Helmet Hair

Make it go away.......please

If you ride a motorcycle, you know all about helmet hair. Defined as ...."hair that lies flat to the skull at all points where said skull comes into contact with protective helmet."

I have a lot of hair - thick hair. Hair that hurts after wearing my helmet for an entire day. Hair that may not even become unstuck from my scalp after a good scrubbing in the shower. Yep, I know all about bad motorcycle-related hair.

Is there anything that can keep it from happening?

All I really want is something that make the flat hair go away after the helmet is removed. Until some creative inventor markets a solution, I will resort to baseball caps.

If you have long hair, you might want to tuck it away in a leather hair glove.

If you are a rider, or a passenger, then no doubt you've had it - helmet hair. Hopefully, you also have some methods for dealing with it. Share your tips on curing the dreaded helmet hair!

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

there is not a good tip out there that truly matters  Not rated yet
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   Not rated yet
Spray it after you take your helmet off and run your fingers through it or a brush:o)

Conditioner or Hand Lotion  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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!  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
Much like baseball caps, I use the sunglasses as a headband to camoflague the helmet hair

Helmet Hair  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 . . .  Not rated yet
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 ...

Use a headband  Not rated yet
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 ...

Tiny spray bottle with water.  Not rated yet
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 ...

Hairzing  Not rated yet
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 ...

HELMET HAIR  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 ...

Bandana!  Not rated yet
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 ...

Use Good Quality Hair Products  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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!  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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...  Not rated yet
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...  Not rated yet
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...  Not rated yet
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!  Not rated yet
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!  Not rated yet
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...  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
I just put on a really, really cute hat!

Tie it up  Not rated yet
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....

Roll your hair into the helmet  Not rated yet
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 ...

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