10 Ways to Keep Your Hair Shiny and Glossy!

Hair is an important part of your appearance. If your hair does not look good, your entire appearance can be ruined. Then how to protect our hair and maintain it shiny ? 1. Avoid Dead Ends Frederic Fekkai stylist AdirAbergel says frequent trips to the salon is one of the first steps to healthy hair. "Getting regular trims and cutting off any dead ends will keep hair looking fresh," he says. Six to eight weeks is there commended time between visits. However, you may need to trim moreoften if you create additional stress on the hair by frequent swimming or coloring. 2. Quick Shine If you're in a hurry but your hair needs help, stylist David Babaii says to massage a little hair polish through the hair. Flyaways can also contribute to an unkempt look. 3. Protect with Products You can try and avoid drying, flat-ironing and curling your hair, butfor most people, using hair tools is inevitable. Therefore, stylist Rita Hazan says: "It's important to use products that protect your hair from the heat." Also, if you dye your hair, Hazan recommends using shampoos and conditioners that are specifically made for color-treated tresses. 4. Weekly Buildup Removal Stylist Ted Gibsonsays: "Use a clarifying shampoo once-a-week to remove buildup from the hair." This is especially important if you use an excess of styling products or exercise and sweat a lot. 5. Keep Heat to a Minimum You want to avoid over-drying your hair, says Manhattan-based stylist Michael Murphy. This also forces variety—instead of blowing your hair dry, let it air-dry and wear it up or put it in foam rollers for a new wavy look. If you do blow-dry, "always use a nozzle on the end of yourdryer," says Murphy. "It keeps hair from frizzing and prevents it fromgetting too close to the hair and burning it." 6. Try a Cold Blast " Get shiny hair by shampooing with lukewarm water and finishing with acool rinse," says Michael Murphy. "This will seal the cuticle and givea more reflective quality to the hair." When the cuticle isclosed—which happens when it's cold and it opens when it's warm andhumid—the hair lays flat and therefore has more surface area to reflectshine and give the appearance of lustrous locks. 7. Work with Waves Curly or wavy hair sometimes looks duller because light doesn't reflectoff it as well. "Use a leave-in conditioner that will not only hydrate hair but create shine and not weigh down curls," says Adir Abergel. 8. Try Treatments "Doing conditioning treatments one to two times per week will keep hair healthy and give you nice shine," says Rita Hazan. Depending on howdamaged your hair is, you may need to use a treatment mask twice a week(as opposed to just once). 9. Shine Serums Rita Hazan recommends serums for an instant boost of shine. "If youneed a quick fix, there are spray and liquid shine serums that have thesame effect—it's just about personal preference," says Hazan. Forgot toreplace that empty bottle of product? Olive oil will work in a pinch.Put a little in the palms of your hands and ever-so-lightly glide thehands over the hair, careful not to press into the scalp. 10. Mind Your SPF Our skin isn't the only thing that can be damaged by the sun. When hair, especially color-treated tresses, undergoes environmental stress,it tends to get dry and brittle. Ted Gibson recommends using a UV absorber that helps to block hair from lightening from the sun and other environmental influences.

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