Summer Hair De-Stressers

SUMMER HAIR DE-STRESSERS
PLAGUED BY UNRULY SUMMER SHOCKS? REGULAR USE OF THESE HAIR HELPERS
WILL FIX WHAT AILS YOUR LOCKS

Sunscreen for hair

Protect your hair—as you would your skin—from the sun’s damaging rays

Before a day at the beach or pool, spritz a liberal amount of Phytoplage L'Originale Protective Beach Spray onto your hair. It forms an invisible screen, shielding tresses from the drying effects of salt, chlorine, sand and sun.
($20, www.sephora.com)

Ideal for color-treated hair, Oscar Blandi’s Capri Sun-Shield spray uses UV inhibitors to protect your hair color from fading, while also adding moisture, shine and suppleness to counteract the drying effects of the sun and chlorine.
($20, www.sephora.com)

Aveda Color Conserve Sun Protector is a color-preserving foam containing sun filters derived from cinnamon bark and wintergreen and a fortifying protein derived from certified organic quinoa.
($14, www.aveda.com)

Hydrating shampoo and conditioner

Use these products daily to restore moisture loss caused by heat, salt and chlorine

Fried strands will drink up Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner, which is infused with orchid and coconut milk. ($3.99 each, www.drugstore.com)

Boost hair's natural ability to absorb & retain moisture with Charles Worthington Results Moisture Seal Shampoo. It cleanses hair without moisture loss for ultimate hydration and washes away daily impurities and residues to reveal your natural shine.
($5.99 each, www.walgreens.com)

For touchably soft post-pool hair (really!), try Redken’s All Soft Shampoo and Conditioner. A bonus: it also restores the condition of your sun-damaged scalp. ($11.50 and $13.50, visit www.redken.com for salons)

Leave-in conditioner

Adding a nickel-sized drop to wet hair and then styling as usual will keep frizz at bay

Bumble and Bumble’s Leave-In Conditioner is super-hydrating, yet very lightweight, so it won’t weigh hair down. ($21.99, www.drugstore.com)

Infusium 23 Leave-in Treatment infuses the hair cuticle with a unique blend of hydrators that help nourish and restore healthy texture and strengthens against sun and styling damage. ($8.99, www.drugstore.com)

If you’re a slave to heated styling tools—even in the summer—apply Got2b Hottie Leave-in instant heat mender, which instantly latches to split ends and fuses them together to seal and strengthen.
($5.99, www.drugstore.com)

—Chelsea Kaplan

Click here to read all about Deputy Editor/Beauty Director Chelsea Kaplan's life with child in her blog, “I'm Somebody's Mother?”