Sand often manages to wind up in unpleasant places after a long day at the beach, including cars, between toes, unpleasant swimsuit crevices, and, worst of all, hair. It’s totally normal to be stumped by the question of how to remove sand from hair.
Taking a shower is the best method for removing sand from the hair. Warm water should be used to gently shampoo your hair and scalp.
Continue reading to learn some helpful advice. When you visit a beach, use these advice on sand removal!
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Ways To Get Sand Out Of Hair
1. Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture
Okay, shaking Polaroids is technically against the rules, but who cares? The best way to remove sand, according to mothers at Circle of Moms, is to completely dry your hair, flip it over, shake it like crazy, and then blow dry it while brushing. I recommend having a combination of Taylor Swift and Outkast playing in the background.
2. Baby Powder
The helpful people at Love to Know’s Hair section advise letting your hair dry, shaking as much sand out of your hair as you can, and then baby powdering your scalp. The sand from your strands is said to be made easier to remove by the baby powder. Before shampooing, thoroughly comb the baby powder through your hair. Shake again.
3. Shampoo Twice (Or, Like, Fifteen Times, Maybe)
If you don’t happen to have any baby powder on hand, Love To Know also advised repeatedly shampooing your hair. But remember to use conditioner after! Frizz explosion.
4. Vacuum Therapy
When all other remedies have failed to remove the sand from your hair, it’s time to break out the big guns: your vacuum cleaners. Even though it’s unusual, urgent situations necessitate creative solutions.
Use the smaller nozzle (typically used for corners and other hard-to-places when normally vacuuming) to run along small sections of your hair, working your way out from the scalp, after shaking your hair to get as much sand out as possible.
Make sure to continue shaking your hair between brief vacuuming sessions.
However, this method only works on shorter hair or hair that is tied up. Using a vacuum cleaner on your long hair is only going to make the tangles that already exist worse if you made the mistake of leaving it open while at the beach.
5. A Combination Of Everything
If shaking doesn’t work, try baby powder, then shampoo, and finally vacuuming. Persevere in your faith!
Tips And Tricks
- When at the beach, tie your hair back. The quickest way to get sand in your hair is to have a long, messy hairstyle.
- When the wind is particularly strong, cover your hair with a scarf or hat. Even with your hair tied back, a strong wind gust has the power to blow sand onto your scalp.
- One of the most frequent ways to unintentionally get sand in your hair is to use the same towel for drying off and lying down.
- If you plan to swim, dunk your hair in the water far from the shore. The sand is constantly suspended because it has not been as thoroughly settled close to the shore. Here, putting your hair in the water is like giving someone a free pass.
Read More: How To Clean Out Sand From A Beach Day?
What Will Happen If You Leave The Sand In Hair?
You must wash the sand out of your hair, why? Why don’t you just let it happen naturally and leave it alone? The truth is that you can. But doing so would compromise the condition of your hair.
Sand is attracted to moisture and oil, and it retains the sweat that your scalp produces. This fosters a climate where bacteria and dandruff can flourish. This can swell into infections if neglected for an extended period of time.
It also causes a very itchy scalp, and scratching your scalp frequently can harm your follicles.
Additionally, for sand to be safely tucked inside your hair, your strands frequently need to tangle. Your hair may become brittle and prone to breakage or split ends due to the constant friction of the sand grains at these tangles.
Takeaway
Going to the beach and relaxing there for the day far outweighs the chance of getting some beach glitter on you, especially now that you know how to both metaphorically and literally remove sand from your hair.
We are confident that at least one of them will provide you with the outcomes you desire. Please give them a shot and see if they are effective for you.