hair

WATERPROOF YOUR 'DOHere's help for hair tortured by frequent swimming and sunning:
• Even if you're growing out your hair, the beginning of summer is the single most important time to get a trim. Slicing off dry ends will prevent breakage and severe splits, which can carry damage up the hair shaft.
• Once a week, treat your hair to a keratin mask. Keratin molecules fill up ragged hair cuticles and keep out shine-diminishing chlorine and pollution. Try: Nexxus Phyto Organics Babassu Mud Revitalizing Hair Treatment.
• Use a heat-protectant spray before going out in the sun: UV rays, just like heat from your blowdryer, can sizzle strands and inflict damage. Try: Matrix sleek.look Iron Smoother.
• Conceal sun-and-surf-induced dullness by patting hair with a silicone-infused towelette.
Try: Ted Gibson Hair Sheet Treatment. In a pinch, you can also gently rub a silk scarf from side to side and down the length of your hair.
STAND-OUT STYLE IN SECONDS
Transform your everyday 'do into once-in-a-lifetime locks in record time:
• Slip on a headband. No longer just for preps, this fashionista favorite is the quickest way to dress up a simple style. The best way to wear it? Snug, and close to your hairline.
• Give a ponytail extra bounce. Rather than letting your tail hang straight and loose, backcomb it slightly at the base, then wrap the whole tail around the barrel of a curling iron, spritz with hairspray, and gently unwind.
• Revisit '80s stylers: Nothing makes a look last longer than extra-hold hairspray. To keep hair from looking crunchy, treat the hairspray like fragrance: Spritz a cloud in front of you, then walk through. Try: Sebastian Shaper Plus Hair Spray Styling Mist for Extra Hold.
HELP FOR HARD-WORKING HAIR
Got hair that's dyed and fried? Try this healthy-hair regimen:
• Once a week, apply a clarifying shampoo to dry hair (water dilutes its deep-cleansing power), then rinse. Try: Pantene Pro-V Clarifying Shampoo (safe for color-treated hair).
• Limit shampooing to four (or fewer) times a week to encourage the accumulation of your scalp's natural oils. If this leaves your locks too limp, rinse with water in between shampoos-and use alcohol-based stylers, which sop up excess sebum.
• Twice a month, apply a hot-oil treatment. New, updated formulas have made it colorsafe and turned it into a must-have for shiny, smooth hair. Try: John Frieda Frizz-Ease Rebuild Restructuring Micro-Oil Therapy.
• "Every girl should own a flatiron."
• "Oscar Blandi Jasmine Oil creates lots of shine."
• "Klorane Extra gentle dry sham poo with oat extract adds volume and disguises dark roots."
• "Sweeping bangs to one side, covering the eye, is a sexy date look."
• "Going to bed with damp hair in braids creates great morning waves."
• "Dusting roots with baby powder hides oil."
• "Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray gives hair a great, beachy look."
• "Always cut off dead ends."