Frizz-Free Summer Hair: Fight Frazzled Strands With 7 Heat-Busting Hair Tricks
Yes, that elusive, sexy and frizz-free hairstyle can be yours this summer.
When moisture-zapping heat and humidity unleashes the frizz, apply these 7 hot-weather hair helpers to boost shine, revive limp locks, and smooth strands
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Busy ladies, rejoice. No more attacking the scalp with your fingernails, for two to three minutes, to scrub-a-dub-dub your strands.
To keep the frizz monster from rising, shampoo for 60 seconds or less — using only your fingertips. Wet your hair, and then gently massage in a moisturizing shampoo for your hair type.
After cleansing, drench hair with a conditioner for at least five minutes — and then rinse hair with cold water to close the cuticle.
Moisturize Like Crazy With a Metallic Mask
There’s no miracle formula to get smooth hair à la your favorite celebrity, but an extra dose of hydration can get you red-carpet ready.
In fact, you can deflect humidity like a Hollywood starlet by slathering on a crazy, yet effective, metallic hair mask. Rake a handful of your favorite conditioning hair mask into clean hair.
Then cover completely with a large sheet of aluminum foil and a plastic shower cap.
Keep this weirdo beauty treatment on your dome for 30 more minutes to lock in moisture.
Rinse, dry and style.
Step Away From the Bath Towel
The more you manhandle your damp hair with a bath towel, the more you’ll ruffle the cuticle. Avoid an invitation to poufy roots by patting strands dry with an old cotton T-shirt or microfiber towel.
If you have naturally curly hair, stave off the puff by styling hair while it is sopping wet — and absolutely no towel drying.
Rake a quarter-size amount of curling cream, styling gel or leave-in conditioner into damp hair, and then use a blow dryer with a diffuser attachment to define your curls.
Get Your Best Summer Blowout Ever
To achieve the quintessential summer ‘do, tweak your daily styling routine to lock out humidity and transform frizz-prone strands. Coat your clean and dried hair with a dollop of heat-protectant serum.
For salon-quality bounce — and to avoid breakage– dry hair using a round, mixed nylon and boar bristled brush. To stop root poof, point the dryer down the hair shaft and allow the hair to cool and completely dry on the brush.
Seal cuticles with a flat iron.
Fuzzy Wuzzy Damage Control for Curly Girls
Hey natural curlies, summer weather doesn’t always mean frizzy, messy hair. Give your spirals direction and bouncy volume with the right styling tools and products.
Detangle damp hair with a wide-tooth comb to separate curls and avoid breakage. To protect hair from the elements, define damp curls with a dollop of hydrating styling cream from Pump Haircare.
Apply a few drops of a moisture-blocking shine serum or hair oil to flatten the cuticles, keep unruly curls under control and add gloss to your strands.
Become a Sleeping Beauty
To revitalize summer hair that’s super thirsty from heat exposure, kick you styling game up a notch with a nighttime deep conditioning treatment.
Once a week, smooth a protein-infused conditioner onto dry hair, right before bedtime. In the a.m., rinse, shampoo and apply a leave-in conditioner.
After a month of weekly treatments, you’ll not only awaken to soft and sleek hair but also have a hairstyling frizz-shield against the heat and humidity this summer.
UV Summer Tress SOS
No, your hair can’t get sunburned, but the sun’s UV rays can make your hair drier –or, worse, zap the shine from your highlights.
To look your best during a summer heatwave, resist wearing your grandmother's sun hat or pulling your hair back into a multi-colored scrunchie from the ‘90s.
To preserve the pretty in June, July and August, rake a quarter-sized amount of a UV heat protectant into your locks before blow-drying straight strands or diffusing your natural curls.
Now, no matter your hair type — dry, curly, coarse, or color-treated — you can confidently strike a pose on Instagram and finally wave goodbye to bad hair days.
