You shouldn’t forget about the fact that in the summer your hair seeks special protection. Exposed to the action of the scorching sun hair is gradually becoming dull, frizzy and loses this essential water. Find out what you can do to avoid summer hair tragedy!
Hair seems to be resistant to the sun but, unfortunately, this conviction is far from being truth. However, a bit of the sun can add a natural shine and bring out golden reflexes, yet at the cost of hair damages. And all the damages come forward after a while therefore, we find the sun’s impact rather negligible.
The greatest damage is suffered by blond hair along with any other fair strands. It lacks melanin, which is a pigment gifting hair with a natural protection. Natural brown-haired women as well as dark-haired women are in a better situation, which doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take care of each hair type equally. Both fair hair (usually thin) as well as dark hair (in general thicker) require precise care which, in the summer, focuses on protection.
It’s worth having in one’s inventory a few tricks that will help with moving aside the worries concerning the negative influence our hair is exposed to during the holiday period. It’s true that in the summer hair requires special treatment. This is important if we would like to help the strands astonish with their shine and softness during the remaining seasons. Here are tested-and-tried methods for hair protection.
HOW TO PROTECT HAIR AGAINST THE SUN?
1. Cover is what’s really crucial – a hat, a cap or a scarf
Of course, the easiest way is to hide the hair against the solar radiation. In the past, women used lace umbrellas and wide-brimmed hats. Today, we can replace them with, for example, a boater, a beach hat, or regular caps. It doesn’t matter what we put on our head. What does matter is that we hide our hair, provide oxygen access and, of course, protect against the sun. For that reason, the material a certain headwear is made of should be airy and block UV radiation.
2. Summer edition cosmetics are helpful
Every time we don’t have the possibility to hide hair from the sun, we can take care of it in a different way. Our cosmetic market features many products designed to take care and protect hair in the summer. Frequently, these products are in the form of mist, conditioner or hair wash. They contain UV filters that either absorb the damaging radiation or bounce it off. Moreover, it’s advisable to choose products containing, among others, chamomile extract, nut extract, willow extract, amber extract, aloe extract and avocado extract. All of these substances carry features that are very important for hair – they protect against the damaging factors and, additionally, deliver moisturisation and limit hair ageing processes.
3. Natural oils provide indispensable protection
If we don’t want to overburden our hair with another products featuring alcohols, silicones and other redundant additives, it’s a good idea to reach for natural oils. They can be used as individual protective cosmetics. To make a long story short, the oils which protect hair against the solar radiation are: raspberry seed oil, wheat shoot extract and sweet almond oil. All of them are easy accessible and fairly cheap.
