THE PROBLEM:
DRYNESS
S u n , c h lo r in e , b l o w d r y e r s , c u r l i n g
ir o n s , h a i r c o l o r in g , y o u r d ie t , p r e -
s c r i p t i o n m e d ic a t io n s , lif e s t y le , h a r s h
h a i r p r o d u c t s — a n d y e s , w a r m ( a n d
c o l d ) w e a t h e r — w i l l f r y y o u r h a ir.
A n d u n l i k e U V d a m a g e , w h i c h is
p a r t i c u l a r l y h a r s h o n c o l o r e d h a ir ,
d r y n e s s it s e l f d o e s n ’t d is c r im in a t e .
A l l h a i r t y p e s , f r o m n o r m a l a n d o i l y
t o c o l o r e d a n d c u r ly , w i l l s u f f e r s o m e
d e g r e e o f d e h y d r a t io n .
t h e
SOLUTION
“ G e t a h a ir c u t , ” s a y s
B e n S k e r v i n , a s t y lis t f o r H e a d &
S h o u l d e r s . “ R e m o v e a f e w in c h e s
o r j u s t a lit t le o f f t h e e n d s . T h e o n l y
w a y t o m e n d d ry , d a m a g e d h a i r is
t o c u t it o ff.”
WASH SMART
O n e o f t h e m o s t
e f f e c t iv e t r e a t m e n t s t a k e s lit t le
e f f o r t — j u s t t r y n o t t o s h a m p o o y o u r
h a i r e v e r y d a y . Y o u r h a i r n e e d s t h o s e
o ils t h e s c a l p p r o d u c e s , a n d r e p e a t e d
s h a m p o o i n g j u s t r i n s e s t h e m a w a y .
S t a r t b y s h a m p o o i n g e v e r y o t h e r d a y .
B e f o r e b e d t im e , b r u s h h a i r s t a r t i n g
at t h e s c a l p t o r e d is t r ib u t e t h e o ils s o
t h e y d o n ’t a c c u m u l a t e a t t h e r o o t s .
A f t e r y o u ’v e m a s t e r e d t h i s p r o c e s s ,
e x p e r i m e n t w i t h p o s t p o n i n g s h a m -
p o o i n g t h r e e t o f o u r d a y s ( b u t y o u c a n
s t ill r i n s e o r c o n d it io n , i f n e e d e d ) .
p r e v e n t io n
D o n ’t le t y o u r s h a m p o o
c o n t r ib u t e t o d r y n e s s . R e a d la b e ls a n d
l o o k f o r f o r m u l a s c o n t a i n i n g g r e a t
h u m e c t a n t s , i n c l u d i n g p a n t h e n o l
( p r o - v i t a m i n B
5
), l in o l e ic a c id , p a p a y a ,
m a n g o , c o c o a s e e d b u t t e r s , a n d
s ilic o n e s , s a y s G e r h a r d S e n d e l b a c h ,
h e a d o f a n a ly t ic r e s e a r c h f o r P r o c t e r &
G a m b l e P r o f e s s i o n a l H a i r C a r e .
P r o t e c t R x G ra h a m W e b b V e lve t S o ft
S h a m p o o a n d C o n d it io n e r a d d s m o is t u r e
w ith o u t w e ig h in g h a ird o w n ;$ i4 -$ i6 e a c h .
T r e a t R x A v e d a D ry R e m e d y T re a tm e n t
M a sq u e p e n e tra te sd ry , brittle lo c k s w ith buriti,
jojoba, so y b e a n , a n d m a ca d a m ia n u t oiIs;$26.
S t y l e R x N e x x u s H u m e c tre ss Luxe U ltim ate
M o istu riz in g L e a v e -ln S p ra y in c o rp o ra te s
c o c o n u t oil a n d h o n e y e xtract fo r extra
h y d ra tio n ;$ io
T H E PROBLEM:
DULLNESS
L a c k l u s t e r l o c k s ? S a lt w a t e r ,
c h lo r in e , m i n e r a l s f o u n d i n c it y
w a t e r , a n d s t y l i n g p r o d u c t b u i l d u p
a ll r o b h a i r o f it s h e a lt h y s h in e .
T h e n t h e r e ’s s u m m e r ’s s m o l d e r i n g
h e a t. “ H e a t m a k e s t h e h a i r c u t ic le
s w e ll s o it a b s o r b s l i g h t r a t h e r t h a n
r e f le c t s it,” e x p l a i n s A b b e y T h e i s ,
a c o l o r i s t a t A r r o j o S t u d i o i n N e w
Y o r k a n d a s p o k e s p e r s o n f o r
S e b a s t ia n P r o f e s s io n a l.
t h e
s o l u t io n
I n v e s t i n a q u a li t y
b o a r - b r is t l e b r u s h t h a t c a n h e lp
d i s t r i b u t e t h e o i l s o n y o u r s c a l p in t o
y o u r h a ir . B r u s h f r o m s c a l p t o s t r a n d
f o r n a t u r a l s h in e . T o r e s t o r e lu s t e r ,
l o o k f 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
s ilic o n e s . A g r e a t s h i n e s e r u m o r
s p r a y is a m u s t .
w a s h
SMAR1
I f y o u s w i m in a
c h l o r i n a t e d p o o l, u s e a c l a r i f y i n g
s h a m p o o w e e k l y a n d r i n s e
t h o r o u g h l y . T h i s h e l p s r e m o v e
c h l o r i n e b u ild u p .
p r e v e n t io n
“ D u l l h a i r i s u s u a l l y
t h e r e s u l t o f u s i n g t o o m u c h h e a t ,
h e a v y s t y l i n g p r o d u c t s , o r o v e r p r o -
c e s s i n g h a ir,” s a y s T a k i s h a S t u r i v a n t -
D r e w , o f P a n t e n e . S t e e r c le a r o f
a n y t h i n g t h a t w e i g h s h a i r d o w n o r
c a u s e s it t o l o o k d irt y , s u c h a s o il-
b a s e d c o n d i t i o n e r s , w a x e s , s c u l p t i n g
m u d s , a n d h a ir s p r a y s .
P r o t e c t R x O jo n S h in e a n d P ro te ct
S h a m p o o a n d C o n d itio n e r fe atu re s b ro cco li
se e d oil a n d algae extract th a t give hair a
natural gloss; $22-$24.
T r e a t R x Frédéric Fekkai S a lo n G laze C le ar
S h in e Rinse w ith c o n d itio n e rs a n d lightw eight
silico n e s a d d s a silky vib ran ce t o hai r, $28.
S t y l e R x S a lly H e rsh b e rg e r Sta r Sh in e
re p le n ish e s fine a n d n o rm a l hair w ith o u t
w e ig h in g it d ow n ; $13
Sun Savers
(S) COVER HAIR WITH A HAT OR
TIE IT BACK WITH A SCARF.
The less hair exposed to the sun,
the better.
@ SWIMMING IN
CHLORINATED WATER?
Rinse hair in club soda to wash out
chemicals, says Mike Padilla of Wella
@ OUT ALL DAY? Slick hair back
with a thick layer of conditioner.
It acts as a sun barrier.
(S) CLEANSE HAIR WITH
MOISTURE-INFUSING
FORMULAS. If they’re too heavy
for your hair, choose a gentle wash
such as baby shampoo.
@ WHEN STYLING, stay away
from products with alcohol, salt,
and harsh sulfates (such as sodium
laurel sulfate and sodium laureth
sulfate); they’re the bane of smooth,
sleek hair.
0 AVOID HEAT APPLIANCES.
Try pin curls at night instead of a
curling iron, or wrap hair instead of
flat ironing. If you must use a dryer,
use a leave-in conditioner and hold
off until hair is relatively dry. Use
the medium setting, and move the
blow dryer around so you don’t
leave it on one section for too long.
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AUGUST 2008 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
