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Summer heat is harmful for your skin as well as the hair. It's important to protect your hair as the sun opens the pores of your skin and scalp. We take great pains to protect the skin in summer by applying sunscreen, wearing a hat and sunglass. But the hair needs more care than that. The harsh weather in the summer months make your hair dull, dry and brittle. Here are few tips to protect your hair in the summer heat.

Sun-protect your hair

Protect your hair and skin from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Prolonged sun-exposure leaves your hair dull and brittle. Make use of hats, scarves, bandanas or umbrella to cover your head and sun-protect your hair.

Avoid chemical treatment

Summer is not the right time to undergo harsh treatments on your hair. Stay away from chemical processing like bleaching, colouring or excessive styling in salons. Wait for seasons when temperature is mild for hair treatments.

Take care of splitends

Summer heat causes dry and brittle hair which may lead to splitends. If left untreated, splitends will reach to the root of your hair. Use appropriate shampoos and conditioners to treat splitend. The solution to splitends is not trimming as it increases split ends and also leaves you with rough edges.

Brush your hair regularly

Always keep your hair free from knots by brushing them regularly. Brushing your hair has the benefit of stimulating circulation in your scalp that ensures blood flow to the hair roots. Always brush gently without stressing the hair strands. And never ever brush your hair when it is wet as it causes breakage.

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