Combating the hot weather and maintaining moisture levels in my hair.

This heat is, well, HOT!!!!!!

I almost burst into tears some time last week because of the stifling heat - I don't get it. It's like everyday it gets hotter and hotter and even hotter. I got into my car a few days ago and on the dashboard, the outside temperature was clocked at 40 degrees!!!!!! Seriously, I think Mother Nature is pissed with us lol. Growing up in Lagos, it was never this hot but as the years have gone by, the temperature levels have gone barmy. If this is a sustained upward trend, I dread to think what will happen in the next 10 years.

Anyway enough of my bellyaching - the one thing that this endless heat and impossible humidity is doing for sure is that whatever moisture I put in my hair seems to evaporate within a few hours. So I've had to change up my regimen a little bit.

Dry, thirsty hair? Green House Effect (GHE) to the rescue!

For some reason, in the last week my hair has been feeling dryer than usual - I suspect my constant need to be in air conditioning (because of this heat wave we've been experiencing) has something to do with it. My hair was feeling rather crunchy two nights ago while I was trying to moisturize and seal and I'd just clarified and deep conditioned the day before so I didn't think it was due to product build up

Anyway last night I decided I'd do a super duper moisturizing deep conditioning treatment today and remembered that I could also do something called 'The Green House Effect' which helps to moisturize hair.
Essentially how it works is you apply some oil to your hair, cover with a shower cap and then tie it tight with a scarf or two or three :)  (the objective is to trap as much heat as possible in your hair which will in conjunction with the oil, help moisturize your hair and also allow the sebum from the scalp, nourish the hair)