5 tips to keep your hair healthy and shiny during your seaside holiday

Every time the holiday season comes, we think of sunscreen. With the skin, everything is clear: now there is a huge selection of face and body creams with UV protection. But what about the hair? Very often, clients of salons, returning from vacation, complain to stylists about the condition of their hair. Dry, brittle strands always take a very long time to recover. Sometimes just a haircut can solve this problem.

It is quite possible to keep your hair healthy, silky and shiny after a vacation by the sea. You just need to use special products during sun exposure and follow certain recommendations.

1. Protect your hair from sea salt

Sea salt is harmful to hair if it is not included in a special care or styling product. There the salt has a different form, specially adapted for the hair. And if you decide to treat your hair with sea water, then it's completely in vain. When dried in the sun, the salt crystallizes. These crystals are large enough and literally destroy the top layer of the hair. Salt also draws out moisture, thus finally drying out overheated hair.

An excellent protection will be products that are applied before going to the beach. For example, Olaplex. Its ingredients will help restore the strength of your hair. The Vitalite Express Soleil Conditioner Spray from the firm with a waterproof UV filter will restore hair structure and provide it with optimal sun protection for the whole day.

Protective agents Olaplex No. 3

Vitalite Express Soleil Spray Conditioner

The protective agent should be applied to wet hair in the morning and not washed off - and then calmly enjoy the sea. And then be sure to go to the shower and wash off the salt and sand with shampoo. Be sure to use hair conditioner.

2. Replace hair oils with moisturizers

Oils moisturize well when they are part of some kind of cream or emulsion. Or when there is no sun. Yes, yes: the oil on your hair works like a magnifying glass and the sun literally burns out your hair.

Leave-in hair moisturizers are an alternative. EVO Happy Campers is a good choice. And also UV-protected sprays such as Tigi's Beach Freak. It can be applied to dry and damp hair throughout the day. Thanks to the formed protective film, the salt will not be able to settle on the hair - the water will literally drain from them.

Happy Campers cream by EVO

Tigi Beach Freak UV Protected Spray

The oil can only be used if the hair is hidden under a hat. The principle of operation for all oils is the same - the creation of a protective layer.

3. Wear hats

When walking and sunbathing, it is best to always wear a hat. This will kill two birds with one stone: protect yourself from sunstroke and keep your hair from drying out and fading. Recall that the scalp also suffers greatly in such conditions: daily sea "spas", frequent washing of hair and sunburn can have a very negative effect on its condition. Therefore, we recommend adhering to the Japanese hairdressing wisdom: healthy hair grows from a healthy scalp.

4. Properly care for colored hair

Many people now dye their hair. And on vacation, of course, you need to go with a fresh color. However, the color suffers from the sun, swimming in the sea and the pool. Throw in frequent hair washing - and in a week you can say goodbye to a new shade.

Color replenishing agent Fabuloso

Tint conditioners Glam Color Advanced from La Biosthétique

Therefore, it is important to choose the right care. Firstly, the shampoo with color protection, and secondly, the conditioner that maintains the color. For example, a product from the Australian company Fabuloso has fine pigments that do not accumulate in the hair. Tinted conditioners Glam Color Advanced from the French company La Biosthétique guarantee the preservation of color brightness. These products will restore the washable color and perfectly moisturize the hair. A big plus is that they already contain protective components from the sun's rays.

5. Don't neglect daily grooming

The essence of vacation hair care is maximum hydration. Hair overheats, blown dry, and suffers from salty seawater and chlorinated pool water. Detergents for washing must necessarily moisturize the hair well and retain moisture in it.

In addition to sun protection, hair care products must contain lipids, that is, fats that are responsible for moisturizing the hair. After the beach, you should not only wash your hair well and use conditioner, but also apply some kind of indelible moisturizer. Hair after it will instantly become elastic and shiny.

Flower water Wonder Me

Zeitun Ylang Ylang Hydrolat

Currant hydrolat from Aromashka

Various hydrolates can be used to support hair during sun exposure. For example, Aromashka currant hydrolat can also be applied to the skin - it will soothe it after the sun. Floral water from Zeitun (ylang-ylang hydrolat) or Wonder Me provides deep and long-lasting hydration, restores hair structure, smoothes it, and gives a luxurious mirror shine.

Hydrolates can be applied to both dry and wet hair throughout the day. This is a great alternative to thermal water, which, by the way, dries hair.