湿気 Humidity

パリは夏なのに寒い日が続き、一瞬また暑くなってきたかな？と思ったら、今度は梅雨を思わせるような天気！昨夜は土砂降りで、今日は肌寒くジメジメ（なんと今ブログに投稿し始めたら雨が降ってきた！）。そして、髪の毛が湿気で扱いにくい！！さて、先日は髪を切った時に少し話しましたが、フランスではあまり髪の傷みについては日本ほど気にしていません。だけどフランスに来た日本人の大半は気づくと思いますが、フランスでシャワー浴びると硬水＋カルキで髪がゴワゴワ！私はしばらくは抜け毛で悩み、周りのアドバイスで２日に一回、髪の毛を洗うようにしました。日本だったら毎日洗わないと気が済まなかったので、慣れるのに大変だったけど、やっぱりそうしないと抜け毛ひどい！

ちなみに私は６月にアメリカに行った時に今、注目のアルガンオイル（保湿とアンチエイジング効果）が入っているシャンプーとトリートメントを買いました。Organixというブランドで、髪・環境に優しく、動物実験をしません。今年の夏はこれで髪を保護したいと思います☆

Although it's summer, it's been quite cold in Paris. It seemed it was going to get hot again but now it's like Japanese tsuyu (rainy season)! Last night it rained cats and dogs, and today it's humid and cool (actually starting to rain again as I am posting on this blog!). This humidity sure makes it hard to handle my hair!! Well, the other day when I cut my hair, I talked briefly about the French not caring much about damaged hair as much as Japan. But I believe most Japanese who've come to France will notice when taking a shower, your hair gets really coarse due to the hard water and calcium hypochlorite. When I just moved to Paris, I was concerned with the amount of hair falling out but with the advice from friends, I now wash my hair once in 2 days. It was hard getting used to since I was accustomed to washing my hair everyday in Japan, but unless I do so, tremendous amounts of hair falls out!

Anyways, when I went to the States in June, I bought shampoo and hair treatment with argan oil (effective for moisturizing and anti-aging) which is currently the hot item. The brand is called Organix and they don't test on animals, are eco-friendly, and easy on the hair. This summer I hope to protect my hair with this shampoo and hair treatment☆