Home Hair Care: Winter Weather Tips + Bonus Product Review

Does your hair dry out in the winter? Going inside to heated cars, homes, and stores can really dry out your natural oils causing flakey, dry scalp and lifeless, dull, dry hair, and also static. Not fun. 

Winter Hair Tips

* Try skipping shampoo and conditioner an extra day. With the dry winter air, you natural oils are being stripped so you can go an extra day without suds-ing up. Invest in dry shampoo. It will become your best friend. 

* When blow-drying your hair, turn your blow-dryer setting to the medium heat. Heaters all around you suck the moisture out of your hair and scalp all day. You don't want to start your day dried out from maximum heat on your blow-drier!

* Drink more water! A hydrated body doesn't dry out!

* For extreme dry scalp, try oil scalp treatments. Moroccanoil has a great one for dry scalp. Using your finger tips, apply the oil directly to your scalp and massage it in for about 10-15 minutes. You will look prettyyy greasy after, so follow it up with shampoo and conditioner. 

Product Review: ColorProof SuperRich Shampoo and Condition

You all know how much I love ColorProof Evolved Color Care. The entire line protects color-treated hair in many different ways. The SuperRich system is perfect for dry winter hair. The shampoo has a 'gingered amber' fragrance (smells like Christmas) and has a luxurious billowy lather. The shampoo doesn't use any harsh sulfates or salts. You only need a small amount of this highly concentrated shampoo. (dime to nickel size usage works for most hair types.) The condition has a 'mojito mint' fragrance. It deeply hydrates color-treated hair. This is my husbands favorite! He loves that cooling, calming condition provides relief for his dry scalp. I even use this condition for my fine, thin hair! A pea to dime size usage works for most hair types. If you have finer, thinner hair like myself, use a pea size to avoid weighing your hair down. Use more for courser, thicker hair.

***** Value (five stars) approximately $0.37 per use
***** Effectiveness (five stars) does exactly as it promises



****   Fragrance (four stars) some of my clients aren't a fan of the mojito mint in the condition. You either love it or hate it.
****   Final Recommendation (four stars) recommended for most hair type, perfect for hair in need of moisture

Product Review: ColorProof PureRelease Instant Detangle

This is another great product for dry hair. I love this year round, but in the winter especially because it reduces static! This product speeds blow-drying time, protects your hair from heat, reduces static, adds moisture to the hair, and oh yeah... detangles hair preventing harmful breakage. The fragrance is coconut lemongrass... love! It's like a mini vacation in the morning. Just a few pumps on wet hair, comb through, then style as usual!

***** Value (five stars) approximately $0.22 per use
***** Effectiveness (five stars) does exactly what it promises
***** Multi-use (five stars)
***** Scent (five stars) all my clients say, 'Oh, what are you using? That smells great!'
***** Final Recommendation (five stars) great for all hair types, I use it personally every day and on every one of my clients