The 3 Days Before My Period = Absolute War for My Hair

Let’s be real. The three days before my period?
I cry at Instagram ads, question every life decision since 2016, and — worst of all — my curls turn against me.

We're talking:

• Oilier scalp
• Drier ends
• Frizz that refuses to chill
• Zero definition
• Whole lotta “why does my hair look like this??” at 7 AM

It’s like my hormones and my hair made a pact to ruin my self-esteem — and I’m just collateral damage.

Wait… Is This a Thing?

Yes. It’s 100% a thing.
Right before your period, your estrogen dips and progesterone spikes. Your body retains more water, your scalp gets oilier, and your mood? Don’t even go there.

But here’s what no one tells you:
Your hair goes through PMS, too.

Especially if you’ve got curly or wavy hair, which already lives in a moisture-hold drama 24/7. Now add hormones, build-up, and emotional breakdowns into the mix?

Yep. War.

What Actually Helps?

1. Low-Effort, High-Impact Cleansing

Your scalp might feel greasy, but full-on shampooing every day? That’s a hard no. It’ll just dry your curls out more.

Instead:
🧴 Use Manetain Co-Wash every alternate day. It cleanses just enough without stripping oils your curls desperately need.

If your scalp’s throwing a tantrum AND you feel buildup, do a reset with the Clarifying Shampoo once. That’s it. No shampoo marathons.

2. Treat Your Ends Like Royalty

You know that dry, wiry feeling your hair gets during PMS? It’s because your moisture-retention goes for a toss.

Use the Manetain Curl Cream — it hydrates, defines, and doesn’t make you look like you fried your hair in oil.

On days you can barely function, skip the whole routine and just rake in Leave-In Conditioner. Minimal effort, max softness.

3. The Gel That Keeps You from Screaming at Your Hair

We all know PMS can make anything feel like a personal attack.
Including the fact that your curls fall flat or poof out like cotton candy.

Here’s the solution:
🧊 Lock your look with the Volume Gel.
It holds your curls through the chaos — no crunch, no stickiness, just calm, defined spirals that don’t mirror your mood swings.

4. Nighttime Protection = Emotional Protection (Sort of)

No, a satin bonnet won’t fix your cramps.
But it will help you wake up to decent curls. And honestly? That’s one less thing to cry about.

Pair it with a satin pillowcase if you’re tossing and turning through the night. Which you will, because... hormones.

5. You’re Not Lazy. You’re Just Hormonal.

If all you managed was a quick co-wash, scrunched in some leave-in, and threw on your bonnet — that’s okay. That’s more than okay.

Curly hair isn’t a performance.
Some days you’ll do a full routine. On other days, you’ll do the bare minimum and still look like a goddess.
You just need the right support — from your products, your pillow, and your people.

Your Pre-Period Curl Survival Kit:

• Co-Wash: Gentle cleanse without guilt

• Curl Cream: Definition + hydration

• Volume Gel: Hold without headache

• Leave-In Conditioner: When you’re too tired to care

• Satin Bonnet + Pillowcase: For the nights you cry-sleep and frizz doesn’t need to join

Final Word:

Your period doesn’t define you.
And neither does your frizz.

But when your curls feel like too much — on top of everything else life’s throwing at you — Manetain India is the one place you can trust to not make things harder.

Go easy on your hair.
Go easy on yourself.
It’s just hormones. Not the end of the world.

(But yes, still wildly annoying.)