The effects of salt water & sun on hair & skin
Hair lightened by salt water and sun is exactly the same as hair that has been chemically lightened or bleached. That is to say, it looks the same, it feels the same and it has the same brittle texture. Salt water dries out the hair and makes it brittle.
Don't let salt dry on your hair, because it will absorb the salt and bleach out the pigment. Dry hair is like a dry sponge and soaks up the first think it comes in contact with! The same goes for chlorine in pools!
Solution:
If you swim in salt water you should rinse your hair with fresh water as soon as possible and apply hydrating products after every swim.
Also putting on conditioner BEFORE going into the salt water protects the hair from drying out as it will help your hair to soak up the normal water instead of the salt or chemicals in chlorinated pools.
Also putting on conditioner BEFORE going into the salt water protects the hair from drying out as it will help your hair to soak up the normal water instead of the salt or chemicals in chlorinated pools.
The effects of sun on the hair:
The two types of ultraviolet rays that damage hair are Ultraviolet B (UBV) rays and Ultraviolet A (UVA) rays. UVA rays are often referred to as the soft ray, and they are the longest rays in the sun's spectrum. They are the sun's strong radiation filled light rays. UVB rays are the sun's medium-wavelength rays.
UV radiation damages hair in a variety of ways. It can cause permanent damage to the cuticle, which is the outside covering of the hair, and it can penetrate into the cortex, which is the centre of the hair, and do all sorts of damage.
Ultraviolet rays break chemical bonds and cause dryness, rough texture, split ends, susceptibility to breakage, unmanageability and loss of pigmentation and lustre.
UV radiation can penetrate into the cortex and disturb the hairs cortex's fibre-like cells that give the hair its elasticity and strength, as well as damage the colour pigments that create natural hair colour and burn the hair cuticle. The hair cuticle contains a web of tiny overlapping scales that will not lie flat, and will look dry, brittle and lifeless when they are damaged. UVB rays can also damage the hair fibres by penetrating deep into the hair's cortex and can damage the hair cuticle. Natural and chemical colours can fade and hair can easily be dried out as a result of UVB rays.
Ultraviolet rays also cause damage on permed and dyed/highlighted hair. Protein makes up about 95% of a human hair!!!
Ultraviolet rays break chemical bonds and cause dryness, rough texture, split ends, susceptibility to breakage, unmanageability and loss of pigmentation and lustre.
UV radiation can penetrate into the cortex and disturb the hairs cortex's fibre-like cells that give the hair its elasticity and strength, as well as damage the colour pigments that create natural hair colour and burn the hair cuticle. The hair cuticle contains a web of tiny overlapping scales that will not lie flat, and will look dry, brittle and lifeless when they are damaged. UVB rays can also damage the hair fibres by penetrating deep into the hair's cortex and can damage the hair cuticle. Natural and chemical colours can fade and hair can easily be dried out as a result of UVB rays.
Ultraviolet rays also cause damage on permed and dyed/highlighted hair. Protein makes up about 95% of a human hair!!!
Solution:
Protection can be reached with highly hydrating products that contain Vitamin B5, Ccetearyl Alcohol , Ccoconut Oil, Linoleamide, Rosemary, Yucca Extract, and other selected essential oils; as in Liquid Soul products!
The effects of saltwater on the skin:
Saltwater has an anti-inflammatory effect on the skin to a certain extent - but also dries it out!
Solution:
The use of highly hydrating body lotions or oils with assorted essential oils and vitamins that hydrate the skin. Like in Liquid Soul products!
Antioxidants are very helpful, too because they are dietary substances including some nutrition such as beta carotene, vitamin C and E and selenium that can prevent damage to the body cells or repair damage that has been done.
Antioxidants are very helpful, too because they are dietary substances including some nutrition such as beta carotene, vitamin C and E and selenium that can prevent damage to the body cells or repair damage that has been done.
The effect of sun on the skin:
UV exposure causes thickening and thinning of the skin. Thick skin is found in coarse wrinkles especially on the back of the neck that do not disappear when the skin is stretched. A condition called solar elastosis is seen as thickened, coarse wrinkling and yellow discolouration of the skin. UV radiation dries out the skin and can cause severe burning.
After years of excessive exposure, the sun weakens the skin's elasticity, leaving the appearance of sagging cheeks and deeper than normal facial wrinkles.
Another common effect of UV exposure is thinning of the skin causing fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing.
Antioxidants are very helpful, too because they are dietary substances including some nutrition such as beta carotene, vitamin C and E and selenium that can prevent damage to the body cells or repair damage that has been done.
Another common effect of UV exposure is thinning of the skin causing fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing.
Antioxidants are very helpful, too because they are dietary substances including some nutrition such as beta carotene, vitamin C and E and selenium that can prevent damage to the body cells or repair damage that has been done.
The photo on the left shows Solar Lentigo, which is very common.
UV radiation also causes blood vessel changes, pigment changes, increase of moles and of course skin cancer!
UV radiation also causes blood vessel changes, pigment changes, increase of moles and of course skin cancer!
Solution:
The use of products that are highly moisturizing with a special selection of essential oils such as Calendual, Frankincense, Lavender, Macadamia, Olive Extract, Sage, Sunflower Oil. Vitamin C preparations will have modest effects on reversing the appearance of sun damaged skin. These products will have benefit after they have been used for several months because they peel off the dead surface of the epidermis, which allows more ultraviolet light to penetrate. Vegetable glycerine is very helpful with its emollient like properties which can soften and soothe the skin and it assists the outer epidermis in retaining moisture. That's why WE use these ingredients!
