Non-Alcohol Gel

by Breanna
(From NY; Currently in Orlando, FL)

I have really, I mean REALLY curly hair. It's not the coarse, thick kind, but the part where the helmet connects to my head becomes noticeably straighter/flatter than the rest of my hair. My cure: non-alcohol gel. If you know you're going to be riding in advance, try using non alcohol on your scalp (won't cause dandruff/flaking because there's no drying agent in the gel, aka alcohol). Place the gel in your hands and rub them together. Tease your scalp by taking your fingertips from the bottom of your hairline and then running them in upwards strokes while making sure you don't run your fingers down the length of your hair. Just stop when you reach the top of your head on your scalp and then repeat. The non-alcohol gel allows your hair to be tangible even AFTER it dries and does not leave any sticky residues. I will post a pic up later of my non-so-helmet hair after I go for a ride :)