WINTER HAIR REMEDIES - DAY 2: STATIC
WHAT CAUSES STATIC HAIR
Static hair is caused in the winter because as the air’s moisture levels drop, the dry air causes your hair to pick up more electrical charge. We’ve all had that moment when we were little and someone rubbed a party balloon on our head, right? Totally what I am picturing. Anyways, Static hair is the result of electricity, atoms, and a lot of scientific stuff we won’t get into. Long story short, our hair is made up of atoms (like everything else in the world) which, when rubbed against other atoms, gets charged with electricity. I totally nerd out on the scientific side of things. If I had this interest when I was in school, I would have gotten better grades, but ya know - whatever.
HOW TO FIX STATIC HAIR
To fix static hair, there are a couple of things you can do.
1. Use a metal comb
Switch out your plastic hair brushes and combs for metal ones, to help get rid of static, as plastic tend to hold more static charge than metal. The more you know, am I right?
2. Use an ionic hairdryer
Ionic hairdryers blow out negatively charged ions, which work against the positively charged water molecules in your hair to reduce static electricity. Negative ions also do not open up the hair shaft, leading to smoother, shinier hair. I have to be honest, I didn’t know what the difference between an ionic blowdryer and a regular one was. So interesting.
3. Use a dryer sheet or hand cream for a quick fix
Obviously we know that dryer sheets are specifically designed to reduce static when drying clothes, but did you know that you can use them for your hair as well?! If you find yourself taking off your hoodie and dealing with a staticky fly-aways, just run a dryer sheet over your hair for instant smoothness. Or, take a tiny drop of conditioner and apply it over your hair to quickly soften down those pesky alfalfa hairs.
4. Switch to a microfiber towel
Microfiber towels have smaller loops in between the fibres (hence why they're called "microfibre", duh) which lead to less pulling and snagging as your dry your hair. This in turn, leads to smoother, less staticky hair. I love them for my hair because they aren’t super bulky. Sometimes when I have my hair wrapped in a towel after the shower, I feel like it’s so damn heavy that it’s literally about to pull my hair out. Anyways, benefit I find of the thinner microfiber towels (or you can use a cotton t-shirt, too) is that I can really ring out my hair better. I don’t know - just something fab about it. You can get them for super low cost.
5. Use a bit of hairspray
If you're styling your hair and keep getting interrupted by flyaways, use this little trick: spritz a tiny bit of alcohol-free hairspray onto a metal comb and slowly brush over flyaways to smoothen them down. you can also spritz the prob area and then smooth it with the side of the spray bottle. Little inside trick.
6. Wear more natural fabrics
Synthetic fabrics are notorious for holding static electrical charge, leading to stubborn, staticky hair. I didn’t know this one until I googled this, just so we’re clear. Anyways, opt for organic, natural fabrics like silk, cotton, to minimize static charge.
One last thing, to prevent the static hair, use EXTRA moisturizing products that will add quench to your hair so that it doesn’t react as much to winter’s cold air. Dry hair is going to be much more static-y and your fly-aways are probably just dying of thirst. Try viewing my previous blog from yesterday that included my fav leave-in detangling and conditioning sprays.
See you tomorrow for Day 3!
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