| Keeping your holiday hair style under control | | | | fades the |
| isn't just about keeping your expensive up-do | | | | color and with some hair colors, can turn hair an |
| from falling down while you're dancing. It's | | | | unsightly shade |
| about healthy-looking hair during those wet, | | | | of green. It's not the chlorine that turns your hair green |
| hot, and sticky months of summer, whether at | | | | but the |
| home or on vacation.Those who live in areas where | | | | presence of heavy metals like copper. The chlorine |
| the sun and humidity | | | | initiates the |
| get downright unbearable during the summer know | | | | process by damaging the hair cuticle, which allows |
| how difficult it is to keep their hair looking | | | | these metals to |
| good. But if you aren't familiar with the | | | | enter the inner structure of hair.It also wouldn't be a |
| potentially damaging effects of humidity, salt | | | | summer vacation without spending as much time |
| water, sand, chlorine, wind and dry air, you | | | | as possible in the sun. We know how damaging the |
| might not know how to properly care for your | | | | sun's UV rays are |
| holiday hair.It's easy to breathe new life into it by | | | | to our skin, but these rays also damage the hair's |
| following | | | | structure. They |
| a few simple summertime tips.Hair that's full of split | | | | break down the keratin which results in dry hair that |
| ends looks bad so the first | | | | breaks easily. |
| thing you should do even before the summer months | | | | So look for hair care products that contain UV |
| set | | | | protection and use |
| in is give your hair a good trim to remove those | | | | them as directed to help your holiday hair style look |
| damaged ends or try a new hair style. | | | | as healthy as |
| Hair looks instantly better after it's been cut.If you plan | | | | your holiday tan.Lots of people with fine hair apply too |
| to color your hair, remember that | | | | much anti-frizz serum to |
| chemically treated hair is more vulnerable to | | | | their scalp and hair, which makes it look greasy and |
| environmental | | | | weighed down. |
| conditions such as sun, water and humidity. Plan your | | | | Instead, apply a light conditioner beginning at the middle |
| hair coloring three weeks before your trip so your hair | | | | of the |
| | | | hair strand and continuing down to the ends. Then |
| has time to regain its natural balance and is more | | | | finish your hair |
| resistance to damage.Another thing you can do is ask | | | | style with anti-frizz serum applied only to the ends to |
| your stylist for a deep | | | | seal off |
| conditioning treatment prior to your vacation. This will | | | | the tips so water can't enter the hair shaft.When |
| help to smooth the hair, repair damage and make the | | | | you're packing your suitcase, be sure you include a mild |
| whole | | | | shampoo, |
| hair structure stronger.Depending on your destination | | | | a mild conditioner, an anti-frizz serum (especially if you |
| climate, you might also need | | | | have |
| to bring a surface conditioner with moisturizing qualities | | | | naturally curly hair), and hair spray for those times |
| | | | when your |
| for hot, dry weather or frizz control cream for a | | | | holiday hair needs extra hold. And check to make |
| humid climate. | | | | sure all these |
| Unlike deep conditioners, these products coat your | | | | products contain UV protection. Just remember: using |
| hair with a | | | | UV products |
| protective layer while adding gloss and making your | | | | doesn't mean you can stay out in the sun indefinitely. |
| style | | | | Your hair and |
| more manageable.It just wouldn't be a summer | | | | scalp can be damaged if exposed to too much sun |
| vacation without time in the water. | | | | so don't forget to |
| Although swimming and other water activities are a | | | | bring a sun hat.Nancy Faizabadi is a professional hair |
| lot of fun, | | | | stylist and the founder |
| they can wreak havoc on your holiday hair. Whether | | | | of where you can find free tips on short hair style and |
| you're swimming | | | | color ideas, hair color trends, hair products and much |
| in the sea or at the hotel pool, always rinse the sea | | | | more. Whether your hair is fine, thick, curly, straight, |
| salt and | | | | processed, colored or in need of a new style, has a |
| chlorine out of your hair with plenty of fresh | | | | section for you. |
| water.Chlorine dries out the hair, making it brittle. It also | | | | |