humidity & hair

[Binney]

I have naturally curly hair and I like to straigthen it. We are going to the Bahamas in August and I'm also a lil scared about how my hair will look.

 

Don't even bother trying to straighten your hair. it will not stay - that is if you plan on getting off the boat or going on deck. The humidity is too fierce for us fuzzy people. The frizz ease products mentioned are OK - I especially like the one named "wind down". I comb this through my wet hair, let it sit a minute then add a small amount of gel. Comb into the style you want and let it air dry.

 

I would not use a mousse because they are alcohol based - which will dry your hair - adding to the frizzies.

 

Also, bring a pretty headband, in the humidity our hair curls around prettily while it holds the hair out of our face.

[Cats' slave]

I have short, wavy hair. I get a good haircut just before the cruise. I wake up in the morning and give it a few licks with a roller brush, walk out into the wind and humidity and let it fly. I ignore it until the end of the day.

 

Before supper I wash and blow it dry, use a lot of gel and hairspray, and it looks good until bedtime.

[Andee]

My hair is relatively short, naturally wavy. My hairdresser doesn't believe anyone shuold fight her hair, and is very good at giving me a do i can do. I can blow it straight or scrunch it curly with my hands when I'm drying it.

 

On a ski trip, I blow it as smooth as possible, because that works better under an earband or hat.

 

In Florida or the Caribbean, I embrace the curl and scrunch away.

[ROMPAR98]

Just back from our Jewel cruise and before I left my stylist recommended a product that turned out to be the most awesome ever for me. My hair is color processed and 1/2 grown out of japanese straightener. So i have frizzy curly top and flat limp bottom. Yuk.

 

This is what I used - Wella System Professional Sun Line. During the day I sprayed in the Sunshine Cream Spray to protect. I pulled my hair back and had a nice sleek look with a hint of control. It held up beautifully in the sun, swimming and in the wind.

 

Before dinner, I would wash (or sometime rinse only) and put in the Sunset Express Cream. What an intense conditioner...That stuff is amazing. Styling was a breeze and my hair held up really well .. even after a breezy after dinner stroll around deck. After sleeping on it, it was sometimes tousled but I could just hit it with the blow dryer again to smooth or use the spray again for my deck time. Many times I just brushed it out and went to breakfast with no fuss at all. This is the best I have found yet for cruising. :)

 

http://*****.com/nfu4o

[bnsilly]

Where do they sell Wella???

[ROMPAR98]

Where do they sell Wella???

 

I think they only sell through beauty salons. The wellausa.com site does have a salon finder to find the location nearest you.

[PrincessMelody]

I agree with Rev...the best thing for dealing with humidity is just to let your hair grow long. Mine is curly/wavy, and down to my waist, and all I do is wash and condition, then scrunch in a good amount of mousse, and off I go. Couldn't be easier. For a long time I wore it much shorter, and it was so much more work to keep it looking good! That's why I always grin when a woman comes up to me and says, "Oh, you have such beautiful long hair, but I bet it's a terrible pain to take care of!";)

[Jane110]

I agree with Rev...the best thing for dealing with humidity is just to let your hair grow long. Mine is curly/wavy, and down to my waist.....

 

I have no doubt that it works for you and I'm sure your hair looks lovely that way. However, I really don't think that suggesting people grow their hair to their waist, in order to avoid frizz, is much of a suggestion.

[patrice1]

I have no doubt that it works for you and I'm sure your hair looks lovely that way. However, I really don't think that suggesting people grow their hair to their waist, in order to avoid frizz, is much of a suggestion.

 

Exactly! Especially if you have life-long fine, thin, straight-but-wavy-in-humidity hair like me. Those Wella products look good.

[PrincessMelody]

I have no doubt that it works for you and I'm sure your hair looks lovely that way. However, I really don't think that suggesting people grow their hair to their waist, in order to avoid frizz, is much of a suggestion.

 

 

I wasn't suggesting that to anyone. I was just pointing out that sometimes longer hair (not necessarily waist-length) is a little easier to style than short hair. That's all.:p

[lakecharlesgirl]

glad to know i won't be the only curly/frizzy head on board:p

[Jane110]

I wasn't suggesting that to anyone. I was just pointing out that sometimes longer hair (not necessarily waist-length) is a little easier to style than short hair. That's all.:p

 

 

Sorry if I misunderstood you, but when you advise........

 

"the best thing for dealing with humidity is just to let your hair grow long"

 

that's what it sounds like to me.

[Janutz]

Ohhhhh, I'm so jealous of all of you!!! Frizzy hair just sounds thick and curly or wavy. (Sigh) I guess I'll just have to stick to my short haircut that incidentally, thrives in humidity. Why do we always want something different??????:(

Esther

 

LOL. My last cruise (20+ years ago) I got my waist-length hair corn-rowed on the beach with the beads and everything, like Bo Derek in "Ten." It lasted the whole week - and a good week and a half after I got back too. Sure was a hit at the office. A few years back, I cut off a foot and a half and love my Esther-ish short hair. Now, with the cruise approaching, I'm wishing I had my long hair back. Well, it will be interesting to see if my short hair will thrive like Esther's does in the humidity. :rolleyes:

[Anni L]

Where do they sell Wella???

 

I get Wella products at Sally Beauty Supply, and, yes, "regular people" (not stylists) can shop there. I don't know if they carry these particular products, but I know they carry Wella hair coloring.

 

Good luck!

 

Anni

[westernmom]

I have just the opposite problem from most of you! I have very, very, very straight hair that just flat on the top of my head and as my dh says after I get wet, I look like a drowned rat! It is not flattering at all.

 

I found a really great hairspray that I use for trips to Florida - Therapro - but that won't help at all on an island excursion.

 

So I am thinking of having my stylist give me a body perm or something. But, timing I guess will have to be right for color, etc. Has anyone tried that? I have chin length hair and really don't want to go short again.

 

Thanks for any suggestions!