Tips to cope with the tricky monsoon weather conditions

Monsoons often have an adverse effect on the skin and hair, leaving it too itchy or simply sticky. Excessive moisture in the air cannot just dampen spirits but also bring with it many skin and hair problems. You need to take extra care in this humid weather so that you can enjoy the rains and the cool breeze rather than cribbing about how sticky your face feels or how fungal infection has got the better of you. Here are some tips for you to ensure that the weather will not take a toll on you and you can let your body adopt the changing weather easily.

Staying fungal-free this monsoon is essential. With raindrops bringing along a spray of water and cool breeze, it also tends to bring along an irritable and itchy feeling that can lead to a horrible fungal infection. Usually cases of fungal infection are the most common thing in this weather, especially for the ones who go swimming, some who do not take care of personal hygiene and many who just don’t bother about it until its too late. The best way to stay away from the itchy infection is to have regular baths and use clean towels. For the face, its a must that you use a soap-free cleanser. If you do find a cleanser with alpha hydroxyl acid, then use it once in the day to liven up your skin. Make sure you do not use too much of make-up, avoid it as much as you can. In addition to this, always step out of the house wearing a sunscreen lotion, even if the sky is cloudy. Once you are back home do use a face wash to rinse off all the dirt and if at all you did use make-up then its best to wipe your face with a make-up remover and use a toner to sooth the skin. Very often the skin becomes sensitive with change in the weather so irrespective of monsoon or a cold wave or a heat wave, do make sure you always see to your skin and keep it nourished.

Do not neglect your feet during the heavy rains and the muddy puddles you walk through. Feet being the most important part of the body takes all the strength from stepping out in this wet weather to tolerating all the dirt of the filthy water collected on every roadside. To keep your feet safe all you need to do is wash your feet each time you come home from outside and whenever you take a bath, use a good foot scrub and later a soothing foot cream to keep them supple and soft. Take extra care while wiping your feet after a scrub or wash since humidity does cause fungal infection, take the towel and rub your feet dry between the toes so that there isn’t moisture left between them.

Similar is the case with taking care of your hair that can become frizzy and even start falling off in plenty due to the weather changes during monsoons. One feels beautiful with beautiful hair and the best way to keep it beautiful is by nourishing it. Invest in a good volume enhancing shampoo since humidity can leave the hair greasy. Also, do not tie wet hair as that could cause fungal infection on the scalp. Once a week you should ideally take out time to oil your hair and massage your scalp so that your hair aren’t left dry and will help in reducing hairfall and split ends.

Monsoon brings a strange instability in the skin making it look even stranger. You need to be a little careful with this tricky weather and make the most out of it. Having a diet that is rich in Vitamin E will be beneficial for not just your skin but also your hair. Include fruits, omega 3 enriched foods and a handful of essential nuts in your diet so that you are nourished from within as well.

By ​Bharti Modi, Herbal beauty Expert & Director,HVM Networks Pvt. Ltd