Safeguarding summer hair is as easy as 1, 2, 3 with Pureology’s EssentialRepair system, a collection of six reparative daily care and treatment products that, like all Pureology products, features the brand’s signature ZeroSulfate Shampoo and AntiFade Complex. Here, Natasha Sunshine, Pureology Colour Ambassador and owner of Byu-ti/Pureology Salon in Santa Monica (that’s her at [...]

Q. My hair fades in the summer, which is why I dye it. How can I stop summer fading? Katie Evans; Victor, ID A. The summer sun feels fabulous, but too much is damaging to the skin and hair. Fortunately, there are several haircare products infused with sunscreen available to protect strands from fading in [...]

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, so in order to draw attention to the disease that is estimated to have increased 350 percent in the past 15 years, I thought I’d highlight one especially sensitive spot that doesn’t receive much attention: The scalp. According to New York City dermatologist, Francesca Fusco, MD, “the scalp is [...]

Looking for something to wear this season? Take a cue from fashion stylist Sarah Shirley and invest in a Little White Dress. A regular contributor to The Hair Book, Shirley styles our cover and makeover shoots and appears on thehairbokonline.com, too. Yesterday she checked in with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on the fourth [...]

With summer well on its way, my thoughts have turned to warm weather hair care strategies. To offset the damaging effects of sun, salt water and chlorine, I plan to heed the advice of Alterna Global Creative Director, Michael Shaun Corby: “Women are very conscientious about protecting their skin from the sun’s harmful rays but, [...]

With spring here and my life getting busier with outdoor activities, I wanted a cut that was more wash, blow and go than my usual look. My stylist, Julie (yes, even stylists have stylists!), snipped a couple of extra inches all around and added many more layers, including some shorter ones at the crown so [...]

I just got back from a vacation in Florida where I spent too much time obsessing over my kids’ sun protection and not enough time considering my own. As a result, my back and shoulders are now an unattractive pinkish color—and so is the part in my hair. (Who ever remembers to apply sun block [...]

Attention Spring Breakers: If your vacation plans included plenty of fun in the sun, either beach-side or pool-side, don’t forget to pick up a bottle of clarifying shampoo on your way home. Chlorine and salt water are notoriously damaging to your hair and are proven culprits of color fading, dryness and cuticle separation. A clarifying [...]

Heading for some fun in the sun over the holidays? Whatever you do, don’t forget to pack the sunblock—including one for your hair. Glaze Plus ($15, www.whitesandsproducts.com), for instance, is a styler laced with color enhancers and chamomile extract to protect against the sun’s fading UV rays. Apply it before heading outdoors—the alcohol-free foam delivers [...]

Tops on my end of summer to do list: Get hair in shape for fall. I’ve got a trim scheduled for tomorrow and I plan to add on a nice conditioning treatment while there, but in the meantime I’ve been rejuvenating my strands with Joico’s K-PAK Liquid Reconstructor. Thanks to an ingenious protein-laced formula, it [...]