Surviving The Heatwave - The NMS Hair Survival Guide

This heatwave isn't just uncomfortable — it's wreaking havoc on your hair. Between humidity-induced frizz and sun damage, your strands are working overtime. Here's how to fight back.

1. Counteract the Humidity

Humidity makes hair swell and frizz as it pulls moisture from the air into your strands. The fix isn't fighting moisture — it's controlling how your hair absorbs it. A lightweight, anti-humidity serum or milk applied to damp hair creates a barrier that seals the cuticle, so your hair stays smooth instead of reactive. NB: Skip heavy oils in this weather; they can weigh hair down without actually blocking humidity.

2. Protect Your Hair from the Sun

UV rays break down the proteins that keep hair strong, leading to dryness, brittleness, and colour fade. If you're out and about, a hat or scarf is your easiest defence. For added protection, look for haircare with UV filters, and rinse out chlorine or salt water as soon as you can — both strip moisture and leave hair more exposed to sun damage.

We recommend the Davines Su Milk products

3. Styling Suggestions for Hot Weather

This is the season to work with your hair, not against it:

• Braids and low buns keep hair off your neck and reduce frizz-causing friction

• Air-dry when you can, and avoid heat styling tools that strip moisture you're already losing to the sun

• Finish your shower with a cold-water rinse — it helps close the hair cuticle down, locking in shine and making strands less prone to frizz

• Swap your regular towel for a microfibre one; it absorbs water without the rough friction of cotton, which means less breakage and less frizz from the get-go

• A silk or satin scrunchie reduces breakage compared to standard elastics

• Texturising spray can refresh second-day styles without a full wash

4. The Long-Term Fix: Keratin Complex Treatments

If frizz and humidity are a recurring battle rather than a once-a-summer issue, it might be worth treating the cause rather than managing it daily. Our Keratin Complex treatments work by smoothing the hair's outer layer, replenishing the protein structure that heat, sun, and humidity gradually wear down. The result is hair that's more resistant to frizz and far easier to manage — heatwave or not.

Unlike daily products, this isn't about masking the effects of humidity each morning; it's about changing how your hair responds to it in the first place. If you're tired of the daily fight, book in with us and we'll talk you through which treatment suits your hair best.

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