Rainy season is not always as happy as you thought it to be. The rains bring with it a plethora of skin and hair concerns. Kitu Pahooja lists tips that can help you amp up your game
During monsoon, girls expect romantic weather and wind-swept hair. However, the reality is frizzy locks and acne-prone skin. It is a relief from the sweltering heat of May, but the monsoon is no friend of our skin and hair. Our skin disapproves of the rising moisture by breaking out, and our hair breaks out twice in volume with uncontrollable frizz.
With a slide of unique concerns like dehydrated skin, dreadful dandruff, oily roots, forgettable fungal infections, and limp and listless locks, your grooming regime should perhaps tweak a few habits to take these concerns head-on. Following tips will alleviate the monsoon gust.
Cleanse your face twice a day
A skin concern that escorts the rain and surfeit humidity is acne. Excess moisture produces sweat, gathering grime, and other pollutants, preparing a hotbed for germs leading to skin breakouts. It is essential to keep your skin fresh by cleansing twice a day. Add a chemical exfoliator to this routine to blow off the dead skin cell build-up, primarily if you have acne-prone skin.
Moisturise and UV protect
Extreme humidity can dehydrate your skin by making it dry and itchy. So, include a lightweight moisturiser with gel consistency to your skincare routine. Needless to say, applying sunscreen daily post moisturizing is not negotiable; rain or snow, indoor or outdoor. The majority of sunscreens have a thick consistency. But due to the humidity, our skin sweats and gets sticky. You could look for one with a lighter consistency.
Use an anti-fungal powder
During the monsoon months, we are either wet or damp. If not our garments, it is our feet. The wetness could lead to bacterial and fungal infections. Dust some anti-fungal powder in the fold of your skin and on your feet post-cleaning. It helps you to keep your skin dry and away from infections.
Invest in an anti-frizz serum
In the monsoon, it appears as though you do nothing to preserve your hair’s bounce and shine. There’s just no winning in this season. Oily hair tends to get greasy, while dry hair turns frizzy. Thus, use an anti-frizz serum to fight the frizz and nurture the smoothness of your hair. This will help you to make your hair manageable.
Give your strands an oil massage and dry shampoo
We admit that moms are always right. They pester in our childhood to oil our hair, and we should be thankful for that. In the monsoon, oil massages can do your tresses well. The oil acts as an outstanding conditioner and smoothens your strands. This season tends to make our hair oily, listless, and limp, and there is nothing like sprits of dry shampoo to revitalise it. Apply oil an hour before your shower and wash it off with your dry shampoo.
The writer is Founder — Laviche Bath Essentials