Help your hair survive the season

With Gillette’s latest series of adverts reminding us that ‘winter hates our faces’ perhaps we should also be thinking of the stress that the season has on the health of our hair.

Winter means arctic conditions combated by blazing offices and the winter essential: the woolly hat. Then there are the many Christmas parties that dictate that we backcomb, tug, pull, contort, curl, straighten, dye and spray gunk into our hair to achieve the look. All this leaves our hair a little worse for wear and probably cursing the invention of tongs.

However, there is a way to help your hair survive this season and below are a few simple tips:

1.Whether you’re drying your hair, curling or straightening it, a good way to protect your hair from heat damage is to use a heat protection spray.

2. Backcombing can seriously damage your hair if done frequently. Give your hair a breather, put down the brush and try a volumising spray and non-heated rollers to give your hair that extra lift.

3. A winter essential is definitely a good conditioner to make sure that your hair stays well nourished.

4. It may seem obvious but give your hair a break. Not going out? Let your locks dry naturally

5.Finally, make regular hair appointments to get rid of those inevitable split ends and keep your hair looking healthy.