Protect your hair with these summer tips

Jade Crasto

Summer heat, exposure to the sun, and strong winds may all harm your hair from the start. The end results? Broken hair, split ends, and an unmanageable and unruly mane. The solution is not always to get a haircut, but to adapt your hair care supplies and summertime hair care routine to the weather.

LuxeBook spoke to Savio John Pereira, celebrity hairstylist and artistic director and CEO at Savio John Pereira salon, to gain insights on how to protect and style your hair against the scorching heat!

Best way to protect your hair from the heat

Tip 1: Cover your hair when you step out with a cap, hat or head scarf to protect the hair from the harsh UV rays.

Tip 2: Use a hair oil like olaplex no. 7 serum post hair wash and styling. It protects from the damaging rays of the sun and locks in the natural moisture of the hair.

Tip 3: Change your hair parting occasionally to avoid over exposure of the rays on a certain part of the head.

Tip 4: Use a leave in conditioner (cream/spray) to give your hair that extra hydration on sunny days as the hair can get dry, brittle and frizzy when overexposed to the sunrays.

Have bleached hair? Follow these tips!

According to SJP, bleached or coloured hair requires a little more TLC during the summers.

Tip 1: Use a hydrating hair mask and hot towel once a week if your hair is prelightened, if not then the mask and hot Towel treatment can be done twice a month.

Tip 2: A leave in conditioner post washes is a must as it helps the hair gain the extra hydration it needs.

Tip 3: Try out bond repairing/ hair nourishing treatments (olaplex)

Tip 4:  Begin your hair wash with a repair shampoo and a hydrating/nourishing mask.

Summer-y and trendy Hairstyles

SJP recommends using a head scarf to style your hair with crown braids or pigtails. Try some loose messy ponys or buns with claw clips. He also says that French and Dutch braids or any braid styles during the summer season is a hit

Tips to maintaining strong and healthy hair

Tip 1: Avoid excessive shampooing during the week. Shampooing 2/3 times a week is sufficient unless you have a greasy scalp.

Tip 2: Wash your hair post workouts with a gentle shampoo to avoid sweat and sebum build up which overtime will clog the hair pores.

Tip 3: Avoid tight braids and opt for lose braids as the hair turns dry and requires moisture during this season.

Tip 4: Use a hair oil that protects from the sun rays

Tip 5: Cover your hair when you step out as overexposed of the sun can cause colour fadage.

Best summer hair care products

Moroccanoil All-in-One Leave-In Conditioner

Moroccanoil All-in-One Leave-In Conditioner meets all of your hair’s demands in a single product. It nourishes hair with quinoa and barley extracts, protects against heat damage, and detangles easily with a combination of sunflower seed oil and argan oil.

KERASTASE Chronologiste Thermique Régénérant Hair Serum

A revitalising leave-in cream that guards against heat damage from styling equipment up to 450°F, eliminates frizz, and keeps humidity at bay. Heat from styling equipment up to 450 degrees is protected, and frizz is controlled 24 hours a day.

K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask

The K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask, which has been clinically proved to cure damage by reconnecting broken keratin chains in only four minutes, will give you the bouncy, silky-smooth hair of your dreams.

Moroccanoil Treatment Hair Oil

For good reason, Moroccanoil Treatment Hair Oil is a classic. Use it when the hair is still damp in the summer and let it air dry for an effortlessly shining, beachy effect. Toss it in your purse or beach bag to keep your hair looking fresh all day – simply warm it in your fingers and massage over dry hair to quickly smooth and tame split ends.

Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil

Sometimes all you need is a little oil to rehydrate a thirsty scalp that has become parched due to the hot weather and poolside activities. This well-known Olaplex bonding oil is designed to improve lustre, strengthen, and repair hair. It also has around 26,000 confirmed five-star ratings.

Lolavie Lightweight Hair Oil

Thanks to a vegan keratin complex and natural plant ingredients like bamboo, chia, and coconut, this new 97% naturally-derived hair oil does everything from smoothing split ends to fighting frizz, moisturising, boosting shine, and erasing the indications of damage.

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