Summer Hair Care Tips by Stylist Jamie Nguyen

 

 Summer Hair Care Tips

 

When it comes to the summer, most of us are aware of the damage the summer weather can cause to our skin, but what about our hair?

Many of us find our hair is dry, frizzy, and damaged in the summer. But for others, their scalp becomes flaky; for others their hair color may change in the summer months. Heat, humidity, and swimming all play a huge factor behind this. Intense UV rays can damage the hair’s cuticle and cause dry hair. When it’s humid, your hair soaks up the excess moisture, causing you hair shafts to swell and your cuticles break, and broken cuticles lead to frizzy hair. Lastly, swimming exposes your hair to further damage and the chlorine found in pool water strips hair of its natural oil, leaving it exposed to pool chemicals and can cause changes in hair color.

Tip #1: Fight Against Frizz and Dehydration

If you’re prone to frizz, wash your hair with a softening shampoo and follow with a deep conditioning treatment. This will lock in moisture and protect your hair from drying out. The hair mask can replenish nutrients in your hair, creating an anti-frizz effect.

Tip #2: Avoid Applying Additional Heat

Avoid hitting your hair with even more heat by skipping the blow dryer and laying off the flat iron or curling iron. Those minutes of heat styling add up fast, and they can cause extra stress on hair that is already struggling with heat damage.

Tip #3: Beware of the Brush

Rough brushing can yank out your hair roots and snap fragile hair into pieces.