Curly Hair And Humidity

An adorable braided look or sexy neck bearing topknot will be a solid bet to keep your hair contained and less prone to frizz.

Curly hair and humidity. Over the last few years a bevy of products have hit the market promising to prevent even. Humid weather and curly hair typically do not go well together but you can t stay in the air conditioning forever. Hair that is naturally curly when exposed to humidity will often curl excessively or be prone to frizziness even if it has been meticulously straightened before stepping outdoors. My irish french canadian heritage means that my naturally wavy to curly hair if given no consideration can become its own corona around my head especially in the humidity a look that s more ms.

Why does humidity make curly hair frizzy. You can confidently do your hair in minutes and get back to dealing with the rest of your day. Beating humidity by rebecca mariolis. F or some people humidity makes their curls turn into a hot frizzy mess.

As an analogy imagine the metal coil of a spring. The humidity has hit peak levels lately and my normal styling efforts are being pushed to their limits. Because curly tresses have rougher cuticles to begin with brushing or touching hair should be avoided or minimized when it s humid as you ll invoke friction which only further intensifies fuzzy locks. So what s the science.

Frizzle from the magic school bus or gaby hoffman terrorizing greenpoint on girls as opposed to the glamorous pre raphaelite waves that i imagine i have on my best days like rose byrne s. The trend in effortless hair lends itself greatly to frizz embracing looks to keep the flyaways in check he says. As soon as the humidity hits curly girls everywhere know it s time to retire their blow dryers and flat irons until cool weather rolls back around. Others swear that humidity actually makes their curls pop even more.

It may not be visible to the eye but on a microscopic level each strand of hair is actually made up of several thin layers. On the macro level this means that naturally curly hair as a whole becomes curlier or frizzier due to humidity. When the humidity hits these 5 quick and easy curly hairstyles will have you covered. Women with tight curls or wavy texture in their hair are unfortunately more frizz prone so choosing a more humidity friendly style is your best bet.

Hair that is more fragile and porous such as curly wavy kinky curly hair and color treated hair is especially prone to humidity even if you have straightened it. I have 3b 3c natural curly hair and i live in the island of jamaica. I then set the ends on perm rods. As always it comes down to the condition of your strands.

For years straightening your curly hair when it s hot and humid has essentially been off limits for ladies who fear major frizz that is until now. Last wednesday i washed my hair with a moisturizing shampoo deep conditioned and then applied a creamy moisturizing leave in with a firm holding gel to 11 sections of my hair which were put in 11 box braids plaits. I ve learnt how to control frizz in my curly hair but sometimes the weather just isn t on your side.