Summer Travel Tips For Styling Your Hair

The last thing anyone wants to deal with on their summer travels are bad hair days. It’s unfortunate but summer weather can be harsh on your hair. The heat can dry the hair and scalp causing excess oil production and frizzy, fly-away hair that defies any attempts to keep it under control. Add perspiration, time constraints and minimal hair styling facilities and you have the potential for a trip that is one long string of bad hair days. The following travel tips for your hair will help to keep it in line and looking great so you can avoid those summer hair blues and make the most of your time away.

Visit Your Stylist

Colouring, bleaching, perming, styling and hot summer sun all damage hair to some extent, causing it to dry out and split. Before you go on the road it is best to have any split, dry ends trimmed off as this will instantly give the rest of the hair a healthier, shiny appearance and extra bounce. Hair is also less likely to split further and become frizzy when the ends of the hair shafts are smooth due to a recent trim.

Limit Your Shampooing

Even mild shampoo strips some of the natural oil from the hair and scalp, prompting oil glands to produce more to keep hair and skin moisturized. Hot sun and wind dry the hair and scalp which also prompts more oil production. When hair is shampooed less frequently, less natural oil is stripped away and oil production begins to slow down. If your scalp has already adjusted to less frequent washing before traveling, the problem of excessively oily hair will be lessened during your time away from home when you may not be able to wash it as often.

Coordinate Your Scarves

Beg, borrow or buy a few lightweight cotton scarves to match the outfits you are taking away with you. Before you leave home, practice wrapping, tying and creating new, trendy ways to wear them in and over your hair that suit your style and personality. Scarves are a great way to keep hair tidy when all else has failed. They also serve to protect it from the sun and wind.

Simple Styles

Styling products and appliances take up time and space, both of which are at a premium while traveling. Keeping your hair style as simple and natural as you are comfortable with will save precious space and time that are better used for more important things like clothing, souvenirs and sightseeing. Leave styling products at home and take full advantage of the natural glow your hair takes on without them.