One of the most neglected things this summer will be your hair. With the excess sun exposure you can damage and dry your hair causing split ends and fading color. Hopefully these tips can help you have healthier hair this summer!

When tanning in a bed take a water bottle and put 1/4 hair conditioner and 3/4 water. Bring a towel with you and before getting in the tanning bed, lightly mist your hair with the water bottle. Wrap your hair in the towel. This will give you an instant hot oil treatment while tanning in the bed. Then when you get home, just rinse it out. Of if you are tanning during working hours or on lunch, just wrap your hair in a towel to minimize the rays from absorbing your hair.

When sun bathing or if you plan to spend lots of time out in the sun you want to do something similar. Right before swimming, sunbathing, out at the lake, beach etc, lather your hair (dry) with conditioner about the size of a half dollar. Not too much like when you take a shower, but enough to saturate your ends. Start from the bottom and work your way up. Your ends are the dryest part of your hair. lightly mist with a water bottle holding 6-8 inches from your head. Do not over saturate to drip, but enough to make it slightly damp. Leave in do not rinse out. This will become an instant hot oil treatment The sun will activate the conditioner but only as long as your hair is damp. Therefore, every so often lightly mist your hair with the water bottle during your hours in the sun when your hair gets dry. Below are the directions to prepare the water bottle.Take the water bottle add 1/4 conditioner and 3/4 water bring it along with you on your day in the sun.  If you have color treated hair, use a color treated conditioner. If you plan on swimming, you can reapply the water bottle spray after you are done, to reactivate the conditioner.

Get into the habit if bringing it along in your beach bag, you will be amazed how much healthier your hair will feel this summer. Not to mention easier to comb out after your done swimming. I hope this guide helps you keep your hair healthier during your summer days!