When the humid weather hits, it can wreak havoc on your hair. There are many people who don’t understand why the humidity makes it so difficult for them to tame their locks. This guide walks you through a few things to know about how humidity affects hair so that you can get a better understanding of why it is so hard to keep your hair looking great in humid weather.
Humidity Makes Curly Hair Frizzy
Anyone with curly hair knows that humidity is one of their worst enemies. It can cause curly hair to be frizzy and unmanageable. This occurs because curly hair has rough cuticles which become exasperated in humid weather. To avoid fizziness, let your hair dry naturally and avoid brushing it. Simply run your fingers through your hair after washing it to get out the tangles. The less you brush it on humid days, the less frizzy it will be.
Humidity Damages Dry Hair
When you have colored or permed hair, your hair follicles can often be very porous. The porousness of the follicles causes them to retain a lot of water during humid weather. This can make the follicles frizz or look damaged at the ends. It’s best to use a great leave-in conditioner on humid days and avoid styling your hair too much so that you do not cause more damage to it. Many people choose to wear their hair up on humid days if they have damaged hair to limit the contact they have with it throughout the day.
Humidity Causes Fine Hair to Become Limp
Fine hair often has hair follicles that absorb and retain the moisture in the air. This can cause them to look lifeless and limp because they are so weighed down by the extra moisture they absorbed. To minimize the limpness of your hair, use as little product in it as possible on humid days and avoid putting your fingers through it. The oils on your fingers can weigh your hair down even more than it already is.
On humid days it’s best to throw your hair up in a ponytail and go about your business. This allows you to know what your hair is going to look like throughout the day and prevents you from accidentally causing damage to it by over-brushing or over-styling it to try to reduce the fizziness, limpness or damaged looks that are created by humidity.
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