I’m a hairdresser & you should never use hotel shampoo & conditioner – plus my tips for caring for your hair in the sun
A PROFESSIONAL hairdresser has shared her advice for keeping your hair healthy when in the sun.
So if you are planning on soaking up the sun and sunbathing in your garden, or you’ve got a holiday planned, then you’ll need to listen up and take notes.
Hair whizz Rachel Valentine recently shared her top tips and tricks to ensure that your hair doesn’t get damaged this summer, as she revealed the common mistakes that people make whilst on holiday.
Posting on TikTok under the username @rachelvalentinehair, in a recent clip, Rachel revealed her “holiday hair tips.”
In response to a question that asked: “Should I wash my hair everyday when I’m on holiday? And what should I use for protection during the day?”, Rachel explained: “Hair can become so damaged and fragile on holiday, so let me give you my top tips for caring for your hair in the sun.
“To answer your question about hair washing, everyone is going to be different, it’s going to depend on what you’re doing.
“If you’re going to be in and out of the pool a lot, then you might want to wash it everyday.
“However, if you don’t and you don’t normally wash your hair every day anyway, then you don’t need to change that.
“But however often you are washing your hair, just remember to take your professional haircare with you.
“Do not use the hotel shampoo and conditioner.
“You should really also get yourself a UV protector through the day.
“You can get some products that double up, so you can get a leave-in that has a UV filter in it.
“If you are a water baby on holiday, make sure you wet your hair with clean water before you jump in the pool or in the sea.
“This is because our hair is like a sponge so it’s going to absorb any of the water that we put onto it, so it’s better for it to absorb the clean water, than the chlorinated or sea water.
“When you’re getting out of the pool, it’s really tempting to just tie your hair up wet, but just remember that our hair is most fragile when it’s wet, so you want to avoid tying it up.
“Finally, if you can get a hat, that is going to be the best protection you can get for your hair.”
Rachel’s clip has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly amassed 16,500 views.
It has 990 likes, 11 comments, 171 saves and 4 shares.
One person said: “Thank you, this was so helpful!”
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