frizz | Brit Paige

Cold weather and hair trends play a big role in causing frizzy, brittle strands to cry out and be tamed by moisture! The easy solution is to hide the problem under a hat, but upon removal your hair will be suffering from a serious case of hat head. Ugh! Deep-conditioning masks can make your hair smooth, manageable, and shiny. Lucky for us, sometimes all it takes is a five minute session with a hair mask to take our hair from limp to luxurious giving us no real excuse to be walking around with head full of frizz. Below are some of the best masks for your mane.

DAILY MASKS

Some hair masks such as It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask are mild enough to be used like regular conditioner. Thick treatments like the Fekkai Shea Butter Mask work well as a leave-in conditioner for fine and/or thin hair. Massage a pea sized amount into ends before blow-drying.

QUENCH THE THIRST

Hair needs moisture just like your body needs water and your skin needs lotion to stay hydrated. The main point of a hair mask is to give your mop a much needed boost of moisture. There are many different kinds of masks. Some are creamy and lotion-like, while others are oil-based. Cream masks such as Organix Macadamia Oil Intensive Moisture Mask can add body and nutrients to flat hair while products such as Moroccan Oil Dry-No-More Scalp Treatment, formulated with argan oil will yield high-shine results. No matter which you choose, you can rest assured you’ll be giving your strands a conditioning drink.

ZERO IN ON DAMAGE

There is a difference in dry hair and damaged hair. Damage is over processed, overly color/heat treated, split ends, breakage, and nodules. Applying your mask from roots to tips is the go-to method, but you can also use it to zero in on especially damaged areas. If you tend to heat style the ends of your hair, try painting a mask onto the tips once a week to reduce split ends. Alternately, if you just touched up your roots, massaging a mask into your scalp might cut down on breakage and itching.

KEEP YOUR CURLS

Fight the frizz and keep your natural texture. Wavy, curly, and ethnic hair is especially prone to dryness in the winter, causing shrinkage and tangling. Go for a heavier mask and products with a buttery or balmy base to penetrate deep. Try a curly haired favorite Carol’s Daughter Monoi Repairing Hair Mask to put a stop to breakage. Work through gently with your fingertips. Make sure to rinse well to prevent buildup!

BRIGHTEN UP

Color treated hair loves moisture, and there are a wide variety of masks on the market specially formulated to beef up your dye job. Try one of my faves Phytocitrus Restructuring Mask by Phyto to keep your vibrant dye from feeling dull.

HOMEMADE MASK

If your hair is thirsty but your pockets are empty, don’t let it starve! Feed it from your kitchen. Many cupboard staples work wonders on dry and brittle hair. Olive oil is one of my favorite at-home beauty products for almost anything. Smash a ripe avocado with two tablespoons of olive oil and massaging into your hair for 15 minutes after you shower. An easy DIY hair recipe right from your pantry!

BEAUTY IS TIME

Certain masks can take up to 30 minutes to work while others need only three. Different ingredients need various time intervals to be absorbed by hair, but that doesn’t mean that a five minute treatment can’t be worn for an hour or even overnight. Try relaxing with a hair mask by wrapping treated hair in a warm towel to open the follicles. If you get caught up in a phone call or a movie, fear not your hair knows when it’s time to stop drinking.

*Brit Tips: Combing with a wide toothed comb helps distribute product evenly. Rinsing with cold water helps lock in moisture, adds shine and cuts down on tangles! Also, try letting it air dry.

With Summer here also comes certain hair hazards like chlorine, UV rays, salt water and humidity. All which can lead to fried scalps and frizzy, dried out hair. It’s time to stock up on shampoos, conditioners, and styling products with UV and heat protection, Ladies! The sun, arid environments, and chlorine can dry out ends incredibly fast, so I tell my clients to use an at-home reconstructive mask once a week if they are partaking in any outdoor activities. A good trick is to wrap hair with a hot towel after applying the mask to help the ingredients absorb faster and rinse out your hair when the towel is cool to the touch.

Start treating your hair right and using the best products that’ll protect your strands from these warm weather aggressors! So what’s a girl to do when there’s so many products to choose from? Lucky for you, I have bravely tested out sprays, smoothers, oils, masques, etc. to determine the best Summer care products for your hair.

Here are some summer hair care tips to keep in mind as temperatures rise and Mojitos (my fave) start flowing:

Prevent color fading by spraying hair with a UV protective product with SPF in it.
Make sure to wet your hair before swimming. This will make sure your hair won’t absorb as much salt water or chlorine.
After swimming in chlorine, make sure to always shampoo hair with a clarifying shampoo to remove impurities. Always follow with a mask or deep conditioner.
After spending time poolside or at the beach, use a hair mask to repair any damage.

Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil: Make sure to keep this one in your pool or beach bag! This spray is a lightweight, water-resistant UV defense. This spray forms an invisible screen or shield to help protect hair from sun exposure for up to 16 hours. Use a few spritzes of this eco-friendly, lightweight, water-resistant spray at the pool or beach to keep your hair color looking fresh and radiant all summer long! This Aveda hair veil minimizes fading, damage and dryness.

It’s A 10 Miracle Hair Mask: I love this whole product line, but this deep mask leaves my hair stronger and super soft! It was developed to respond to color treated, heat styled, and otherwise processed hair. This mask is flexible enough to be used as a daily conditioner and also intensive enough to be used as a periodic deep-conditioning treatment. It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask delivers unparalleled results for dry, damaged, or over-processed hair. This is a product I keep in my shower at all times.

Davines Nourishing Hair Building Pak: This product is a little harder to find, but totally worth it! No matter how you’ve spent the day with fun-filled sun activites, you can counteract the damage of the sun, chlorine, and saltwater with an ultra rich hair mask. Davines After Sun Moisturizing Pak contains all-natural ingredients like almond butter and argan oil. It leaves locks soft and shiny. My hair feels silky smooth after using this hair mask and deeply conditioned. This is definitely a product to try out!

TiGi Some Like It Hot Heat & Humidity Resistance Serum: Mmm… This serum smells so yummy! It’s not sticky like most serums. It is lightweight, smoothes and adds shine to even the most bleached out, colored or over processed hair. This delicious Bed Head serum also fights the effects of humidity, controls frizz and helps protect your hair color from fading. You can use it in wet or dry hair. A little goes a long way, so please make sure to use it sparingly! (great for extensions as well)

Fekkai Summer Hair Zero-Humidity Frizz Control: This product is will tame your hair and leave a tropical scent! Living in the south it is very hot and humid outside and most people’s hair tends to be unmanageable. This frizz control spray takes care of poofy – “out of control” hair! It only take a few sprays and can be applied in wet or dry hair for different looks. Great for spraying in wet and letting your hair air dry for an easy do.

Redken UV Rescue Protective Oil: My clients love this product because it not only protects from the sun’s harmful rays, but it conditions the hair with each use. If applied before the pool or spa, it also helps the hair from absorbing chemicals that would otherwise oxidize their hair color into that horrible green shade that chlorine can sometimes leave in light colored hair. The oil adds shine and almost totally eliminates frizz if also used alone as a serum.

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Masks: Moisturizing your Mane

Some hair masks such as It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask are mild enough to be used like regular conditioner. Thick treatments like the Fekkai Shea Butter Mask work well as a leave-in conditioner for fine and/or thin hair. Massage a pea sized amount into ends before blow-drying.

Hair Care In The Heat