11 Cities with the Best Hair
Beautiful hair is hereditary right? Well -- sorta.
While hair texture and type is a "no return policy" gift from good ol' ma and pa, women that do possess perfectly gorgeous hair, must practice healthy hair habits like these, and live in a city that doesn't suck the life out of it (like these 13 worst cities for your hair).
So to find which city your hair looks the best in (so you can pick up and move there, maybe?), we looked at humidity levels, pollution, rainfall, average wind speeds, water hardness, demographics and the number of beauty salons per capita to find which cities have the best conditions for healthy, stylish hair.
Here's what we found:
No. 11: Chicago
Chicago has a young population with an average age of 22, plus an unusually high number of beauty salons per capita. So despite its wind and low temperatures (which can dry out hair), the odds are strongly in your favor here to have great hair. Perhaps why it also landed on the list of America's 11 best-looking cities.
No. 10: Boston
Boston also has a large number of salons per capita, plus it has soft water, which means your hair isn't stripped of shine, color and moisture with every shampoo -- all good news for your hair. See the best drugstore shampoos here.
No. 9: Denver
OK, so while the mile-high city may have hard water, the lack of wind and low humidity (just 67 percent -- lower than desert cities Reno and Flagstaff) -- not to mention the large number of hair salons -- help give residents an advantage in having healthy, stylish hair.
No. 8: Los Angeles
Angelinos have the advantage of weather that hardly changes through the year, meaning their hair conditions stay constant and are easier to manage. The lack of rain means a very low likelihood of frizz, and low winds also keep hair easy to manage. Oh, and if you already aren't interested in moving to LaLa land for the great hair conditions, consider the fact that it was recognized for being one of the top ten cities with the hottest guys.
No. 7: Miami
Miami is hot and humid, that's for sure, but it's also one of the least-polluted cities in the country (and we all know what pollution does to hair -- it's been linked to balding, gray hair and dullness). It also has very little wind and many salons to help keep your hair in control and stylish.
No. 6: New York
The summers can be hot and humid and therefore tough on hair, but New York's perfect-for-hair water makes up for the three months of hair-challenged weather. Plus it holds six of the top 10 ZIP codes with the most beauty salons in the country. Maybe this is why it made the list of the most vain cities in America.
See the top five cities for fabulous hair here.
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