Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh...

Okay. So, I've moved in with my dad, which is a very long story that I won't even go into right now...but...

I am from Florida and I've never lived anywhere else. I know how to deal with Florida's climate. I can predict what it will do to my hair.

I have NO IDEA how to deal with my hair in this cold, cold, cold, dry, DRY weather here. My hair is freaking out. But it's not getting drier. It's getting OILER. What the heck is that about? My hair is getting very greasy suddenly. And it was lying nice and smooth back in Florida and now it's doing all kinds of funky things. I guess my hair-care routine worked great for the climate I was in but not so great here.

For anyone who lives up north, any good hair-care recommendations?

Ella

ELLA!!!!! Great to see you!!!!

OooooOOOOOH I live up north. In fact, it's snowy on the ground outside right now and it gets to be negative degrees in the morning.

(1) Your hair will adjust to the new climate... really, it will. I came from a hot California climate and moved into a mountain hiding place, and my hair is actually BETTER OFF than it used to be. The first thing I had to do was shower less (prevent dry skin) and wash my hair less (just washing less would train my scalp to produce less oil. because when it's freezing cold you don't want to have to get up early and shower in the morning!!!! lol) Of course, there's the 2-3 week scalp adjustment period that drives people nuts), and I switched to a gentle shampoo so that my scalp wouldn't overcompensate with oil.. but you already know anyway that it's a positive hair-safe thing to do. I oil once a week before shampooing, as a kind of "OWC" instead of CWC.. but occasionally an OWCC.. Well, this routine is pretty suitable for ANY climate.

(2) Experiment, experiment, experiment. Try a different routine every 2 weeks, one new thing at a time. It took me a couple months to figure out a good oiling routine for this area, but it was worth it. And of course, the shampoo mattered the most when it came to greasies.

(3) Consider the fact that maybe it's the drastic change in your life that's causing a reaction. It might not even be the climate. It sounded strange to me when you said your hair got greasier in the cold new place. ::thinking, thinking:: maaaaybe... your intelligent hair realized it was dry, telegraphed a message to the scalp to produce more oil, and voila! :P ::thinking, thinking::

(4) Start a hat collection. I don't go outdoors without a hat, bandana, headscarf, or other head covering because the cold on my hair simply makes me paranoid... I've seen less splits and shinier softer hair when using headcoverings often. So not only is a headcovering collection fun, your hair will thank you for it.

HTH
;)
Anais

Another northerner throwing in a few words for survival.

1.  Be sure to keep the ends of your hair moisturized.  Use oil or conditioners - whatever works for you.

2.  Keep your hair covered whenever out in below freezing temps.  NEVER go out with wet hair when the temps are below freezing.  Your hair can freeze which causes significant damage.

3.  Light oiling will help reduce the static.

Good luck!