Keep your hair healthy this winter!
How to Keep Your Hair Healthy This Winter
Sometimes it can feel like we lose a bit of vibrancy in winter. Summer sun gives skin a glow and hair a natural shine, but once the weather turns cold it's easy to feel a little washed out — and your hair often shows it first. Here's why winter is tougher on your hair, and the practical habits that keep it looking healthy through the colder months. For the bigger picture on supporting your body from within, our complete guide to liquid marine collagen is a useful companion read.
Why Winter Is Hard on Your Hair
Cold weather, heavy rain and the dry indoor air from central heating all conspire against your hair. You might notice it feels drier, more brittle and more prone to breakage as summer fades. Just as you'd protect your hair from summer sun, it pays to shield it in winter too — something as simple as wearing a hat in harsh weather helps, though there's more you can do.
Keep Up Your Trims
You'll probably want a lower-maintenance style for winter — something that copes with being blown about and rained on. Even so, keeping up regular trims (roughly every 8 to 12 weeks, more often for shorter styles) removes split ends and dead weight, which keeps hair looking healthier and shinier.
Add More Moisture, Use Less Heat
Your hair may need a more intensive routine in cold weather. Incorporating nourishing oils or a weekly hair mask helps lock in moisture, and letting your hair air-dry where you can reduces heat damage. When you do use heated tools, a heat protectant and a lower temperature go a long way. Small adjustments here make a visible difference by spring.
Eat Well for Your Hair
What you put into your body matters as much as what you put on your hair. Hair is built mostly from protein, so getting enough is important, and deficiencies in nutrients like iron and zinc are well-recognised causes of hair shedding. A varied diet with adequate protein, plus iron and zinc sources and omega-3-rich foods, supports healthy hair from within. If you notice significant or sudden shedding, that's worth a GP visit and a blood test rather than guesswork.
Where Collagen Fits — Honestly
Collagen is often marketed for hair, so here's the truthful version. Collagen provides amino acids your body uses, and it's genuinely well evidenced for skin hydration and elasticity — but the direct clinical evidence that it improves hair specifically is limited. We won't tell you it's "proven" for hair, because it isn't. If you take Kollo, take it for its well-supported skin benefits and treat any hair benefit as a possible bonus rather than a promise.
Winter Hair Habits at a Glance
| Habit | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| Protect from the elements | A hat shields hair from cold, wind and rain |
| Regular trims | Removes split ends and dead weight for healthier-looking hair |
| More moisture, less heat | Oils and masks lock in moisture; air-drying reduces damage |
| Eat well | Protein, iron, zinc and omega-3s support hair from within |
| Collagen for hair | Limited direct evidence — strong for skin, unproven for hair |
Looking After Your Hair All Winter
- Shield it — a hat in harsh weather genuinely helps.
- Trim regularly — every 8 to 12 weeks keeps ends healthy.
- Moisturise, go easy on heat — masks and air-drying over hot tools.
- Feed it from within — protein, iron, zinc and omega-3s.
- Be realistic about supplements — collagen is strong for skin; its hair evidence is limited.
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Shop Now →The Bottom Line
Healthy winter hair comes down to protecting it from the elements, handling it gently, keeping moisture in and feeding it well from within. Those habits do the real work. Collagen is a genuinely strong supplement for skin, and while its hair benefits are less established, supporting your body with good nutrition is never a bad thing — we'd just rather be honest about which claims are proven.
If you take collagen for its skin benefits, Kollo's 10g daily sachet makes it easy to stay consistent. Our complete guide to liquid marine collagen has the detail, our collagen powder guide compares formats, and for women thinking about skin and wellness together in midlife, our women's wellness guide for over 40s brings it together.
Kollo Health was co-founded by Jenni Falconer - TV presenter, Smooth Radio breakfast host, ten-time London Marathon runner and host of the RunPod podcast. Read her story and why she created Kollo.
