Holi Hair Tricks and Treats by Sameer Salmani

India celebrated the festival of Holi this week and the skin and hair undergo a lot of damage due to the colours and after Holi.

Celebrity Hairstylist Sameer Salmani shares some tips and tricks to take care of. The professional suggested that one needs to at least follow a week-long skin and hair care regime to regain and replenish.

How to take care of your hair post-Holi?
Holi doesn’t damage completely the hair but it makes the hair drier due to the alkaline water. So to take care of the hair one should wash the hair with sulphate-free shampoo and in-home care, and one should use good quality hair masks and conditioner. Apply hair oil after the hair dries. This is to ensure that the hair remains hydrated and does not lose its moisture. On the other hand, applying oil would nourish the scalp.

Which products to choose while shopping for hair products?
While shopping one needs to shop for hair products according to hair needs and not according to your choices. Especially assumptions shouldn’t be made. Hair doesn’t get damaged due to natural occurrences. It only gets damaged due to artificial products. If the skin is tan, if we don’t apply moisturiser it becomes drier it’s the same procedure with the hair.

How to protect our hair in our day-today routine?
Today due to lack of time, ladies don’t usually dry their hair after washing it. Wet hair does the work for magnets they attract dust in the form of humidity and pollution. The hair needs to be tied while one is travelling.