Steps to Conquer the Cold
As much as we love the beauty of a fresh dusting of snow, Canadian winters can be unforgiving. In addition to battling the snow and chilly wind, the subzero temperatures, layers of warm clothes and dry furnace air can leave our skin feeling dry and itchy and our tresses in a tizzy.
To conquer the cold, you and your readers can arm yourselves with the right arsenal of hair, face and body products to defend and repair winter-withered skin and hair. This season, conquer some of winter’s most common skin and hair care concerns with the help of P&G Beauty & Grooming’s skin and hair care experts.
The Issue: Kinky, curly, wavy and unruly frizz
The Cause: Some hair types, like curly and coarse tresses, are just naturally prone to frizz, but more often than not, frizz is a sign of damaged hair. The combination of outdoor air and indoor heating can do a number on your strands, causing frizz, fly-aways and dryness.
The Solution: Moisture. Start by using a shampoo and conditioner designed to fight frizz. Don’t be afraid to skip washing daily – it’s unnecessary and hard on hair. Try to air-dry your hair when possible to help reduce split ends from heat damage. And always use heat-protecting products before heat-styling to help protect your hair from high temperatures and unnecessary breakage.
Product to try: Herbal Essences None of your Frizzness Shampoo and Conditioner’s serum-infused formula moisturizes hair with the right amount of conditioning ingredients for lusciously soft and shiny hair.
The Issue: Delicate hair
The Cause: Blow-drying and heat-styling tools can contribute to more breakage during the winter. Blistery snowy weather also tends to wet and freeze hair in the cold leading to additional breakage.
The Solution: To help avoid winter breakage, it’s important to get regular trims every eight weeks. Split ends split upwards, so the less one trims, the more breakage they will experience. It’s also important to practice a good at-home daily hair routine in between cuts to avoid breakage and keep hair moisturized. Protect hair against damage from the cold outdoors and styling heat by applying a moisturizing mist that’s designed for daily use.
Product to try: Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Moisture Mist strengthens dry fragile hair against damage and preps it for styling. Try the Pantene Daily Moisture Renewal line (Shampoo, Conditioner and Silky Moisture Whip) for added damage control.
The Issue: Parched skin from battling ‘Old man winter.’
The Cause: Dry furnace air, wind burn and warm clothing can lead to dry, flaky and itchy skin.
The Solution: In the winter months you should moisturize at least once a day and more if you’re prone to dry, flaky skin. Look for moisturizers with petrolatum or mineral oil to prevent evaporation and water loss from the skin.
Product to try: For an immediate burst of moisture, try Olay Ultra Moisture Lotion. This lotion contains petrolatum and replenishes and nourishes skin’s moisture barrier to break the cycle of dry skin. In one week, your skin will feel noticeably soft. Pay special attention to areas that are prone to dry out quickly, such as hands, elbows, knees, ankles and toes. Adults need about 20 ml – approximately a shot glass – of lotion to cover their entire body.
GIVEAWAY MOMENT:
1 lucky Canadian Mommy Moment reader will WIN a Conquer the Cold Prize Pack for their hair!
This prize pack valued at $44 includes:
- Olay Body Ultra Moisture Lotion
- Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Moisture Mist
- Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Shampoo
- Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Conditioner
- Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Silky Moisture Whip
- Herbal Essences None of your Frizzness Shampoo
- Herbal Essences None of your Frizzness Conditioner
To enter, leave a blog post comment telling me what your biggest struggle is with your hair in winter.
Frizzy hair
Dryness. Some brittleness. And the resulting hair loss.
Dry hair and fly-aways. Static is not my best friend during the winter months.
My biggest struggle is dryness
Frizziness! I hate my hair lol.
My hair at the moment is just so lifeless I don’t know what to do about it
The frizz! Since our winters are more wet than cold, the frizz is definately the problem.
My hair is so dry in winter.
My hair becomes really dry in winter
Dryness!
Because of all the meds I take my hair is shedding all over and falls out.
My hair gets very dry and frizzy.
Very dry hair
very dry and brittle during the winter
I have No shine. My hair is fuzzy and dull.
My hair becomes staticky and flyaway.
It is dry and sometimes looks dull.
I deal with dry fine hair that breaks in the winter
My biggest hair struggle is frizz!
I get some frizzies in the winter time
My hair is so difficult to comb out after washing. The ends are dry after highlights from the salon plus the winter months!
my hair gets frizzy and dry
Dry Hair & Dry Scalp are my biggest problems
the dreaded frizzies
My hair get extra dry in the winter
The frizzies and knots
frizz frizz and more frizz, we get so much rain it is so hard to combat this
dry brittle hair is my biggest problem this winter!
Static is the worse thing this time of year with my long hair!
Dry, frizzy hair
Frizzy dry and static cling to my face are the problems i have with my hair in the winter.
Static electricity is the worst thing for me. Drives me bats!
My biggest struggle in the winter is static .
S T A T I C fly-away hair in winter
My biggest struggle during the winter is super dry hair
I have very fine hair and in the winter I have static in my hair something awful. Also my hair becomes quite frizzy and dry at times, especially wearing hats.
My hair get very dry and fly away. I put it up alot.
Dryness is my biggest trouble in the winter.
Thanks!
Dry, frizzy, brittle, lifeless hair…blah!
Frizz, I have naturally curly hair.
Very fine, baby soft hair that I cannot use conditioner on. Becomes flyaway easily. Tangles if not careful.
A struggle with dry fine hair.
My biggest struggle in winter is my hair is very dry and frizzy
In one word – limp!
The biggest problem with my hair in the winter is that it gets so so dry; pretty much “straw” like
Frizz is my biggest struggle
Static is my winter hair problem.
Flyaway hair as I love wearing hats
My hair is so dryed out in the winter it’s awfull…
Dry and brittle; split ends and it can be staticy and flat all at the same time. FUN
Dry and Flakey
My biggest winter problem with my hair is keeping it properly conditioned. I have to dry it before I leave the house each day so it gets brittle and dry.
My hair wants to curl and frizz. The switch from cold and dry to drizzling really messes my hair
Dry and flat!
My hair gets very dry in the winter and it gets full of static.
My hair gets so frizzy and dull,yet oily as well.
My hair is a problem year around not just winter, although winter makes it worse. Ever since my thyroid was removed 6 years ago, my hair reminds me of the driest frizziest straw ever. I have tried so many products but haven’t had much luck so far. I am always eager to try a new product to see if it will help. Thanks for the chance to win!
My hair is very dry, I get flyaway hair and frizz.
Dry scalp and no shine
Dry ends!
Dried out from showering, shampooing, flat ironing and blow drying and no humidity in the air…so not the smooth sleek look i was hoping for.
dry and frizz
My hair produces enough static to power a small village in the winter.
hairfall and dandruff
my hair gets so dry in the winter…
keeping it smooth and hydrated – it seems to get dry and the ends appear to split more frequently than normal
Very dry ends
I get frizz and flyaway hairs.
My hair is all dull and limp
My biggest struggle with my hair in winter (or any other season!) is that is is soooooooo frizzy/curly (thanks Dad!) and very bushy. It is very long and if I ever want to wear in down out of a clip or pony I must go to my hair dresser to have it straightened. I have my own flat iron but it takes my stylist almost 2 hours to do it so you can imagine how long it takes me (and my straightness comes no where close to hers).
Please Enter Me In Your Giveaway.
It Would Be Great To Win The Conquer the Cold Prize Pack.
In Response To Your Question Of What is your biggest struggle with your hair in winter?
My Biggest Struggle With My Hair In Winter Is It Gets Very Dry And Frizzy.
Thank You For Having This Giveaway!!!!!!!!!
My biggest struggle with my hair is dryness. My hair looks like straw and has no shine at all.
Dry hair that needs a ton of conditioner!
Dry and dull looking hair.
dry from being blow dryed in the winter
Dry, fly away hair that breaks!
My hair gets dry and frizzy in winter.
My biggest struggle is how dry my hair gets in the winter! Ick.
my hair is super dry this winter and frizzy..
thank you for giveaway 
mine is a dry scalp for my poor wife its static her hair goes to her waist sometimes it looks like she was touching one of those static ball things
I have fine, straight, limp hair all year around. Wearing hats in winter seems to make it even worse.
Very fine and frizzy
thanks
My hair gets so frizzy in the winter
Dry hair
the problem I have in the winter is my hair gets very static-y and limp.
For sure my problem is curly, wavy and unruly frizz, would love to try Herbal Essences None of your Frizzness
Frizzness!!
Definitely the dryness and frizzies!
static flyaways!
My hair is fine and it looks dead in the winter, very lifeless.
dryness & frizz!
Dryness and frizz are 2 issues I have with my hair in the winter.
my hair is dry and so fly away in the winter……all year actually lol
i struggle with dry hair, and with longer days my hair is lacking the sunshine
My hair dries out and I have wispy bits sticking out everywhere!
I need more volumne
My biggest struggle is dry brittle hair. It sucks!
My biggest struggle is dry hair in the winter.
Yup!! DRYNESS
In winter my hair is dry and fly away, so much static that it’s hard to manage.
My hair gets very dry and frizzy in the winter – this is my biggest challenge …. would love to win the hair products to help!!!!
Dry, Frizzy hair…yuk!
dry sclap and frizz
It is dry so either static or flat and hat head issues
Dry & frizzy hair!
Really dry hair
dry and very static
Probably how dry and staticy it gets!
I also get very dry, frizzy hair which is made worse by wearing a hat!
Frizzy and dry hair.
static, sticks to my face
frizzy hat hair!
static
My hair is full of static during the winter
I sometimes get static in my hair and try to keep it away from my face.
silverneon2000 at yahoo dot com
Split ends and static.
I’m bald, so for me, there’s just the issue of keeping warm. I know that my daughter finds it hard to kepp he hair looking nice or staying the style/braid that we put in, in the morning that day.
My biggest struggle is frizziness, dryness and static.
Biggest struggle in the winter….dry hair especially at the ends.
Thanks!
My hair is always so frizzy and even more so in winter
I would have to say static is my enemy in the winter. Hat head doesn’t help either.
Flyaway hair !
static
Static.
Dryness and touque head!
My biggest struggle in the winter with my hair is it being frizzy!
My biggest struggle is dryness.
biggest struggle is I loose so much hair
my hair gets tangled and frizzy
the RAIN! I no sooner get it dried and styled than the rain here in Vancouver sweeps under the umbrella and wrecks it – making it wavy instead of straight. Damp air, flat hair for me since it also takes the volume out of it.
February 18-My biggest problem with my hair in winter is that the dampness in the air makes it hard to keep volume and set in my hair.
My biggest struggle in getting a brush through the knots in my hair in winter.
Frizzy dry hair!
It’s so dry!
Dryness and frisiness
The frizzies are the worst.
Dryness is my biggest winter hair struggle, and nothing seems to help!
My biggest challenge is with regards to how dry my hair becomes during the winter months.
My hair is very fine and limp and gets even worse in the winter with the static from my hats..though I’m a man I hate my hair..lol
I find my hair gets dry and itchy more so in the winter drives me crazy!
Frizzy
My hair is so dry and brittle in the winter.
dryness!
my biggest struggle in the winter is dry frizzy hair
My hair will get dry and i have to use a lot of conditioner
It’s really dull and I naturally have dry, dry skin, which causes dandruff that takes over my head.
I have to control the static in my hair in the winter.
My hair is dry, my scalp is dry and I have tried many conditioners and shampoos. I really dislike what winter does to my hair!
frizzy!
flyaways!
My hair and scalp get extremely dry in the wintertime
My biggest struggle is dryness
frizziness
Dry hair!
My naturally curly hair gets dry and frizzy!
The dry fly aways are starting to get to me. Winter winter go away!
dry frizzy hair with static issues!
The biggest struggle with my hair is that it is too dry. I need major moisturizer in my hair. Another problem is I get static in my hair. I have fly aways!
Dry hair and fly-aways
friz and breaking
Static!
The Frizziness
My biggest problem is self created– I blast the heat in the shower to warm up and my poor hair suffers!
dry itchy scalp
dry hair.
flyaway hair
Static!
Hair becoming so dry that a lot of breakage is happening.
the biggest problem with my hair is that is gets very dry. i try all products i can to repair my dry hair.
THANKS 
anne l
Great giveaway Jody!! My biggest problem is the dryness in the winter. With the furnace running it really drys out my hair and my daughters, leaving it brittle.
Thank you, Suz
I usually just deal with dryness and it looking dull as a result. I blow dry daily throughout the winter and I am sure that doesn’t help.
My biggest problem is dryness and static cling!
Frizziness is a drag this time of year
My hair gets dry and flyaway.
my biggest struggle with my hair this winter is that my hair is really dry and im loosing hair from breakage even though my hair is still really thick its embarassing sometimes because i will have a bunch of hair on the back of my shirt if i brush my hair,so now when i brush my hair i have to pick off all my fallen hair off the back of my shirt
frizz! just can’t keep it calm and nice and smooth during the winter.
My biggest hair problem is the frizzies.
Fly away hair that doesn’t want to lay down is my problem.
very dry hair
biggest problem is my hair is dry and frizzy.
My hair definitely has more static in the winter
I am on meds were my hair is greasy one day dry the next frizzy one day straight the nest grrrrr