15 Beauty & Lifestyle Bloggers Reveal Their Hair Care Secrets On The Road
Inspired by Travel Fashion Girl’s round-up post on travel bloggers’ top beauty tips and tricks, I thought of doing something similar featuring beauty and lifestyle bloggers with a penchant for traveling.
I LOVE traveling! 🙂 In fact, I make it a point to travel at least once a year to a place I haven’t been to before. Despite Instagram and other social media sites painting a glamorous picture of traveling, those who actually travel know that it isn’t always the case. From delayed flights to lost luggage, a lot of things can go wrong. Heard of a traveler who short-circuited their hotel room just by plugging in a hair dryer with a different voltage? Yup, that also happens in real life.
When you’re on the road, it can be tough to maintain a hair care regime that’s not too fussy. Sometimes, traveling itself present many challenges, especially if you’re traveling somewhere warmer or more humid.
So, this brilliant idea struck me.
Why not interview travel and beauty bloggers themselves for their hair care tips on the road?
And that’s exactly what I did! 🙂
I asked bloggers 3 questions and share their answers here. Read on!
Featuring bloggers from… (You can click to jump ahead!)
- The One That Travels
- A Glass of Ice
- Losing Your Feet
- Naomi In Wonderland
- Shoes And Glitter
- It’s A Bella Life
- Aldora Muses
- The Nerdy Me
- Travels & Tea
- Diamonds & Dachshunds
- Sun And Sany
- Dress Up Buttercup
- Darina Nykl
- Curling Diva
- Just A Tina Bit
#1. Zorica — The One That Travels
1. How often do you travel and where?
I love traveling (I’m sure You can tell from my blog) and I tend to travel as much as I can. I come from Macedonia, a small country from the Balkans, so I travel often around Europe, not like every month but every second month I’m basically on the road.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
As I said I’m a little bit obsessed with straightening so whenever I’m traveling I try to keep my hair healthy using good products. I have oily scalp but my ends are dry because of the straightening, so I tend to wash my hair every second or third day, and after washing my hair I use a mask for better results.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
I’m a big fan of Schwarzkopf products so I will say that I always bring some of their products. The last months I’ve been using The BC Bonacure hair therapy Fortifier treatment and shampoo with keratin and these products literally saved my life.
#2. Gabrielle — A Glass of Ice
1. How often do you travel and where?
I travel regularly within the UK, though on average tend to go overseas every couple of months at the moment.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
As soon as I can feel myself getting hot, I tie my hair up (with a soft band, no metal clasps) and then take it down once I’m cool again.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
I would bring a Tangle Teezer with me as it’s the only brush I’ve come across that can quickly de-tangle my hair without causing breakage. Perfect for when you’re a bit windswept after hours of exploring!
#3. Lisa Martin — Losing Your Feet
1. How often do you travel and where?
Currently, I’m traveling full-time, on a working holiday visa in New Zealand. I’ve settled for a few months in Queenstown, but we have an epic 2-month road trip planned for the new year! When we travel more long-term, we live out of our van and camp 90% of the time. For the time being, we’ve been doing a lot of day trips and short overnighters.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
Doing as little as possible with it! I think it helps a lot to have a great haircut to start. For me, the easiest style is long, with a lot of layers. I have pretty fine hair (but a lot of it), so it can get dry and damaged pretty quickly when I start using a ton of heat or product on it. One thing I’ve learned from camping, and not being able to wash my hair every day, is that letting the natural oils build up actually makes your hair super healthy.
Even now when I’m living in a house or hostel, I try and go 2-3 days between washes. A good boar hair bristle brush helps your roots from getting greasy and makes the lengths shiny and smooth.
I use a microfibre towel when I hop out of the shower, but as soon as it stops dripping I let it air-dry. I probably only blow dry my hair once every two weeks, and straighten it even less than that.
When I lived in the north of Western Australia, I was out in the sun every day, and always in the ocean. It began to get a bit dry, so I purchased a kit of non-coloured henna to give it a bit of gloss and protect it from further damage. Probably one of the best purchases I’ve ever made, but I did get some weird looks while I had it on. It stopped split ends from becoming a problem and my hair grew super fast.
I’m also pretty in love with my “Tangle Teaser” hairbrush. It’s super small, but it does an awesome job of getting knots out of my hair without tearing it. Also, it feels like a head massage every time I use it – which is often.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
One of those hair elastics (hair ties, bobbles, whatever you call them), that look like a telephone cord! They seriously save your hair from SO much breakage, and you almost never get a pony-tail line with them in. When I’m camping, hiking, or have just been a few days without a wash, I like to put my hair up, and I never have to worry about these snapping my fine hair at the base of my ponytail or bun. They might look a bit funny, but they’re totally worth it.
#4. Naomi — Naomi In Wonderland
1. How often do you travel and where?
I’ve been traveling for about 7/8 years. I try to make at least one big trip a year and a few smaller trips but this depends on the year and how busy I am with other things! I’ve been to 6 continents so far so I’ve seen quite a lot of different countries and cities. I always go back to New York (I’ve been there around 10 times, it’s my favorite city in the world) and the US in general. But I want to explore more in Europe and Belgium (my own country) soon.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
Honestly? And this sounds super annoying I’m aware, but I’ve been blessed with good hair! I also barely dyed it in the past. So I guess my secret to having good hair is not coloring it often, rarely straighten or curl it and try to let it dry naturally at all times. That definitely helps. That and not washing it every single day!
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
Very basic but just a good shampoo. I love Lush and all of my products now come from them. A conditioner might be necessary for certain hair types, I rarely to never use it since I don’t need it. So I’d never travel without a good shampoo that doesn’t dry my hair out and keeps it nice for as long as possible.
#5. Kay — Shoes And Glitter
1. How often do you travel and where?
I don’t travel as often as I’d like to, but me and my boyfriend always make a point to go away somewhere for our anniversary. This year, we celebrated our seven years together in Morocco, which was actually my first time traveling outside of Europe. So far I’ve been to Italy, France and Poland, but I’m hoping to expand the list in the nearby future!
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
Maintaining healthy hair when traveling can be difficult, especially if you’re limited by how many products you can actually take with you. I think planning ahead is really important – I usually buy a few empty miniature travel bottles, and fill them up with some of my favorite hair products to take with me. I also like to research brands that are available at my travel destination (if traveling abroad), to see if I can stock up on some good hair products once I’m there.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
That’s a difficult question! I’d have to go with either dry shampoo because it is just so convenient, or argan oil. I like to keep my hair-care routine quite simple when traveling, but a little argan oil can truly work wonders for your hair, especially if you don’t have the time to style it.
#6. Sarah Chavis — It’s A Bella Life
My blog It’s a Bella Life started in April 2016 after about a year contemplating on what my blog would be about. I originally just wanted it to be a baking blog because that is what my degree is from Le Cordon Bleu. As I started writing, I noticed that my ideas were branching out beyond just a baking blog. So that is when I decided to become a Lifestyle blogger. I found that being a Lifestyle blogger gives my blog more opportunity to be more diverse and be able to reach out to different demographics.
Sarah Chavis from It’s A Bella Life
Eventually, I would love my blog to grow so I can communicate with people from around the world. I want my blog to be a place where if you have a question from baking to traveling or even beauty I can do my best to help you or help you achieve your own personal goal.
My own personal goal is to write my book about baking/cooking book someday, or a Lifestyle book that contains recipes for cooking, baking, DIY’s, traveling. Just everything. I think that is something that I would enjoy doing someday.
To answer your questions:
1. How often do you travel and where?
I love traveling, it is one of my favorite things to do. Traveling is something that I try to do as much as possible, but you will find me traveling more in the Spring, Summer, and Fall. The winters are too tricky for traveling long distances at least, especially in Pittsburgh.
Just this year I have been to Hershey, Pa, Gettysburg, Pa, King of Prussia, Pa and Daytona, Florida. There is a possibility that I could be going to West Virginia in November. As far a next year goes traveling is still a working progress!
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
I would have to say the secret to having healthy and great looking hair while traveling do what best works best with your hairstyle and hair type. My natural hair is dark brown, wavy. As of right now my hairstyle is a “lob,” so while traveling I try to keep my hair style as easy as possible. Especially if I will be running after my 2-year-old daughter.
When it comes to healthy hair, I have to say that no matter what find a product that deep conditions your hair. I am currently using Pureology Colour Fanatic Instant Deep Conditioning Mask, it’s amazing! I use it once a week, and a little goes a long way. I swear it has helped my hair grow faster from an inverted bob to a lob. Plus, this mask smells so good in the shower. What I found is that even days after I used the mask my hair still felt hydrated. I highly recommend it for any type of hair.
So, if you are going on a week vacation I would say the night before you leave deep condition your hair.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
This is actually a really hard question to answer because there are just so many options. I would have to say hairspray, you honestly can’t go wrong with that. No matter what the situation is, if you are traveling to a hot climate or cold climate hairspray is needed in some fashion. I am currently using Paul Mitchell Soft Spray. It keeps my hair styled and in place without it feeling sticky and hard. Definitely allows my hair to move.
When I am traveling I always keep a few hair ties in my bag, along with bobby pins and hairspray, because you never know if you will have a hair emergency.
Another hair tip is to use Coconut Oil on your hair. There are a ton of benefits of using Coconut Oil on your hair such as; it helps stimulate hair growth and helps prevent hair breakage and split ends. Once you heat up a few tablespoons of Coconut Oil in the microwave; coat your hair. Allow it to sit on your hair for about an hour (put your hair up in a plastic clip and put Saran Wrap around your hair).
The only thing is you may need to wash your hair twice to get it all out, but you can condition your hair afterwards. The longer your hair the more Coconut Oil you use and the shorter your hair the less Coconut Oil you use. I would recommend doing this to your hair once a week or once every other week.
#7. Aldora Kong — Aldora Muses
1. How often do you travel and where?
At least once a year. For this year, I have visited Bangkok (Thailand), Bali (Indonesia) and will be flying to Seoul (Korea) this November.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
My hair is born naturally straight and hence I do not have much frizz. My hair reacts well to the shampoos provided by the hotels I’ve stayed in and hence I don’t bring my own hair products for traveling as well. Also, because of my collaboration with Chez Vous Hair Salon, I have the privilege to get my hair treated at the salon on a monthly basis and I think that helps to maintain my hair as I am too lazy to do any treatments on my own.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
Dry Shampoo – because I have oily scalp and dry shampoo helps to revive my flat hair whilst making it smell good.
#8. Leta — The Nerdy Me
1. How often do you travel and where?
I don’t travel as much as I’d like to, however, I like to consider myself a traveler. I tend to go abroad for at least 2 times in a year, as well as travel around my country, Lithuania, as much as I can. Mostly few times per month.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
I’m not sure if I am doing anything extraordinary to keep my hair healthy asides from washing it every two days and doing masks once in a while. I love using more ecological products when it comes to haircare. When traveling, I use natural shampoo with a baobab extract to keep my hair hydrated and healthy. Also, I use bio silk for my hair to keep their ends from splitting.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
If I could choose only one product, I would definitely bring a natural shampoo. I don’t need anything else just it to keep my hair fresh, clean and healthy.
#9. Annabelle — Travels & Tea
1. How often do you travel and where?
I travel quite often, for a student that is haha. Probably once every two or three months. I travel a lot around Europe, mostly the countries around the Netherlands and the Netherlands itself. This year I have been to Ireland, Germany, Austria, and I have made several beach trips.I currently have a trip planned to Disneyland Paris, so I’m super excited about that!
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
When I travel, I always use a lot of dry shampoo and sea salt spray. My favorites are from a brand called “Toni & Guy”. I love these products while traveling because I never bring a curling iron or anything like that. And this just gives a bit of extra volume to my hair! Also, oils are so good when you’re traveling.
When you go to different countries you might go into different climates. And you never know how your hair is going to react to that. My hair is often quite dry, so I always bring oil to use after washing my hair to make it less dry. Other than that, I always sleep with my hair in either a bun or braided. It saves so much time when detangling your hair and adds some nice waves at the same time.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
Definitely dry shampoo. When you’re traveling, you never really know when you have the time to wash your hair properly, so this is just a life-saver. And, as I mentioned before, it adds a little extra volume, which is perfect for someone with straight hair.
#10. Emily Stephens — Diamonds & Dachshunds
1. How often do you travel and where?
I definitely don’t travel as much as I wish I could, but I do love traveling, even if it is a weekend away somewhere close to home. I always tend to gravitate towards beach locations for my holidays, I just love the sun!
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
I love using an oil on my hair, especially when traveling overseas or into different climates. I always find that my hair goes super dry when I go into different climates or even just when the weather changes quickly. Any type of argan or Moroccan oil makes my hair bounce back to its healthy glow!
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
It’s so hard to pick one, but I would probably go with my OGX Weightless Hydration Coconut Water Conditioner! It is so amazing! It instantly smoothes my hair and gives it the perfect amount of hydration.
#11. Stanislava — Sun And Sany
1. How often do you travel and where?
I usually travel abroad at least twice a year. I have a mini tradition to go to a new place on my birthday in March. For instance, this year I traveled to Rome, last year I traveled to Belgrade, and the year before I celebrated my birthday in Amsterdam. I also go at least once a year to Greece. Meantime I love traveling in my country because there are great places – Bulgaria has beautiful mountains and wonderful beaches on the Black Sea coast. It is also rich in history, which makes it a perfect place for traveling and sightseeing.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
Whenever I travel, I keep my hair clean because, in my opinion, this is the first condition to a good looking hair. My hair is really straight and on the greasy side. I’ve been washing it every second day since I was a kid, and this is pretty tiring but I always make sure it looks clean. I always get my hair cut when I am back from my summer vacations because its ends start to split. Whilst traveling I never forget my hair spray which helps me comb it easier, no matter if I am at the beach, or in the mountains.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
If I have to choose only 1 hair product to bring with me – this would definitely be the hair spray I already mentioned. It is one of the products I just can’t live without.
#12. Dede Raad – Dress Up Buttercup
1. How often do you travel and where?
We try to travel every month. We either do small trips to different states and about 3-4 time a year we try to leave the country.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
The secret is to pack a bunch of dry shampoo. When traveling, it’s so hard to keep up with styling my hair so dry shampoo always comes in handy. I also bring my own shampoo and conditioner since the hotel products always make my hair frizzy.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
Easy – I just answered this, dry shampoo is key!
#13. Darina – Darina Nykl
1. How often do you travel and where?
Mostly, I travel two times a year for a “longer” period (2 weeks). In between, I take day offs from my work and visit a city in Holland or Belgium. I love the short get-aways. It’s a nice break between the longer holidays!
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
My secret is to wash my hair before traveling. I do not use too much hair styling products during the travel. In extreme cases, I use dry shampoo.
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
It will be my favorite fibre paste. I use this fibre paste of a brand of a Dutch drugstore and I am very happy with it. With this paste, my hair looks good and I can postpone washing my hair for one day if it is necessary. When I had longer hair, I always put up my hair.
#14. Sarah — Curling Diva
1. How often do you travel and where?
I don’t write about my travels on my blog, but I do travel regularly! I aim to do one international and a couple of domestic travels each year. I am currently exploring Asia, then Europe afterwards.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
Keeping it simple is key! I have naturally straight hair, but I love having curls so I tend to tie my hair at night before sleeping for effortless curls the next day.
I don’t bring my curling iron (or any heat styling tools) with me whenever I travel – it’s just additional baggage!
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
A natural hair smoothing serum – it helps keep my hair manageable. Also, my hair tends to get frizzy and I have a lot of flyaways, so the serum is a must-have for me.
#15. Tina – Just A Tina Bit
1. How often do you travel and where?
My boyfriend and I try to travel at least four times a year – usually one international trip and three domestic trips. We like to explore new places and recently went to Colorado Springs for the first time at the beginning of the October! We are hoping to go somewhere in Asia at the end of this year.
2. What’s your secret to having healthy and great looking hair whilst traveling?
I like to curl my hair and loosen them for an effortless look. I always use hair oil for my ends to keep my hair healthy when curling!
3. If you can only choose 1 hair care product to bring with you on the road, what would it be and why?
This is a tough decision, but dry shampoo (Lush’s No Drought) is my lifesaver. It saves me so much time getting ready and my second-day hair is always way more volumized! Don’t worry, I still try shower every day – just use a shower cap! 🙂
