Healthy hair

Are you sick and tired of damaged hair? Common ills such as heating tools, colour processing and over-styling – not to mention sun, wind and chlorine – can weaken your hair, leaving it frayed, frizzy and fried. Dove Therapy System Hair Care (www.dovehair.ca) is here to help diagnose and treat your ailing tresses.

Problem: Split Ends

Prescription: Regular trims help keep ends from fraying, as does using a super-moisturizing shampoo and conditioner. Avoid over-styling and try a smoothing cream to encourage hair cuticles to lie flat.

Prevention: When outside, cover up with a hat or apply a protective spray. Be diligent about conditioning to replenish lost moisture. Dry hair is more susceptible to splitting. Without treatment, hair will continue to split up the hair shaft.

Problem: Lacklustre Locks

Prescription: Bleaching and colouring can wreak havoc on healthy hair. Chemicals weaken the hair shaft, making it porous, dry and less able to reflect light. The result is hair that lacks sheen. Switch to products formulated specifically for coloured hair. Bring back bounce and elasticity with an intensive treatment product.

Prevention: Book a cut right after a colour or highlight service. It will snip away over-processed ends and help keep hair vibrant.

Problem: Frizz

Prescription: Before you touch your hair with anything hot, such as blow-dryers, curling irons or hot curlers, protect it with a product designed to take the heat. Tame misbehaving locks with styling products such as mousse, gel and hairspray.

Prevention: Let your hair keep its cool by shampooing and styling it every other day. You can banish frizz with regular use of a moisturizing conditioner designed for that purpose. Before styling, towel-dry hair first to remove excess water, and then blow it dry on low heat.

Problem: Weak, Brittle Hair

Prescription: Chemicals work their way into the shaft and weaken it from within. Pool chlorine is especially bad for blonde and light-coloured hair because it can actually stain the hair and tinge it an unsightly green. It’s time for an emergency infusion of moisture: try a deep conditioning treatment to revive dry locks and strengthen them.

Prevention: When swimming, tuck your hair under a bathing cap and shampoo it as soon as possible after leaving the water. Choose products infused with moisturizing ingredients to make hair supple again.

- News Canada

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