Best Summer Hair Care Tips for Healthy, Beautiful Hair All Season Long
Easy Summer Hair Tips to Keep Your Hair Healthy and Shiny
Summer is the perfect time for beach trips, pool days, and hanging out in the sunshine. But while we love the warm weather, summer can be really tough on your hair. The hot sun, humid air, pool chlorine, and ocean salt can quickly dry out your hair. This makes it look frizzy, dull, and damaged if you do not protect it.
At Lux Salon, we want your hair to look just as good in July as it does in January. Here are five simple tips and some great product ideas to keep your hair soft, bright, and healthy all summer long.
1. Add Extra Moisture
The summer sun dries out hair just like it dries out skin. This happens even faster if you dye your hair, have highlights, or have naturally curly hair.
The best fix is to put moisture back into your hair using deep conditioners.
K18 Leave-In Mask: A simple cream that fixes hair damage from the sun and heat tools.
Amika Moisture Mask: A thick conditioner that works great for very dry hair.
Biolage HydraSource: A lightweight shampoo and conditioner that makes hair soft without making it feel heavy.
Easy Tip: Once a week, swap your normal conditioner for a deep conditioning mask. Leave it on for five minutes before rinsing.
2. Stop Your Hair Color From Fading
The summer sun can bleach your hair color and make it look dull. This happens very fast to blonde, red, and bright colors. Chlorine from the pool also changes your hair color.
Wash your hair with shampoos that say “sulfate-free” on the bottle.
Wash your hair with cool water instead of hot water.
Wear a hat when you are outside for a long time.
Great products for this include Biolage Color Last or Pure Brazilian shampoo. They act like a shield to keep your color looking fresh.
3. Use Less Heat from Styling Tools
Using hot tools like curling irons or straighteners on top of the hot summer weather can fry your hair.
Let your hair air-dry naturally when you can.
If you do use hot tools, turn the heat setting down to a lower number.
Always spray a heat protectant on your hair first. Redken Quick Blowout or Artego Straight Rules work great to stop heat damage.
4. Keep Your Scalp Clean
Healthy hair grows from a healthy scalp. During summer, sweat, sunscreen, oil, and dry shampoo build up on your skin.
If your scalp feels itchy, looks flaky, or if your hair feels heavy and greasy right after you wash it, you probably have product buildup.
Using the Biolage Scalp Sync line helps clean the skin on your head. You can also visit us at Lux Salon for a professional wash that safely removes all the buildup.
5. Get a Quick Haircut
The summer sun and water can cause the ends of your hair to split and break. Once an end splits, the damage keeps moving up the hair strand. Getting a small trim every 6 to 8 weeks cuts off the dead ends. This stops breakage and keeps your hair looking thick and neat.
Book Your Summer Hair Appointment at Lux Salon
Every hair type needs something a little different during the summer. Whether your hair is dry, fading, or just needs a good trim, our team at Lux Salon is here to help you. If you are not sure which products to buy, our stylists can look at your hair and tell you exactly what will work best for you.
FAQs
Q: How often should I use a hair mask in the summer?
Use a hair mask once a week. If you swim a lot in a pool or the ocean, use it twice a week to fix the dryness from the chlorine and salt.
Q: Why does my hair color fade so fast in the summer?
The sun acts like a weak bleach on your hair. When you combine sun rays with swimming pools and washing your hair more often because of sweat, the color washes out much faster.
Q: How can I protect my hair before swimming in a pool?
Wet your hair with clean sink water and put in a little leave-in conditioner before you swim. Your hair is like a sponge. If it fills up with clean water first, it cannot soak up the bad pool chlorine.
Q: How do I know if my scalp has too much buildup?
If your scalp feels itchy, or if your hair feels heavy and looks greasy on the same day you washed it, you have buildup. A deep-cleansing shampoo will clear it away and bring back your hair’s shine.