How to: In-between fixes for your hair
Tips to manage hair that's in transition


Between Keratin treatments
Is your original hair texture growing at the roots? Smooth offending bits by asking your salon for a weaker keratin formulation, and gradually snip off the treated length. At home, a deep-conditioning treatment and keratin shampoos will help you coast.
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Between Keratin treatments
Is your original hair texture growing at the roots? Smooth offending bits by asking your salon for a weaker keratin formulation, and gradually snip off the treated length. At home, a deep-conditioning treatment and keratin shampoos will help you coast.
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Exposed, grey roots
The bane of coloured hair, and the one time girls with wavy or curly hair have it easier. Texturisers will add volume and diffuse your natural hair colour. Twisted sections from hairline to ear, pinned back, have the same effect. A DIY touch-up kit will work in a pinch.
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‘Lift Vertige’, Rs 1800, Kérastase Paris

Second-day hair
Spritz dry shampoo on your roots, or go the ponytail/topknot route — these hairstyles use your scalp’s natural oils as smoothening agents and sit better on mousy locks. For errant curls, apply a lightweight conditioner from the middle to the end, rinse and blast-dry with cool air to condition with-out stripping off
excess oil.
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Second-day hair
Spritz dry shampoo on your roots, or go the ponytail/topknot route — these hairstyles use your scalp’s natural oils as smoothening agents and sit better on mousy locks. For errant curls, apply a lightweight conditioner from the middle to the end, rinse and blast-dry with cool air to condition with-out stripping off
excess oil.
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An overgrown pixie cut
Sidestep mullet horror by keeping the back of your hair short while the rest grows out. Once the top is long enough, transition into a rough bob. If it’s too shaggy, twist pomade into the ends to make it look deliberately choppy, or use curling tongs to create soft waves.
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Getting off sulphates
No one warns you about temperamental oily hair when you join the no-shampoo brigade. Tackle your roots with a vinegar rinse or cheat with a sulphate-free hair cleanser every six washes. Need volume? Hang your head upside down and blast-dry.
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