This week's focus

Humidity Doesn't Care How Well You Moisturized

Here's the thing. When humidity hits, it pushes moisture into the hair shaft from the outside. That would be a good thing if your hair were dry but let's assume it's not because moisturizing regularly is what you do.

So, here's the deal. Fine strands have a smaller diameter, which means the cuticle layer has less room to absorb and release moisture in a controlled way. So when the air is heavy with humidity, fine hair doesn't just get a little frizzy. It can completely change shape, texture, and feel within minutes of stepping outside.

This is why adding more product to your hair on a high-humidity day doesn't fix the problem. If the cuticle isn't sealed before you go out, the humidity gets inside of your strands anyway. Your moisturizer did its job while you were indoors. But without something to close the door behind it, a sealing step, a gel layer, something that signals "closed" to the cuticle, the outside air walks right back in. That's the frizz you're seeing. It's just physics.

Knowing this should change what you do to your hair and when you do it. One thing to focus on is how you dry your hair. Traditional blow dryers push hot air onto the cuticle from the outside, which can lift it further and leave fine strands more vulnerable to humidity. The RevAir works differently. It reverses the airflow so your hair dries from the inside out, cuticle down — which is exactly the direction you want when you're about to step into a humid day. I use it on my own fine natural hair and it's one of the tools I reach for on a regular basis, even when it's hot and humid out.

Because, no matter the season, I keep my hair stretched. This is one of the best ways to prevent knots and tangles. Then, when I'm done stretching my hair with the RevAir. I use the tiniest amount of hair butter to twist or braid my hair for a twist/braid out.

NOTE: If you are setting your hair in a protective style with twists or braids, stretch it, but apply a light layer of flaxseed gel as your first sealant before any oil.