Haircare Tips For During The Springtime

Spring Is Here…It’s Time To Shine

Spring is at the doorstep, quarantines are expiring, and it’s time we try and look our best. Hair is sometimes such an issue for most women, and cancer patients may have it even harder, with the chemo side-effects and all. In this blog, we explore what can you do to help your hair shine.

With the days growing longer and temperatures gradually rising, it's definitely time to start thinking about spring. And, just like your clothes, your hair needs a seasonal change.

When we see a nice set of hair, we can say that maybe she's born with it, maybe it's a smart hair care routine. For some ladies, nice hair just happens, but for the rest of us, especially cancer patients undergoing chemo, things are not as easy. Whether that be using a different hairbrush, regulating how often you use your hairdryer, adding a vitamin to the mix, or sleeping on a silk pillowcase, there are some easy steps that can be done to reach healthy hair.

We Might Not Be Able To Travel, But That Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Have Our Summer

The possibilities of traveling to faraway places are not high with the quarantine still going on, but this time of year gives us much to look ahead to. While we might be psychologically ready to transition from winter to spring, our hair could require a little help.

As we enter the warmer seasons, you may start to notice a more adipose scalp, hair that’s lacking volume or your color may be disappearing faster than typical.

H&B Tips For Haircare In Springtime

Here are some tips by H&B to help you get the best possible hair you can:

• Prepare For April Rains

Tie your hair in a ponytail, braid it, then rotate around itself and pin. Don’t fret on perfection — the more disordered and textured it looks, the better. If your hair is shorter, use a pin to pin the front part behind your ear. It adds polish to your look and keeps hair out of your face.

• Springtime Trim

Throughout this record-breaking snowfall winter period, not only does the air become very dry, so does your hair.  Snipping off the dead ends is the first step to freshening up for spring. Rule of thumb is to get a hairstyle to eliminate split ends every now and again.

Follow up your cut by using Cleure Conditioner, a hypoallergenic unscented hair conditioner for sensitive skin.

• Wash And Condition Your Hair With Cool Water

Secure that you or your hairstylist fixes your hair color using heat and then leave it to cool before rinsing.

Use flat iron sparingly and tentatively. Although you may have the color or not, heat can be a true antagonist when styling your hair.

• Condition, Condition, Condition

This sounds rather simple for avoiding dry ends but it is even more critical to shape your hair in the spring so it’s tough enough to withstand the summer. Push your old conditioner to the bottom shelf for now and spend some money on some extra moisture conditioner for the season. If it begins to look limp or oily, just go back on your regimen for a while.

• Protect Your Hair From Potentially Harmful Sunrays

The sun can damage your hair just as it can harm your skin. Covering your skin with SPF 30 will not do much for your hair, but UV protecting shampoo will aid in reducing the sun’s effects, especially on color-treated hair. Say “No” to undesired highlights and dehydration. 

• Clean Out the Chlorine

Fun pool parties and lazy pool days are coming our way, which means exposure to the harsh chemicals in chlorine pools. You don’t have to miss out on a game of water volleyball, just clean your hair after with purifying shampoo and you’ll be good to go. As long as you clean it out, those chemicals won’t harm your hair.

For an extra shielding step, cover your hair in conditioner prior to going in the pool. The conditioner stops your hair from absorbing as much water while swimming around, while at the same time it will deeply condition your hair. It’s a win-win situation!

Life Does Not End With The Diagnosis

You don’t need H&B to tell you that your hair requires to be handled properly if you want it to look and feel healthy. Understanding these easy tips will guarantee that your hair is ready for all of the fun in the sun that spring and summer have to offer, with or without cancer. As Dr. Shyamali Singhal, surgical oncologist and founder of H&B said multiple times: life doesn’t end with diagnosis.