Dry lengths, brittle texture, dulled shine, more shedding… while post-season hair repair is probably already on your radar, waiting means damage worsens. This is your cue for a mid-summer hair health check-in.
From understanding summer’s effect on hair to four simple (yet hair-saving) ways your Chāmpo routine reverses this, here’s how to make sure hair shines with health and vitality this season.
How summer can damage hair
- Sun
Just as overexposure to UVA and UVB rays can weaken and damage the skin barrier, the same is true for your hair cuticle. They degrade keratin (the protein underpinning hair’s structure and strength) as well as depleting amino acids and protective lipids. Over time, hair becomes porous, dehydrated and fragile, leading to split ends, loss of elasticity and increased breakage. - Water
On top of the sun's depleting effects, saltwater further saps hair moisture while chlorine strips natural oils and damages the cuticle via antimicrobial and algicidal chemicals inside it. Even in a short time, seeing frizz, dryness, dullness and excess breakage becomes an inevitability.
Ready for some good news? Hair recovers quickly with the right care. In fact, with your trusty Chāmpo routine, you’ll see condition, resilience, softness and health transform from first use.
4 ways our hair system counters sun damage
- Rehydrate in the shower
First, rinse hair immediately post-swim. Next, wash hair with your tailored formula from our sulphate-free shampoos. They effectively clean hair without stripping away the crucial natural oils that scalps and strands need for balance and healthy resilience.
Follow always with your tailored silicone-free conditioner to replenish lost moisture and smooth and strengthen the hair cuticle. - Support repair from your roots
Faced with visible damage, it’s easy to focus repair efforts there. Zoning in on not-so-visible areas - i.e. your scalp - is as, if not more, important. Heat, sweat, oils and product build-up can block follicles, trigger inflammation, cause shedding and greatly impact how healthy hair grows post-summer. Massaging Pitta growth serum into your scalp daily helps counter all this.
Trichologically designed and clinically proven, our award-winning hair growth serum reduces scalp sensitivity, hair loss and breakage to revive visibly thicker, fuller and 4X stronger hair. Even better, it’s ultra-light, non-greasy and sinks into your scalp fast - ideal in peak summer. - Schedule in weekly repair
Back to that visible damage. While your Chāmpo conditioner is best for regular maintenance, damage needs deeper action. Once a week, use Pitta repair mask. Purpose-built for fine hair, though ideal for all types, it deep conditions, strengthens, smooths, repairs and reduces breakage without heaviness or compromise to volume.
The ‘magic’ behind these scientifically proven results is Liquid Crystal™ technology. Our bespoke-designed delivery system identifies damaged areas and delivers reparative actives exactly where they’re needed via a microscopic ‘smart mesh’ layer. To activate it, simply smooth it over mid-lengths and ends, gently comb through, leave for 3 minutes and rinse. - Press pause on excessive heat styling
When hair’s already sun-parched, regular use of hot tools quickly intensifies dryness and damage. Our advice? Lean into air-dried styles a little more. Better still, use Leave-in perfecting cream to enhance results. Loved by all hair types, our super-light 10-in-1 cream conditions, smooths, defines, texturises and tames while also rebuilding broken and damaged hair bonds.
Helpful links:
Summer-proof your hair (additional expert care tips)
Protect your scalp from summer hair shedding
3 reasons fine hair needs deep conditioning
* Pitta growth serum independent trials 2022. Results based on a 100 person and separate 30 person study, applying once daily over 12 weeks. Pitta repair mask independent scientific testing on damaged fibres after one 3-minute application of Pitta repair mask. Plus a separate independent 100 person consumer trial, after one and three applications.
