Winter Hair Detangling Tips
How 5 Editors Deal With Hair Knots During Scarf and Hat Season
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For people in cold climates, Winter causes a bevy of beauty issues including itchy dry skin, brittle nails, and chapped lips. While we have easy solutions to most of these problems (load up on the lotion and lip balm, people), one problem still escapes us: how to prevent the rat's nest of hair that tangles at the nape of our necks while we're bundled up during our commute. Somehow, wearing our hair down creates an issue when it gets jumbled up in our hoods, scarves, hats, and coats. Read POPSUGAR editors' tips for dealing with the tangly mess during the cold months, ahead.
Using Dry Conditioner
"First off, I wash my hair at night in the Winter because I never blow-dry and I don't want my neck freezing. I wash about twice a week and use Amika's Soulfood Nourishing Mask ($28) every time, which keeps my hair healthy and prevents it from becoming a stringy, tangled, staticky mess. In the morning, I spray Serge Normant's Dry Conditioner ($25) from the middle of my hair to the ends every other day, and it keeps my hair much more sleek and manageable. When heading outside, I usually twist my hair into a knot under a cashmere beanie or leave it tucked inside a sweater or scarf so it stays put." – Joanna Douglas, senior native editorial director
Tucking In
"My technique is really simple: I tuck my hair into the back of my sweater. It protects it from the elements and provides some extra warmth, too. When I arrive, I pull my hair out from under, and voila." — Charisandra Perez, assistant social and partnerships coordinator
Sectioning Off the Hair
"My hair during the Winter is the absolute worst, so to keep it tangle-free and healthy, I use hair masks each night so my hair is more manageable in the weather. When I am out in the cold, I section my hair so it all falls in the front, and then I put on my hood on. That way, my hair is not getting flat or static from the hood." – Lauren Harano, editorial coordinator
Travelling With a Mini Brush
"My hair tangles so easily, so I try to keep a tiny brush in my bag for the days I know the wind will be especially bad. I also live in ponytails and buns whenever I wear a sweater with a turtleneck or a scarf so I won't even need to worry about it getting all tangled up." — Amanda McKelvey, social media strategist
Brushing Through With Hairspray
"My hair gets plenty of static and tangles in the Winter. Luckily, I have found that spraying my brush with hairspray and combing through every strand keeps those nests around my neck away. Plus, my curls stay intact all day long out in the cold." – Macy Cate Williams, editor, shopping and Must Have
