Hair Treatments for Florida Humidity

[MissErikaRae]

Our vacation is at the end of September when humidity will be very high. The last time we visited was in February when the humidity was tolerable. Well although tolerable my hair poofed and it looked awful in all the photos. I'd like to try out a straightening/ fizz reducing procedure on my hair before this next trip. Has anyone had any experience with the keratin, Brazilian blow out, etc treatments and their durability in the high humidity. My hair is thick, dry and curly. I normally flat iron my hair every other day.

Any recommendations or tips would be much appreciated!

 

[minnie mum]

Ponytail/bun + hat. Problem solved.

 

[Barbydoll8]

I live here so I have to agree with Minnie Mum. PT/Bun or a hat if you have real problems with frizz. I have long, straight, thin hair that frizzes terribly. I do put a non frizz conditioner in it. Frizzes brand but that's enough for me. If it gets too bad, I pull it up/back and forget about it.
Trust me, everyone else will to so you won't be out of place.
Bring your flat iron and touch up if you are going to a nice dinner right before but other than that....not much else I do.

 

[deserrai]

Same here...put it up. You can flat iron all you want once the humidity hits, it doesn't matter.

 

[brooke789]

I have curly hair. You have to do curly! I leave in conditioner and double gel every.single.day.

 

[Accident]

Ponytail/bun + hat. Problem solved.

the humidity was so bad over july 4th weekend that for the first time I had a rats nest when I took out my ponytail. Just this isn't always going to help.

 

[tobikaye]

If my hair is long, I usually go with an up-do of some kind or a hat if I am concerned about frizz. If I leave my hair down, then I usually flat iron it in the morning and I am usually good until early afternoon.

 

[NuJoy]

I have very long hair that is naturally frizzy. The most comfortable and least time-consuming all-purpose Disney hairstyle I have found is the slick low side bun like the model is wearing below. It keeps hair off your face; stands up well to humidity, water rides, and the Test Track 64.9mph loop; is out of the way on RnR where you push your head back against the seat; easy to pull a rain jacket hood over your head without it bumping out like a pony or high bun would; looks elegant and put together when you get ready to dine. If you have shorter hair, pull a nice quality hair piece over your tiny bun for a chignon look. I dress mine up with a hair flower or headband most of the time.

 

[MissErikaRae]

Thanks everyone for the responses! I'm trying not to have to tie my hair up because I have a sensitive scalp and get horrible headaches with my hair up or pulled back. I was looking into a keratin treatment to maybe hold off from the frizz but I don't want to waste my money if it won't help with that high of humidity.

 

[tobikaye]

Thanks everyone for the responses! I'm trying not to have to tie my hair up because I have a sensitive scalp and get horrible headaches with my hair up or pulled back. I was looking into a keratin treatment to maybe hold off from the frizz but I don't want to waste my money if it won't help with that high of humidity.

I do as well, which is why I try to do up-dos that are loose. I tend to use bobby pins in place of bands. If I need to use a band, I do not go tight and keep it lower. The higher I pull it up the sooner my head hurts. I once had layered shorter hair and did a couple of low pig tails and these were perfect with my wide brim hat.

 

[AshleeH]

I have the opposite problem - my hair is stick-straight. It does not hold curl for five minutes - I actually hotroll it nearly everyday because the curl falls by the time I go downstairs, so it's essentially the effect of smoothing it with a flat-iron without the actual labor intensive process of using the flat-iron. But no matter what the hair type, you can't go wrong with a ponytail. I usually start out with mine down, but it feels like it gets stringy by midday, so it goes up in a ponytail/braid/bun at some point.

 

[BigAlsGal]

I am a stylist and am familiar with the keratin treatment. They do work. Just not for very long. A keratin will put you back about $150-$300. The first few days it's pretty straight. Over time it begins to revert back to its natural wave. That's one of the good things about them. You don't destroy your natural.

I think your initial reaction will be "Wow! This is so great!" After about 2 months you'll be like I guess the question is how much cash do you have to burn?

 

[Belle0101]

I am a stylist and am familiar with the keratin treatment. They do work. Just not for very long. A keratin will put you back about $150-$300. The first few days it's pretty straight. Over time it begins to revert back to its natural wave. That's one of the good things about them. You don't destroy your natural.

I think your initial reaction will be "Wow! This is so great!" After about 2 months you'll be like I guess the question is how much cash do you have to burn?

My sister's hair is, for the time being, shoulder length, with thick strands and very wavy, almost curly. When she moved to FL in 2014 she started getting the keratin treatments about every 3 - 4 months. It worked and she was happy with it. I think she would have liked to have it done every 2 months but like you mentioned, the cost. Ouch!

 

[anneboleyn]

I have a mass amount of hair...it is almost waist length and although each strand is fine, there is a mass amount of it. If I have a pony tail in for too long, my scalp hurts for days. I started using the Goodie Spin Pins and they are AMAZING. You twist your hair in to a bun and twist one in the top of the bun and then one in the bottom, and it stays put and doesn't hurt, even if I have them in all day. And you can do different types of buns (like a low side one, double ones, etc) so they look nice in pictures.

 

[CaliTex]

Sounds like my hair! I live in South Central Texas, and we have very very high humidity. I have long, coarse, curly-ish hair that tends to frizz. I get keratin treatments and I have no problem with frizz, I don't have to flat iron and my hair looks healthy and did I mention, no frizz? Body, shine, manageable...It also takes half the time to dry.

Only downside is the expense, but to me, its worth it. And everyone is different, but when I use the shampoo and conditioner meant to be used with the treatment, mine lasts 4 months. And I wash my hair almost every day, for sure everyday in the summer.

 

[WDWNY]

My friends hair might be similar to your hair. What she did when we were there in June was took a shower and put lots of hair spray on.

 

[NuJoy]

I'm also a fan of the Goodie spin pins. They hold heavy hair very well.

 

[NuJoy]

My friends hair might be similar to your hair. What she did when we were there in June was took a shower and put lots of hair spray on.

Yep! Bun it; spin pin it; spray that sucker down

 

[Faceoff445566]

I get terrible headaches when my hair is in a ponytail too. I was so worried about my hair while I was there and didn't want to pull it back but eventually just did it. Almost all the ladies had ponies or hats. Seriously! Not many were wearing their hair down. It's just too darn hot! Also, braids are back in style so you could always do that.

 

[gap2368]

Thanks everyone for the responses! I'm trying not to have to tie my hair up because I have a sensitive scalp and get horrible headaches with my hair up or pulled back. I was looking into a keratin treatment to maybe hold off from the frizz but I don't want to waste my money if it won't help with that high of humidity.

I am a FL resident and have long hair ( right now down to my wast ) I get really bad headaches when my hear is in a pony tail. I go to disney about once a month was there for 4 days for the 4th of july this year. and ever time I go to disney I put my hear in a pony tail and pop some meds for the headache that normally follows.

other things you can do is a scarf to hold your hear down, a hat ( this will also help keep the sun off you) or just do something else