Helmet Hair

You mean you don't look like all those models pictured on motorcycles?  I just think it is so funny how women are pictured on motorcycles with long thick flowing hair on magazines. Yeah right! We all know what our hair would ...

Wear a Silk Scarf Under Your Helmet  Each year after a season of riding my color-treated hair was fried and it took the entire winter to get it back to normal. I finally found three things ...

I Wear a Bandana Under My Helmet  I wear a bandanna when I know I'll be around people and taking my helmet off during our rides.... You can get them in lots of fun colors that match any ...

Wear a Silk Flydana Under My Helmet  I always wear a silk flydana under my helmet or even a cotton flydana. This way it absorbs the moisture and does not soak into my hair. I also make sure ...

Less Hair Spray  I try to use as little hairspray as possible, my hair doesn't tangle and matte together so much.

Braided!  Now that my hair is long, I keep it in 2 braids. When I pull off the doorag or helmet and those loose hairs go flyin', I wear my pink HD ballcap :)

Deal with it...I guess  I carry my hairbrush with me. But I love the ride so much that the helmet hair doesn't bother me so much. Luckily though, I have long hair, so taking ...

Curl It!  I have medium length, thick straight hair. Every day I curl the ends with a curling iron to give it some body and shape. Right before I put on my helmet,...

Simple Braids then Shake it Wild! Messy Hair is Sexy  Hey, I'm a new Rider and happen to be a hair stylist. I usually get super tangles since my hair is long, so I usually braid it in 2 or a low loose ponytail,...

Chill  I don't worry about it, it's what happens and I'm more interested in riding than what I look like either on or off the bike. I'm a gal who does stuff,...

Long Hair with Bangs Options  I have long hair with bangs. I usually let my bangs grow longer right before riding season. They tend to lay better after having a helmet on when they ...

Wide Stretchy Headband!!  I started using a wide stretchy headband (I like the ones that are thin in the back), and I'm happy at last! Trying to fight the flat bangs and screwed ...

Under Armor Skull Caps  The caps that athletes wear. They are meant to wick away perspiration. They have a silky feel and create a barrier so that your hair does not rub the inside ...

Don't Put Any Products On Before You Put Your Helmet On  I had long hair and now short and I've found the best thing to do is just wash it dry it and not put any gel, mousse or anything on it before putting on ...

I Suggest a Pin!  I haven't actually found a pin yet, but I've seen stickers that say "Hairdo by Helmet". lol If we all had a pin, we could wear it after removing the helmet,...

Use Hypnosis  Wear a tube top or low cut blouse and no man will ever look high enough to notice your hair.

Tigi Bed Head Manipulator  A good scoop of tigi bed head manipulator on hair after styling will help to work sum life back into your hair after you remove your helmet, also there ...

Low Ponytail  I have come across the problem of helmet hair recently since I decided to grow out my hair and learn to ride a motorcycle. I'm still new at this but recently ...

Wear A Helmet Hair Doo   Wear Helmet Hair Doos Pig Tails or Pony Tails - wrap your head up in a bandanna and don't sweat it! You will have so much fun wearing these it will not ...

Solution for Me  I am a hairdresser and helmet hair use to drive me crazy, I tried everything then I figured out that if I part my hair on the opposite side of where I ...

Moooooouse  If you mousse your hair after washing it, you can spritz it down after removing your helmet. [I bought a trial size hair spray bottle, dumped it, washed ...

Wear a Bandanna  I'm not known to wear a helmet unless I'm in a state that requires it, so I was unfamiliar with "helmet hair" until last summer!

This method has worked ...

For Long Hair - Wear a Buff  I've only been riding about 6 months, however the biggest teething problem I encountered was how to tame the wild mane of hair the resulted even after ...

Don't Bother  If you are so concerned about helmet hair, don't bother getting on a motorcycle.

The Dannaband Solves Helmet Hair  Dannaband.com offers a combination headband/bandanna that works perfectly for women riders; it is also quite stylish. The sisters that launched this ...

Who cares! We're hot biker babes!  Guys love us 'cause we ride, girls too for that matter. Forget the hair! Guys don't care, do they? Too much time is wasted on what we look like instead ...

Use a headband  I have baby fine hair that doesn't stay pulled up in a ponytail, and if I leave it free under the helmet I get the worst helmet hair imaginable.

I purchased ...

Wear a helmet liner!!!  Wear a good helmet liner DESIGNED for motorcycle helmets, like the ones from SLIKS. It makes a huge difference when you have the satin side against your ...

Bandana!  I have long, thick, fine hair. It braids well, so when I am planning a ride, I do my hair in two "Laura Ingalls" braids. I tie a bandana on, and I put ...

Help With My Bangs!  I don't have a tip but need one about bangs. I have bangs and they get really flat and out of whack when I wear a helmet. I know that I can wear a headband ...

Styling produt on wet hair; dry; curling iron; dew -rag to cover.  -After washing your hair make sure you use a styling product (gel, mousse). Dry your hair as usual. A few curls with the curling iron and DO NOT comb out ...

Get a perm  You hair will easily fluff up with a pick when you take your helmet off.

still puzzled by it, but perhaps cut it off!  My problem is not the flatness but the boofy-ness. I have thick, messy, waist length brown hair, which after I take my helmet off has either gone all frizzy ...

3 things that work for me: short hair, hats, blow drying beforehand  Normally my hair is naturally curly, so for me it's fun to experience life as a straight haired person when I take off my helmet. However, here are a ...

Roll your hair into the helmet  Ok, this can only be done if you have long enough hair. Divide your hair into about 4-5 parts. Take each part and twist it then coil it and lightly pin ...

wear sunglasses on top my head  my hair has always been extremely oily, helmet or not.If im just going in to pay for gas, I leave my helmet on too. When I have to take my helmet off,...

fluffing  i have a lot of hair--but not thick-- upon getting off my bike-- bend over-- pretend to check my boots or someting and fluff like crazy and whip the sun ...

Hairzing  At a motorcycle show in Long Beach, California, a vendor by the name of Hair Zing was there. This really cool tool you can wear inside your helmet. You ...

"foam" rollers  I bought my bike specifically for getting to work 40 miles away. I quickly learned that my almost shoulder length hair would no longer have that "professional"...

Short and Flat  Embrace the flat hair. A bandanna under the helmet keeps it slicked in the direction I want, and when I get off the bike I use a little water to slick ...

Covering Up Helmet Hair  Carry a baseball cap and put that on when you take off the helmet.

Form Your Own Hair Right Out of the Helmet  I had just cut my hair super short and had a double dab of Bed Head's "MacDaddy" hair sculpting stuff in it. Long story short...My husband took my car ...

Put your hair in braids if its long enough,,,  then when you take off your helmet you look cute like you just came out for the day :)

My Helmet Hair Tip for Those with Long, Straight Hair  This is what works for me, and won't work for everyone but here goes:

I have long, straight, fine, flyaway hair. When I take the helmet off, the static ...

Cut It Off  My young boys always shave their heads after school is finished for summer. Last summer they talked me into shaving my head, (with the longest setting)...

Long Layered Hair  There is truly no SOLUTION to helmet hair or tangles etc..... But my hair has to many layers for braids... even two braids. I have found that low pig tails ...

Top it off...  Get yourself a really cute, sexy hat to put on when you take the helmet off.

Braid  I have tried everything...and to top it off I have curly hair which ends up to be a big ol rat's nest.. The best way for me to do my hair is in a braid ...

I Use Rusk Being Primitive in My Hair  After I style my short, thin hair, I put in a dab of Rusk Being Primitive (it comes in an orange-ish plastic jar & costs around $12.00). When I remove ...

Keep gel in the saddle bags....  Slather a little gel on...for the taming affect...not that remember to do it very often..I am more of a "You people can't deal with helmet hair?? TOUGH....

A Simple Powder to Help with Helmet Hair!  There is a hair product made by Oasis called Dust It. It's a little bottle of powder you sprinkle on your hair and rough it up and you get instant volume!...

Wear a Pin on Your Vest that Says Hairdo by Honda  I truly believe there is no cure for helmet hair as I have had longhair and I have cut my hair short and I still get helmet hair but some people swear ...

Portable Curling Iron/Butane  I carry a butane curling iron. With the flick of a button it lights up and gets warm in a flash. I have a mirror on the inside of my tour pack and I do ...

Hair Net!  I wear a thickly crocheted hair net! It works wonders and keeps it from tangles. I do look like the lunch room lady though! LOL You can usually find ...

Keep it short to begin with, solves the helmet hair problem.  Keep it short to begin with! Solves the helmet hair dilema.

Mousse, Really   I have to admit, I'm a bit of a diva and my thin hair is easily flatted by my helmet. I found the greatest product though, its called Got 2 B Fat-Tastic ...

Headband  My hair is very short in back and chin length in front and sides, like a wedge. Anyway, when i take off my helmet and have sweated my hair is sticky to ...

Have my fiance french braid it for me : )  If your hair is long like mine, and very thick I simply french braid it. When I had a different helmet the HJC was a lil too big for me and at the time ...

Use Bobby Pins and a Do Rag  This is for long haired ladies. Pin the front part of your hair in the style you want it to stay in. Put a shampa do rag or a tight-ish skull cap on....

Gel, Braid, Silk Scarf  I have mid back curly hair. I will gel my hair a bit, make a low braid,use 4 to 5 elastic bands spaced apart, and use a silk scarf over my head before ...

Don't Use Any Hair Products, Wear a Do Rag   Use ashine oil after you remove your du rag and helmet...the other woman will be jealous, how good you look.

Darlene

How to Deal with Helmet Hair  Either toss it back into a low ponytail (when you take the helmet off, if the helmet is really low) or you can just style it to wear it is supposed to ...

Bandanna and Pony Tail  I found that wearing a bandanna under my helmet makes a huge difference and then I put my hair (LONG!) in a pony tail and put pony-tail holders every 3 ...

Cotton Liner  I use a cotton cloth like bandana and wear my helmet. This helps hair not to stick to much.

Keep a Mini Comb With You  Me and my boyfriend go riding a lot; I have long hair and every time I would take off my helmet my hair would be a rats nest. I began keeping a small black ...

Haircut  It wasn't intentional, but I cut my hair so that it looks great after I take off my helmet. I went from long hair (which is super straight and baby fine)...

Helmet Riding for Long Hair  I have long, thick hair ( with some layers) and my friends enjoy seeing me put it all up under my helmet. I simply make a ponytail (like in 'Happy Days'...

A Silk Scarf or Silk Skull Cap  I wear a silk scarf under my helmet and when I remove it, my hair (which is spiky) is always in place and also hair is not damaged by being pulled by inner ...

Wash and Wear  I have a lot of hair. I keep it damp when riding, then when I pull my helmet off, I fluff it and...viola! Beautiful hair!

Then again, my hair is quite ...

Tease the Hell Out of it and Use Strong Hairspray  I find this method works well on my very fine shoulder-length hair: back comb your hair like it's prom night in 1987, spray it with some seriously hard-...

Baby Powder  I know it sounds odd, but I keep natural baby powder in my bag at all times. Nothing will cure really terrible helmet hair, but if you run some of it ...

Wear a cute hat...  When I get off my bike, I just have a cute hat that I slip on right after I take off my helmet. Its not a baseball cap but a cute black hat that looks ...

Use a Few Bobby Pins or Keep Some Pomade Handy  If you have long hair, smooth it out and put it up in a high pony tail. Then you can pin the rest against the back of your head in a straight line and ...

A Buff  I too have found that bandanna of sorts works great to keep hair in place (I have long hair and it drives me crazy when hair blows in under my glasses ...

Tip for Helmet Hair  I have thick, short hair and is also wavy. I pull it straight with a straightener. So when I wear the helmet, most of the time I get a wave on the top ...

Go Bald  Every time I take my helmet off I think ohhh noo helmet hair, then I remember Im bald. When I wake in the mornings I also suffer with Ohhh nooo I'm going ...

Easy  Keep the doo rag on!!

For Long Fabulous Volumous Hair   If you hair is long... fold it up on the very top of you head, kinda messy, then stick your helmet on. When you take your helmet off, and the hair falls ...

Tuck Your Hair In  If you tuck your hair inside your jacket, your hair wont be flying around. Also carry a rubber band with you so that you can put your hair up and the helmet ...

I Just Deal: Posted 7-2009  I have unruly curls. Air-drying my hair leaves it looking as if I walked out of a cave and not a shower. My hair is neither wavy, nor tightly curled. No ...

Artec Texture Line Material  I have basically the same cut as in your picture so I hope this helps. I think I have a few more layers than you do and a little choppier in the front....

It's Called a Tubbie  My wife has a full mane of hair and this is the only thing that we have found that doesn't damage her hair. We got her one at a rally and after trying ...

Always Carry a Hair Clip  Pull hair back with a hair clip, hoops put in my ears and lip gloss on my lips. Ready for the evening.

Promote the Airflow and Manage the Control!  I don't know if this is a cure BUT it is what has worked best for me. I have huge amounts of hair that must be cut and styled into countless layers if ...

Hair Styling Products  I have very dry, but curly hair, and find if I am going on an early ride and my hair won't have time to dry on its own before I have to put on my helmet....

It's Simple!  Get a skin cap that African american males wear. It's stretchy and squishy enough not to dent your hair, but it keeps it out of your eyes and the wind!...

Spray Bottle and a Comb  I have short thick hair that is permed. It is a total fright when I take the helmet off. I like to ride it to work and social stuff. I came up with this ...

The Two-Step Process...  I carry a very cheap (bad holding) travel size hairspray under my seat and a little brush. I pull all my hair into a pony tail, spraying back all strands....

Don't use sprays, gels or styling product in your hair.  I have found that when I avoid using any styling products in my hair before I ride that it helps later with helmet hair. I have thick hair as well and ...

Always Have a Brush Handy  Always have a brush handy!

Wash your hair when you get to your destination...  ... that's the only thing that I found that works. So, if you have access to a shower at your destination, go for it. Otherwise, spritz it with some water ...

A Helmet Hair Solution  Wear a hat or bandanna when you take off your helmet. That's my solution.

Get a Motorcycle Helmet Liner  The best way I have found to prevent helmet head is to wear a Motorcycle Helmet Liner to keep your hair in place under a helmet (or a hat for that matter)...

Wear a Helmet Sock  They make several various helmet socks but the outcome is the same. I like the version that is shaped like an open face helmet (no tie and no under the ...

Pony Tails  I've just started riding (MY OWN! yay), but have not ridden all day yet. I am a seasoned bit...um, backseat rider and it helps to put my hair in 2 ponytails ...

Bang Fix  Carry a big round brush and a small can of Quick Dry Hairspray. (I keep Redken in my salon, it's great!) As soon as the bucket is off, wrap your bangs ...

Do-Rags!  I tie my hair back as best I can, and then wear girlie (pink and purple and such) do-rags like the boys do - then I don't have to worry what my hair looks ...

Shake it Like Crazy  I just ride with my hubby now and I have long hair, but I put it on top of my head then shake it out when we get where we're going. Not the best, but okay....

Long Hair  Use a doo rag. Also put your hair into a pony tail and use more than one elastic down the length to the bottom. Braids work really well. Put your hair ...

Helmet Hair Solution  FOR LONG HAIR ONLY -

1. Before you put on your helmet, comb your hair in EXACTLY the opposite direction from your normal style. Upon arriving at ...

Aveda's Hair Potion  I think I have found it. For women, go buy Aveda's Hair Potion. It works magic on flat hair. That's my solution. I have yet to try it after wearing ...

Grow Your Hair Long and Braid It, lol   I've had short hair and long hair. Long hair with braids is the easiest!

Depends On What You Have to Work With  I have two options:

1) Keep a travel hair brush/comb in saddle bag, this will help somewhat, especially if you have short hair. It's definitely not ...

Cut it short, or wear a doo rag under your helmet...  or do both. I have had long hair, short hair, and everything in between. The doo rag under my helmet is my favorite way to combat helmet head, that and ...

Headband  I have curly hair with bangs, and have employed the use of headbands to 1) keep the hair out of my eyes while pulling the helmet over my head, then 2) to ...

Bandanna Headband and Ponytail  I have medium-length hair, and trust me, I've tried it all... My favorite and least time-consuming hair do is a low pony-tail (because a high one hurts ...

In The Wind, Inc.  The best product I have found for my long hair is on this website: In the Wind, Inc.

Try their free sample and then you will be back buying more. I ...

In the Wind  I use a product called "In the Wind" to keep my shoulder length hair from tangling. I can run a brush right thru my hair when I stop.

Best if I use ...

Get a great wig? Put in on just before going into the restaurant.  Get a great wig!

Fixing Helmet Hair  I wear one of those helmet silks. They work great!

Curlers  Ha Ha. This is a true story, it worked for this gal I knew YEARS ago (in my youth) I was an avid passenger in my teens (much to my parents dismay). This ...

The Dannaband Will Solve Your Helmet Hair  I know two sisters who just launched a product called the "Dannaband" dannaband.com . It is touted as being better than a Bandanna. They made this ...

Helmet Hair Cure  I carry a tube of tea tree style waxing by Paul Mitchell. It does not get hard or flakey. I have very short hair and I just pull off the helmet and grab ...

Silk  A satin or silk scarf. I ride my bicycle and find this the best solution. Plus, I get really sweaty on my bike.

Spongey Curler  I have long hair, but can't stand the flat hair on top of my head when the helmet comes off. Finally I tried a spongey curler. They are soft, clip themselves,...

SLIKs!  I have been wearing them since spring, and finally talked the wife into wearing the one that I bought her. It doesn't cure, but it sure helps! It also ...

Buy a Clip with Hair Attached  I have short hair but it is below my ears. I keep long hair clips (keep an eye out at the dollar store) in my purse for clipping the sides up and then ...

Put it up like a Pebbles 'do.   I turn my head upside down and up the hair into a very high pony before I put my helmet on so that when I take it down, there's still some fullness. It ...

Never use Hairspray  I learned to never use hairspray on my hair when I am going for a ride that way you can just run your fingers thru your hair and fluff your hair up so ...

I've teased my husband  I've teased my husband that he is going to have to find a compartment totally dedicated to carrying my wig, and it's holder so that I can go somewhere ...

Spray bottle with leave in conditioner  As others have said, a little water in a spray bottle does wonders at the end of a ride, however, if you add a little leave in conditioner to the water ...

scrunchi  I carry a pick and scrunchi or ponytail holder in my tank pouch and as soon as I take my helmet off I pick thru it and pull it back into a pony tail.

Always wear a buff  I feel lucky because I have a perfect, strong and wavy hair. We way to preserve a good looking hair even after removing the helmet is to use a good hair ...

shave your head  Shave your head and start a new trend :)

Wear a visor to keep the 'flat' hair out of my face  The visor acts to keep the flat helmet hair out of my face and adds a 'distraction' to the helmet hair.

Helmet Hair Idea  Hello,

I work in the beauty industry so my hair needs to look great.

So when I style my hair I curl it more than normal so when my helmet comes off....

farrah fawcet hair  I sometimes to do pin curls using snap type clips/barrettes. Using very little hair (less is better), wrap big curls 4- 6 total. Take off helmet, shake ...

Root spray...  Once you take off your helmet spray a little root lift spray and comb in. Also, try to use as little product at the beginning of the day as possible. Your ...

specs  Use hair putty or hair mud (kept in your harley purse, of course), and keep your specs perched on your head!!!! and ALWAYS wear your makeup - nobody will ...

there is not a good tip out there that truly matters  Best thing to do is either expect to wear hair in a tight ponytail or wear a do-rag. Do what i did to explain it all.....I just put a sticker on my helmet ...

Helmet Hair - Water spray bottle   Spray it after you take your helmet off and run your fingers through it or a brush:o)

Conditioner or Hand Lotion  Before putting your helmet on, use about the size of a quarter of either conditioner or hand lotion and spread it over the ends of your hair and areas ...

short hair and a bit of gel  I wear my hair very short but I find that if I put just a bit of gel on it before donning my helmet that I am able to pull some life back into it when ...

ALWAYS keep hair contained and covered!  ALWAYS keep hair contained and covered! ...to protect from wind and sun damage.

My Name is Norbert and a I am a fellow SBI!er.
I have my first 30 pages ...

Light Socket Hair  I cut off my long locks!! So now it always looks like I stuck my finger in a light socket, which works out great for the "Helmet Hair" fight we women ...

Sunglasses  Much like baseball caps, I use the sunglasses as a headband to camoflague the helmet hair

Helmet Hair Solution  I have very short hair in the back and long in the front. About 1/2" in the back. I use a product called "Rewind 06" by Redken or "Dry Wax spray" by ...

Silk or Satin Scarf  I have been using a silk scarf under my helmet. I look rather like Doris Day with the ends flying out behind me but this seems to help with helmet hair....

"Comb-Over" of a different type . . .  Come your hair the opposite way you normally wear it. When you take your helmet off, brush it back the opposite way (normal). It should look pretty close ...

Tiny spray bottle with water.  Of course this would not work in very cold weather conditions, but I live in Florida. I fill a tiny spay bottle with water. I spritz the top of my hair ...

A Helmet Hair Solution  I keep my hair short. Keep a bottle of water and when you get off of the bike, wet your hair and fluff. There's nothing to do for medium cut hair, hopeless ...

Dryer sheet or Static guard  I do get helmet hair but it is the static that drives me crazy. I keep a dryer sheet in my bag and just kinda rub it on the ends of my hair. Plus it keeps ...

Carry the tools to fix it  I have short hair, so it's a bit easier sometimes to manage. If you can, carry a spray bottle of water to wet your hair, then apply gel or hairspray to ...

Use Good Quality Hair Products  I have short fine straight hair and for me, I have found I can improve my hair's resistance to helmet head by using good quality hair products. I've had ...

Tuck into your jacket or stimulate your scap  When I had long hair a few years ago, I remember that I put the helmet on first, then the jacket, and I could do this without the use of a Scunci. With ...

wear a bandanna all the time!  I keep my hair very short and wear a bandanna under my helmet. Then, I remove the helmet while carefully holding the front of the bandanna against my forehead ...

Stuff a baseball cap in your Jacket  I find that the best thing to do is to carry a baseball cap so that you can hide that Helmet hair! I've found that this is the best solution other than ...

Conditioner and french braid  I do not rinse the conditioner out of my hair on my last shower before a multi-day ride. I swear this makes it easier to rinse the crud out at the end ...

The mighty Buff...  I have thick, curly, unruly hair, that gets even more unruly when held down by a helmet. My favorite cure is a "Buff", a versatile headwrap that can be ...

Always take a brush with good strong teeth/bristles...  Well, I have long thick hair that doesn't curl well but sure does tangle real well, especially when riding! I usually take a brush that has good strong ...

No spikes during riding season...  I have short, straight hair, and during the winter, I cut it so that it can spike up a bit. But once riding season approaches, I let it grow out a little ...

More info on the plastic headband please!  That's interesting about the plastic headband- is it something you make out of Glad saran wrap? Or, is it something you can buy? I'm picturing a shower ...

Super sticky gel!  My hair is long so I usually comb it back, put super sticky gel and put it in a bun. But I notice that if I use a headband, twist the tail and use a hair ...

wear a headband...  In my experience, very thin plastic headbands will keep the hair out of your eyes while riding and once removed (along w/helmet!) will result in your hair ...

A Ball Cap  I carry my favorite ball cap in my saddle bag. When I take the helmet off,I immediately put on my ball cap.

Dont have to worry about my hair looking ...

Whale Spout  I keep my hair at a length that I can just pull it up on the top of my head with a rubberband and make a little "whale spout." When I take off my helmet ...

Helmet Hair Tip  Try wearing or carrying with you a Buff. Like the ones they wear on Survivor. You can buy them online, can wear them 10 different ways or more, cool patterns,...

Helmet Hair tip  I just put on a really, really cute hat!

Tie it up  I have often wanted to cut it off, but after I started riding, I noticed how nice it was to not have the dreaded helmet head from tying my long hair up....