How The Seasons Affect Your Hair (And Halo!)
Here's how you can have picture-perfect hair all year round.
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Hair, like fashion, shifts with the seasons. And just as you wouldn’t wear a silk slip dress in a downpour or a shearling coat to the beach, your hair—and your Halo—deserves the same seasonal strategy. Changes in humidity, temperature, and weather conditions can throw off your texture, tone, and styling game, especially when you’re working with both natural hair and extensions.
At Sitting Pretty, we know that maintaining healthy, beautiful hair is a year-round commitment. The Halo is made from 100% Remy human hair, which means it somewhat behaves like your own.
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Understanding how the weather affects both your natural hair and your extensions is key to keeping them looking effortless, not frizzy, flat, or fried. Here's your cheat sheet for decoding the seasons and dialling in the perfect haircare routine.
The Seasonal Shift
Summer: The Frizz Factor
Summer is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s a season of beach days, salty skin, and sunkissed selfies. On the other, it’s also when your hair starts to rebel.
High humidity opens the hair cuticle, causing strands, especially textured or fine ones, to swell, frizz, and lose definition. Add to that UV rays, chlorine, and saltwater, and suddenly your strands are brittle, dry, and desperate for hydration.
Your Halo feels it, too. While it doesn’t produce natural oils like your scalp, it can absorb UV rays and dry out without proper care. Chlorine and saltwater are particularly damaging, especially if you’re not rinsing your Halo properly (or worse—if you’re wearing it while swimming. Please don’t.).
Your move: Keep your Halo safe and stashed away poolside. And for your own strands? A protective style, plus applying a leave-in conditioner pre-swim, is your best friend.
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Spring: The Shedding Season
Spring may sound innocent enough (sunlight! blooms! energy!) but, it’s actually one of the most confusing times for your hair. As the weather transitions out of winter, many people experience increased hair shedding. This is part of the natural hair growth cycle, but it can feel alarming when you’re seeing more strands in the shower than usual.
At the same time, lingering dryness from colder months can make your strands feel dull and in need of hydration, just as humidity starts creeping back in. Your Halo, if stored during winter, may also need a bit of TLC to return to its full bouncy glory.
Your move: Use this time to refresh your ends (natural hair and extensions) with a trim or dusting. Rehydrate with a lightweight serum and gently detangle to prevent unnecessary breakage during shedding season.
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Rainy Season: Moisture Overload
The rainy season is when hair has a full-on identity crisis. Between the constant humidity and the damp, unpredictable weather, your strands may fall flat and frizz out—all in the same day. Moisture in the air causes hair to absorb water molecules, which makes strands swell and lose their shape. For fine hair, it can mean limpness; for thick or curly hair, hello, halo of frizz.
The Halo is just as susceptible. While it won’t get greasy (no scalp = no oil), excess moisture in the air can still affect the style and longevity of your extensions. That perfectly waved texture you styled in the morning? Gone by brunch.
Your move: Invest in humidity-shielding styling products and avoid over-washing, which can strip moisture and cause frizz to worsen. Store your Halo in a protective bag when not in use to keep it smooth and frizz-free.
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Winter: Static, Dryness, and Tangles
Winter is tough on hair. With dry air outside and artificial heat blasting inside, moisture levels plummet, leaving hair thirsty, brittle, and more prone to tangling. Add friction from scarves and coats, and static is basically inevitable.
Your Halo, being free of scalp oils, is even more prone to tangling if neglected. Without proper moisture and detangling, the ends of your extensions can become dry and difficult to style.
Your move: Hydration and protection are the names of the game. Before you brave the elements, prep your strands and extensions with a leave-in conditioner or a hydrating serum. And don’t forget: brush before storing your Halo to avoid knots.
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The Best Products For Every Season
Just like your skincare routine shifts with the seasons (yes, even in the tropics), your hair products should follow suit. These are the formulas to look for, based on what your strands need most throughout the year.
Disclaimer: These ingredients are best for natural hair. It's best to apply only a heat protectant spray and extensions-safe shampoo and conditioner to The Halo.
Summer: Frizz-Fighting and UV-Protecting
You want products that block humidity without weighing your hair down.
Key ingredients:
- Silicones (like dimethicone) to smooth and seal the cuticle
- UV filters to protect from sun damage
- Light oils (like argan or jojoba) for hydration
Try: A lightweight anti-frizz serum with built-in UV protection. Avoid heavy creams or oils that could cause buildup in the heat.
Spring: Rehydrating and Refreshing
Think of spring as your hair’s “detox and nourish” season.
Key ingredients:
- Hyaluronic acid or aloe vera for moisture
- Glycerin to attract water to the hair
- Protein-infused formulas to strengthen weakened strands
Try: A hydrating serum or mist that replenishes moisture without adding heaviness. You want bounce, not buildup.
Rainy Season: Seal and Shield
Here, it’s all about barrier-building. You want to repel moisture, not absorb it.
Key ingredients:
- Silicones for moisture-blocking
- Plant-based oils (like castor or coconut oil) to smooth
- Anti-humectants that prevent water absorption
Try: A humidity-resistant styling cream or serum to lock in your look—even if you’re walking into a downpour.
Winter: Deep Nourishment and Tangle Control
Cold air calls for serious conditioning. Don’t shy away from richer formulas here.
Key ingredients:
- Shea butter or argan oil to deeply moisturize
- Panthenol for shine and manageability
- Silk proteins to reduce static and smooth strands
Try: A creamy leave-in conditioner or mask for your natural hair, and a lightweight and hydrating heat protectant on the ends of your Halo to prevent dryness and tangling. And remember: always store your Halo in a tangle-free case during winter.
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Don’t Let the Weather Mess With Your Mane
Your hair and your Halo deserve as much seasonal attention as your skincare or wardrobe. The key is understanding how different environmental factors affect both your natural strands and your extensions, and then building a care routine that shifts as the seasons do.
So whether you’re battling summer frizz, spring shedding, rainy-day limpness, or winter tangles, you’re not at the mercy of the weather. You’re in control—and your Halo’s glow-up is always in season.
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