Autumn Hair Recovery Tips
Summer holidays can bring many happy memories of sunshine, swimming and carefree beach days - but they can leave your hair and scalp feeling less than it's best. As autumn arrives with cooler temperatures, windy weather and central heating, this can exacerbate the problems caused in the summer months.
At William Guy salons we often see the tell-tale signs of summer damage at this time of year, including dry faded hair, brittle ends, frizzy lengths and sometimes an unhappy scalp.
The good news is that autumn is also the perfect season for a reset. Book your appointment online today, or call Westbourne on 01202 760003 or Ringwood on 01425 471747.
How Do Summer Holidays Damage Your Hair?
Before we talk about how best to retore your hair, we need to consider how it might have become damaged:
- UV exposure fades hair colour and can weaken the hair
- Chlorine and salt when swimming can strip the hair's natural oils, causing dryness. Chlorine also affects hair colour.
- Wind and humidity can both cause raised cuticles, frizz and brittle ends.
- Sun and salt can cause the scalp to become dry, flaky and sensitive.
- Frequent blow-drying and heat styling as the hair becomes harder to manage can make the problems worse.
Top Autumn Hair Recovery Steps
1. Focus on Scalp Care
The importance of caring for your scalp can't be overstated. By taking time to soothe it and dealing with any flakiness or irritation you can often resolve many hair issues you may have been facing.
At William Guy we recommend the Davines Naturaltech range of purifying and calming scalp treatments. These help soothe irritation, reduce flakes, and rebalance oil or dryness.
On a regular basis, our top tip for the scalp is to wash and rinse your hair in warm to cool water. Hot water makes scalp sensitivity and dryness worse.
2. Deep Hydration to Restore Moisture and Shine
To bring back softness, bounce and shine to your hair you need to nourish it with the right products and treatments.
We recommend replacing any harsh shampoos with gentler, moisturising ones. We love the Davines Momo range for nourishing the hair with vitamins. We also recommend OI shampoo and conditioner, which is rich in roucou oil. This helps restore softness and gloss to parched hair.
To fully restore damaged hair, we recommend and weekly Davines mask to rebuild moisture and strength. Speak to your stylist to find the right one for your particular hair concerns.
3. Products to Manage Frizz
Heat and hydration can cause your hair to frizz, but we've got some great products to help get it smooth and manageable again.
The LOVE Smoothing range from Davines is ideal for taming frizz. It includes shampoo, conditioner as well as Anti-Frizz Cream and an Instant Smoothing Mask.
We also love OI Oil, which is a lightweight, deeply nourishing treatment to restore sleekness and glassy shine to your hair. It's especially beneficial post-summer when your hair needs a little nurturing.
4. In Salon Treatments
Revive and replenish post-summer hair with our intensely nourishing Davines in-salon treatments. Tailored to combat the dryness, damage and lacklustre appearance caused by heat, sun and UV exposure, these treatments deliver deep hydration while repairing texture and restoring luminous shine.
Each service is customised to your hair’s unique needs. Whether you’re battling frizz, brittleness or dullness we have a treatment for you. Speak with your William Guy stylist to discover the perfect treatment to bring your hair back to life this autumn.
5. Consider a Keratin Treatment
For sleek manageable hair that lasts well into the autumn, we recommend trying a keratin smoothing treatment.
The treatments work by infusing keratin protein into the hair shaft, smoothing the cuticle and reducing frizz. The result is soft, smooth, easily manageable hair with results lasting up to 3 months (with the right after care).
6. Revitalise Your Hair Colour
Whether your hair is natural or coloured, it can tend to fade over the summer. Autumn is a great time to refresh your look and there is a host of warm blondes, vibrant reds and rich brunettes trending now.
We can restore vibrancy, correct tone and deliver a bespoke hair colour to suit you perfectly. And of course your new hair colour will look even better on your beautifully smooth and hydrated autumn hair!
Book your autumn reset today! You can book online at Ringwood and Westbourne.
