Keep Your Hair Monsoon-Proof With These 4 Tips

When it comes to the condition your hair is in during the monsoon season, all you want to do is sing, "Rain, rain, go away!" It is not easy to manage frizzy, dull, weak, and damaged hair when the rain leaves you working hard to keep your mane healthy each year. These simple tips can help you control hair damage while nourishing and protecting your hair from the ill effects of humidity throughout the wet season:

• Avoid Air Drying Your Hair: If there is one season during the year when the heat from blow-drying your hair suits it, it is the monsoons. You don't want your hair to absorb all the moisture and humidity from the atmosphere, and the only way to do that is to avoid air drying your hair for these few months. Seal the cuticle and reduce frizz once you have washed your hair with cold water. Apply a serum enriched with keratin and argan oil, and then blow-dry your hair from top to bottom in one direction. You'll be left with smooth, healthy-looking, detangled hair!
  

• Follow this simple hair-care ritual: Always wash your hair with cold water to lock in the cuticle. Choose products specifically formulated to combat frizz and dryness throughout the rainy season. Use shampoos that gently cleanse your hair without stripping away its natural oils. Follow up with a panthenol-infused leave-in-conditioner to replenish moisture and restore the vitality of your rain-damaged locks. To give it some extra TLC, always apply a weekly DIY hair mask with either bananas, curd or papaya. Sprinkle some argan, rosemary or ylang-ylang oil into this pack for nourishment and scalp stimulation. Finally, skip the tight bun and opt for loose braids and headbands to prevent further damage.
  

• Protect While Styling: Blow drying and heat styling during monsoons are good, provided you protect your hair. Apply a heat-protectant hairspray designed to shield your hair during blow drying. These heat-protectant hair sprays often contain beneficial ingredients like panthenol and protein, providing hold, shine, and nourishment for a stylish and healthy mane that can take on the wettest monsoons. So, make every day a happy hair day!
  

• Eat Well: Eat vitamins for good hair, especially protein, from lean meats, fish, eggs, legumes, leafy greens, and colourful peppers to fight free radicals that damage hair. Iron is also essential for hair growth, so incorporate beans, spinach, and fortified cereals into your daily intake to moisturise your hair and scalp.