What a beach holiday does to hair
- Sun: dries the hair and can burn the scalp along your parting.
- Salt water: leaves hair dry, rough and tangled once it dries.
- Pool chlorine: dries hair out, and can leave light or coloured hair looking dull.
- Heat and humidity: sweat, oil and sunscreen build up at the roots.
Simple habits that help
- Wear a hat in the midday sun, especially if your parting is exposed.
- Rinse your hair with fresh water after the sea or the pool.
- Wet your hair with clean water before swimming in the pool, so it soaks up less chlorine.
- Use a leave-in conditioner and comb wet hair gently with a wide-tooth comb.
- In the evening, wash the roots properly to clear sweat and sunscreen.
When a hair or head spa helps
Halfway through or at the end of a trip is a good time. A hair spa focuses on dry lengths; a head spa also cleans the scalp with a detox scrub and finishes with a mask and blow-dry. In Phuket Old Town, the Luna Signature Head Spa starts with a scalp scan. Near the beach, Luna Soul Oasis at Karon offers the Head Spa Ritual with a back, neck and shoulder massage.
If your scalp is sunburnt
Let it heal before any scrub. Tell your therapist when you book or arrive, and we will keep things gentle or suggest coming back in a few days.
