Since hair tends to dry more easily after balayage, a hydrating treatment will be beneficial. A hair mask will nourish your hair with essential vitamins and natural oils. This treatment also restores shine and strength to the hair. Leave your thermal tools unattended to prevent them from breaking any more and invest in a large, old pot of coconut oil, which you can use as a hair treatment overnight.
While (spoiler alert) it can't exactly rejoin split ends, it will provide your lengths with the much-needed boost of moisture. We like Vita Coco, 9.99€ for 500 ml. “We always have customers concerned about hair damage, from heat styling every day to intensive bleaching and lightening,” says Chase Kusero, co-founder of IGK. It's best to completely avoid heat, including hair dryers, hot tools, and even very hot showers, until your hair is healthier.
If you have to style your hair, try alternatives that don't produce heat, such as loose braids to create waves and curlers that don't produce heat. Hair serums act as a protective shield for your hair and can't be missing in your arsenal when you're damaged. Kusero highlights the IGK repair collection, which includes the Cash In instant repair serum, which acts on the most damaged types of hair and helps to strengthen and repair it, while increasing hydration and nutrition. Once the discoloration has worn off and your hair is recovering, try to moisturize it as best you can.
Kusero recommends treating your hair with a weekly mask, taking a break from hot tools, and trying to spend as much time as possible between washes to allow natural oils to cover your hair. If you find that your hair is still dry and brittle, add a topical oil as well. Using it before bed or before exercising, especially at the ends, will allow nutrients to penetrate your hair for the best results. If you have balayage hair, you should be more careful, as it can deteriorate due to the pool, the sea and especially sea salt.
If you want your balayage to remain the same when entering the sea or pool, you should apply hair care creams or use argan oil beforehand. You can prevent the deterioration of your balayage by applying argan oil. We recommend lemon juice or vinegar. If you want to keep your balayage hair color brighter and more vibrant, you should wash your hair with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, as conditioners, after rinsing your hair before going out from the shower.
If you have bleached hair after balayage, oranges in the lightened hair color and undesirable warm reflections, you should use a purple shampoo. We love Sachajuan Hair Repair, for 25€, which turns straw hair into spun gold, in the Rumpelstiltskin style. The formula, which can be mixed with your regular dye, helps bind hair proteins, undo damage and keep hair soft and shiny. When it comes to hair care, dry hair requires extra hydration, which is the main purpose of TRESemme Ultimate Hydration Shampoo and Conditioner.
The most important way to protect hair color from environmental pollution factors, harmful sun rays and similar factors is to use care products suitable for colored hair. Lately I've been using the new TRESemme Compressed Micro Mist Boost Hold Level 3 hair spray to keep my hair under control. I did my first balayage session last summer, but it had to be redone, so the color boost wasn't done all at once, as it would probably be too damaging to my hair. Spending too much time in the sun combined with the drying effect of chlorine in swimming pools (which removes natural sebum from the hair) is also a safe way to achieve sad, straw-like locks, which explains why hair needs more affection after a summer vacation. Whether your hair needs emergency measures or just a little preventive care, we've identified the main culprits of hair damage and sought solutions to suit all budgets.
But did you know that the foods you eat can also affect your hair? It only makes sense when our hair grows from our head. Fortunately, however, most hair changes are rarely permanent, and there are many solutions for regaining hair health, even after a mishap. In addition to cutting corners with hot tools, people with dry hair should also use styling tools designed with dry hair in mind. However, the dye you apply to lighten your hair and give it shine in different shades can negatively affect the moisture content of the hair strands.
And a product for daily use such as Damage Remedy Daily Hair Repair by Aveda, which costs 23.50€, prevents further breakage and leaves the hair soft instant.
