Summer Hair 101

My Personal summertime habits for your best, easiest, healthiest, hair.

Mask! Mask! Mask! … the hair kind! Look for one containing moisture if you’re out in the salt water or sun a lot, and repair if you use heat tools or color your hair. It helps to replenish everything that’s getting taken out of the hair. Especially when the hair is thirsty and you can take advantage of all the time you spend having it up in a bun. This way when fall rolls around and it’s blow-dry time again, your hair will be healthier, shinier, and actually easier to style. It also helps reduce frizz and breakage now.  

Before going in the pool or ocean (salt water or chlorine) – always try to rinse your hair first and get it saturated with fresh water. This will help it be too full to absorb the salt and chlorine.  

If your hair is lightened (anything lighter than “dirty blonde”) I recommend not letting it touch your sunscreen – it can cause hair to turn orange. The ingredients cited to be the biggest offenders are: Avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane). These are used in sunscreen products to absorb the full spectrum of UVA rays.

Take advantage of the summer’s more laid-back vibes and let your hair dry naturally once or twice a week. It really makes a difference. One blow dry might not make much of a difference, but I promise you 10-20 will. If the humidity is over 50% outside, there’s no sense fighting your natural texture blow drying and straightening anyway. Don’t even put in the time unless you have somewhere special to go and you can stay in the air conditioning the entire time. Anything outdoor = natural.  

Braids are the easiest way to live a lower maintenance life when it comes to hot tools. Braid your hair when it’s damp and rock the wavy mermaid look until you shampoo again. Summer is the perfect boho, beachywave time of year.  

@SleepyTie is the best new invention! It preserves your blowout while you’re asleep, giving your hair extra volume at the same time. What?! I know! It can also save your blowout when you’re at the beach, in the shower under a cap, working out at the gym. Literally the uses are endless! Life changing. Don’t say I didn’t tell you. 

Dry shampoo – It’s probably in your arsenal of products already, but I recommend spraying roots right after a fresh blowout. Summer humidity can make even clean hair fall flat.  

These are my summer practices to keep my natural hair and extension hair looking its best. Anddd a trim at the end of the season to shed the summer crunchies and a little gloss to richen up old highlights never hurt anything either lol.