As the harsh summer sun is reigning supreme and the country stands hit by heat waves, ensuring good health becomes a priority. It’s not just your bodily functions or your skin at risk of dehydration, it’s also your hair. And, as prevention is better than cure, Vidhi Arya from Professional Beauty India is here to equip you with the right tips to keep your hair hydrated.
As we are in the midst of peak summer, harsh sun, soaring temperatures, and several lifestyle choices impact our hair health. While we’re often told to maintain hydration, it’s crucial to incorporate practices that ensure your hair is hydrated enough. Not only does this prevent issues like scalp irritation, summer dandruff, breakage, and dullness, but it also ensures that hair remains shiny and healthy through the season. On that note, let’s explore some important facets of keeping your hair hydrated.
The Basics: Get Regular Haircuts
Getting regular haircuts will remove the split ends caused by the summer season. It will trim away these ends, ensuring they don’t travel up the hair shaft, causing further damage to the lengths of the hair. Additionally, haircuts allow you to get rid of the dead ends of the hair. As dryness and dehydration can be exacerbated by the buildup of dead ends and damaged hair, cuts allow better moisture retention in hair.
Conditioning Treatments
Conditioning treatments at salons or at-home masks make a great part of haircare routine and are advisable throughout the year. However, when it comes to the summer season, they’re better used as a preventive measure than as a remedy. Regular visits to a salon for appropriate conditioning treatments or spas can help nourish hair with vital ingredients and nutrients that strengthen and repair hair. These treatments boost hydration, thereby preventing dryness and dullness.
UV Protection For The Win
Stepping out in the sun comes with its own harshness for the hair. The best option is to keep your hair and scalp covered, using scarves or hats. However, it’s always advisable to opt for products with UV Protection. The market is slowly warming up to UV protection for hair and scalp. However, if that seems out of reach, look for products like shampoo, conditioners, and serums that come with protection.
Summer Swin Care
While everyone enjoys a soothing dip in a pool or an ocean during the summer, the salt and chlorine gravely impact the hair. As chlorine or salt sits in your hair, it causes a lot of water loss and hence, dryness and dullness. To keep your hair hydrated, ensure that you thoroughly rinse your hair before and after being in the water. Washing your hair before creates a barrier of water and slows down penetration. Furthermore, washing right after ensures that salt and chlorine are washed off before getting absorbed by the hair.
At-home Care
Other than the aforementioned, here are other tips and tricks to ensure your hair is well-hydrated during summer. This starts with drinking ample water and including several fruits and vegetables in the diet. You should sleep on a satin pillowcase as it absorbs less oil and moisture as compared to cotton. You can also opt for overnight hydration treatments and serums as per your hair type.
With these simple-to-follow yet effective tips, you can easily keep your hair hydrated in summer and flaunt shiny, healthy tresses.