Humidity can be curly hair’s friend or foe. While a little bit of humidity can make your curls look fuller and more defined, too much humidity can be cruel to your coils and cause frizziness, dryness, and damaged hair.
So let us help protect your coils and curls with these hair hacks!
1. Choose products that lock in moisture
Humidity causes hair to become frizzy, this is because of hydrogen bonds. There are high levels of hydrogen in the air when it is humid and when these hydrogen bonds form in between the protein and water molecules in your hair it raises the hair cuticle and causes the hair strand to become frizzy! Using a lightweight leave-in conditioner with all-natural ingredients can help fight off frizz while avoiding product build-up.
2. Key ingredients for shampoo and conditioner
Choosing the right type of shampoo and conditioner is essential to ensuring that your hair stays soft, shiny, and bouncy, especially in humid climates. Regular shampoo and conditioner often contain sulfates and alcohol which can further dry out and damage hair. Look for hydrating ingredients such as shea butter, aloe vera, natural oils (such as coconut oil or black castor oil), and honey when buying shampoo and conditioner.
3. Check your shower temperature
We get it. After a long day at work, there’s nothing more relaxing than stepping in the shower and washing off all that dirt and grime from the day’s activities off of your body, but did you know that your hot showers can do more harm than help?
Although taking hot showers can provide benefits such as opening up pores for a deeper exfoliation, and getting rid of excess oils and hair products; hot showers can also cause your hair to become dry and brittle. As mentioned earlier, hot showers can wash away excess oils, but they can also strip away the sebum on your scalp. Sebum is a natural oil that your body produces and keeps your hair healthy by forming a sort of shield that protects it from harmful elements and bacteria.
4. Apply heat protectant
It’s unavoidable that our hair goes through a lot of heat stress throughout our day. From getting exposed to the sun to going to the salon where they use hair irons, and even at home with a simple hair dryer, our hair gets exposed to a lot of heat which can cause significant damage in the long run. That’s where heat protectant come in. Heat protectants form a layer of protection over your hair stands that lock in moisture, reducing moisture loss caused by heat, and minimizing its damaging effects.
Our Recommendations
Say goodbye to frizzy, dry, and damaged hair with these amazing hydrating products:
- African Pride: Shea Miracle Sulfate Free Detangling Shampoo
This detangling shampoo creates incredibly slippery, soft tresses, which helps kinkier textures detangle with ease. The smoothing, nourishing ingredients combine to easily tame even the frizziest natural textures.
- Vatika: Afro Naturals Curl Defining Cream
Vatika Afro Naturals Curl Defining Creme works to give your curls a defined look. It is infused with Shea butter and Coconut Oil to nourish and hydrate your strands leaving them moisturized with long-lasting curl definition throughout the day! It is perfect for wash-and-go, finger coils, and twist-outs!
- 3. Curls Blueberry Bliss Hair Growth Oil
Curl Blueberry Bliss Reparative Hair Growth Oil is formulated with certified organic Blueberry Extract, Pomegranate Seed, Argan, and Gardenia Flower Oil and is perfect as a pre-poo, cuticle sealant, hair growth stimulant, or as a finisher to all curly hairstyles.
