Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101.(using self-tanners)

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Summer Hair

Safeguard color and ?shine in three easy steps. By Catherine Piercy

Spray Tan

Quick lessons for a streak-free, believable bronze. By Catherine Piercy

Remember when the only preparation you made for a day at the beach was picking up a bottle of Sun-In? These days, the concern is keeping the sun out of your hair. Ultraviolet rays bleach the melanin in hair, causing the color to fade, whether you dye it or not,I says Mort Westman, a cosmetics chemist. Now, more and more hair products contain sophisticated sunscreens to protect strands. Chemical UV filters can absorb the sunis energy before it destroys hair pigments,I Westman explains. And a positive ionic charge helps the chemicals adhere to your hair, even with a rinse-out shampoo. Adding a ?moisture-sealing hair oil before spending a day in the sun offers even more muscle. If it sounds like too much work for a breezy summer afternoon, then consider the alternative. It takes a few extra minutes to comb a mask or leave-in spray through your hair,I says Peter Oon, color director at New York Cityis Julien Farel Salon. But thatis a lot less taxing than coming into the salon for ?a whole new set of highlights.I

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