With winter in full swing most of us are slathering on the thicker moisturisers and topping up our lip balm to protect our skin from the harsh effects of the cold weather but what about our hair? Its easy to forget that our hair is also dramatically affected by the sudden drop in temperatures and can show signs of being dry, brittle and damaged over the winter months.

If you want to help protect your hair or help to repair any damage already done its important to understand what is causing your main issues. For many people they use heat to style their hair, either blow dryer, straighteners or curling tongs, these can be damaging enough but add in the extremes of then going out into the cold minus temperatures and you have a recipe for disaster!

Before using any heat on your hair its vital that you apply a heat protection spray to limit the heat source over drying your hair and leeching out its nourishment.

You should also use a more nourishing shampoo and conditioner during the winter months that will contain more of the precious oils that can so easily be lost due to the changing temperatures.

Using a good hair mask once a week will make the world of difference too and can help rescue even the most damaged hair. For best results apply the hair mask to damp hair then put on a plastic shower cap and sleep with the product on ready to rinse off in the morning.