BEAUTY INDEX HEALTHY HOLIDAY HAIR
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HEALTHY HOLIDAY HAIR
You’re having a break, and so should your hair. Return to work in the best condition ever...
Hair cleanser Aveda Sun Care Hair And Body Cleanser £17 for 200ml Scalp treatment Kiehl’s Magic Elixir Hair Conditioning Concentrate, £25 Shampoo Bumble and bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Shampoo, £23 Conditioner Bumble and bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Conditioner, £25 Brush Tangle Teezer Aqua Splash, £12.99 Serum Pureology Strength Cure Fabulous Lengths, £16.45 Supplement Imedeen Hair & Nails, £23.99 for 60 tablets Protective cream Kérastase Soleil CC Crème, £19.50 Pre-shampoo Philip Kingsley Elasticizer, £28 Mask Dove Intensive Self-Warming Mask, £3.99
The directions Every wash 1 Apply gentle cleanser through damp hair from roots to ends, rinse, then repeat. This will combat the holiday build-up of product, chlorine and sea salt. Coconut oil and antioxidants leave hair extra soft. 2 Massage a few drops of lightweight scalp treatment through the roots in small, circular motions. Your scalp is an extension of the skin on your face – it needs to be moisturised, especially in the sun. Wait five minutes before rinsing. 3 Scrunch a 50p-sized blob of shampoo through your hair, firmly massaging your scalp and behind ears. The oil-based formula detangles, so you’ll get more nourishment and fewer breakages. 4 Follow with half a palmful of oil-based conditioner through your mid-lengths and ends, avoiding your roots. Leave for a few minutes to let the oils to work well into the hair cuticle. Finish with a cold rinse to seal it back up, which means more shine. 5 Brush your hair, starting with your ends, then your roots. The Tangle Teezer’s bristles are designed to protect wet hair.
6 Apply two pumps of serum through mid-lengths and ends – this gives the extra moisture you need after time in the sun. 7 Take one supplement daily with water. The combination of zinc and B vitamins supports healthy hair growth and shine.
Pre-sun 1 Apply a penny-sized amount (double for thick hair) of protective cream to damp hair. UV filters prevent damage, oils repair and illuminating pearls boost shine. Words: Joely Walker. Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans. For shopping details, see Address Book.
The ingredients
Once or twice weekly 1 Take advantage of your free time to treat your hair. Dampen and apply pre-shampoo strengthening treatment to ends and dry/ damaged areas, cover with a shower cap and leave for 15-20 minutes. 2 Shampoo, then apply treatment mask to mid-lengths and ends. Follow with the heat-activated serum provided with the mask, leave for three minutes, then rinse. The combination repairs keratin, the protein lost in the sun.
Substitutions and additions
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COLOURED/DAMAGED
FRIZZY/COARSE HAIR
FINE/DULL HAIR
SWAP Mask for Ojon Damage Reverse Restorative Hair Treatment, £34. + ADD L’Oréal Professionnel Solar Sublime Conditioning Spray, £12.99, when in the sun.
+ ADD Joico Humidity Blocker Finishing Spray, £14.95, to tame frizz. SWAP Serum for Frizz Ease Nourishing Oil Elixir, £9.99, for manageability.
SWAP Scalp treatment for Nioxin Scalp Renew Density Protection, £39.99. SWAP Protector for lightweight Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil, £30.50.
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