How To Create A Monsoon-Proof Hairstyle

Monsoon season really has a way of wrecking the hard work us ladies put into our hair every morning. All the extra moisture in the air creates a frizzy, dry, unmanageable and unacceptable look that no woman wants to rock throughout her day and night. The humidity causes the hair strands to expand and lose its smooth shape, creating the unwanted frizzyness.

Co-owner of Fuchsia Spa, Lisa Vukonich, and stylist Michelle Long have come up with a monsoon-proof hairstyle to help women combat the undesirable look. Here’s what you do:

	Shampoo hair and follow with a frizz corrector while the hair is still wet to help control fly-aways. Vuckonich suggests Alterna’s Bamboo Silk Sleek Brilliance Cream for women with hair that has a slight, natural wave to it. For women with less of a natural wave and fewer fly-aways, she suggests Alterna’s Bamboo Smooth Frizz-Correcting Styling Lotion. Then condition hair as normal.
	Blow-dry straight, starting as close to the roots as possible.
	Use a root-lifting foam on the dry hair. Vuckonich suggests Alterna’s Bamboo Uplifting Root Blast (a product her clients rave about).
	Use a texturizing mist. Vuckonich suggests Alterna’s Bamboo Boho Waves Tousled Texture Mist.
	Heat up the curling iron. The iron that was used in this look is the Goody Wave Creator Curling Iron.
	Separate sections of hair into about one-inch sections. Vuckonich says you can use hairspray before you curl it to help the curl take a little easier. She suggests Aquage Finishing Spray because it has a good hold but allows you to continue to work with it.
	Take your sections of hair and wrap them around the barrel, leaving out an inch or so of hair from the clip so it doesn’t get a curl. Vuckonich says this will allow the hair to expand when humidity rises during monsoon season. A curl to the tips of the hair will not allow for this.
	Continue around the head, spraying with hairspray as you go.
	When all the hair has been curled, rub a texturizing balm in the palms of your hand and run it through your hair, breaking up the curls. If the balm is too thick for your hair, Long says you can use a serum to break it up.
	If you love it so much and want to keep it for the next day or two, Vuckonich recommends using Alterna’s Bamboo Style Cleanse Extend Dry Shampoo to absorb the oil on your scalp. Use in the main areas around your face and at your part line where oil tends to be heavier. Vuckonich says dry shampoo can be tricky, so remember less is more!