Times of the Islands Summer 2016

shape up
Keeping your hair healthy in the sun
By Brigitte Wildt, Stylist, Tangled Hair Salon
Just as the sun damages your skin, it can damage
your hair too. If you are spending a lot of time outdoors,
use a hair care product that contains UV filters.
It could be a gel, cream or spray-in that will protect your
hair from sun damage, and keep your color-treated hair
from fading.
Wearing a wide-brimmed hat will keep your hair
from being scorched, and it will also protect your scalp
and ears from sunburn.
Never shampoo your hair before swimming because
it strips away your natural oils and makes your hair
vulnerable to chlorine and salt. Saturate your hair with
clean water or leave in conditioner and it won’t absorb
as much chlorine or salt. Make sure to rinse your hair
after your day on the beach or pool, or better still, several
times during.
You will probably wash your hair more frequently
whilst in a hot climate to deal with sweat, so use a
moisturizing shampoo and conditioner. Shampoo your
scalp only, letting the suds run down the lengths of
your hair, cleansing it gently without drying it out. If
you use hair styling products, use a clarifying shampoo
once a week to clear away the product build up, then
follow with a deep conditioning treatment.
Fight frizz by keeping your hair healthy and well
maintained with regular deep conditioning treatments
and trims. Anti-frizz serum helps to smooth the hair
and add shine, but don’t use too much if you have very
fine hair because it can weigh it down. And finally, style
without stress. Don’t waste your time fighting the frizz
on high humidity days—the frizz will win. Instead just
have a side braid, a loose up-do or a slick ponytail.
For true beachy styled hair, buy a salt spray or
make one yourself: Dissolve 1 tablespoon sea salt in
8 ounces of warm water, add 10 drops of lavender
oil, shake well and spritz onto wet or dry hair. Add
waves overnight by wrapping your damp, salt-sprayed
hair into a sock bun above your head or wrap your hair
around multiple socks, then tie the sock ends. There
are great examples on the Internet of both versions.
In the morning remove the
sock bun or multi-socks and
tousle your strands. Socks are
more comfy than rollers and
give you loose beachy waves.
(What do you mean you forgot
to pack socks?!!) a
Brigitte Wildt was born in Germany and started her
profession as an apprentice when she was 15 years
old. After working as a fully trained stylist for many
years she entered the Munich Hair Academy to get her
Master’s Certificate, which would allow her to open a
salon and teach the profession to others. In 1988 she
went to Switzerland to work as a stylist. By 1996, having
enough snow, cold, and mountains, she was ready
for a change and moved to the Turks & Caicos Islands
to open Captain Hook’s Hair & Beauty Salon. In 2005,
wanting to spend more time with her son, she took up
freelance, on-call styling for very special occasions and
is now working as Stylist at Tangled Hair Salon at Ports
of Call in Providenciales. a
Tangled Hair Salon
for cutting, styling and so much more
GOLDWELL HAIR COLOURS
without ammonia and with
a pleasant fragrance.
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the long lasting smoothing service for
hair like silk for up to 5 months.
YUKO non-formaldehyde permanent
hairstraightening without the damage.
OLAPLEX the salon wonder-treatment
that actually fixes damaged hair.
Call 431 4247 (431 HAIR)
See latest info at
www.tangledhairsalonprovidenciales.com
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