How icy weather impacts your hair as Scotland endures freezing snow

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Weather warnings have been issued across Scotland and the UK with temperatures plunging predicted to fall as low as -16C in some areas.

It's well known that cold weather can affect your skin. But what about your hair? From brittle breakage to an increase in dandruff, your hair can suffer in many ways during an icy or snowy spell.To keep on top of your hair and scalp health, celebrity hair experts have shared their top tips for managing and protecting your locks throughout this icy snap.

A dramatic drop in temperature can do quite some damage to your hair, due to quick changes from the freezing outdoors to indoor central heating. “The problem in the winter is that the moisture in the atmosphere is forced out towards cold surfaces, which is why you get condensation on windows,” explains Davina McCall’s stylist and hair expert, Michael Douglas. “This moisture, that is usually in the atmosphere at other times of the year, helps to keep your hair in check.” “It plays a large part in keeping static electricity at bay, and also keeping your hair feeling generally softer to the touch and more moisturised. “Therefore in the winter, your hair can often feel dry, brittle and not so well-behaved.

So, using some products that moisturise the hair, such as a hair oil or a hair mask, will help make the hair feel and behave better,” says Douglas. “Environmental fluctuations like cold weather are external aggravators for dry and flaky scalps,” explains Philip Kingsley’s trichologist, Anabel Kingsley. “Our scalp is home to our hair follicles, so its overall condition is highly important to healthy hair growth,” says Kingsley. “Flaking of the scalp can cause hair loss and also impact the quality of hairs we’re producing. “A dry scalp –