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Daily and weekly hair care for black women may include styling, relaxing, perming, coloring, braiding, or hot ironing. Moisture compromises the integrity of the hairstyles, which may lead some women to avoid contact with water, humidity, and sweat, all ingredients of summer for many people.
In my clinic, many black women are seen for scalp disorders such as scarring alopecia, folliculitis, hair breakage, and seborrhea. However, I also make a point of asking each of these patients about her hair care practices. If concerns for hair make them less inclined to swim or sweat, I remind them that proper hair care practices can minimize scalp diseases and hair loss, and that they need not avoid outdoor exercise when the weather heats up.
Summer hair care guidelines that I recommend to skin of color patients are mainly the same as at other times of the year, including proper moisturizing of the hair before and after treatments, minimizing time between chemical treatments, not coloring and chemically relaxing the hair at the same time, avoiding hot combs and hot styling tools, and treating any scalp inflammation early and aggressively.
However, summer is a great time to cut and style the hair with natural curls if possible, because beating the heat and humidity with harsh styling practices can break the hair and lead to irreversible hair shaft damage.
Other tips to help your patients manage their hair in the summer months include recommending sulfate-free shampoos in place of regular shampoos. Between washes, a dry shampoo is best used at the root of the hair, and is a great alternative to hair washing after the beach or after exercise. Dry shampoos are widely available and when used daily absorb dirt, oil, and hair products applied to the hair. After washing, I advise patients to apply a leave-in conditioner to damp or dry hair. These conditioners help protect the hair shaft from styling damage.
Prior to workouts, styling hair into a ponytail or French twist can help protect the hair from sweat. If patients report that their hair is starting to break, advise them to minimize the relaxing and heat styling, and to choose loose twists and gentle, loose braids. Finally, applying a serum or "smoothing lotion" with ingredients such as argan oil or mineral oil to the hair before styling can help to smooth strands, mask fly-aways, and prevent summer frizz.
Dr. Talakoub is in private practice in McLean, Va.
Daily and weekly hair care for black women may include styling, relaxing, perming, coloring, braiding, or hot ironing. Moisture compromises the integrity of the hairstyles, which may lead some women to avoid contact with water, humidity, and sweat, all ingredients of summer for many people.
In my clinic, many black women are seen for scalp disorders such as scarring alopecia, folliculitis, hair breakage, and seborrhea. However, I also make a point of asking each of these patients about her hair care practices. If concerns for hair make them less inclined to swim or sweat, I remind them that proper hair care practices can minimize scalp diseases and hair loss, and that they need not avoid outdoor exercise when the weather heats up.
Summer hair care guidelines that I recommend to skin of color patients are mainly the same as at other times of the year, including proper moisturizing of the hair before and after treatments, minimizing time between chemical treatments, not coloring and chemically relaxing the hair at the same time, avoiding hot combs and hot styling tools, and treating any scalp inflammation early and aggressively.
However, summer is a great time to cut and style the hair with natural curls if possible, because beating the heat and humidity with harsh styling practices can break the hair and lead to irreversible hair shaft damage.
Other tips to help your patients manage their hair in the summer months include recommending sulfate-free shampoos in place of regular shampoos. Between washes, a dry shampoo is best used at the root of the hair, and is a great alternative to hair washing after the beach or after exercise. Dry shampoos are widely available and when used daily absorb dirt, oil, and hair products applied to the hair. After washing, I advise patients to apply a leave-in conditioner to damp or dry hair. These conditioners help protect the hair shaft from styling damage.
Prior to workouts, styling hair into a ponytail or French twist can help protect the hair from sweat. If patients report that their hair is starting to break, advise them to minimize the relaxing and heat styling, and to choose loose twists and gentle, loose braids. Finally, applying a serum or "smoothing lotion" with ingredients such as argan oil or mineral oil to the hair before styling can help to smooth strands, mask fly-aways, and prevent summer frizz.
Dr. Talakoub is in private practice in McLean, Va.
Daily and weekly hair care for black women may include styling, relaxing, perming, coloring, braiding, or hot ironing. Moisture compromises the integrity of the hairstyles, which may lead some women to avoid contact with water, humidity, and sweat, all ingredients of summer for many people.
In my clinic, many black women are seen for scalp disorders such as scarring alopecia, folliculitis, hair breakage, and seborrhea. However, I also make a point of asking each of these patients about her hair care practices. If concerns for hair make them less inclined to swim or sweat, I remind them that proper hair care practices can minimize scalp diseases and hair loss, and that they need not avoid outdoor exercise when the weather heats up.
Summer hair care guidelines that I recommend to skin of color patients are mainly the same as at other times of the year, including proper moisturizing of the hair before and after treatments, minimizing time between chemical treatments, not coloring and chemically relaxing the hair at the same time, avoiding hot combs and hot styling tools, and treating any scalp inflammation early and aggressively.
However, summer is a great time to cut and style the hair with natural curls if possible, because beating the heat and humidity with harsh styling practices can break the hair and lead to irreversible hair shaft damage.
Other tips to help your patients manage their hair in the summer months include recommending sulfate-free shampoos in place of regular shampoos. Between washes, a dry shampoo is best used at the root of the hair, and is a great alternative to hair washing after the beach or after exercise. Dry shampoos are widely available and when used daily absorb dirt, oil, and hair products applied to the hair. After washing, I advise patients to apply a leave-in conditioner to damp or dry hair. These conditioners help protect the hair shaft from styling damage.
Prior to workouts, styling hair into a ponytail or French twist can help protect the hair from sweat. If patients report that their hair is starting to break, advise them to minimize the relaxing and heat styling, and to choose loose twists and gentle, loose braids. Finally, applying a serum or "smoothing lotion" with ingredients such as argan oil or mineral oil to the hair before styling can help to smooth strands, mask fly-aways, and prevent summer frizz.
Dr. Talakoub is in private practice in McLean, Va.
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