Excessive exposure to the sun, chlorine and salt water - these factors dry out the hair and attack the protective cuticle of the hair fiber. They make the hairstyle straw-like, brittle and lackluster, prone to split ends and hair breakage. Our following 5 care tips show you how best to prevent hair damage in summer and what countermeasures you can take to restore the healthy hair structure to damaged summer hair.
Tip 1 - Shine spray against hair breakage
With a biological shine spray you prevent fading and drying out of the hair. The myrto Bio Glossing Spray coats the hair fiber and strengthens the outer keratin scales on the hair surface with purely plant-based film formers such as beta-glucan or wheat protein. It smoothes brittle and structurally damaged hair. As a result, the hair loses less moisture, it becomes smoother, more elastic and more resistant to hair breakage. Incidentally, in conventional hair care products, silicones or quaternary ammonium compounds simulate such effects. The Glossing Spray is also ideal as a blow-dry spray for heat protection and natural styling.
The Glossing Spray is the ideal blow-dry spray for heat protection and natural styling. This organic alcohol-free hairspray coats the hair fiber, making it softer, more elastic and more resistant to breakage. When sunbathing, the shine spray prevents the hair from fading and drying out. The light spray hair treatment in the light-protected amber glass bottle provides moisture and smoothes brittle and structurally damaged hair. Before a day at the beach, the Glossing Spray is kneaded into the hair in the morning and, if necessary, repeatedly during the day. Additional headgear prevents sunburn in the crown area.
Tip 2 - Hair oil against split ends, static electricity and frizz
The easiest way to prevent split ends is to treat the ends of your hair very sparingly with hair oil. Massage the hair oil into damp or dry ends. In order not to weigh down your hairstyle, use very little, 2-3 drops are sufficient. If you have thick or curly hair, a significantly more generous amount of hair oil will allow you to achieve practical wet looks, shiny Botticelli curls or beach waves.
The Bio Antistatic Hair Oil has a variety of important tasks: It smoothes the roughened cuticle layer of the damaged hair fiber. It has an antistatic effect by neutralizing the electrical surface tension and thus tames flyaway hair. It improves moisture retention. It makes the hair easier to comb, counteracts frizz and gives the hair a fine, silky shine. Natural oils such as macadamia, babassu or jojoba also offer light natural UV protection.
When using it, make sure not to do too much of a good thing. By rubbing just a drop or two between your hands and then gently stroking your top hair, you'll tame charged, frizzy, and flyaway hair without weighing your hair down. Do not apply the hair oil directly to the hair root, but stay at least a hand's breadth away from the roots. Only start where the strand of hair becomes difficult to comb. Otherwise your styling will look slightly stringy and greasy, weighed down and without volume. The reason for this is simple: the sebaceous glands of our scalp produce their own lipids that restore fats, which ensure that the hair fibers are smoothed at the roots, are easy to comb and are protected against drying out.
Tip 3 - Shampoo for a healthy scalp
A bathing day at the sea or swimming pool with a lot of sun dries out the hair, makes it dull, straw-like and difficult to comb. All the more important afterwards is a good hair wash with a gentle shampoo - without skin-irritating foaming agents (surfactants), without silicone and without alcohol. The aggressive surfactant sodium coco sulfate used in almost all natural cosmetic shampoos should not be included - at least not as the main surfactant. It is best to take a closer look at the ingredients of your shampoo that are declared on the INCI list. The listing on the label contains all ingredients in descending order of quantity.
In contrast, all myrto organic shampoos are based on purely plant-based, washing-active amino acids in the maximum possible concentration. The extremely gentle natural shampoos soothe the irritated scalp. They strengthen the moisture barrier with their skin-neutral pH value and preserve the natural fatty acid protective layer on the hair surface. Selected active plant ingredients, adapted to your individual hair type or your specific hair problem, improve the elasticity of the hair and prevent hair loss. All 7 myrto organic shampoos are free from drying alcohol. They counteract hair breakage and ensure resistant, healthy and naturally full-bodied hair.
Tip 4 - Hair treatment for revitalized hair
If your hair is extremely dry, lifeless, brittle or unruly after an extended summer holiday by the sea, the best way to revitalize it is with a deep-acting organic hair treatment - without unnecessary and harmful additives such as silicones, quaternary ammonium compounds (quats), emulsifiers or alcohol. Here, too, it is worth taking a closer look at the ingredients list with all the ingredients contained.
As a leave-in hair treatment without rinsing, we recommend the Bio Hair Mask Pomegranate. This rich hair mask contains restorative pomegranate extract, smoothing shea butter and nourishing macadamia nut oil. The powerful natural active ingredient beta-glucan from the oat germ layer ensures that the hair becomes more elastic and resistant. The emulsifier-free combination of active ingredients smoothes the natural cuticle layer of the hair surface, so that your hair regains its naturally healthy shine and becomes easier to comb.
While the Hair Mask is usually used once a week, you should use it after every hair wash if the hair structure is very badly damaged. Here, too, leave out the hairline by a hand, because too much care products will weigh down your hairstyle. It counteracts volume, makes hair look stringy, greasy and flat. The application of the hair mask is very economical: 1 - 2 pumps are enough. The same applies here: less is more.
You can achieve a particularly intensive effect if you knead the hair treatment into the damp or dry top hair, section by section. Then you leave the caring ingredients in the hair as a deep-acting leave-in. Alternatively, you can let the hair mask work under a towel for at least 30 minutes and then wash it out - but not longer than a minute, so that the valuable care substances are not completely rinsed out again.
Tip 5 - Time out for straighteners, curling irons and hair dryers
In order not to dry out UV-damaged hair even further after the summer vacation, leave the curling iron, straightening iron or hair dryer aside as often as possible. Instead, dry your hair in the air in summer temperatures, because the heat of the hair dryer not only dries out the hair but also your scalp unnecessarily and can irritate it. Gently pat your hair dry with a towel, avoiding vigorous rubbing. This roughens the smoothing cuticle layer on the hair surface, making the hair even drier and more brittle.
If you are in a hurry or your hair styling requires a hairdryer, straightening iron or curling iron, be sure to apply a heat protection spray beforehand, such as the Bio Finisher Volume Spray. This organic hair fixative also provides more natural fullness for fine hair. Make sure that your hair styling devices are equipped with a ceramic coating that is gentle on the hair, a diffuser and a low temperature selection.
