Heat Wave and Hair

Its grueling outside here in Texas.

This heat is getting dangerous with temperatures going all the way up to 106 degrees with no relief in sight.  Even just walking to the car outside is miserable and we should wear sunscreen for just being outside for a few minutes so we don’t burn. Our hair is just as fragile being out there unprotected. Wear a big sun hat?  Sure, but for those of us who aren’t hat people or the situation does not fit, this is the perfect time to talk about keeping your hair healthy in this heat with the sun being so powerful. It makes our skin and hair extra dry which means we need more protection and moisture for our skin and hair. 

When our hair is heated its more likely to have an open cuticle, which allows the hair to get damaged by the elements. When you get your hair chemically treated, it also opens up the cuticle so that the color or chemical can go inside your hair and change the color, etc.  At the salon, when we do a chemical process, we always follow up with either a cold rinse, vinegar rinse, or conditioner after shampooing to close the cuticle and protect the hair and the process that has been done. The same goes for when we are in the heat. We need something to protect our hair to keep our cuticle closed so that our hair will stay healthy and smooth instead of damaged and frizzy.

Protect:

·       Use a hair product with a UV protectant

·       Always use a leave in conditioner to keep your hair cuticle closed especially on the ends

·       Use a heat protectant everyday that protects up to 428 degrees when you are using hot tools especially

·       Don’t wash your hair everyday if you can avoid it because it washes out all of your natural oils that can protect your hair

·       Keep a serum with you in your bag that your carry so that you can run through your hair if your hair starts to feel dry during the day

Products we recommend available at Lee Graves Salon:

·       Iles formula curl revive or serum – This is the same product, but curl revive has some oils in it for more moisture. This product also has UV protection and heat protection

·       Eufora beautifying serum. This is a collection of oils that are nourishing to your hair with UV protection

·       Eufora thermal defense spray is a heat protectant

·       Eufora leave in Hydration

·       Eufora Keratin Fortifi Spray—This can be used before you go into the pool as well to keep your cuticle closed and your hair protected

For more information on how to keep your hair healthy or if you would like to schedule a conditioning treatment, please click here to set up an appointment.