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Month 2: Ditch Your Tools, Grab the Conditioner
"If your hair starts feeling dry, especially if your hair is colored, you'll want to start using a deep [moisturizing] conditioner, or a protein-based conditioner," Fowler says.
Next, quit the hot tools and start air-drying your hair as often as possible. Soon you're going to have to step up your styling game to hide the damage, so you want to do as little to your hair as possible now. (Plus, you're hair is likely in the phase where it doesn't need heat to look great, anyway.) Afraid to let go of the hair-dryer? The secret to great hair without heat tools is using the right products: Stick to light-hold hairsprays and mousses and lightweight oils to nourish your hair. For inspiration, check out our 4 prettiest ways to style wet hair.
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Next, quit the hot tools and start air-drying your hair as often as possible. Soon you're going to have to step up your styling game to hide the damage, so you want to do as little to your hair as possible now. (Plus, you're hair is likely in the phase where it doesn't need heat to look great, anyway.) Afraid to let go of the hair-dryer? The secret to great hair without heat tools is using the right products: Stick to light-hold hairsprays and mousses and lightweight oils to nourish your hair. For inspiration, check out our 4 prettiest ways to style wet hair.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Month 3: Bring Out the Big Guns