Health
News / June 2006
Frizzed Out
The lazy, hazy days of summer can end with dry, drab, split, brittle or frizzy hair and ends from sun and wind damage to hair. Sunlight can be just as damaging as a hot blow dryer. Frizzies are as common as slushies.
Add moisture and shine with a rinse out conditioner after shampooing and also prevent seasonal static electricity. Or apply a ‘leave in conditioner after towel drying hair.
Products that say they “replenish” are designed to add moisture. Voluminizing and luminizing products are designed to add body and shine, but may not add moisture.
Women that normally blow dry and use hot curling tools every day, should try and give their hair a summer brea with an occasional air dry or a day without curling. Hair braided when wet will air dry into beautiful waves.
On weekends or at night, try a dab of a good, deep conditioner, an After Sun Repair Mask or a good jojoba oil on the ends and frizziest parts of hair. Pin it up or wrap it in plastic and sleep on it. The treatment will restore absent moisture that adds to the frizzies.
If the blow dryer is absolutely essential , use a leave- in conditioner designed to protect hair when blow drying.
When summer heat is hottest, one way to contain the frizzies is to wear hair up in a knot, bun or braids.
Shine products can contribute to rather than controlling frizzies. They often contain silicone and can coat hair after just a few times, which only make the problem worse in the long run.
Keep it cut. Since summer heat fires up the frizzies, have ends trimmed every 6-8 weeks during the summer. When hair ends are frizzy, its a sure sign that they’re damaged, split or both. Hats help, too. Frizzy hair is often the result of too much sun time.
Hair just needs to be treated more gently during the summer. It’s a good time to start with hair care products that are as all-natural as possible and to avoid products that contain alcohol or formaldehyde since they can be excessively drying to the hair.
Finally, consider washing hair less when the summer sun is shining, to allow hair to absorb more moisture. When possible, finish with a cool to cold rinse to seal the hair cuticle and impart natural shine.
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