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By M.E. Vier for Your Look, Your Life
 More than any other season, summer takes a toll on your hair. Though disheveled beach hair may look sexy and cool, it doesn't do much for your hair's color, luster and texture. As the sun cools down come autumn, your hair stops absorbing those sun-kissed highlights and you can be left with a two-tone eyesore (dark on top and light at the ends). Tamara Saffioti, hair specialist at the Damian West Salon in NYC, says an end-of-the-season haircut is a must. Of course, there are other hair problems that a cut can't fix. Thus we present, thanks to Tamara, a handful of common summer hair grievances and what to do about them.
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| Flyaways and split ends (breakage mainly caused by hair holders) |
Prevention: Don't pull a hair holder through the hair; remove it by unraveling or unsnapping. Also, experiment with softer holders like chopsticks or a ponytail holder with a hook closure.
Solution: Only a cut or trim will eliminate split ends.
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Loose, flat curls and dry hair (heat and sun exposure zaps hair's moisture) |
Prevention: If you use a rinse-out conditioner, try a leave-in conditioner (will be advertised as a leave-in; do not leave in your rinse-out conditioner). To maintain moisture, it's all about the conditioner.
Solution: Apply a deep conditioning treatment. Ask your salon about their treatments or look for a do-it-yourself product. Or, try heated olive oil on wet hair, cover with a shower cap and wash out 10-20 minutes later. |
| Lightened ends (brown turns auburn or copper; blonde turns platinum) |
Prevention: Wear a hat. This also applies to color-treated hair.
Solution: A haircut. But if you can't bear the shears, try a semi-permanent (washes out faster and only darkens or lightens one shade) or demi-permanent (lasts longer and coats your hair with more color, but not drastically) color treatment. These treatments will also condition your hair. |
| Chlorine damage (blonde takes on a green hue and thin hair becomes stiff) |
Prevention: Wet hair thoroughly with fresh water before diving in -- chlorine will not attach as much as it will to dry hair -- and shampoo after your swim. And the obvious: wear a swimming cap, and consider applying a leave-in conditioner.
Solution: Use a clarifying shampoo once or twice a week (depending how frequently you swim). Clarifying shampoo strips chlorine from your hair, so don't use too often because it can be drying. |
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Frizzies (damage to the hair cuticle by heat and friction) |
Prevention: Comb and brush your hair from the ends up, and use a detangler. Do not overprocess your hair (e.g., dyeing and perming). Apply a protective product before blow-drying or curling.
Solution: Ask your hairdresser to recommend an anti-frizz product, which contains heavy-duty conditioners.
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