How To Protect Your Hair During the Summer

The Summer season requires special beauty tricks to protect your hair.  The heat and sun can do damage to your hair without you even knowing it.  This article provides some helpful tips for protecting your hair during the summer.

1.  Summer hair products like shampoo and conditioner should provide extra UV protection.  Light weight conditioners will nourish ad protect your hair.

2.  Pool water can be very hard on your hair.  This is because chlorine will build up and make your hair feel like straw. Try using a deep clarifying shampoo twice a week.  This will help prevent chlorine build up.

3.  Heat and humidity can wreak havoc on your hair.  Both straight and curly hair can have problems.  But, instead of fighting it, embrace it.  A little curly hair looks great during the summer time.  Focus on protecting the curls from frizzing up.

4.  Put the iron away.  Your hair will suffer enough from the heat.

5.  Salt water can have wonderful affects on your hair.  You will love the look once it has dried.

6.  Colored hair needs extra protection.  The sun will turn colored hair all different colors.  There are products that will help reverse the drying affects that saltwater has o the hair.

7.  Let your hair dry naturally after it has been washed or wet.  Avoid dryers and just let mother nature take over.

8.  Don't avoid the rain.  Have you ever had your hair soaked by the rain?  Give it a try.  You will be amazed at what it will do.

9.  Light blond streaks close to a tanned face looks great.

10.  When choosig a summer color for your hair, stick with natural colors.  The sun will naturally lighten your hair.

11.  Black or brown hair looks great with Carmel highlights.  Think in terms of a shade or two lighter than your natural hair color for the summer.

12.  Avoid lemon juice.   It will lighten your hair but, it will dry out your hair quicker than the sun.

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