Typically summer and winter are the hardest on our hair because they tend to be the more extreme climates than fall or spring. And for me, summer tends to be harder on my hair than winter.
With the combination of swimming, being out in the sunlight, and taking more showers than usual due to all the sweating, my hair is prone to dryness, breakage, and dullness in the summertime. So there are a few things that I do regularly to make sure I do the best job I can to maintain the health of my hair throughout the beating that summer gives it.
One. If I swim, I always (without exception!) wash and condition my hair when I get out of the water. Sometimes it’s not immediate, but I will shampoo and condition my hair within the same day of swimming to ensure I’m washing away the salt water and other chemicals and then conditioning my hair to keep it strong and smooth. Two. I never brush through wet hair from root to tip with a brush. I prefer a wide-tooth comb, or even just my fingertips, to comb through my hair when it’s wet. A brush is more likely to stretch and therefore snap any fragile strands! Start at the ends, and slowly brush down while moving the comb higher and higher with each swipe. This will work any knots out from the bottom making sure you aren’t snapping or breaking your hair.
Three. I often use a leave-in spray or a deep conditioner. I’m not terribly picky about my leave-in spray because so many of them are great and do the same thing....