Static-Free Plane Hair

When it comes to matters of personal appearance, the friendly skies aren’t so friendly. Dry skin from stale plane air is as inevitable as a 45-minute TSA line. Jet lag gives rise to under-eye bags too large to store in an overhead compartment. And the unflattering cabin lighting could bruise even the healthiest ego. Perhaps the greatest injustice to befall those who dare to venture so far above sea level is hair static. Although admittedly not a universal condition (certain types seem inexplicably immune), the frizz induced by air travel — a quite literal case of the flyaways — is at best a nuisance and at worst gives the impression that your window seat came with an open window.

Fortunately, Los Angeles–based stylist Anh Co Tran (who counts Ginnifer Goodwin and Coco Rocha among his clients) has devised an easy three-step strategy for maintaining static-free locks from takeoff to landing. His expert tips and Violet Code–approved product recommendations, below.