If you live here in Florida, you are probably well aware that the spring and summer months can be hard on hair. During those warmer months, we need to be careful exposing our hair to too much chlorine or salt water, protect our hair from the sun whenever we can and try to keep hydrated. Yes, our hair is part of our body, so it craves a drink of water too!

However, cooler temperatures and windy weather can also be harmful to hair, resulting in dry hair and scalp, dreaded dandruff, brittle hair or even breakage. To battle moisture-robbing weather, deep conditioning and leave-in conditioners can help. Hair masks will also seal in moisture; and although summer may be the season that comes to mind when we think of coconut, applying coconut oil to your scalp and hair before bed during the winter months can be very beneficial to hair. 

If you color your hair, you may want to make darker hair color choices for fall and winter – like chestnut, cocoa or caramel – since lighter hair colors can require highlighting and bleaching which can also dry and damage hair. Here’s another interesting fact about hair in the winter. When fine hairs rise due to static electricity, it also means that hair is dry.

For healthy hair no matter what season it happens to be, remember not to overdo the heat styling and try to stick to a nutritious diet. Yes, since hair is part of the body, it likes nutritious food too!