Winterizing My Hair Regimen

"Where's your tam?!!"  The words of my father as I was growing up, horrified that I was going out into the cold without a hat. 

Coming back from 3 months in a tropical climate (we're talking 28-30 degrees celsius erryday!) in November last year, I was horrified at having to endure snow and freezing temperatures back home in the UK.  I don’t like the cold at the best of times, so I was really going through…

Nowadays, a hat (with satin bonnet underneath) is my head/hair’s best friend.  Tightly coiled hair is renowned for being dry - some of that is pretty much inevitable because of the way our hair twists, turns and bends, it's very difficult for oil which the scalp naturally secretes to travel down the hair shaft.  Dry cold weather on top of that?  Take cover! 

Just before the big freeze commenced, my hair was in between protective styles, so I went on the offensive and put in some mini-braids (my natural hair only). 

How I am ‘winterizing my hair regimen’ to protect from the cold outside and dry harsh heat of central heating at home is:

• upping my M&S (moisturising and sealing) game
• consistently double protective styling, and
• covering my head 90% of the time whether I'm indoors or out. 

So far, it’s been working quite nicely to help me retain moisture.  Donning hats like this in dodgy weather also gives you a great opportunity to get in undercover deep conditioning sessions.  #hair tip