5 Summertime Hair issues and how to cope

#1 Sun scorching
When your hair is already chemically processed it is more prone to sun scorching. Hair that is already depleted of moisture will become like straw without any protection. Use whatever SPF you can find to protect those locks!
#2 Green Hair
Porous hair soaks up everything weather it be good things or bad! And blonde porous hair is the worst!!! You should always pretreat your hair before swimming in a pool or the ocean. Using an acidic conditioner to help close down the outer layer of your hair shaft is the best way to stop the penetration. I recommend thoroughly wetting the hair and leaving in the conditioner for the best protection.
#3 Using Chemicals
Using 6% peroxide to “add highlights” is awful! Although people believe it isn’t damaging, applying peroxide blasts open the outer layer of the hair shaft and it can turn the hair into shredded wheat. This cannot be fixed!
#4 Raking or Frying Sun Tortured locks
Any hair combing, brushing, or blow drying has the potential to cause more damage. Grandma’s 100 strokes a night recommendation needs to be tossed out the window! Always use a good detangling leave in conditioner before using your wide tooth comb/pick to get the knots out. Use a tourmaline blow dryer and apply a thermal protecting conditioner before you blow dry.
#5 Putting groceries on your hair
Food belongs inside you! Eating omega-3 rich foods, such as fatty fish and flax seed oil, benefit hair. Some people insist on putting food on their head. Lemon juice, beer, onion juice, olive oil, and mayonnaise are a few do-it-yourself hair treatments and that I detest. You should use real hair products they have been tried and tested true to do what they are suppose to.

Summer time hair Care

The best times of the year are spent out doors in the summer at the lake, by the pool or playing sports. Consequently most of the damage done to our hair in the year is during the summer. Unfortunately wearing a ball cap or bathing cap all the time doesn’t happen, because it is the best way to keep your hair healthy. Follow these tips to swim and play to your hearts content.
IN THE POOL FUN
Water log your hair before jumping in the pool. Try soaking your hair with warm water for a few minutes before heading outside, the more water in your hair the less the chlorinated water that will soak in.
Wash your hair immediately after leaving the pool water. If the chemicals are allowed to dry in the hair, the damage could be more severe. You should use a gentle clarifying shampoo to remove the majority of the chemicals. Be sure to use a deep conditioner after wards.
Use a leave-in conditioner. Spraying in a leave-in conditioner before you dive in will act as a body armor to fend off the harmful chemicals and UV rays.
FUN IN THE SUN
While playing outside with the kids or sitting by the lake you should always wear sun block. Sun block on your skin is a no brainer but do you protect your hair and scalp too? The suns rays will prematurely age your hair as it does your skin. Always wear a hat or use a leave-in conditioner with SPF.
The summer months are full of fun in the out doors make sure your hair and scalp are protected. These tips will help to keep your hair healthy and shiny all summer long no matter how long you spend in the sun.