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Glycerin Is Ruining Your Wavy Hair Every Monsoon, Here's Why

Every June, the same thing happens. Your wavy hair routine worked perfectly through March, April, and May. Then the first monsoon rains arrive,  and so does the frizz. You swap products. You try new techniques. Nothing works. By August you have convinced yourself your hair just cannot handle Indian humidity. It can. The problem is one ingredient sitting in almost every leave-in, mousse, and curl cream you own. And it has a specific, documented chemical reaction with Indian monsoon air that is destroying your waves from the inside out. The ingredient is glycerin. Here is exactly what it is doing,  and how to stop it.