Regardless of the season, women want to have gorgeous, healthy-looking hair. However, summer is one of the seasons when most people spend a lot of time outdoors, which can make it an inopportune time to stray from your natural hair. So other than using hair extensions to make your tresses beautiful, what can you do to ensure your hair doesn’t fry or die this summer? To help with this, here are three tips for taking care of your hair this summer.
Deep Condition Poolside
If your hair is colored, it’s going to be your priority to keep that color looking good for as long as possible. To do this, you likely will want to steer clear of pool chemicals and direct sunlight, both of which can really mess with your color. However, if you aren’t worried about dyed hair and want to improve the look and feel of your mane while simultaneously enjoying those long summer days, celebrity stylist Gretta Monahan shares with Women’s Health Magazine that you should take advantage of the heat outside to really maximize the effect of a deep conditioner. If you apply a deep conditioner to your hair, throw everything up in a bun, and then sit outside by the pool for awhile, not only can this product further protect your hair from sun-related damage, but it can increase the shine and body of it as well.
Always Rinse With Fresh Water
To cool off, it’s only natural to want to take a dip in a pool or the ocean during those hot summer days. However, the salt in the ocean and the chemicals in pools aren’t very hair-friendly. To combat this, Shelley Levitt, a contributor to WebMD.com, recommends rinsing your hair with fresh water before swimming. This will make it harder for your hair to soak up the salt or chemicals you’ll be swimming in. Also, once you get out of the water, rinse your hair again with fresh water to get out any excess salt or chemicals that could stick to your hair and cause damage.
Keep Your Hair Frizz-Free
For some women, summer is the time that frizz turns its game up a notch. If your hair is dry and the air is humid, your hair will try to take in that extra moisture, causing lots of unwanted frizz. To fight back, Wendy Korn, a contributor to Prevention.com, suggests using a silicone-based serum to smooth down your frizz-prone areas. Smoothing products that include silicone help the frizzy parts of your hair stick closer to the rest of your hair, making the look of frizz diminish.
If you’re worried about how to keep your hair looking fine all summer, use the tips mentioned above to keep each lock in place and your color and shine on point.