Summer Hair Care

Summer is my favorite time of the year! It unofficially arrives pretty early here in Texas too! We don't even need to heat the pools, and it's only mid-June! I have a love-hate relationship with the sun. I love the color it gives me but hate what it can do to my hair. The sun and chlorine combined can do some major damage...especially if you color your hair like I do. Add humidity to that and you have a calendar  full of bad hair days! Here are some products that have helped me. I hope you find this information useful.

I have been using this duo for about a month now.  It's the Color Vibrancy Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner by L'Oreal. I only shampoo 3-4 times each week but don't want my color to fade. In the shower, I wash my hair first. Then, I apply the conditioner, clip my hair up and continue my shower. The last thing I do is rinse out my conditioner. I find that this particular conditioner doesn't weigh my hair down. My hair feels healthier than ever, and my color really is more vibrant.

L'Oreal's Color Vibrancy Shampoo & Conditioner

Then, one of my 3-4 shampoos is followed by a deep conditioner. The one in my shower at the moment is by Vidal Sassoon. It's a one minute repair mask. It's ok, but I don't see as much of a difference as I did with the Biofusion. For more information about it, click here.  

Vidal Sassoon's One Minute Mask

Most days I dry my hair with my hair dryer to smooth it out. Before any heat styling, I always use a heat protectant. The only other product I use sometimes besides hair spray is a shine spray. I find that the more styling products I use the more my hair gets weighed down and unmanageable. 

TRESemmé Heat Protectant & Shine Spray

@lisaalonso23 glad we're protecting your hair & keeping it shiny! Thanks for the write-up! :) #HairHug

— TRESemmé (@TRESemme) June 27, 2013

Summer heat and humidity can also make blow drying my hair so unappealing. That said, I try to let my hair air dry whenever I can. In the past few years, my hair texture has changed dramatically. It's gone from pretty straight to very wavy and somewhat curly. I recently picked up a sea salt spray to tame my waves/curls and love it! The only minor complaint I have is that it gives my hair a wet look after it's dry. My hair dryer doesn't have a diffuser to remedy this. (I have a Rusk Speed Freak dryer, so if you know of where I can pick up a diffuser for it, please let me know.) 

Not Your Mother's Sea Salt Spray

What are your summer hair products and/or tips? Please leave them in a comment below. 

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Great Hair Products

Have you ever used a hair product that actually gave you the results you were looking for? It very rarely happens that I purchase a product that lives up to its promise(s). When I do, I want to shout it from the roof tops and share it with my friends!!

I've noticed that my hair started to dry out a little within the past couple of years and have been trying to  hydrate it and keep it smooth. For the past few weeks, I've been using L'Oreal's EverSleek Intense Smoothing Shampoo and Conditioner. My hair has never looked better! It's smooth without being completely flat. Definitely a product pair to repurchase!!

I also wanted to try a deep conditioner but didn't want to spend a lot of money. Walgreens had one on sale, so I gave it a try. Bioinfusion Hydrating Conditioning Balm is THE BOMB! It was only two dollars and change and worth every penny! I noticed a change immediately. My hair was shinier and had less breakage.

If you color your hair and are struggling with dry hair, try these products. You won't be disappointed.

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