texture that can deeply nourish the hair and retain moisture inside the hair structure.
- Massage the scalp. Air dried by heating, cold wind, tight headgear - all this leads to slower blood flow in the scalp. The result - hair follicles lack nutrition and, at best, curls simply stop growing. And what's the worst? Split ends, brittleness and dryness, massive hairfall ... Familiar symptoms? Then proceed to resuscitation. Choose a soft brush from natural bristles and carefully massage the skin and hair roots every evening. Press down to the pain should not be. Your goal is to improve blood circulation, and not to tear out the remnants of hair. Warming up masks - onion, pepper, mustard - will also be useful.
We collected for you the main rules of winter hair care.
In addition, it is useful to take care of the means to combat static electricity, turning us into a similarity to dandelions.
The cause of excessive electrification of hairs is drying.
Get rid of this phenomenon is simple - remember the school course of physics - add moisture or a little fat to destroy static electricity.
Indelible balms, serums or fluids fit perfectly.
Masks for hair care in winter
If your shelf already has the perfect tools for you, you can simply make small edits to them that will make them more suitable for winter.
Should not diminish the benefits of head massage
Any masks and balms can be enriched with oil solutions of vitamins A and E, essential oils: lavender (soothes and moisturizes), rosemary (strengthens the roots, prevents loss), lemon or bergamot (reduces the fat content of the roots), sandalwood (restores).
Onion hair mask
Grate the cleaned onion or blend to a slurry. Strain through cheesecloth and rub the resulting juice into the roots.
Wrap your head on top with cling film and wrap with a towel.
Leave the onions on the hair for 1.5-2 hours, then rinse with cool water.
If desired, vegetable oils, yeast or herbal tinctures (calendula, St. John's wort, calamus) can be added to the onion mask.
This masochka is incredibly effective, but has a significant drawback - a sharp onion smell will remain on the hair for a very long time.
Honey, avocado and colorless henna are perfect for making winter masks.
Avocado Mask with Henna and Castor Oil
This composition is the best fit for dry and weak hair. Preparation of the mask is extremely simple - whip the pulp of one avocado with a teaspoon of pre-heated castor oil.
Make sure that the gruel is completely homogeneous, otherwise the pieces of not ground pulp of avocado will have to be washed and combed out from the hairstyle for a very long time.
Pour two teaspoons of colorless henna powder with boiling water and leave to infuse (10-20 minutes).
Connect both slurries and apply on hair, wearing a shower cap on top or wrapping a film around the head.
If desired, you can wrap your head with a towel. Keep the mask should be at least 30 minutes.
Castor Hair Oil
Banana mask
Banana fruits are rich in vitamins, potassium and fiber.
For masks, you should take only the ripest, even overripe bananas, the rind of which has already begun to turn black.
To make a nourishing hair mask, mix one overripe banana, two tablespoons of natural honey and two teaspoons of wheat germ.
Grind the mixture very carefully - best in a blender.
Apply to the roots and hair for 45-60 minutes. To enhance the effect of the mask, it is better to wrap the head and warm it up with a hair dryer.
Raw Potato Mask
Juice of raw potatoes removes dry scalp, removes fragility of hair, nourishes them from the inside.
For a therapeutic winter mask, you should take at least 6-8 tablespoons of freshly squeezed juice of raw potatoes.
Apply the juice to the entire length of the hair and, wrapping your head, leave the mask for 40-90 minutes.
If you have no money for expensive salons, just look in the fridge. Surely there are ingredients for a homemade mask.
Carrot mask
Carrot mask will refresh the hair, giving it shine, saturate the skin with moisture.
And if you add a little oatmeal to the carrots, the mask will exfoliate the dead cells and clean the hair.
Rub 100 grams of carrot on a fine grater and mix with 2 tablespoons of oatmeal. Apply to curls and leave for at least 2 hours. Then wash your hair as usual.
As you can see, at home hair mask is nothing complicated, and they may well become an additional item of winter care for the beauty of hair.
Carrot hair mask
Winter hair care in the salon
If home “dances with tambourines” and independent mixing of nutritious, revitalizing and moisturizing compositions seem to you wasted time, you have a direct route to a beauty salon.
The most popular treatments for hair in the winter are screening and lamination.
Lamination and shielding - procedures that appeared in our stores relatively recently.
However, their effectiveness has already experienced thousands of fashionistas.
As a result of these procedures, the strands look more brilliant and voluminous; therefore, many mistakenly believe that these procedures are similar. In fact, it is not.
Lamination - the process of covering the hair with an elastic breathable protective film.
Screening strengthens strands from the inside, saturating their structure with useful substances.
Ideally, these procedures should be combined - so you can achieve the maximum effect (shielding will restore the weakened strands, and lamination will help to secure the newfound structure).
Incredible popularity recently acquired darsonvalization procedure
Scalp peeling
Due to the constant wearing of hats in winter, the strands often start to get fat faster and dandruff appears on the skin.
Deep cleansing of the skin is possible due to peeling.
During the procedure, the master will apply a scrubbing composition on the skin and make a head massage.
As a result, you will get clean skin, cleared of dead particles, the blood circulation of the skin will improve, which means that the nutrition of the roots will improve and the curls will become healthier.
Darsonval
Darsonvalization is the effect of weak pulses of high-frequency current.
Due to this effect, the hair strengthens and stops falling out.
Darsonval improves microcirculation, reduces fat formation and has an antiseptic effect.
The effectiveness of darsonvalization will be more noticeable on the problem curls. Owners of healthy thick hair often say that they have not received a pronounced therapeutic effect.
Home scalp massage
Scalp massage
Massage is good not only in complexes with peelings or masks, but also by itself.
The massage procedure in the salon is also good because you get the opportunity to completely relax.
This procedure is not only useful, but also very pleasant.
In order not to regret the wasted money, do not be lazy to learn more about the various salon treatments for hair in the winter, the feedback and the results of as many people as possible.
Remember - a procedure that is perfect for your sister, friend or neighbor will not necessarily be as helpful to you.
It is best to consult with a trichologist or a hairdresser about which methods of winter care will suit you best.
An onion mask will also be useful.
Folk remedies for winter hair care
High-tech tools of famous brands, although they have an instant visible effect, are often very, very expensive.
Fortunately, at home, you can make very effective masochki.
And such compositions will cost you a mere penny.
The most popular folk remedy for hair care in the winter at home are oils.
Apply any oil available to you on the roots and a little along the entire length of the strands, put on a special cap on top or wrap a head with a food stretch film.
It will be useful to further insulate the head - make a towel bandage and even warm it up with a hair dryer.
In addition, honey, vinegar, brandy, mustard, propolis tincture and hot pepper are often used for homemade mask compositions.
Phytotherapy for hair
Plants can bring considerable benefits to hair.
For example, rinsing the hair after washing with decoction of calamus, calendula, sage, you can strengthen the roots of hairs.
Apply various oils to your hair in winter.
Chamomile soothes the skin and gives the blond hair a golden shine. A decoction of oak bark, as well as a decoction of nettle, will remove excess fat and give shine to the curls.
The application of decoctions or infusions of herbs to dry strands 2-3 hours before washing gives a good effect.
You can use almost any plant: calendula, chamomile, basil, mint and lemon balm, birch leaves and willow bark, coltsfoot, St. John's wort, etc.
Ayurveda for hair
The most famous ayurvedic curl care products are amla oil and powder, neem powder, aloe vera, coconut oil, sesame oil, shambala (fenugreek) and turmeric.
For the improvement of the scalp, the following mask is perfect: mix 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, a tablespoon of camphor and some lemon juice.
Perfectly suitable for hair care in winter decoctions of various herbs, as well as the use of their oils.
Carefully rub into the scalp, well having massaged it.
Leave on strands for 3-4 hours, then wash. Repeating the procedure a couple of times a week, you will get rid of dandruff.
In general, ayurvedic experts say that the beauty of your mane directly depends on the proper circulation of energy in the body.
And to become healthy, you need to harmonize your dosha (energy type).
In the network you can find a lot of reviews on hair care folk remedies at home in the winter.
At the same time, of course, everyone adheres to his own opinion: such methods are ideal for someone, many say that the effect of home remedies exceeds the results of industrial cosmetics.
There are those who are completely frustrated with homemade products and after experimenting with homemade cosmetics, I am sure that professionals and cosmetics of famous brands should take care of their hair.
Various spices are widely used in Ayurvedic hair care.
Choose ways and means of care only you.
One thing is certain - if you want your mane to be strong, thick and shiny, as in advertising, you will have to take care of your hair all year round, making adjustments according to the change of season.
Features of hair care in the winter
One of the most serious problems in the winter is systematic hair loss. Girls are often guided by different prejudices, for example, they don’t wear headdresses in order not to block access of oxygen to the scalp. Or they start washing their hair twice as rarely in the hope that fat protects hair from frost. Both are delusions. As a rule, we ourselves are the cause of bad hair. What rules should you follow?
1. Always wear a hat. Your grandmother knowingly shouted after you: "Put on the hat." Hair bulbs enough 5 minutes to freeze. For them it is stress, so the hair falls out in the winter.
2. Wash your hair regularly. You need to wash your head as it gets dirty, as you do in other seasons. Rare shampooing is contraindicated for oily hair, otherwise the resulting film will block the access of oxygen to the scalp, and will not protect against cold.
3. Watch your health. Hair can fall out and become dull due to the impaired work of the thyroid gland and the reproductive system.
4. Consider the hair renewal period. Our hair is updated every season, and once in 7 years there is a complete change of hair. Hair at this moment falls out at different speeds. Quite often, hair replacement gets it at the end of the winter period, when losses can reach 30%.
5. Warn vitamin deficiency. Provide your body with enough fruits and vegetables during the winter. If that, connect vitamins of groups B, C, A, Omega - 3, 6 fatty acids. Add foods high in calcium to your diet.
6. Use thermal protective equipment. Thermal spray can be used when laying and combing - it forms a protective film, which is destroyed instead of the bulb at high temperatures.
7. Do notstress You can protect your hair, just not nervous once again. Calm - the guarantee of health of the whole organism.
8. If the situation withdeterioration of hair condition becomes critical- talk toto the doctor. The reason will help clarify the trichologist, endocrinologist and dermatologist.
Oily hair care
Oily hair brings a lot of problems in the winter, because they become even more greasy than usual, split and dried up almost to the middle of the hair. What hair care products will help?
1. Moisturizing shampoo. Oily hair is highly dehydrated and therefore constantly electrified. Moisturizing shampoos regulate the secretion of fat on the scalp, create the desired volume and prolong the feeling of cleanliness of the hair.
2. Cleansers for sensitive skin. Oily hair often causes itching and irritation of the scalp. Therefore, some are suitable gel cleansers for sensitive skin and hair.
3. Daily masks andbalms. In the winter, be sure to use masks and balms to moisturize and remove the "electricity" from the hair. Especially well acts hair mask, applied for 20-30 minutes under the towel.
4. Argan oil. A unique natural remedy can be added to shampoo or applied to the hair after blow-drying. It gives shine and eliminates electrification.
If you have oily hair, follow these rules:
- less use hair dryers and ironing,
- wash your head with warm water, not hot. At the end, rinse your hair with cold water so that the scales close,
- cut split ends every 6-7 weeks,
- use products that do not contain sulfates, otherwise the hair will quickly fade and dull even more,
- wash your head no more than 2-3 times a week,
- Enter more protein into your diet. It is he who is the building material for hair,
- Use such a wonderful device as a humidifier.
