hair protection in cold weather
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Topic: hair protection in cold weather
Posted By: noeyangel77
Subject: hair protection in cold weather
Date Posted: November 22 2005 at 10:13pm
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Hi guys, Just wondering if anyone goes to special lenghts to protect their hair in the colder months? I never really did anything special in the past, but since I have had damage from highlights last month and my hair is not healthy like it was before, I want to do what ever I can to protect it. I have read that hair can suffer damage in the colder months because the cold air outside and the dry heat inside your home can dry and damage your hair because the fluctuation in temperatures. Thanks! |
What can I do to prevent further damage caused by the elements??Replies:
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 2:31am
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Here's what I do...
Stay warm! Anais
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Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 3:11am
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Well I'm not having this problem right now as it's just getting into the boiling, stinking hot season here in Australia......but..... have you tried oiling? Do some heavy oiling treatments at night (over night) and then do some light leave-in oil treatments during the day. Other than that....what Anais said :) ------------- 
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 7:53am
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Yep, that's what I do, I oil my hair more in the winter using either jojoba or a mix of shea butter and jojoba. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: gossipqueen
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 8:23am
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This may sound weird but in the winter months my hair looks
better and healthier then it does in the summer. And I live in |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 8:34am
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Perhaps your hair doesn't like humidity?
------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: tdouty
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 10:42am
| Anais: You said about not allowing your hair to freeze by going out in below freezing weather with wet hair. I've never heard that this is bad for hair. How does it hurt your hair to freeze? Is it because of expansion of the water in the hair shaft as it freezes causes breakage?? |
Posted By: gossipqueen
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 1:26pm
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susan, I think you may be onto something maybe my hair
doesn’t like humidity. I wear my hair straight but its naturally curly so when I
go out it just curls up while some may stay straight and on the most humid of
days it use to look like I got hit by lighting |
( that was before I discovered
the wonders of a flat iron)Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 7:42pm
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Tdouty... you got it on the nose! At least this is what I heard. I don't know if there is a significant enough amount of moisture in hair for this to happen, but at the very least, it will make the hair shaft expand (which usually isn't good). I'm not taking my chances. Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: maye726
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 6:00am
| My hair also dries out more in the winter months, I have tried the hot oil treatments they work for a couple of days and that is about it. My hair is waste length and it looks dried out. Any other sugggestions? I have had a moisterizing treatment at the local beauty salon which helps but is not cheap. |
Posted By: Hellfrozeover
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 7:45am
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I was told that oiled updos are good. I use extra virgin oliveoil just now as I have some in the house.
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! My hair is only 1/3 of the way down my back but it's really thick so oiled updos work really well and I like the look of my hair in a bun.Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 3:18am
Hellfrozeover.......how FANTASTIC is your hair???? So thick and shiny!! It's like chocolate fudge syrup  You should be so proud of how it looks, its testament to your careful treatment and pampering of it. Well done girl!!  -------------
25 inches as at 1st Nov 06 |
Posted By: Hellfrozeover
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 5:13am
Thanks ! It's a little under the weather right now as I've just found out a semi I used back in September had a tiny bit of peroxide in it and I'm trying everything to get the small amount of colourant out and keep it in good condition .------------- |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 8:25am
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maye726, Hot oil treatments aren't actually oil. When you oil your hair with jojoba or the like, you are doing something different than when you use "hot oil" (unless you've made the hot oil yourself and actually put some oil in it that is). The ingredients of VO5 hot oil are: Water, Cocotrimonium Chloride, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Acetamide MEA, Polyquaternium -10, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Pei-1750 Hydrochloride, Oleth-20, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Fragrance, FD and C Yellow No. 6 Mostly water, no real oil. If you use jojoba or another type of actual oil, you can leave it in your hair (you would use very little, like a couple of drops so it doesn't make it look oily or get on anything - if you want to wear an oiled updo, you can use more since it wouldn't show anyway). Most people oil from the ears down to avoid the scalp looking oily. Conditioning treatments at salons are often silicone conditioners, which make hair feel soft but must be clarified off on occasion to avoid damaging the hair. Hope this was helpful. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 4:54pm
Agreed! Thanks for sharing these new photos, HFO!
Your strands can quite literally freeze and break off. It's happened to me. Years ago when I lived in a northern clime, washed my hair and went outside (15F). It froze quite quickly and sections of it snapped off. Holding hairsicles (hair strands encased in ice) in my hand was a shock. Never again did I go outside in extreme cold with wet hair. ------------- |
missrini wrote:Posted By: strawberryfine
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 12:40pm
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Yep, It will freeze right off! Lots of jojoba and monoi tiare oil, lots of Biolage conditioning balm left in, braid and cover with hat or hood or scarf. Look at Anais' beautiful hair! Take no chances! SF ------------- strawberryfine 2aFii 12/25.5"/terminal length after reaching "small of my back length" |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 8:55pm
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Strawberryfine! Love ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: strawberryfine
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 9:16am
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AnaisS!!! Thank you so much! I read this post yesterday and took very special precautions today because we are expecting snow and I'm going out Christmas shopping. "The steps I took": 1. Phytojoba shampoo ala Dave's Dilution Solution 2. Extra Biolage Conditioning Balm in shower 3. A little more BCB left in 4. Jojoba oil on top layer and ends 5. Scarf 6. French beret with my hair twisted up inside in a loose bun shape (all hair covered) so that when I pull it off my hair tumbles down; feels sooo good! Trying to get a new avatar pic; forgot the websites I uploaded to: what do you use? Miniphoto, photobucket or other? TIA! SF ------------- strawberryfine 2aFii 12/25.5"/terminal length after reaching "small of my back length" |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 11:29am
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I use http://www.tinypic.com - Tinypic , which is commitment free and viewable by more browsers than Photobucket (problems with some European browsers) Hugs ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: gossipqueen
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 5:33pm
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Dave, thanks for that information on hair freezing and
breaking off!!! |
I had no idea, never really thought about my hair breaking off
like that. I live in Posted By: Sunsailing
Date Posted: December 11 2005 at 4:38pm
Has anyone seen the new commercial by Pantene? They are now marketing a shampoo/conditioner line made for "winter protection". I saw the commercial yesterday and thought of this thread  ------------- 
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Posted By: Katja
Date Posted: December 11 2005 at 7:47pm
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Sunsailing, I've seen that commercial! I wish I trusted Pantene products more though. As for the frozen hair thing, it's happened to me before and it's not pleasant. Fortunately, mine never broke off, but I wouldn't suggest chancing it to anyone. ------------- "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." -Woody Allen |
Posted By: tdouty
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 9:51am
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We didn't see that. We like Pantene, so we'll be looking for it. Thanks for the heads up.
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 9:55pm
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Welcome back, Strawberryfine! Even though your avatar pic is
small, I can tell that your hair has grown longer. Yay! (I
use tinypic, FWIW) Good idea to protect that wet & damp hair from the freezing cold, gossipqueen! Sunsailing, I haven't heard of (or seen the ad for) the "winter protection" line of products. I'd like to know specifically how and why they make their claim that it's better than other company's products. ------------- |