Nothing will bring on the frizz like a rain shower.
Many curlies can predict the weather before the clouds roll in, thanks to an increase in the amount of moisture in the air.Both curly and damaged tresses can be the most susceptible to moisture in the air.
They can absorb it like a sponge, causing strands to swell, which leads to frizzy, poofy hair that lacks shine and definition. The more porous your hair , the more you will need to take precautions to minimize frizz.
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize
If you wake up to rain and frizzy reblous hair
Best to start starting fresh with a wash and go (if time allows) might be your best bet.
Avoid clarifying, though.
Instead, use a gentle co-wash curl bath
& Rinse
Then apply a rich moisturizing curl mask, thoroughly massaging it into the ends of your hair.
After rinsing your hair, apply a leave-in conditioner, and the styler of your choice
For rainy days I tend to go a heavy curl lotion to
skip the scrunch out the crunch step. The humidity will break the gel cast, and you’ll find that your curls stay well-defined.
Humidity
Ah humidity! The nemesis of wavy and curly hair. Having lived most of my life on the sunshine coast , I am programmed to check the weather forecast before washing my hair so I know how I am going to style it.
In the past, this meant checking for the humidity to see if it was good enough to straighten my hair (usually it was not!). But now, I check it to decide which products to use when I style my curly hair.
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. It is represented by a percentage. So for example, when it is raining it is 100% but when the weather is really dry it will be a much smaller number. Most weather reports include the humidity.
In weather like this we want heaps of products that humectants in them
Humectants are ingredients that reduce the loss of moisture by attracting water molecules, aka moisturizing ingredients. Humectants applied to the hair draw water to themselves from whichever source is greater — the atmosphere or the hair.
Some common humectants include:
Flaxseed
Okra
Aloe Vera
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Pectin
Xanthan Gum
Guar Gum
Marshmallow Root
Slippery Elm
Carrageenan (also known as Irish moss or seaweed extract, sea emollient, sea algae, sea vegetable)
Nettle leaf tea
Nettle extract
Panthenol
Hydroxypropyltrimonium honey