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Surfing isn’t as glamorous as you might think and it can take a heavy toll on your hair — relentless sunshine, pounding saltwater and gritty sand. Sea water and summer sun are natural highlighters, but their harsh treatment can leave you with months of bad hair days. Instead, we want sun-kissed and glowy, luscious and radiant and above all, healthy-looking hair.
The key to this is protecting your hair. It’s not rocket-science and there are no miracle products, the main thing is to be unfailingly consistent with your routine.
1. Before You Surf
Get a leave-in conditioner that has an SPF, this will keep your locks from over-bleaching in the sun. Sometimes I just use some of my high SPF for my face mixed with some conditioner and that works fine. If you can let it sink in for a bit before you get into the water then even better.
2. After You Surf
Rinse you hair. Find a shower and rinse all that salt (and most of the sand) out. If you’re at beaches with no shower then take a bottle of tap water with you for rinsing your face and hair. Then use a leave-in conditioner, or a conditioning, styling product and you’re done!
Note that at most beaches it is prohibited to use shampoo. That’s OK, you just want to get the salt out — save the shampoo for your hot shower later.
In addition to the basic two step routine given above, here are some more tips on looking after your hair in the sun.
Hair straightening irons. There are a couple of good reasons to forget about your hair straightening irons 1. They will damage your hair faster and 2. If you can find a way of letting your hair dry naturally then you will create more of a tousled beach-babe look.
Under-cover. Experiment with hats, caps and scarves for your hair — as well as looking stylish you will also be protecting your tresses from more sun damage.
Overnight conditioner. There is another step you can take which is to smooth in a leave-in conditioner before you to bed so that the conditioner has all night to sink into your hair while you sleep.
Highlights. Do not have your hair highlighted just before spending a couple of weeks on a surf holiday in the sun as that can lead to that deep-frazzled, dry, distressed look.
Be kind to your hair when surfing and you will be rewarded with sun-kissed, radiant, healthy-looking surf girl hair.
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