Sun exposure strips keratin, lipids and colour pigment from hair over summer. Three fixes help: a keratin-boosting styling cream, a lipid-rich hair oil worked through lengths and ends, and a fast-acting colour protect treatment for travel.
How Do You Add Keratin Back Into Sun-Damaged Hair?
Keratin is an essential protein that forms the structural components of the hair. Unfortunately, this can be dissolved by extended sun exposure, resulting in weak hair prone to breakage. Boost Keratin levels all summer long with Kerastase Discipline Keratin Thermique which seals and protects the hair upon application.
How Do You Restore Lipids to Sun-Damaged Hair?
If Keratin are the building blocks of the hair, Lipids are the cement. Making up 4% of the hair structure, Lipids are vital for optimal hair health and thankfully, can be easily added to hair daily. Just finger comb some Bondi Boost Heavenly Hydration Hair Oil – which contains lipids and 14 potent oils – into lengths and ends after air drying. Twist and tie up to further lock in lipid health.
How Do You Protect Hair Colour From Sun Fading?
Like with the skin, hair contains melanin that makes up the hair colour. This can fade with sun exposure so keep colour boosted 24/7 with a travel-size essential such as Juuce Res.Q.Plex Colour Protect which nourishes, repairs and protects hair in half a minute and is tiny enough to pack into any hand luggage along the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the sun really damage hair the way it damages skin?
Yes. Sun exposure breaks down keratin, strips lipids from the hair shaft and fades the melanin that gives hair its colour, leading to dryness, breakage and colour fade over summer.
How do I protect my hair colour from fading in the sun?
A travel-size colour protect treatment applied before sun exposure helps shield colour pigment, while rinsing hair with fresh water after swimming reduces further fading from salt water and chlorine.
What ingredients should I look for in sun-damaged hair products?
Keratin-boosting creams help rebuild the hair's protein structure, while lipid-rich oils replace the natural oils sun exposure strips away. Both are worth using daily over summer, not just after a day at the beach.
Do I need different haircare for holidays versus everyday summer use?
Travel-size, fast-acting treatments are worth packing for holidays since they work in under a minute and take up little space, but the same keratin, lipid and colour-protecting ingredients matter for everyday summer haircare too.