Sun Awareness Week is a great time for us to talk about the importance of protecting your hair from the sun! It's so easy to forget that your hair needs protecting and it's not just your skin that your skin is prone to damage whilst you're soaking up some vitamin D, so we have some advice for to protect your hair extensions…   

LOOKING AFTER YOUR HAIR EXTENSIONS...

1. Avoid Hard Water

2. Cover It Up & Tie It Back

3. Be Cool

4. Avoid Extra Heat

5. Discolouration Solution

What Is The Best Treatment For Hard Water Hair?

How Do I Use Malibu C?

 

LOOKING AFTER YOUR HAIR EXTENSIONS

Calling all extensions wearers, here at Additional Lengths our overall advice for extensions on holiday is to avoid this, where possible.

Wearing hair extensions on holiday exposes them to a lot of risks that can lead to discolouration or early colour fade. “What is discolouration and colour fade?” you may be asking. Our previous blog post “All About Colour Change” has everything you need to know. This includes how exposing your hair to “hard water” can cause discolouration and how heat can result in the colour fade process accelerating.

Therefore, we strongly recommend that you avoid wearing hair extensions on holiday and most definitely avoid getting your hair wet in the pool.

If hair extensions are a must for your holiday, it’s definitely worth giving the "All About Colour Change" blog post a thorough read to know the risks you are exposing your extensions to. 

If hair extensions are an absolute must for your holiday or if you are wearing them in the sunny summer months, we have our top 6 tips to follow…

 

1. Avoid Hard Water 

It’s important to note that holiday destinations where you can’t drink the water because of minerals it contains, can not only be bad on your body but can also cause discolouration on your hair. So, always have your head above water whether that's at the beach or the pool. 

Also, don’t forget, exposure to hard water also includes washing your hair in the shower. Therefore, it will be best to use bottled water when washing your locks.

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2. Cover It Up & Tie It Back

The perfect excuse to treat yourself to a stylish sun-hat, a cool cap, or both… to keep your hair protected from the sun.

Whether you’re swimming in the pool or at the beach, always tie-up your hair to keep it out of the water and away from picking up any sun cream, the two main causes of discolouration.

 

3. Be Cool

Temperature is a big factor in how long your hair colour stays vibrant, so to prevent early colour fade it's important to keep your hair cool.

When you are soaking up the sun we understand it can be hard to avoid the heat (the new sun hat will help with this). But when your are washing your hair, explain this is a really good opportunity to cool your hair down. Keep the recommended bottles cool and always opt for lukewarm levels rather than hot... your hair colour will thank you. 

 

4. Avoid Extra Heat

Your hair will already be feeling a little dry from the sun, so try to avoid adding to the problem. It’s important to dry your hair extensions once they’ve been wet, so if drying or styling is unavoidable, always use the Remi Cachet Miracle Mist on your locks.

Low maintenance hairstyles such as plaits are also a great way to avoid heated tools!  

 

5. Discolouration Solution

What Is The Best Treatment For Hard Water Hair?

If you are experiencing discolouration Malibu C is your answer… With a range of products to reduce the risk of discolouration and dehydration caused by hard water on your locks, our range from the brand also helps restore the shine to your hair.

Included in the range is the Hard Water Wellness Remedy that naturally removes hard water deposits and impurities to eliminate brassiness, discolouration and damage caused by mineral absorption. A must have product to go in your suitcase if the worst was to happen!  

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Then there is the Malibu C Hard Water Wellness Kit is the number one defence system against malicious minerals and other elements hiding in hard water. This 100% vegan total wellness kit is predictably popular as it instantly removes and prevents discolouration, dryness, damage, and dullness to unleash perfectly purified, weightless hair and reveal an unmatched body and shine.

The kit includes: Hard Water Wellness Shampoo 266ml Hard Water Wellness Conditioner 266ml Hard Water Wellness Treatment 5g (x4). 

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How Do I Use Malibu C?

- Hard Water Wellness Shampoo: 

Daily (or as often as desired)... 

Shampoo thoroughly, then rinse and follow with the Hard Water Wellness Conditioner... 

- Hard Water Wellness Conditioner: 

Daily (or as often as desired)... 

After shampooing, massage throughout the hair, then rinse. 

- Hard Water Wellness Hair Remedy 

Weekly (or as often as desired)... 

Following washing your hair with shampoo, rinse and pour Hard Water crystals across your wet palm.

They should then rub hands together and continue adding water to dissolve crystals.

This should then be applied and scrunched throughout their hair.

They are to then 5 minutes to let it do it's magic, following by rinse, applying Shampoo, rinse conditioner, apply conditioner then rinsed again. 

 

 

Make sure you check out our previous blog post  “All About Colour Change”  to find out more about what can happen to your hair if its not protected from the sun.

If you have any questions or are after some further advice feel free to contact us.