Treat your tresses

Whether your hair is low or high maintenance, we all need to take on the roles of hair stylists at home while salons remain closed.

Louise Jenkins, Education Manager for Great Lengths UK & Ireland, has put together some hair dos and don’ts which everyone can easily adopt while we stay home and help to flatten the curve of Covid-19.

DOs

• Lay off the heated tools while we are in isolation. It’s a nice break for your hair.

• Use a good hair mask. Don’t have a mask? Leave your conditioner in longer!

• Use professional shampoos, conditioners and styling products. For extension-wearers, Great Lengths recommends products specifically for extensions or products that are sulphate-free.

• Plait/braid your hair whilst resting or sleeping, especially if you wear extensions. This will give you beautiful heat free waves when you wake up!

• Brush your extensions daily.

• Invest in a silk pillow case. This will help you get longer from your wash and minimise the bed-head look in the mornings!

DON’Ts

• Don’t ever try to cut your own hair – even your fringe…it’s never a good idea!

• Don’t try and dye your own hair. Box dyes and professional dyes work in different ways and you could end up creating much more work for your stylist in the long run.

• Don’t wash your hair every day.

• Don’t forget to wash your brushes.

• Most importantly for extension wearers - don’t try and remove your hair extensions at home. This will do more harm than good.

You can check out the @greatlengths_ireland and @greatlengthsuk Instagram platforms for videos and tips on maintaining extensions during this time.