Holiday Hair Style: How to Look Perfect in Summer

         

Keeping your holiday hair style under control

isn't just about keeping your expensive up-do

from falling down while you're dancing. It's

about healthy-looking hair during those wet,

hot, and sticky months of summer, whether at

home or on vacation.

Those who live in areas where the sun and humidity

get downright unbearable during the summer know

how difficult it is to keep their hair looking

good. But if you aren't familiar with the

potentially damaging effects of humidity, salt

water, sand, chlorine, wind and dry air, you

might not know how to properly care for your

holiday hair.

It's easy to breathe new life into it by following
a few simple summertime tips.
Hair that's full of split ends looks bad so the first
thing you should do even before the summer months set
in is give your hair a good trim to remove those
damaged ends or try a new hair style.
Hair looks instantly better after it's been cut.
If you plan to color your hair, remember that
chemically treated hair is more vulnerable to environmental
conditions such as sun, water and humidity. Plan your
hair coloring three weeks before your trip so your hair
has time to regain its natural balance and is more
resistance to damage.

Another thing you can do is ask your stylist for a deep
conditioning treatment prior to your vacation. This will
help to smooth the hair, repair damage and make the whole
hair structure stronger.

Depending on your destination climate, you might also need
to bring a surface conditioner with moisturizing qualities
for hot, dry weather or frizz control cream for a humid climate.
Unlike deep conditioners, these products coat your hair with a
protective layer while adding gloss and making your style
more manageable.

It just wouldn't be a summer vacation without time in the water.
Although swimming and other water activities are a lot of fun,
they can wreak havoc on your holiday hair. Whether you're swimming
in the sea or at the hotel pool, always rinse the sea salt and
chlorine out of your hair with plenty of fresh water.

Chlorine dries out the hair, making it brittle. It also fades the
color and with some hair colors, can turn hair an unsightly shade
of green. It's not the chlorine that turns your hair green but the
presence of heavy metals like copper. The chlorine initiates the
process by damaging the hair cuticle, which allows these metals to
enter the inner structure of hair.

It also wouldn't be a summer vacation without spending as much time
as possible in the sun. We know how damaging the sun's UV rays are
to our skin, but these rays also damage the hair's structure. They
break down the keratin which results in dry hair that breaks easily.
So look for hair care products that contain UV protection and use
them as directed to help your holiday hair style look as healthy as
your holiday tan.

Lots of people with fine hair apply too much anti-frizz serum to
their scalp and hair, which makes it look greasy and weighed down.
Instead, apply a light conditioner beginning at the middle of the
hair strand and continuing down to the ends. Then finish your hair
style with anti-frizz serum applied only to the ends to seal off
the tips so water can't enter the hair shaft.

When you're packing your suitcase, be sure you include a mild shampoo,
a mild conditioner, an anti-frizz serum (especially if you have
naturally curly hair), and hair spray for those times when your
holiday hair needs extra hold. And check to make sure all these
products contain UV protection. Just remember: using UV products
doesn't mean you can stay out in the sun indefinitely. Your hair and
scalp can be damaged if exposed to too much sun so don't forget to
bring a sun hat.

Nancy Faizabadi is a professional hair stylist and the founder of http://www.short-hair-style.com where you can find free tips on short hair style and color ideas, hair color trends, hair products and much more. Whether your hair is fine, thick, curly, straight, processed, colored or in need of a new style, short-hair-style.com has a section for you.

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