A dive in the ocean’s salt water does some major beauty work on the hair, we all love the natural beach wave hair while on holiday even when not, as they can look that good, but truly many have learnt it does not end there – a naturally achieved wavy beach hair can cause dryness(The salt from the ocean draws water from your hair by osmosis) to the hair and eventually falls off. So how can we make the salty beach wave hair look its best and well nourished? this is where these hacks come in:
1. Prep Your Hair Before Diving
The effect of salt and chlorine including UV ray can lead to rough textured hair. This is because the salt from the ocean, or chlorine from the pool including UV ray from the sun strip the hair of its natural oils and protective cuticle. These chemicals can also speed up the process of going from wet to dry which can be harsh to the hair, so to take preventative measure it’s advisable to soak your hair in fresh water before taking a dive, since your hair can only take up so much water, it will stop it from soaking in too much chlorinated salty water. The application of oil and conditioner before swimming is another addition to prepping your hair, this will help flatten the hair, increase it’s shine and moisture, and preventing the sudden wet to dry harshness. It not does not stop there, the use of clarifying shampoo and hair mask every week while on break will increase your hair resilience and allow it to bounce back in no time.
Tribe
Travel Gold Lust Oil 50ml
£38.00
Dr Barbara Sturm
Repair Hair Mask 200ml
£55.00
2. Wear Protective Hair Style
This hack will work well with kinky coily hair as this hair type is naturally dry, so wearing protective hair style like simple braid will protect the strands from harsh salt and chlorinated water, humidity, UV rays and other environmental aggressor. Start by ensuring your hair is wet with fresh water, add a good leave-in conditioner then go ahead to braid, then finish with oil spread on your braided hair and scalp to prolong hydration.
Fenty Beauty
Hydrating + Strengthening Lip Oil
£21.00
Olaplex
No. 9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum 90ml
£28.00
3. Embrace A Wet Look
This is a hair hack that will suit a silky straight and wavy hair type. To ensure good hair, learn to embrace the wet look hair style, this prevent hair from looking matte, simply slick the hair back using a wide toothed hair brush and a tooth brush so as to pay attention to the little hair in your edges. If you have silky curly hair, the best suit for your hair type is the use of hair oil to add hydration and lustre to your hair ‘type’ that tend to go dry easily. The use of texturising spray and UV protection hair mist is another way to embrace the wet look. avoid using salt sprays, dry shampoo is known to add boost to the root.
Fenty Beauty
The Rich One Moisture Repair Shampoo
£29.00
Kayla
Déjà Vu White Flower Hair Mist
£34.00
