With summer just around the corner, thousands of Brits are looking to travel in search of the much-deserved vitamin D.
However, as much as a little summer sun is appreciated, traveling can often wreak havoc on your hair.
Changes in temperature, humidity, and water hardness can create undesirable hair texture, trading once-shiny locks for a frizzy mane.
With this in mind, Shark Beauty has researched the top ten vacation destinations with the most desirable metrics for hair health.
With the results, tourists can plan their next summer destination safe in the knowledge that their locks will remain intact, with top destinations including Sydney, Vancouver and Madrid.
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When it comes to hair care while traveling, there are several factors to consider.
On the topic, Frances Geale of Shark Beauty explained: ‘When traveling, several factors affect hair health, with water hardness being a major concern.
“While some may not know if the water in a specific area is hard or soft, this can have a significant impact on others.
‘Hard water, which contains minerals, creates a film on the hair, causing intense dehydration.
“However, soft water is softer and causes minimal damage compared to hard water, so holiday destinations with soft water are preferable.
“Moreover, humidity is a challenge for hair as it can cause increased frizz and dryness.
‘Windy conditions can also exacerbate these problems, causing the scalp to produce more oil to counteract overexposure to dry air.
“Therefore, minimizing exposure to wind and extremely humid climates is crucial to maintaining healthy hair while traveling.”
Tourists who want to maintain the health of their hair should take into account a number of factors, including wind speed and humidity (file image)
Following Frances’ advice, Shark Beauty compiled a list of the most popular vacation destinations and collected data on their average annual humidity and wind speed levels, as well as water hardness.
The brand then normalized the data points to a scale between 0 and 20 to make a fair comparison with each other and gave each location a final index score.
Sydney takes the lead as the best destination for hair health, with an overall index score of 49.
The capital of New South Wales was the best location due to its soft water, low humidity levels and low wind speeds.
Meanwhile, in Europe, Madrid took the top spot as best holiday destination for shiny locks with a score of 47.
Given the city’s soft waters and relatively low wind speeds, those looking to maintain their hair texture will especially enjoy Spain’s capital.
Elsewhere, Tokyo also landed a spot in the top five places to maintain hair health with an index score of 45, making it an ideal destination for those looking to explore a different culture.
It comes after hair care experts revealed the products that could be causing unwanted acne.
While many people with sensitive skin are very careful about the skin care ingredients they use, they pay less attention to pore-clogging ingredients in hair care.
Sydney stood out as the best holiday destination to keep hair shiny due to its soft water.
CLEARSTEM is a clean beauty brand that focuses specifically on acne and aging, and the brand’s most recent launch is a shampoo brand specifically for people with sensitive skin.
Kayleigh Christina, holistic nutritionist and co-founder of CLEARSTEM, based in Los Angeles, California, told DailyMail.com: “As we’ve been treating acne for over 10 years, we know that most hair care contributes to back and fine acne.
“At least 90 percent of hair products contain pore-clogging products that typically don’t feel terrible on your hair,” Kayleigh warned.
To focus on creating formulas that filled the gap, they created a luxurious, acne-safe, dermatologist-tested shampoo and conditioner.
Danielle Gronich, clinical esthetician and acne specialist, owner of San Diego Acne Clinic and co-founder of CLEARSTEM with Kayleigh, told FEMAIL: “Shea butter clogs pores and is often found in many conditioners and hair care products. hair care”.
According to Danielle, a safer bet is kokum seed butter, “which is a non-comedogenic natural seed butter that improves hair moisture and prevents dryness after rinsing.”
Danielle warned that other ingredients that often wreak havoc on people are isopropyl myristate and coconut oil.