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Laps in the Pool
The Danger:Be extra careful with chlorine and hot tubs.
Blondes especially are extremely vulnerable to their hair turning greensometimes instantly.
Never mind the damaging chemicals, chlorine almost acts like a toner that can change your color.
The Tip:Wet your hair before jumping into thepool.
Using this instead of clarifying shampoos, her highlights pop back.
Wear a scarf under that straw hat and you’ll get great protection.
Or stick to skinnydipping at night, when you’re truly safe from sun!
The Product:We pay such close attention to our skin,applying SPF religiously.
We should incorporate sunscreen for our hair too.
An open hair cuticle is like an exit for your color, so protect it!
That’s not so bad for blondes, who embrace their hair getting lighter and beachier.
But otherwise it’s double-duty damage, drying hair and dulling color.
The Tip:After a big beach day, use a leave-in product to rehydrate the hair overnight.
The same thing happens to your hair and scalp and, in that same way, you lose luster.
The Tip:First, install a shower filter.
You don’t even need a handyman.
This willexfoliate dead skin build-upcaused by sun or chlorine.
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