5 Ways to Avoid Helmet Hair

​If you engage in activity that requires you to wear a helmet, you know the pain of helmet hair. Here are 5 ways to avoid this whether you have short or long hair. 

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1. Start with clean hair. Clean hair will break less easily, although you don’t want to ride with wet hair.
2. Leave in conditioner. Leave in conditioner has been suggested by lots of men's hair blogs regarding helmet hair. This will leave your hair soft and flexible.

 

3. Wear a bandana and braid long hair. Wearing a bandana will help keep the front parts of your hair from being pushed right up against the helmet. It has also been suggested to wear a “soft” bandana as opposed to a rough fabric one. If your hair is long, braid it and still wear a bandana over it under the helmet.

4. Consider a cloth under your helmet. If you don’t want to wear a bandana, they also sell cloths or “skull caps” to wear under your helmet. Here is one from Under Armour .

5. Don’t wear your helmet too tight. Finding the right sized helmet will help you know that your hair isn’t going to damage your hair if you ride for a long time.