Rainproof your hair

From the scorching heat to the refreshing, cool showers of monsoon, are your tresses ready for the climate change? Celebrity hairstylists tell you how to look after those locks and keep them feeling healthy and beautiful.

With the heavy downpour and thick monsoon winds blowing our way, you can feel the moisture seeping into your luscious locks. Ever wondered, what excess moisture could do to your hair? For starters, the humid air during the monsoons can leave your hair feeling wet and sticky, notwithstanding the blow dry session you’ve just been through. If that’s not bad enough, getting wet in the rains with inadequate hair care can leave you with an itchy, flaky scalp that is prone to dandruff, bacterial and fungal infections. “Exposure to extreme and contrasting climatic conditions–extreme heat in the summers to the damp monsoons–can take a toll on your hair, ultimately leaving it frizzy and unmanageable. The extreme variations in weather often strip off the outermost layer of your hair, making it brittle, rough and dry,” informs celebrity hairstylist Adhuna Akhtar. Here are some expert tips to battles hair woes in the monsoons.

Fight that frizz

For those used to light, airy tresses, a rough and unpredictable monsoon can surely strike havoc. However, it takes only a slight change in your regular hair care routine to ensure beautiful, stylish hair all-year-round. Oiling your hair regularly is one such trick. If you thought hair oiling was a grandmother’s myth to healthy hair, here’s what hairstylist-to-the-stars Savio John Pereira says, “Go in for deep oil massages to condition your hair and scalp during monsoon. Use a hair mask after your shampoo to moisturise hair. Identify your hair type and then use the right shampoo and conditioner for good results. Hair tends to break easily when wet in the rains or even otherwise. So avoid brushing wet hair, instead use a widetoothed comb. Make sure you towel dry your hair thoroughly or semi-dry it with a dryer to remove all the excess moisture in the hair.”

Getting wet and soaked in the showers is a pleasure that few can resist, but think again. Pereira reiterates, “Air pollutants dissolved in rainwater may spell doom for your tresses and make hair bonds weak, thus making your hair dull and frizzy.” So avoid wetting your hair this monsoon. And yes, never ever tie wet hair. You knew that, right?

Monsoon styles

Don’t let the monsoon dampen your spirit. While there are umpteen styles to try your hand at, read about the top two styles to sport during this season.Akhtar mentions, “We’re lucky this is the year of the bob. Many women are opting to chop their long locks for a short, flirty and fun haircut. Wear it classically straight or opt for a trendy, dishevelled wavy bob or `wob’ either way a bob never goes out of fashion and it is the perfect accessory for the wet and wild monsoons.” Braids are another big hit that have made a come back even on the runways and red carpet. Pereira suggests, “Braided hairstyles are the best option to keep your hair up and away from the nape. From fish tails, French braids, twisted braids, multiple braids, waterfall braids, etc, try any for a fun twist. It can be worn the classic way, which is at the back or to the side depending on the occasion.”

So go out there and get cracking on your monsoon coiffure now!RAINPROOF your hair Annabel Dsouza   From the scorching heat to the refreshing, cool showers of monsoon, are your tresses ready for the climate change? Celebrity hairstylists tell you how to look after those locks and keep them feeling healthy and beautiful With the heavy downpour and thick mon soon winds blowing our way, you can feel the moisture seeping into your luscious locks. Ever wondered, what excess moisture could do to your hair? For starters, the humid air during the monsoons can leave your hair feeling wet and sticky, notwithstanding the blow dry session you’ve just been through. If that’s not bad enough, getting wet in the rains with inadequate hair care can leave you with an itchy, flaky scalp that is prone to dandruff, bacterial and fungal infections. “Exposure to extreme and contrasting climatic conditions–extreme heat in the summers to the damp monsoons–can take a toll on your hair, ultimately leaving it frizzy and unmanageable.The extreme variations in weather often strip off the outermost layer of your hair, making it brittle, rough and dry,” informs celebrity hairstylist Adhuna Akhtar. Here are some expert tips to battles hair woes in the monsoons.

So go out there and get cracking on your monsoon coiffure now!