Lounging on the beach, next to the pool or on your porch - exposing your skin or your hair to the sun? You can apply a thick creamy coat of sunscreen every couple of hours, but what about your hair?
Yes, unfortunately, your hair can suffer a lot of unintended sun damage, but with a few steps added to your routine, you can save yourself many bad hair-days.
Brushing
Try to do daily de-tangling with a wide toothed comb, in small sections to minimise stretching and pulling your hair. You can use a brush to smooth out your hair once you are done, but if you want to preserve your curls, no brushing is best.
Washing
The less often you wash your hair, the better, as washing your hair too often can strip its natural oils and leave it dried out. This may also stimulate more oil production, causing you to have to wash more often, creating a cycle. Try to plan washing your hair around physical activities and swimming. If you are not using a colour protection shampoo, you might want to opt for a hydrating shampoo and conditioner:
For dry, brittle hair
For curly hair types
For frizzy hair
- Redken Frizz Dismiss range
- Pureology Smooth Perfection range
- OGX Renewing+ Argan Oil of Morocco range
Treatments
Do a weekly deep conditioning treatment to nourish your hair.
Prevention
If you are planning on having some sun exposure, you can cover your hair with a hat or scarf. Alternatively, you can use a heat-protection spray or thermal lotion. In a pinch, you can run your hands lightly over the top layer, or most exposed bits of hair, after you have applied sun screen.
To protect your hair from salt water or chlorine, you can apply a leave-in conditioner before going into the water, to keep your hair from soaking up the salt or chlorine. This will not only fight the dryness but keep your colour from fading in the water. After your swim, rinse your hair with some apple cider vinegar or clean water immediately.
- Cantu Shea Butter Apple Cider Vinegar Root Rinse
- Aunt Jackie's Quench Moisture Leave-In Conditioner
- Redken Extreme Play Safe Leave-In Treatment
Styling
Embrace loose casual styles, as smoothed, slick pony tails tend to pull on the hair and emphasises the baby fuzz and frizz that is inevitable. Braiding your hair or putting it into a bun before bed will help create natural, loose waves the next day
Use a cotton t-shirt or special towel to dry your hair to minimise frizz. Try to give your hair some rest by not using heat-tools too often. If you are using heat styling tools, make sure to use heat-protection styling products.
- Inoar Argan Oil Thermoliss, 240ml
- Redken Extreme Play Safe Leave-In Treatment
- Cantu Shea Butter Thermal Shield Heat Protectant, 151ml
Air-drying your hair or blow-drying it on the coolest setting is also advisable. You can smooth over some of the frizz with a serum or hair oil – but use this sparingly if you have fine or flat hair as it may weigh it down.
- OGX Nourishing + Coconut Oil Weightless Hydrating Oil Mist, 118ml
- Hannon Argan Oil, 60ml
- Cantu Shea Butter Coil Calm Detangler, 237ml
The Mopani DryBar
We have stepped up on our beauty offering and services: Get a professional hair treatment, blow-out or styling done – No fuss, colour or cuts – just wash, blow, style and go!
Other services include treatments and Brazilian blow-outs.
Trading Hours:
- Mondays – Fridays: 09h00-18h00
- Saturdays: 09h00 – 14h00
- Sundays: 09h00 – 13h00 (retail only)
Walk-ins will be accepted, however, you can book ahead to secure a spot.
You can also purchase a variety of hair care products!
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