No matter your hair texture, maintaining proper moisture in your hair is a crucial task to keeping your hair healthy year-round. Summer may bring beach waves and swimming in pools, but with that comes dryness and damage. Over time, exposure to heat, chemicals, weather, and daily wear can strip your hair of moisture, leaving it dry and brittle.
With hair that’s fragile to the touch, there’s a simple solution to keep it looking healthy and lush: deep conditioning and moisture treatments. The intense formulas found in salon treatments can restore moisture and bring your hair back to life. Here’s our short list on the top signs you might be the right candidate for a deep conditioning treatment.
Probably the most tell-tale sign of dryness in your hair is if your hair’s texture has been changing or you notice a dry and brittle feeling when touching it. If that’s the case, it’s probably time to restore some moisture. Your hair should feel soft and healthy, so if you feel a straw-like texture, your hair may have damage that is letting moisture escape instead of holding it in. After washing and drying, your hair should feel silky. If not, adding a weekly conditioning treatment can help restore the moisture you’ve lost.
A common misconception about frizz is that it only happens during humidity, or when conditions aren’t exactly right for the perfect curls. But frizz and flyaways are classic signs that your hair is lacking in moisture. When your hair is dry, it will seek out moisture at every turn, causing your hair to frizz up. Similarly to frizz, flyaways appear often because your hair is breaking from dryness, and these small strands are all that’s left of a once healthy head of hair. Deep conditioning will help you lock in the moisture that is escaping, so that your strands aren’t seeking it out anywhere else.
Along the same lines as the frizz and flyaways, when your ends are breaking off, it’s because moisture keeps your hair healthy and in one piece. When you have weak or damaged hair, it can break more easily, causing split ends galore. This can make your hair look frizzy, appear uneven in length, and even make your locks look thin, lacking definition and shine. By adding moisture back into your hair, you can reinforce the strands, ensuring that there are minimal split ends and breakage.
If you have textured hair or lots of curls, a sign that you might need to add moisture is if the texture feels different or your curls are losing definition and luster. When curly hair and textured hair get dry, it can start to look limp, frizzy, and undefined. Your hair may start to fall faster, your curls may take on a mind of their own, falling into weird shapes and kinking up. A deep conditioning treatment will help clump curls together and maintain texture by restoring elasticity.
Shiny hair is seen as a pinnacle of good health for a head of hair, so if your hair is lacking shine or is starting to look dull, you know it’s time for a deep conditioning treatment. According to healthline.com, dull hair can happen for many reasons.
“Dull hair tends to have certain characteristics: It typically lacks luster, has a rough or coarse feeling, and might look frizzy or feel heavy.
Dull hair happens for a variety of reasons, including:
If your hair has lost its glow, it’s time for a deep conditioning treatment to add moisture, replenish oils, and get your hair shining again.
Even if you don’t think your hair is feeling dry, there are other signs you might need to deep condition besides the feeling. Dyeing your hair often or using chemicals, as well as frequent use of heat for styling, can lead to dry and damaged hair.
Blow dryers, flat irons, curling irons, and more can cause damage to healthy hair, drying it out and causing breakage and frizz. Adding a deep conditioning treatment to your routine can protect your hair from the damage heat causes, while also mitigating future damage. If you are using heat for styling daily, it will be most beneficial if you treat your hair with a deep conditioner at least once a week. Ask your stylist for help, and they will point you in the right direction!
