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Motorcycle Helmet Hair Tips & Tricks

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By Lynnette Walczak

PUBLISHED: November 10, 2011
UPDATED: April 21, 2024
Harley Davidson,Travel Necessities,Winter Travel

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I’m not a girly girl who cares about how my hair looks every time I take off the motorcycle helmet.

After all, I’m plenty used to dealing with messy Jeep hair.

helmet hair kind of comes with the territory when you enjoy motorcycling

But soon after getting our new Harley Davidson motorcycle, I realized that I would need to figure out a way to keep my bangs from sneaking out from under my helmet and slapping me in the face throughout the entire ride.

Worse than that…

All of the flyaway hairs that refuse to stay tucked up underneath the helmet actually feel like sharp knives when they’re hitting your face at high speeds!

Seriously.

I love the motorcycle headbands I've found to help out with the helmet hair that I always get when riding

 

Summer Motorcycle Hair Options

For anyone with medium to long hair (especially if you have layers), the best solution is a simple stretchy headband!

  • The wider the better — to cover more of your hair and head.
  • The thinner the material the better – to fit underneath your helmet without feeling too tight.

These days, I never ride without a headband. And I never have flyaways that escape!

TIP: My all-time favorite headbands to wear under my motorcycle helmet are the knotty band bling styles by That’s A Wrap. I have 8. I love ’em! Some have bling, some don’t. When I’m feeling really blingy, I wear a custom headband made by my friend Julie at GemzByJules.

here are some awesome headbands I use as a cure for helmet hair

 

Cold Weather Motorcycle Hair Options

When the temperatures are cooler, I wear this thin fleece headband instead because it can be used to cover your ears at the same time. (Although a regular headband itself can be pulled down to do the same thing.)

Here you can see that I positioned the headband so it doesn't cover my ear so much. I could have even pushed it up higher while still keeping the flyaways in place. photo by Lynnette at TheFunTimesGuide.com  I've positioned the headband over my ears to keep flyaways from escaping out from underneath the helmet AND to keep the wind from blowing into my ears. photo by Lynnette at TheFunTimesGuide.com

When it’s really cold outside, then a thin fleece balaclava works even better than a simple headband because it covers your entire head, including all of your hair.

The only downside is your helmet fits really tightly on your head. On a long right, it could start to feel uncomfortable — unless your helmet isn’t all that tight to begin with.

Tip: The knotty band bling style headbands mentioned above can serve double-duty and cover your ears when riding in colder weather. Because they’re so thick and wide, you can pull them way down over your ears to block the wind and keep your ears warm!

 

Tips For Ponytail Wearers

I'm not always concerned about my helmet hair but it's nice to have some options to tame itThe Goody stay put elastics hold a ponytail in place better than any other type of ponytail holder I’ve tried. I’d say there’s zero chance of these falling out while motorcycling.

If you’re going to wear a ponytail, just make sure the elastic band itself rests lower on your head (below your helmet) rather than higher on your head (and concealed by your helmet), otherwise you’ll have a killer headache from the added pressure under the helmet.

If your hair is super long, and your ponytail is too, then a hair glove might be a better option. It doesn’t slide out or wear out.

 

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