Here at Grow Gorgeous, we live for the summer time; sun kissed skin, warm evenings spent sipping cocktails and the promise of faraway adventures have us feeling all kinds of excited. Whilst there’s nothing better than this glorious season, the summer sun can be trying for our tresses, so it’s important that we take the time to understand how the sun can impact our hair health and how best to tackle sun damaged hair.
Is the sun good for your hair?
Like all things, sun exposure in moderation can benefit our hair as the Vitamin D emitted can help it grow healthier, thicker and longer. However, overexposure can be incredibly detrimental, with UVA and UVB rays harming the hair cuticle, leading to unwanted effects of sun damaged hair like discolouration, brittle strands, thinning and frizz. This is why it’s super important to take the necessary steps to protect hair from this kind of exposure and to give it the helping hand it needs to naturally repair.
How to protect against sun damages
Protect with Grow Gorgeous
Our Defence Anti-Pollution Leave-In Spray is your all in one go-to for stronger, radiant hair. Expertly designed to protect strands against the damaging effects of not only sunlight but pollution and heat! It will shield strands from atmospheric pollution and work as a heat protector for shiny, healthy-looking hair. Towel-dry your hair and spray the mist before blow drying. Comb through and style as usual to protect from heat and add a glossy finish.
If you have curly hair and want to moisturise your curls while protecting them from UV and heat, try the Revival Curl Mist. Its lightweight formula brings curls back to their freshly washed state to bring definition, softness and shine after a few spritzes.
UV rays tend to dry out the hair fibre, damaging it and making it look unhealthy. For a deep hair nutrition, apply our Repair Heat Protection Leave-In Oil on the lengths. This multi-tasking oil works to seal cuticles, help improve the appearance of split ends and protect the hair fibre against heat damage. Infused with an expertly-selected blend of six precious oils including Marula and Moringa, it intensely nourishes and helps restore a glossy finish.
Keep out the sun when it's strongest
Avoiding sun damage to hair requires many of the same practices as protecting our skin from the sun. This includes avoiding overexposure to direct sunlight between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm when the UV light is strongest. If you have to go out, it’s best to wear a sunhat to keep those strands as protected as possible.
Stay hydrated
Much like our skin, hair needs hydration. Drinking water helps provide the cells in our body with energy, including the cells that are responsible for hair health and growth. Water nurtures these cells and provides them with the vitamins that they need meaning that drinking water in hot, sunny weather will work wonders to help protect again sun-damaged hair.
Avoid excessive heat styling
It’s no secret that heat styling damages our hair, impairing the keratin sheath that sits around the strands. When our hair is then subsequently exposed to sunlight, the harmful rays can more easily penetrate and cause further damage.
Instead of spending hours straightening or curling, fighting a losing battle against the inevitable humidity anyway, instead identify a styling product that will allow you to wear your hair at its most natural and most fabulous. If you really need to use a heating product, spray our Defence Leave-In Spray before to protect your hair from damages.
Take care of your scalp
To purify your scalp and clear it from build-up and impurities, try our Scalp Detox Scrub before your shampoo. This pre-wash treatment instantly detoxifies and refreshes scalps with a tendency for grease. It balances excess sebum and gently buffs away follicle-clogging grime caused by urban pollution, plus other dulling impurities that can scupper hair’s potential.
How to repair damaged hair
When hair feels as though it’s reaching breaking point, grab the Grow Gorgeous Repair Regime to restore your tresses to their former glory. Routinely.
This revitalising range is formulated with Bio Functional Peptides & Amino Acids from Carob Tree to target damage and help strengthen weak and brittle strands, Baobab Seed Extract to help strengthen hair, repair damage and nourish strands, Niacinamide to support the scalp’s natural protective barrier by helping reduce water loss and moisturising the scalp and Avocado and Cherry Oil to help revealing conditioned, nourished and glossy hair.
The results? Repaired, stronger, soft hair. The more you will use this range, the fastest the damages will disappear, leaving your hair transformed and healthy-looking instead.
Co-wash if you have dry and curly hair
Summer weather can make hair seem dirtier, as the heat can make our scalps sweat a little more. This means it can be tempting to over wash in an attempt to compensate for the additional build-up, however, this will strip hair of vital oils that help to protect and shield it from the sun’s damaging rays.
Instead, try a co-wash routine using the Curl Defining Cleansing Conditioner every other time you would usually use a shampoo. This will still cleanse hair as necessary without stripping it or leaving it vulnerable to damaging external factors. It will also reinforce the scalp’s natural protective barrier, helping to lock in moisture.
You're ready for summer!
Now that you know everything to keep your hair moisturised and protected all summer, keep your hat on!
