Hair care
Make Your Haircut Last Six Months -- and Still Look FabGetting a trim every six weeks is so passé -- and pricey. Whittle your salon visits to twice a year with these pro tips |
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To camouflage dry, brittle tresses, wear your hair curled or wavy. "The straighter the hair, the more difficult it is to hide the damage," says Reyman.
So how do you balance great-looking hair with healthy hair? Use good tools. "If you have really bad tools, you have to work extra-hard," Reyman says, which means subjecting your hair to extra heat abuse. "If you want professional results, use professional products." That doesn't mean you need to drop $300 on a curling iron, however. Look for one that has either tourmaline or ceramic coating; Reyman equates it to cooking in a Teflon-coated pan versus cooking in one without. Another must-have feature: adjustable heat settings. Browse our top-rated heating tools here.
Fowler recommends using a leave-in conditioner to keep your hair healthy. Also add in a serious heat-protection spray, like Sexy Hair Style Sexy Hair 450 Degree Protect Heat Defense Hot Tool Spray.
In addition to using quality tools, you also need to know how to use them. Most of the damage Reyman sees in clients' hair is from hair tool abuse -- of which you know you're guilty. "Part of what maintains the wellness of your hair is knowing how to use your tools," Reyman says. For example, "Don't use a flat iron or curling iron to fix a bad blow-dry." Meaning: don't straighten the heck out of your hair to flatten out frizziness, otherwise you'll end up with fried hair well before the six-month mark. (While you're in your stylist's chair, ask for a lesson in blowing out your hair -- or just follow our blowout tutorial.)
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