How To Deal With Hair Breakage In Winter

Winter can be harsh on your hair. The cold air, low humidity, and indoor heating can strip your locks of moisture, leading to dryness and breakage. To keep your hair looking healthy and strong through the chilly months, it’s essential to adopt a winter hair care routine, and choose the right products. Here’s our comprehensive guide to help you prevent hair breakage this winter.

Why Winter Causes Hair Breakage

There are many reasons why hair breakage occurs, especially in winter. Here are four main reasons why winter is especially harsh on our locks:

Dry Air

Winter air is typically much drier than in other seasons, which can soak up moisture from your hair, leaving it brittle and prone to breakage.

Indoor Heating

While it keeps us warm, indoor heating can also dry out the air in your home, affecting your hair’s hydration.

Cold Temperatures

Cold temperatures can make hair more susceptible to breakage as it becomes less elastic.

Harsh Weather Conditions

Wind, snow, and ice can physically damage hair, causing it to break more easily.

Tips To Prevent Hair Breakage In Winter

Now that we’ve gone through the reasons why our hair may be breaking this winter, it’s time to give you some tips and tricks to keep your ends healthy and in-tact.

Moisturise, Moisturise, Moisturise

Keeping your hair hydrated is crucial. Use deep conditioning treatments and hydrating hair masks weekly. Look for products with ingredients like shea butter, almond oil, and rosehip. We recommend the RPR Repair My Hair Mask for the ultimate hydration and restoration.

Limit Heat Styling

Reduce your use of heat styling tools like blow dryers, curling irons, and straighteners. If you must use them, apply a heat protectant spray beforehand and opt for the lowest heat setting possible. RPR Protect My Hair will be your ultimate best friend when it comes to heat protection for your precious hair.

Avoid Over-Washing

Washing your hair too frequently can strip it of natural oils. Aim to wash your hair 2-3 times a week, or as needed based on your hair type.

Avoid Tight Hairstyles

Styles that pull on your hair, like tight ponytails or buns, can cause breakage. Opt for looser styles and use fabric-covered hair ties.

Trim Regularly

Regular trims help remove split ends and prevent further breakage. Aim to get a trim every 6-8 weeks.

Best Hair Products to Prevent Breakage

Shampoo and Conditioner

RPR Rejuvenate My Hair Shampoo and Conditioner: These products are renowned for their ability to strengthen hair and reduce breakage by repairing the hair’s internal bonds. Enriched with our signature blend of Rosehip, Baobab and Biotin, fragile lifeless or damaged hair will transform into lustrous healthy-looking hair with body, bounce and shine. Split ends will be reduced to help maximise hair length.

Leave-In Conditioners

Salon Only SO Magic Leave-In Styling Treatment: So advanced and lightweight, this styling treatment delivers 28 benefits your hair will love. With Australian Caviar Lime and a rich elixir of Cocoa and Mango butters combined with Olive, Almond, Cotton, Soybean, Avocado, Argan and Macadamia oils. This leave-in conditioner detangles, adds shine, and protects against heat damage while preventing breakage. It also gives amazing bounce and hold to blow waves.

RPR My Vitaliser Leave-In Conditioner: Pump moisture, strength and vitality into dry, chemically treated or damaged hair with this nourishing and restructuring blend of vitamins, proteins and tangerine extracts. Hair will shine, frizz will be smoothed, and UV filters help protect colour for longer lasting results. Treat, repair and protect your hair all day long.

Hair Masks and Treatments

RPR Repair My Hair Mask: Nurture dry, damaged or chemically treated hair back to health with this intensely nourishing repair treatment. Enriched with Keratin Protein, Aloe Vera and Ginseng extracts, it deeply penetrates the cuticle to reconstruct hair from within. Restores gloss and vitality and helps prevent frizz and breakage. This mask is formulated with a blend of nourishing ingredients to hydrate and repair damaged hair.

Salon Only SO Intense Masque: SO intensely repairing, restructuring, and nourishing for dry, damaged and coloured hair. Formulated with our advanced keratin protein complex Kera-Cysteine, to deeply penetrate the cortex and repair hair. Ideal for dry and damaged hair, this mask provides intense moisture and helps to strengthen hair strands.

Heat Protectant

RPR Protect My Hair: Safeguard your hair against thermal damage from straightening, blow-drying and curling with this light, protective spray. Keratin proteins and an advanced heat-activated cuticle protector are blended with Goji Berry to form a weightless coating that shields hair up to 220 degrees. Restores moisture balance, reduces breakage and makes dry hair smoother and shinier.

Hair Oil

RPR My Argan Oil: Look for pure argan oil or products containing it. It’s excellent for deep conditioning and adding moisture to dry hair. This versatile oil can be used for conditioning, styling, and finishing. It adds shine, reduces frizz, and helps prevent breakage. A lightweight nourishing spray that can be used as a conditioning, styling or finishing tool. Blends with other products & speeds up drying.

Conclusion

Maintaining healthy hair in winter requires a combination of proper care techniques and using the right products. By following these tips and incorporating the best hair care products into your routine, you can minimise breakage and keep your hair looking vibrant and strong all season long. Remember, winter doesn’t have to mean hair despair—just a bit of extra TLC to keep your locks luscious and resilient.

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