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- If your hair has been feeling dry and looking frazzled, there are a few simple things you can do to help change that.
- Using bond-building treatments on bleached hair and making sure to use a heat protectant before styling with hot tools are just a few easy techniques you can add to your regimen.
- These tips and tricks will keep get you on your way to healthier-looking locks.
1. Frazzled highlights?
Lightener or bleach, if applied in the wrong way, can break the bonds in the hair shaft. Sometimes if your hair is very damaged, the only solution is to cut it off. But the latest strand healers can actually fix the bonds in your hair by working from the inside out, saving you from needing the chop.
2. Grey gone wiry?
Hair loses its colour pigments as we age, but your scalp also stops producing as many natural oils, so those silver strands can start to feel extra dry and coarse. Always use hydrating and smoothing products.
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3. Turn the heat down
There's nothing better than a bouncy blow-dry or that sleek effect the straighteners give. But heat styling causes moisture loss, which can lead to dryness, brittleness and breakage. Always use no more than a medium heat setting and replace lost moisture with a hydrating treatment mask once or twice a week.
4. Protect to perfect
Using heated tools without protection is a bit like lying in the sun without SPF, so if you just wash, condition and style, it's time to add in a heat protector. They form a barrier between your hair shaft and the heat from styling aids.
5. Tools that care
Choose tools that look after your hair, not frazzle it.
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6. Skincare for your hair
Hyaluronic acid is amazing for plumping and smoothing a parched complexion. The good news is that it can do the same for your hair.
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