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We all love to enjoy the gloomy clouds and days-off during the monsoons, but absolutely hate it when it comes to the rain damaging our hair or skin. When was the last time you did something to save your hair or skin from the rains in your busy schedule? Here are a few tips, that may help you cope up with the monsoons without making you look “all washed out”!

Skin Care

Cleansing

Skin requires regular cleansing in order to keep it looking fresh and healthy. Here are some home recipes you can use to get ever-refreshed skin.

Dry skin: You can use almond paste or honey. Take ten crushed almonds and make a paste and add two tsp of honey. Massage on face for 5 to 7 minutes, rinse face and pat dry.

Oily Skin: You need a very mild cleanser to get the dead skin and dirt off from skin. Use pure oatmeal scrub to cleanse oily skin or use ripe papaya pulp as a mild exfoliant.

Toning

Toning is a necessity at night. During monsoon, a lot of airborne and waterborne germs are let free. So a good anti-bacterial toner will go a long way to prevent skin infections and breakouts. It is a good idea to get anti-bacterial face wash too.

Dry Skin: You need to gently tone a dry skin since the size of your skin pores is small. Use five drops of chamomile oil in a one tsp milk to tone dry skin

Oily Skin: Mix ten drops lavender oil in one tsp water to tone oily skin. Sweep the above mixture on your skin with gentle strokes by help of a soft cotton ball and nothing very harsh so that you avoid scratching pimples with further may result it scars or blemishes.

Moisturizing

Moisturizing in the rains is as important as it is in summer.
Monsoons can mean a de-hydrating effect on dry skin and an excessive-hydrating effect on oily skin. The skin gets wet often and with the constant wetting and drying, a lot of dehydration (yes, in the rains!) takes place. That explains the itchy feeling one gets during monsoons. Use a non-water based moisturizer, if you happen to get wet often. Otherwise a water- based moisturizer will do just fine.

Dry Skin: Take I tsp honey, I tsp fresh curd and I tsp jojoba oil. Mix all of these together and apply on your face and neck. Leave it on for 10 mins and then wash off with plenty of water.

Oily and Combination Skin: In 2 tsp rose water add 2 drops of strawberry oil and fresh orange oil. Mix and apply on face and neck for 10 mins and then wash off.

Hair Care

Hairstyles and Grooming

Styling can only be done when it goes suddenly from damp to dry. Damp hair is very flexible. It stretches easily and breaks. It needs to be handled cautiously. Towel dry gently and don’t pull or comb wet hair. Use your fingers or a blow dryer to dry hair until it’s just slightly damp. Then pick up your styling brush. If you have to rush, just style the front and sides of the hairline, which frames your face. Focus on the top of the crown, which creates the top layer of the hairstyle.
My best buy is L’Oreal Liss Extreme Reflexium Leave-In conditioner to tackle the frizzy hair and Schwarzkopf’s Hot Oil Treatment.

Got trapped in the rains? Your hair is limp and lifeless. And you have a party or an important meeting to attend. Don’t panic! Here are some tips that can put life into limp hair. Firstly detangle using a wide-tooth comb. Blow-dry until hair’s just a little damp. If you’re at work, let hair air-dry. Take a few long curler clips (available at markets) and insert them wherever you want to restore wave or shape. Let hair set for a few minutes, remove the clips, and shake.

Home Remedies

Beer makes the super soft silky and shiny. Use it after shampooing your hair by rinsing beer on your hair and leave it on for twenty min. See the difference to believe for yourself.

Three teaspoons of Olive oil, half teaspoon of castor oil and coconut oil mixed together with a paste made of methi seeds is a must try tip to avoid frizziness in rains.

Two tablespoons of curds which is kept outside for three to four days mixed with three teaspoons of lime juice applied as conditioner after shampooing. Keep the mixture on your head for 30mins and wash off. This is the best method to avoid flaking of scalp and roughness.

Important Tips for Clean and fresh hair:

• If possible keep your hair tied in the monsoons. Go for a shorter hair cut if you want to avoid dirt build up on your scalp or get splits ends. A well-groomed look is essential in the monsoons.
•Do not let your hair get wet in the rain. Pollution, floating toxins in the air come down with the rain and settle on your scalp. This makes your scalp feel itchy and may cause dandruff. Always cover your hair. My advice- make umbrellas or raincoats your best friends, to avoid danger to your pretty locks.
• Rinse your hair with a gentle shampoo and condition it after, if your hair happens to get drenched in the rain. This way you prevent dirt build up on your head.
• While traveling by public transport or perhaps if you drive a scooty or something, keep your head covered with scraf/cap,etc. This protects your hair from probable damage.

By the way, the famous BOB cut has returned and perhaps you can try the new side swept bangs with slightly longer strands around the centre.

Further recipes, remedies and any find of extra helpful information is always welcome. Feel free to express yourself and ask for help, after all, I am here to help you’ll out. And please if you guys want me to write about something let me know so that I can gather all the neccessary information and help you all out!
As I always say, Glad to have helped!
After all monsoons are there to be enjoyed, so take total advantage of my guides!

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