How Does The Change in Weather Affect Your Hair?

Ever wondered how one day your hair looks great, but the next day it unexpectedly becomes a bad hair nightmare, even if you styled it exactly the same way? 

The changing temperatures and climatic conditions of the place in which you live play a major role in how well (or badly!) your hair looks. Mechanical changes like weather change can play a key role in affecting hair quality. To deal with such changes, one must take preventive action and aftercare too. A lot of people complain of hair fall and dryness because proper a hair care routine is missing and the changing weather can make it even worse.

Does Weather Affect Hair Texture?

Here are some of the ways in which different weather conditions can affect your hair’s texture and growth:

Winter

Your hair can be severely damaged by cold winter temperatures. Dry, brittle hair that retains little to no moisture is the most typical hair issue related to winter. Why, you ask? Colder temperatures and cold, dry air can harm your hair’s cuticle, which is the barrier that prevents moisture from penetrating the hair shaft. 

Humidity

With the rainy weather comes, humidity, which is a nuisance for many people with unruly hair. Unmanageable hair may probably suffer from humidity because the hair strands will draw in and retain too much water vapour from the environment. As a result, your hair’s molecules may deteriorate, causing the strands to enlarge and give your hair a frizzy, puffy look.

Summer heat

Heat harms hair in general, whether it comes from hot summer temperatures or heat-based styling equipment. Too much heat exposure makes your hair dry and brittle, which results in split ends and breakage. In addition, the damaging UVA and UVB rays from the sun can damage the cuticle, which prevents moisture from entering the hair shaft. Heat damage can make styling your hair difficult and, worse yet, can cause thinning and hair loss. The heat of the summer also affects your scalp. The increase in perspiration during summer, can make your scalp oily, which will make your hair flat and dull.

Hair Care Routine For Changing Weather

Taking care of our hair during the changing seasons can be a tough task with changing heat and humidity around us. With changing weather, it is essential that you keep the hair care tips given below to combat weather induced hair damage.  

1. Be gentle on your hair 

Mild shampoos like plant-based shampoos generate less lather. Do not be harsh towards your hair for generating more lather while using these shampoos. You can avoid this by adding more water in place of the product to generate greater volume of lather. Also, ensure that you do not tie or brush your hair when they are wet, as it makes it prone to breakage. 

2. Follow a healthy diet  

Increase your daily water intake and maintain constant hydration for flushing out toxins and keeping your hair as well as scalp naturally hydrated. Consuming more fruits since they are loaded with vitamins and other essential nutrients can also work wonders for your hair’s health. 

3. Avoid using hot water during a hair wash 

While shampooing your hair, try using lukewarm/cold water instead of steaming, hot water. You do not need an experienced dermatologist to tell you that excessively hot water can damage your hair. On the other hand, you can use lukewarm water for washing while cold or room temperature water for rinsing off applied conditioner. 

4. Partake in a routine 

A good haircare system is perhaps the most essential investment for combating dryness and revitalizing your hair. By using a herbal shampoo containing nutrients, you can ensure that your hair gets that extra power boost to withstand everything it needs. 

5. Trim your hair routinely 

Extra dryness enables split-ends and despite the religiosity with which you maintain your hair care routine, split ends are simply inevitable. Therefore, you would need to trim your hair regularly to obviate weakening hair with split ends. This little step can go a long way in keeping your hair healthy.

6. Use plant-based hair care products  

Plant-based products containing plant-based ingredients are absolutely essential. Better yet, use trusted and tested plant-based products like the Plant Science shampoos which have no side effects while supplying your scalp and hair with the nutrition that they need. 

Plant Science Hair Care Products

Plant Science is a growing natural hair, skin, and health care supplement brand in India. We provide hair care products that are natural and plant-based making them one of the safest and most effective products. We offer two hair care shampoos for your hair problems.

1.  The Plant Science Natural Protein Shampoo is one of the best protein rich shampoo in India.  This product that can be used as a daily cleanser. It uses active plant secondary metabolites and proteins derived from Aloe Vera, Mung Bean, and Wheat to help strengthen your hair, reduce hair frizz and give it an overall shiny and lustrous look. It also helps repair and rejuvenates your hair from inside out and is suitable for all hair types.

2. The Plant Science Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is a natural Anti-Dandruff shampoo available in India for everyone with dandruff issues. This chemical-free anti-dandruff shampoo uses the goodness of plant ingredients like neem, lemon, and coconut to soothe irritating flakes and keep scalp infections at bay. It also nourishes and protects the scalp from dandruff and also has a herbal fragrance. It makes use of active plant secondary metabolites that stop scalp-fungal growth and formation of dandruff making it a really effective solution for your dandruff problems.

Takeaway

The key towards taming your wild tresses lies in establishing and following a simple routine that will guide you in sailing through the transitioning seasons. On one hand the monsoons might make your hair feel frizzy, limp, lackluster and heavy, owing to extremely high levels of humidity in the air. On the other hand, prolonged spells of both dry summer and winter winds can strip your hair of all its natural nutrition. Therefore, you must use the hair care tips given above to build an effective shield against the changing seasons’ wraths.