We all strive for our best hair day ever, but finding accessible, effective products and the right techniques to achieve healthy hair can be a challenge. Enter the NEW Dove Bond Strength collection – designed to visibly repair damaged hair to restore its natural bounce and shine, in-between expensive salon visits.
Lacy Redway, a New York-based Celebrity Hairstylist and Dove Partner, shares her pro tips on protecting your hair from damage and recommends Dove Bond Strength as her favorite solution.
Five Tips:
No Need to Avoid Heat, but Prepare Your Strands Accordingly
Regular-to-frequent hot tool users will experience hair damage caused by high temperatures. Before applying any type of heat, like a flat iron, strengthen your strands by adding a layer of protection. The Dove Bond Strength Shampoo & Conditioner will help strengthen your hair bonds from within through formulation technologies that replicate the action of lost protein, which your strands experience during heat styling.
Beyond centering your day-to-day haircare routine on damage prevention, it’s also important to be mindful about which hot tools you choose to incorporate. For example, there are different types of plates on a flat iron that work better with different hair types. I use the Harry Josh Pro Tool flat iron in my kit. It has titanium plates and is designed so that I can control and adjust the heat based on my client's hair type.
Strengthen Your Hair While Rocking Protective Styles:
I love a good protective style but braiding back-to-back can undermine its benefits by not allowing hair to have a break from tension in between. I recommend using products that strengthen your strands before, during, and after protective styles to minimize damage. Before putting the braids in, restore its natural curl, bounce and shine in only one minute with the new Dove Bond Strength 10-in-1 Serum Mask. It adds a layer of protection around your hair strands, which allows your curls to withstand the tension that can be applied to your hair from braids.
Apart from my curly girlies specifically, if you are someone who uses color or chemical treatments, I also really recommend the new Dove Bond Strength 10-in-1 Serum Mask for you too! Use once per week for only one minute to hydrate your strands, prevent future breakage and boost shine for salon-worthy finishes. This is truly one of the best drugstore masks I’ve ever tried, and for only $10, you really can’t beat it!
Your Hair Needs Sun Protection Too:
We’re often so focused on protecting our skin from the sun, that we forget our hair needs the same love too. When laying out in the sun or even spending time outside, protect your hair from UV rays by covering it with hats and visors, as well as coating your strands with protection. I recommend applying Dove Bond Strength 10-in-1 Shield Super Serum throughout your damp or dry hair during your morning styling to shield and protect strands from further damage and environmental aggressors.
Choose Your Hair Accessories Wisely: Even ponytails can cause hair damage – depending on your choice of elastic. I recommend using a soft material hair bungee to avoid constantly pulling strands around an elastic. If you are a frequent ponytail user, avoid styling your ponytail in the same place every day. To minimize damage, try alternating low and high, or half up, half down styles to help give your hair a break from continued stress in the same area on your scalp.
Not Everyday Needs to be a Wash Day:
Over washing your hair can leave it dry and flat, preventing your hair from flourishing. To extend the life of your clean-looking hair by a day or two, try using the Dove Volume and Fullness Dry Shampoo. Massaging a few sprays of this dry shampoo into your roots will take your hair from lifeless to bouncy in moments, while saving you time and energy to instantly refresh your hair without any washing or heat styling.