The summer climate boosts our morale and boosts our beauty potential. Alas, salt, chlorine, sand, wind, sunshine and UV rays tend to leave our hair in a pitiful state, and the "bale of straw" effect is watching those who have neglected it. Not to mention the double penalty for colored hair: washed out in accelerated, "blushing" browns, sweeping and blond hair in peroxide mode.
Why do they suffer so much under the sun?
" The cocktail UV seawater or chlorinated creates a vicious circle , explains Patrick Canivet, technical director L'Oréal Professional Products. Repeated contact with water opens the scales and allows the free radicals formed by the UV to penetrate. The surface lipids are dissolved, the hair loses its natural protection . Become porous, water, salt or chlorine infiltrate: the keratin fibers are altered and the pigments escape. "
The solution to stop this desiccating escalation?
Impermeable the hair during the day. "For this reason, vegetable oil remains uncontrollable ," says Martine, responsible for care at the Institut Opalis in Paris. The quantity and the number of applications depend on the nature of the hair and the frequency of the baths, the aim being to keep the fiber in a constant nutrient medium so that it remains intact and that it no longer suffers these yo-yo water. "
Sun protection and dry hair: bet on light oils
The flat? This formidable hydrophobic shield is not always very suitable for normal or fine hair , or simply for women who are not very fond of its slightly heavy and shiny finish. The laboratories have therefore worked on new hybrid and lighter oils: mixtures of vegetable oils and high-tech active ingredients, such as cationic polymers, easy-to-apply mist or spray textures, without excess material, two-phase formulas enriched with UV filters and ceramides ... Assessment: the palette of oils available now allows to fill all the natures of hair without compromise on protection.
Sun protection and dry hair: the choice of VB
For thick and / or very dry hair, a cocktail of vegetable oils: Sahara oil of Orofluido.
A bath of highly restorative macadamia oil: Opalis Oil.
A special biphasic formula with colored hair, half oil, half-ylang-ylang milk: Laitée Kerastase Soleil.
For fine and delicate hair, a light and non-greasy milky mist made from passionflower oil: Mythic Oil Lactée Mist Reinforcer of L'Oréal Professionnel.
Sun protection and dry hair: simple gestures and glam '
Beyond the undeniable success of oils, the market for solar capillary protection remains a niche. In order to democratize this reflex, the brands have made great efforts to simplify the rituals and to make us want to apply regularly, thanks to textures 100% pleasure. The result is shorter ranges of products that are easy to use and multifunctional that protect, care for and at the same time provide a styling and light effect . The fine hair will flasher on the two-phase sprays to "pschitter" throughout the day. Hair drier and thicker, blowing, will prefer protective creams enriched in styling agents to tame the volume and frizz.
As for texture, the 2012 vintage is full of surprises. A foam first: with a SPF25 anti-UVA and UVB, it protects the hair, but also the scalp, while proteins and ceramides give of the hold without weighing down. Perfect for long hair that wants to keep spring to the roots. After the sun, the first "serum" that penetrates in the blink of an eye and does not rinse: a true infusion of repairing and antioxidant active ingredients in a very fine and unsuspected texture.
Sun protection and dry hair: the choice of VB
For fine and normal hair: Wella Sun Biphasic Spray.
For thick and / or curly mane: Fekkai Summer Hair Marine Anti-Frisottis Cream, from Sephora.
For long hair: Redken Foam Protection Cover SPF25.
An "easy & glam" after-sun routine: Phyto Phyto-Phyto-Replenishing Anti-Chlorine Replenishing Shampoo Lactated Regenerating Serum Without Sublime Solar Rinse by L'Oréal Professionnel.
Sun protection and dry hair: well coach its coloring
• Good timing? Ten days before the departure, go to the salon to make the few necessary retouching: this is not the time to embark on a radical transformation.
• Avoid wicks and sweeps, which brighten too quickly under the sun. Better on the contrary, lightly dull the base and the reflections and, if necessary, use a color-reviving coloring care during the holidays (Jean-Marc Maniatis Color Sublimation Care, on www.ccbparis.fr).
• For very fragile colors or browns that quickly tend to "blush", wearing a hat is the best protection because it is the light that oxidizes the pigments.
