Humidity and rain is hell on hair, some anti-frizz tips to help smooth it out
If there is one perennial beauty concern, it's what to do about hair in humidity and rain. In my hunt for finite ways to battle the flyaways and frizz I talked to renowned colourist Damien Rayner. Here are his pointers:
·The condition of your hair is key in combating flyaways. If you have this under control (with the correct nourishing products and regular trims) this will help to reduce colour fading and combat dull looking hair. Even if you don't colour your hair, your natural hair colour is also susceptible to fading and frizzing.
·One of the best things you can do for your hair, if it is medium to thick or curly, is use an antioxidant treatment such as O & M Project Sukuroi. This is a great product that protects coloured hair from oxidising and leaching colour and shine. This Gold Smoothing Balm contains gold of pleasure oil (yes that is its real name), macadamia oil and keratin. The heat from the blow dryer helps the keratin to bond with the hair and make it softer and smoother. Rub a small amount in from roots to ends and blow dry in.
·When it comes to finer hair O & M Know Knott is a great lightweight alternative. It contains cold-pressed macadamia and argan oils, which help to increase the shine factor and recondition hair. It is best applied with a light misting. As the name suggests it is also great for detangling.
·Be cautious of dry shampoo and hair spray in humidity and rain as it can attract moisture and create a sticky mess.
Our latest hair-smoothing fragrant finds
·Hair perfume. Yes, you heard me right. After you have blow dried in a smoothing balm, add SachaJuan Hair Perfume to finish as it has UV filters to stop hair from getting fluffy from the humidity. It is a lightly moisturising, static-reducing spray that creates shine and UV-protection while keeping hair fresh. With notes of green apple, peach, rose, white musk and cedarwood, it smells clean and fresh. No other fragrance required.
·Miss Dior Hair Mist is a subtler sister to the eau de parfum with notes of mandarin, jasmine and patchouli. It has staying power for a couple of hours and won't drown out your regular fragrance.
·Byredo Hair Perfume. We are obsessed with Byredo fragrances and their hair perfumes are no exception. A favourite at the moment is Gypsy Water with its woody, vanilla scent. It contains silicone to add shine and softness to the hair.
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