Each season requires thoughtful attention to your hair. The sun, wind and even rain affect your lovely locks. With proper care and preventative measures, your hair can be your best asset and your most stunning feature. Make think-ahead hair care a regular calendar appointment and enjoy hair that looks better and requires less.

Spring cleaning should apply to your hair care too. Replace any brushes with broken or cracked bristles – these can break and tangle hair. Check the expiration date of any products you haven’t used since last spring. Have your stylist trim away the remains of winter-dry hair and give you a sassy new look for spring.

Summer sun damages hair just like it damages skin. In fact, air can get sunburned just like the scalp. Should this happen to you, the only cure is to cut the burnt hair and deep condition the rest. Hair that is normally sleek will turn frizzy as a result of too much sun exposure. Protect your hair from the sun the same way you protect your skin and scalp, use products that contain SPF protection or wear a hat.

Hair needs to be treated gently during the summer. Try a gentle, moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, and use natural ingredients whenever possible. Before swimming in the ocean or the pool, rinse your hair so you fill the hair shaft with purified water. Your hair will absorb less salt or chlorinated water if it’s already wet. Rinse your hair immediately after swimming as well.

Wash your hair less often during summer months to allow your tresses to absorb maximum moisture.   When possible, finish with a cool to cold rinse to seal the hair cuticle and impart natural shimmer and shine.

Fall tends to bring static cling, especially in dry climates. The air is getting cooler and indoor heat begins to flow. To fight static cling, do just what you do for your laundry – rub a sheet of fabric softener on your hands and pull your fingers through your hair. Try a natural boar bristle brush as well.

To style hair as cooler months set in, replace gels with creams to make hair more pliable and less likely to break in the cold. Avoid products with high alcohol content fragrances, and limit your use of the blow dryer.

"The environment can have some of the most damaging effects on hair in both summer and winter, but in winter it`s often worse because people generally don`t take as many precautions to protect their hair," says celebrity stylist Nick Chavez, owner of the Nick Chavez Beverly Hills Salon and a QVC hair care expert.  

Sun exposure, winter wind and icy precipitation combine to make winter hair a tangled, brittle mess. Protect and replenish hair during the cold winter months with a thick, rich, moisturizing conditioner that contains essential fatty acids, soy protein, panthenol and humectants. These ingredients will attract and hold moisture both on the slopes and in front of the fire while dry indoor heat strips your hair of its moisture and shine. The trick to effective conditioning is to measure the circumference of your ponytail. If it’s less than one inch around, use a regular daily conditioner with each wash. Add a light leave-in spray conditioner or dry oil spray as needed. For thick hair over one inch around, consider a deep treatment one to two times per week. Apply deep conditioners beginning two inches from your roots.

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