Help Your Hair Withstand the Heat

For most of us, ‘summer’ is synonymous with ‘dry, frizzy hair’. The stifling, sunny days of summer are now in full swing—and with a little under a month to go, we’re all left wondering, “can our hair really handle any more heat?!”

Luckily, there are ways to protect your locks from the sun’s damaging rays. Expert stylist Suki Duggan, from the Donsuki Townhouse Salon on the Upper East Side , offers some tips on salvaging your hair during the final stretch of summer:

• Add vinegar as a cleanser. Vinegar is a great hair conditioner and can improve cleanliness and shine. For simple conditioning, just add 1 tablespoon vinegar to your hair as you rinse it.
• Put a leave-in conditioner in your hair before sitting in the sun. It will heat up and become a deep, moisturizing treatment.
• Shampoo with baking soda to remove smog. Higher summertime pollution means more free radicals to zap the shine and color from hair. Add a pinch of baking soda to your regular shampoo—it will cleanse without stripping your hair of its natural, healthy oils.
• Wet your hair before going into Chlorine, it actually makes your hair more resistant to absorbing the chemicals.