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Quick Tip

*You Don't Need the Green

The minute you step out of the pool, be sure to take a quick shower to wash out the chlorine. It is a bleach afterall and it can dry your hair and your skin. Use a gentle shampoo and then followup with a conditioner. Same goes for your body. Don't forget the lotion, applied over damp skin.

**Chlorine can do some nasty things to color treated hair so wash it out as soon as possible. Who wants a summer of green or greyish looking hair?

*Summer Hair

The sun is hard on your hair, and if you want it to look healthy and shiny, be sure treat it to an intensive conditioning treatment about once a week throughout the summer months.

*Worried About Salt?

You are at the beach and your hair is full of salt water? Should you wash it out immediately? Not necessarily. Companies are now using salt in their product formulations to give that very same look.

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