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Yikes! This can happen to any of us, especially with highlighted or dry hair. Here’s how to prevent it and protect your locks for your summer travels…
How to Avoid Summer “Hay Hair”
by Dale Janee
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‘Dermatologists and stylists agree that there’s little reason to shampoo every day.‘ The same goes for blow drying and straightening. Give your hair a break from the heat as much as you can.
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Hair Masks to the Rescue! Makeup and hair guru Bobbi Brown recommends a home-made hair mask for dry summer hair, but we love the 100% Vegan Anti-Fade Miracle Filler by Pureology. It basically fills split ends before you blow dry. Also, the No-Rinse Day Time Hair Conditioner by Rene Furterer is a fave!
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‘Wet Your Hair with Tap Water Before Hopping in the Pool.’ While it’s not a drastic fix, this simple trick can protect your hair from soaking in added chlorine and chemicals when you’re swimming.
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Summer Days, Satin Nights! ‘A satin pillow case helps keep curls from tangling and won’t soak up natural oils as much as cotton,’ says Ebony Mikila, a hairstylist a Paint Shop Beverly Hills salon. See full article here. At home and one the road, pack a satin pillow like this one from Savvy Sleepers to keep your hair healthy all summer long.
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Fake the Beach Babe Look. On hot days by the pool or beach, don’t bother with too many products. Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray is a popular option. If your naturally dried hair is feeling a bit like straw, add some Moroccan Oil and put it in a messy up-do or bun.
What are your top summer hair care tips?
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These summer hair care tips are a lifesaver for travelers. “Hay hair” is a common issue, and the advice here is practical and easy to follow. Thank you for this helpful article!
I love this site! I’ve bought a mini NARS Multiple in South Beach going on rec’s from here so thought I would add in my tips;
1. Best travel outfit is a simple jersey maxi dress with knitted soft blazer and my wedge heels. Add in a scarf or sarong for warmth and style but keep jewelry to simple stud earrings and long necklace
2. I broke my budget last year and purchased a pair of Crocs ballet style beach shoes…..the absolute best £40 I ever spent!
3. I simplify my skincare to wipes, serum and moisturiser plus a cream cleanser for evening….. Simple wipes, Avon moisturiser and serum plus Liz Earle hot polish cleanser with muslin cloth and Boots cucumber toner in a spray bottle ….. all items available in mini size
4. Hair wise I take a travel size shampoo…… still working on this one
5. I get my lashes tinted before I go away plus pedicure and brow shape
6. Mini perfume spray plus matching body spray covers all options
7. Never check in a bag if you don’t have to
Great tips Carrie, thanks!
Good tips. I’d add that if you’re travelling long term, ditch the hair dye before you go and embrace your natural colour. Ditto with hair drying and straightening. If you have wavy, frizzy hair like I do, invest in a really good conditioning, smoothing product that you can work into your hair when wet and just let air-dry naturally.
So glad to see my unwashed hair method validated. I definitely don’t shampoo my hair every day. If my hair looks greasy, I sprinkle some baby power into the roots. It does wonders! No need for expensive dry shampoo.
For dry hair I would really, like REALLY, recommend doing a coconut mask. It makes bleached hair or frizzy hair softer and silkier. I tried it and it worked on my brown and dyed hair and my friend’s bleached blonde hair.