Vacation Tips for Alternative Hair

According to Our Experts

One of the best things about wearing a nonsurgical hair replacement is getting your freedom back. Remember when you were embarrassed of being photographed with thinning hair?  Those days are long behind you now!

But if you still feel a tinge of panic when you start planning a holiday, you aren’t alone. Prepping for a trip is always stressful, and even more so when you’re not sure how to protect your hair system while you’re abroad.

Luckily, it’s not difficult or expensive to maintain no matter where you’re headed. From our expert stylists, here are the 5 most crucial vacation tips for alternative hair.

 

1. Pack your own products.

Whether you’re traveling near or far, you absolutely must remember to pack your own products. The professional products from our salon offer a wide range of benefits, like protecting your hair from breakage, frizz, and fading.

You see, most climates in vacation destinations are harsh due to extreme heat, sun, humidity, and chlorine or salt water. In these locations, it’s more important than anywhere else to use high-quality products designed to protect your locks.

Honestly, this may be the most important one of our vacation tips for alternative hair. Very few products are specifically designed to protect and nourish nonsurgical hair solutions—in fact, many products will outright damage your CNC.

Make sure to pack your own shampoo, conditioner, and styling products to use for the duration of your trip.

2. Think about the days you’ll be traveling to and from your destination.

It’s easy to get caught up picturing the best parts of your trip, we get it. Give some thought to your travel days too, though.

If you have long hair, you may want to wear it up. Otherwise you risk causing knots and tangles while your head rests against the seat for several hours.

If your travel involves an open-air vehicle, think about the weather. You may want a hat, hair tie, or scarf to keep your hair protected and frizz-free.

3. Start your vacation with clean hair.

Most people with alternative hair find their own groove when it comes to their washing routine. Washing it on certain days of the week, after certain workouts, or before special events are all totally normal strategies.

But that’s all up in the air once you start a holiday. Even if you create a daily itinerary, you have to expect the unexpected. The best way to be prepared is by washing your hair shortly before you leave for vacation.

When you start a trip with clean hair, you’ve bought yourself at least a few days of flexibility. Starting a vacation with the hope that you’ll have time to wash your hair the next morning is typically a recipe for disaster.

Either the morning or the night before you leave, wash and dry your hair. Your future self will thank you.

man runs hands through hair
man runs hands through hair

3. Start your vacation with clean hair.

Most people with alternative hair find their own groove when it comes to their washing routine. Washing it on certain days of the week, after certain workouts, or before special events are all totally normal strategies.

But that’s all up in the air once you start a holiday. Even if you create a daily itinerary, you have to expect the unexpected. The best way to be prepared is by washing your hair shortly before you leave for vacation.

When you start a trip with clean hair, you’ve bought yourself at least a few days of flexibility. Starting a vacation with the hope that you’ll have time to wash your hair the next morning is typically a recipe for disaster.

Either the morning or the night before you leave, wash and dry your hair. Your future self will thank you.

4. Prepare for several different scenarios.

While all of our vacation tips for alternative hair are important, pay special attention to this one. When you’re on vacation, anything can happen. How many times have you done something on a trip that you’d never expected? For us, it’s pretty common. 

So don’t overstuff your suitcase, but do be strategic about the tools you pack. It’d be so disheartening to have the excitement of your trip overshadowed by forgetting a crucial accessory.

5. Schedule your maintenance appointments around your vacation.

Prepping and packing for a trip always seem to be a whirlwind, no matter how much you plan ahead. We recommend that the moment you book your travel dates, you also contact us to coordinate your maintenance appointments.

This allows you to fine-tune your hair, which means you’ll look and feel your best while on vacation. If you’d like any travel products or haircare tips, we’ll discuss all of that too.

Coordinating your maintenance appointments around your trip will help make the lead-up simple and stress-free.

Need More Advice? We’re Here to Help.

Whether you’re a long-time wearer of the CNC or new to the world of nonsurgical hair replacement, managing the logistics of a trip can be overwhelming.

It’s easy to lose track of packing your own bags, planning your itinerary, and everything in between. We hope these vacation tips for alternative hair help simplify the process!

Make prepping for your vacation even easier by booking an appointment with us a week or two before you take off. We can discuss haircare tips for the climate you’re headed to, make sure you have travel products, and even re-bond your CNC if needed.