Worry not, prepare hair for your next sojourn with this advice from our Trichologist - the nine essential ways to keep fine, thinning hair hydrated and healthy away from home.
#1 Trim before you travel
Dead ends can weigh hair down before you depart. No need for a dramatic chop, of course, simply enjoy a fresh, healthy trim to make maintenance when away from home so much easier.
#2 Overcome air-con depletion
The effects of aeroplane air-conditioning can worsen the fragile, flyaway nature of your fine or thinning strands. Strengthen and rebuild damaged internal hair bonds while reviving a weightlessly smooth, shiny finish, fast, with award-winning Leave-in perfecting cream - formulated to be suitable for even fine hair.
#3 Keep hair conditioned
While you may worry that conditioner will weigh down your fine, thinning hair, leaving it open to dehydration from sun, wind, air-con, chlorine or saltwater will have a far more damaging effect. Pitta volumising conditioner is trichologically formulated for your hair type, delivering balanced, weightless nourishment that strengthens, volumises and protects. What’s more, it’s available in a handy 50ml travel size - perfect for your cabin bag.
#4 Build strength
Scalps are under a lot of stress during travel season: UV, sweat, chlorine, saltwater, air-con. These can trigger inflammation, weaken follicles and disrupt hair growth - symptoms suffered more by fine hair types.
Protect your scalp, soothe irritation, strengthen follicles and limit shedding with daily doses of Pitta growth serum. Loaded with antioxidants, minerals, vitamins and amino acids, massaging just a few drops into your scalp daily is proven to reduce scalp sensitivity for 87%, hair breakage by 77% and shedding for 90% while leaving hair fuller and 4X stronger.
#5 Stay sun safe
Overexposure to UV breaks down keratin protein in the hair shaft, which leads to loss of strength, elasticity and shine. Wear a wide-brimmed hat or silk headscarf and smooth a little Leave-in perfecting cream over mid-lengths and ends to enhance heat protection, lock-in moisture and prevent breakage.
#6 Accessorise wisely
Eliminate the risk of damage-inducing friction by packing a silk pillowcase for use while away. The smooth, gentle and anti-static texture makes it ideal for night-time fine hair care. By day, keep Flyaway fix in your tote. Its ultra-light, silicone-free complex tames frizz in a flash without heaviness, build-up or any crunchy after-effects.
#7 Avoid over-washing
Though fine or thinning hair can feel unclean quicker than other hair types, it really only needs washing when dirty. On a non-wash day, opt for a loose, tousled hair style - this avoids the risk of snagging or pulling, plus gives hair a much-needed heat styling break.
#8 Soak hair pre-swimming
Chlorine’s extreme drying, weakening and frizz-causing effects on hair are very well known. So be prepared before you dip by first soaking hair in clean water then smoothing on a layer on Leave-in perfecting cream.
#9 Tender de-tangling
Apres-ski, scuba or surf, fine hair simply can’t escape tangles. Take Pitta volumising conditioner and our super-smooth, detangling Wide-tooth comb into the shower. Apply a little to the ends, then comb from the ends up through the mid-lengths gently to avoid breakage while teasing out knots.
*Independent trials 2022. Results based on a 100 person and separate 30 person study, applying once daily over 12 weeks.
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