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Health & Fitness

Use the Sun to Do Good Things for Us

Embracing what we can while doing two things at the same time in the summer heat.

Everyone knows the sun is bad for us. Our skin, our hair, and our whole body will get damaged from the sun. But why not use the sun as a good thing for once?

When we color our hair, the sun will fade your color. This is why all stylists tell their guests to use hats as often as possible.  But yes, we are all selfish and say "oh, yes, I will wear the hat;" but in reaity we do not.

I like to use the highlghts the sun gives us in all of my summer colors. If you have faded to a light blondy color, then instead of getting blonde highlights everytime you get a color, have your stylist pick through to keep the sunlights. In the end this will prevent your hair from getting anymore dryness/damage then it is. 

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If you are going to go outside and sunbath or layout on the beach... why not get a deep conditioning treatment while your at it? Put a thick conditioning treatment on your hair, put it up in a bun or a messy bun. The heat from the sun will give your treatment the same heat us in the salon can do under a dryer for 20 minutes. At the same time, you are protecting your cuticle from the salt water if you plan on going into the lake or the pool water.

So let's not be so cruel to Mother Nature... but let's embrace what we can!

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