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W a rm w in d s and risin g te m p e ra tu re s give yo u the freed o m to p u lly o u r hair
up o ff y o u r face fo r an e ffo rtle ss look that pairs p erfectly w ith su m m e r’s
la id -b a c k v ib e .B u tc o m e A ugust, hair can start fee ling, w e 11, fried . Read on
fo r a tre a tm e n t plan to help n u rse y o u r locks b a ck to o p tim u m health.
BY MELISSA MILRAD GOLDSTEIN PHOTOS TED MORRISON
T H E PR O B LEM :
SUN DAMAGE
G o i n g t o t h e b e a c h , h a n g i n g o u t in t h e
g a r d e n — a ll t h e t h i n g s w e lo v e t o d o
w h i l e it ’s w a r m — c a n m e a n t r o u b l e
f o r y o u r h a ir , e s p e c ia l ly i f it ’s c o l o r -
t r e a t e d . “Y o u r b a t h i n g s u i t is a g o o d
a n a lo g y , ” s a y s M i k a e l P a d illa , a
c o l o r i s t f o r W e l l a P r o f e s s io n a l. “A f t e r
r e p e a t e d ly s i t t i n g i n t h e s u n a n d
s w i m m i n g i n c h l o r i n a t e d w a t e r , t h e
m a t e r ia l o f y o u r b a t h i n g s u i t s t a r t s
t o t h in , t h e e la s t ic g i v e s a b it, a n d
t h e c o l o r f a d e s . S u n h a s t h a t s a m e
e f f e c t o n h a i r f ib e r s , r e s u l t i n g in
w e a k e n e d , s t r a w - lik e , b l e a c h e d
s t r a n d s . ”
TH E SOLUTION
L o o k f o r C o lo r -
e x t e n d i n g s h a m p o o s , c o n d i t i o n e r s , o r
s t y l i n g p r o d u c t s c o n t a i n i n g a f ilt e r t o
p r o t e c t h a i r f ib e r s f r o m U V A a n d
U V B r a y s . A n d r e s is t t h e u r g e t o le t
n a t u r e b l e a c h y o u r h a i r f o r y o u .
w a s h
s m a r t
A v o i d p r o t e in - b a s e d
s h a m p o o s a n d c o n d i t i o n e r s , w h i c h
c a n le a v e h a i r b r it t le , a d v is e s H a r r y
J o s h , a c r e a t iv e c o n s u l t a n t f o r t h e
J o h n F r i e d a C o l l e c t io n . A n d l a y o f f
t h e h e a t a p p lia n c e s a n d a ll o w h a i r t o
a i r d ry . A f t e r a ll, i s n ’t it t h e s e a s o n f o r
a b e a c h w a v e l o o k ?
PREVENTION
W e a r a h a t.
P r o t e c t R x R edken C o lo r Extend S h a m p o o
a n d C ond ition er, gently cle a n se s w ith o u t
Strip p in g color; $12 -$ 14
T r e a t R x L’O ré a l V ive P ro C o lo r V ive
C o n d itio n in g Treatm ent, in te n se m o istu re
w ith a U V filte r to keep c o lo r tru e longer; $5.
S t y l e R x G oldw ell O u t d o o r a n d S u n H air
a n d Sc a lp Protection, a leave-in w ith S P F
8 t o shield hair, sca lp ,a n d hairline; $14.
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