Mop Top Maven tips for dry hair

Hello there lovely people,

With the onset of Winter rapidly approaching I thought I'd write a post about combating dry hair. The harsh Winter air and wind may cause your hair to be more dry than usual, so I've stolen a few tips from the Mop Top Maven (MTM) to help you in your attempt to keep your beautiful tresses moisturized and happy.

I'm highlighting a few tips below, but I recommend reading her entire posts.

• Clarify your hair about twice per month. Build-up on your hair-from products and/or minerals in your water-may block out moisture and cause hair to be dry. MTM recommends shampooing with a clarifying sulfate-free shampoo. I haven't shampooed for over a month and I don't think that my hair is too dry. I have been clarifying with ACV for now. However, if I start noticing dryness I will start shampooing again.


• Use a good moisturizer on your hair, and use it prior to adding an oil to your hair. The molecules that make up most oils are large and don't penetrate your hair shaft. Therefore, you should add your moisturizer first and oil next. The oil will seal the moisture in your hair by coating the strands.


• Use ACV to clarify hair and be sure that if you choose to shampoo you don't neglect the crown of your head and right above the temples.


• Wear protective styles during the winter. Try to wear your hair in more protective styles such as-twists, twist-outs, braids, weaves, wigs-during the winter months.


• Add a light moisturizer and/or oil to your hair daily.


• Drink LOTS of water. Often we tend to hike up the water intake during the summer when it's hot, but we cut back in the Winter months. It's very important to remember to keep up your water drinking during the Winter months. So drink drink drink up that water.

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Tootles for now, check out those MTM posts

Lady Shay

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