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| Wednesday, 24 March 2010 00:00 | |||
Work out and maintain style with smart styling aids. (Photo credit: iStockphoto)
Dry shampoos, ionic hairdryer top stylists' listsBy Nichole Nichols, My Salon Scoop writerAs hair-nistas exchange their winter sweaters and boots for sleek sundresses and sandals, many women will hit the gym to tone up for the spring and summer seasons. However, what is a hair-nista to do when working out undoes all the fabulousness of the ‘do?
Try a dry shampoo. It could help your fresh flat-ironed styles survive rigorous workouts.
"A lot of our clients will extend their blowdries by using a dry shampoo," says Amy Abramite, creative director at Maxine—a high-end salon in Chicago. "It comes in a hairspray can and it can come in tinted formulas for different hair colors. It's a clay powder that you spray in your hair and leave on for about two minutes while the clay powder absorbs any oil or dirt or odor in the hair and you brush it out with a natural bristle boar brush. As you brush it out, the powder comes out of your hair and it's grabbing some of the dirt and oils. So, it's a great way to refresh if you don't have the time."
According to Abramite, dry shampoos first emerged in hospitals as a way for bed-ridden patients to keep their hair clean without having to use a shower or a sink. These products have since become very fashionable hair savers because they allow women to remove sweat, oils, bacteria and other things that may make a style stale. The result is a flat-ironed style or blowout with an extended life that still looks great.
Abramite suggests using Rene Furterer Naturia Dry Shampoo, which is available in full size for $24 or travel size $12 at Sephora. 
Shu Uemura styling products preserve style.
In addition to the dry shampoo, Mike Van Den Abbeel, owner and stylist at Mosiac Hair Studio in Orlando, Fla., says to bring a hairdryer with you to the gym to gently dry some of the moisture out of the hair if needed before applying the dry shampoo.
"A good ionic dryer will dry your hair faster and leave it in better condition," he says. "Another great time saving tip is to use paper towels to initially remove as much water as possible. Since paper towels are more absorbent than cloth ones, more water will be pulled from the hair."
Van Den Abbeel also recommends spraying the dry shampoo at least a foot to a foot and a half one away from the scalp to ensure that only the product and not the propellants are applied to your hair.
More products women can try to prevent moisture from building up in the hair during a workout include three by Shu Uemura. Abramite recommends:
Nexxus Heat Protexx protects hair from flat iron post-workout.
Queena McKee of Visions Hair Gallery in Greensboro, N.C. agrees that using a good thermal spray and a silicon-like product creates a solid foundation to more easily preserve hair. She also recommends touching up with a low-heated flat iron to avoid putting access heat on the hair.
"Twisting the hair up and putting a good conditioner on it so that it will give you a wavy look is a style option," McKee says. "Other than that just make sure that you use treatment products, protein products. Always use a thermal spray when you straighten your hair after you've been to the gym."
She also recommends Nexxus products such as the Heat Protexx Styling Spray, which is about $14 and can be found at drugstore.com.
Nichole Nichols is a freelance writer who has written previously for MySalonScoop.com as well as Pink Magazine. She is based in Greensboro, N.C.
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