Summer is almost over, but the effects of the summer heat on our hair are probably far from gone. The heat may have caused our hair to flatten limply, to get all frizzled up, or simply feel dry. It is because the heat has dried up the moisture from our hair.
But there are ways of solving summer-dried hair. It generally takes creativity and ample application of moisturizing products. Here is how:
1. Flat-looking hair. If your hair looks flat and
wilting, you can pull it back and arrange it in a loose bun at the back
of your neck. If your hair is not long enough for a bun, you can try
fixing it in a ponytail.You can add more body to your limp hair by applying moisturizer then
adding some scrunch into your hair. Dry shampoo also works, or in case
of blonde hair, baby powder, at the roots of your hair to soak up
moisture. If you want, you can also try lightening the hair or putting
highlights, since hair color plumps up hair strands. Keeping the
highlights close to your face makes for a heightened effect.
2. Frizzled hair. Frizzled hair needs a lot of moisturizing and conditioning. Treat your frizzled hair to some deep conditioning once a week. You do not have to go to a salon to do this. All you need is to apply your favorite conditioner to your hair after a shampoo,
For added moisture to the hair, you can apply gel, a shine serum and other moisturizing products. Also, you can mask the frizzles of your hair by doing it up in a stylish bun.
3. Sun-damaged hair. If your hair has been damaged by the sun, prevent further damage by washing your hair with sunscreen shampoos and by using hats or bandannas when going out. Of course, these tips to restoring summer-damaged hair will not work if the basics of hair care are not applied. The basics of hair care include:
1. Shampooing and conditioning regularly. However, don’t overshampoo your hair because it will only cause your hair to become drier.
2. Protecting the hair against exposure to the sun, to chlorine and to salt water. Protection comes, as mentioned above, from wearing hats or bandannas, using umbrellas to shield your hair from the sun when going out, using conditioners with sunscreen, and rinsing the hair immediately after swimming.
3. Avoiding styling the hair excessively with hot curlers, hair dryers and hair irons. The same goes with too much perming, bleaching and coloring, which damages the hair.
4. Keeping your body hydrated and properly nourished with a balanced diet. Whatever goes into your body also goes to your hair. The right amount of rest and exercise also goes to preventing dry hair.
5. Summer comes and goes every year, but your hair is part of you. Beautiful hair, as they say, is a woman’s crowning glory. Take care of it well. Also see:
