Today we’re linking to The Kink 101. (I know that sounds like the club where Sarah Bellum hangs out at on the weekend but it’s actually a blog run by Kenya.)
Kenya’s question…I was just discussing with a good friend of mine on how to get women active and workout more when they’re constantly worrying about their hair. We determined that it has to be the types of products and not knowing how to properly style or care for their hair which often discourages them from working out. Crazy, right?! But, my question is–are there any products out there that can help women maintain their hair so they can’t use the excuse to not work out is because it ruins their hair? Good luck answering this one. I really struggled to find the right way to word this question…lol!!! I know the answer really depends on many factors, like hair type, possibly length, and others, but there has to be something out there (product wise) that can help, so there’s not anymore excuses to get healthy!
The Right Brain responds:
There is no definitive technical answer but we thought this was such a good question that we wanted to share it in the hopes that the Beauty Brains community can provide some good suggestions. Having said all that, if you don’t want to work out because you have to shampoo your hair, here are a few product ideas that could help erase your excuse.
Dry Shampoo
Don’t have time to wash your hair after a sweaty workout? A spray of dry shampoo can refresh your style without all the hassle of actually washing your hair.
Co-washing
You would work out but you don’t want to have to wash your hair again because it’s damaging? Try a co-wash product like Salon Grafix Conditioning Cleanser. It’s less stressful on your hair than regular shampoo and conditioner.
Conditioning stylers
You don’t work out because re-styling hair takes too much time? You can reduce the time it takes to style your hair (and the time it takes to wash styling products out of your hair) if you use cream-based stylers instead of traditional gels and hairsprays.
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Do YOU have any suggestions for Kenya and all the other would-be worker outers? Leave a comment and share your thoughts with the rest of the Beauty Brains community.
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I never thought about this as something I worried about, but I realize that it is one of many excuses you can make to avoid exercising.
Also, have any of your editors/readers tried the It Factor Blowdry Shampoo? Seems like it might be a good potion for the gym.
–Annie
I try to swim five days a week to manage some joint and back problems, and would LOVE to try to reduce the time/trouble it all. Any suggestions?
Here’s my present two hour routine, which I won’t be able to maintain if I go back to work:
Drive to pool, wearing my suit under clothes and my hair in a short pony tail with a dab of conditioner/some water on it. Dash through locker room, leaving clothes and shoes in locker, bag of towels and toilettries and flip flop out to I swim/aquacise for an hour. Pick up bag from pool side bench, head to toilet, then shower. Pull out ponytail, lather with ULTRA swimmers shampoo, then clean off the rest of the chlorine with a gentle body wash. Rinse hair. Condition hair. Rinse Body. Rinse hair again. Wrap an absorbant turban around my head tightly to absorb water. Slather body with large amount of body lotion. Wrap with large towel, loosely, then walk to locker area. Get dressed, applying foot cream and roll-on in the process. Remove now wet turban, pack up towels and suit in bag, pull out large toothed comb, all in one face cream and tinted moisturizer and sun screen and go over to wall dryer. Stand in dryer and comb out hair, apply face cream/sun screen, let dryer dry skin, hair. Pull hair to top of head and wrap ends into a twist, fasten with hair clip. Go out to car, roll down windows, and put on the air with nossles directed toward my head. Get home, comb out hair. Hair looks just “OK” but not fabulously well styled.
This takes me total of two hours. I am debating whether I should have my hair cut into a pixie to save time? But I don’t really like that style right now, and I don’t have the dollars to keep it nicely trimmed right now.
Absolutely must shower thoroughly and moisturize skin really well or else I get red rash and irritation from the chlorine. Also ULTRA works best of the low cost swimmer’s shampoos for me.
Any suggestions on how to get in and out more quickly? Maybe this is
the best I can expect for now. Thank you –
I am an avid runner, and I also color my hair. It has been frustrating because a run has always meant a hairwash and my beautiful (and expensive) red going down the drain.
Recently I have began a regimen where I only run every other day, and those are the days that I wash my hair. On the in between days I crosstrain and use dry shampoo, or I just take the days off.
Also, I use a color glaze conditioner when I do wash (Goldwell) and leave in conditioner after (Morraccanoil). I let my hair air dry during the week to cut down on annoying styling time, and style only for the weekends.
Hope this helps!
I’m not Kenya, but a quick Google search leads me to believe her link is http://www.thekink101.com/ Hope that helps.
@ChicagoCurly: Thanks! I fixed the link.
I have an ever-so-slight natural wave that I’ve been encouraging. I typically wash my hair at night, run some product through it, finger curl, and air-dry. I’ve discovered that I can wake up in the morning, pull it back into a ponytail, work up a pretty intense sweat and not have to re-wash my hair. I think the heat from my head and the steam from the quick post-run shower make it look better than if I just slept on it. All in all, way more awesome than when I was wearing it straight and had to wash, dry and flat iron (only to have it ruined by the wind and humidity!). I’d be curious if any other curly-haired gals find that they can do the same thing.
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