Don’t let the Summer Fun leave you with Sun Damaged hair and skin

We have been running non-stop daily, with two little people at home and frequent sleepovers from cousins it is constantly rinse and repeat. With plenty of sunshine to spare, a typical day for us has been out and about catching rays, either at the pool, water-parks, or the beach club.

However as fun of a summer it has been for us, all of these activities inevitably add up and will lead to great damage to our hair, as well as our skin.

According to beauty expert Mario Anton, it’s always a good idea to place a hair treatment on your locks before taking a dip in the water. It helps coat your hair, thus avoiding extra chlorine or salt penetration. He recommends using Dove® Pure Care Dry Oil treatment to prevent extra damage to your strands. Due to heat damage from the sun, in addition to continuous blow dryer usage, on the highest possible setting, I was ready to give it a try, because lets face it, we all want our hair to look like as good at home as in the commercials.

There are three ways to use Dove® Pure Care Dry Oil treatment, my new favorite is using it to pre-wash to nourish my hair.  I didn’t measure but used the Dove Pure Care Dry Oil freely and massaged it into my hair and left it on for at least 30-45 minutes prior to shampooing.  For me the hotter the better on the blow dryer, so I felt a little extra time would make my hair love me again and become more manageable.

Happy to report, Oh yeah, the blonde mane and I are friends once again! I have used the Dove® Pure Care Dry Oil treatment as a pre-wash for about 3 weeks now and I am still loving the affects.

You can also utilize Dove® Pure Care Dry Oil treatment as a post-wash to lock in moisture and tame down tangles and protect strands from blow drying damage, as a treatment enhancer by adding a pump of oil to your favorite conditioner, or as a mask or leave-on treatment to boost its nourishing properties.

As Mario suggested I also used Dove® Pure Care Dry Oil treatment daily before heading out on my little girlies hair. She has gorgeous curls and I am eager to maintain the non-frizz ringlets, since she didn’t cut it all off in her last adventure with the kids scissors.  (UGH have we all gone through that phase or what)?

Of course if you hair is frying, you know your skin is also at risk of drying out with excessive sun exposure. Typically to me soap is soap, the hubby picks it up spends a ridiculous amount of money on it because he like specific scents, and I just go with it. Lets face it I’m a mom, and as long as I am given the opportunity to shower daily I’m good.

Recently, I tried the Caress® Fresh Collection to cleanse my skin for the first time after attending an event, and above all else, it left me feeling silky, and I didn’t smell masculine!

The new collection includes:

• Juicy Escape Body Wash – infused with sun-kissed lily and pink grapefruit essence meant to uplift the senses
• Aqua Sparkle Body Wash – infused with lilac blossom and aquamarine essence meant to invigorate the senses
• Emerald Rush Body Wash and Beauty Bar – infused with lush gardenia and white tea essence meant to revitalize the senses

Although I have only tested the Emerald Rush I do love the smell of the lush gardenia, and white tea, which tends to linger for quite sometime after your shower.  I showered, smelled like a female, and had moist skin, score one for team mom!   Of course if you really have time you can add a layer of lotion before bed, to make sure you skin is hydrated every evening.

My friends at Unilever would like you to have the same experience as I have, so be sure to enter our giveaway by using the rafflecopter below for a chance to win a Unilever Prize Pack including a Dove® Pure Care Dry Oil treatment, along with a Caress® body wash from the Fresh Collection.  
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