Winter Hair Health

*This is a collaborative post on winter hair health

Winter can be really hard on your health. The cold dry air can cause your hair to dry out and break more easily than it once did. It can also cause hair to frizz and your scalp to become sore and dry too.

The good news, if that doesn’t sound like much fun, is there are lots of things you can do to maintain good hair health this winter, as you will see below.

Winter hair health: take supplements

If your hair tends to get drier or thinner in the winter months, then starting on a collagen supplement, which will help you to grow, stronger, healthier, hair as soon as you can in advance of, and during, the winter season will really help. Need to know more about collagen? Check out the benefits of Kollo Health, the UK’s leading collagen supplement, and you will soon see that taking a collagen supplement will help more than just your hair health this winter.

Apply oil

If your hair and scalp get dry when it gets cold, once or twice a week, apply a generous amount of argan or coconut oil to your scalp and massage through your hair. Cover with a shower cap or plastic wrap and leave for as long as you can. This will add tons of moisture back to your scalp and ensure your hair is smooth and shiny come what may.

Winter hair health: cut down on washes

If you are one of those people who washes your hair every day, you should be stripping out important natural oils that your hair needs to stay so soft and sleek. Try switching to every other day washing instead, and if you can leave it even longer, that would be beneficial too.

Use a leave-in conditioner

A leave-in conditioner is great at protecting your hair front the elements year-round. In the summer, it can be used to protect against the sun’s rays, and in the winter, it can prevent cool air from drying out your locks, and your scalp too. If you find that your hair is too thin to use leave-in conditioner, then applying a hair mask once a week is a good alternative. And wearing a hat or scarf to protect your hair might help too.

Winter hair health: don’t leave your hair wet

You might be a fan of air drying your hair because you’ve heard how bad hairdryers can be for your locks, but in the winter, it is a good idea to get your hair dry as quickly as you can because the longer it is left wet and cold, the more likely it is to break off and become too delicate. If you really don’t want to use a hairdryer, then wrapping it with a quick dry hair turban is a good plan.

It might be more challenging to maintain your magnificent mane in the wintertime, but as you can see, it is not impossible. Put the above winter hair health tips into action and your hair will always look amazing, no matter how cold it gets outside.