Always take a brush with good strong teeth/bristles...

by jadie
(virginia, usa)

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 bristles to undo the flat helmet hair or to calm down the crazy flyaways when I pull the helmet off. Most of all, it's there to undo the nasty tangles which usually start at the base rear of my head and then throughout the rest of my hair. I found that a good conditioner during the shower and a good smoothing serum or leave in conditioner helps soon before you go riding...

Brush your hair out... I use loreal Texture fresh conditioner (light blue bottle - found in beauty stores or marshalls/tj maxx if you're lucky for half the price) and I keep my hair in a towel until I'm ready to blow dry real quickly until its slightly damp. I then brush my hair out real good, apply leave-in conditioner (garnier smoothing milk for me) and brush my hair out. I have lots of hair so I shake my head or rock out for a second to get all the loose hairs out... brush again. Tie in ponytail. ready to ride!! Hair blows in the wind all sexy-like and by the end of the night only the tips are tangled if any.

But, if you're not that kind of lady... put your long hair in a braid and/or rock a bandana loosely over your head. but the best advice is to get a great pocket size brush with heavy tough bristles (the round shaped brushed with bristles on one side... would be wooden with red bed where the bristles stick out - try Marilyn brushes, BaByliss, Kent or this thing called the Tangle Teezer)