DIY masks

This is another easy way to give you hair some extra TLC at home. DIY masks are easily made with ingredients from your local grocery or health supply store. While they may not have the same lasting power as professional salon treatments, reducing frizz and providing temporary moisture means these DIY masks will make your bleach damaged hair easier to style. Coconut & Honey Hair Mask This easy, two-ingredient hair mask is big on moisture thanks to everyone's current fave: coconut oil. Honey's thick consistency makes this mask easy to spread and leave on for hours. If you've got a dry, itchy scalp that's prone to dandruff, honey's antibacterial properties will help soothe your skin. Mix equal parts coconut oil and honey. 1/4 cup of each is a good place to start, but you may need more or less depending on hair length. Apply to your hair, working through lengths and massaging into your scalp. Cover your hair and leave for at least an hour, then rinse and wash hair. Milk & Avocado Hair Mask Proteins in milk can give your hair a natural boost of protein that's more gentle and less expensive than a salon treatment. Avocado is another great moisturizing fruit and helps to reduce frizz for several days after application. Remove the pit from one ripe avocado (the softer the better) and mash the pulp with a fork into a smooth consistency. Add in 3 tablespoons of full fat milk or cream and mix together. Massage into hair and leave for 30 minutes. Rinse mask and shampoo and condition as normal. Olive Oil & Egg Hair Mask The fat and protein in egg yolk nourish bleach damaged hair. You can also use egg in more complicated hair masks to bind together other ingredients. Add olive oil as an emollient that helps to moisturize and soften split ends. Beat one egg and mix in one cup of olive oil. Massage mixture into scalp and cover with a shower cap. Leave on for 30 minutes, then rinse, shampoo and condition as usual. Cut your hair or ends In a perfect world, we could all bleach our hair to infinity and never have to trim as a result. But for severe damage this is usually the best option. If your strands are dry but otherwise intact you have a better hope of skipping this step, but ragged split ends can continue to travel up your strands if left alone. Here are some things to consider if you think your fried hair needs a trim: See a professional. If you're intent on only having the bare minimum trimmed, it's tempting to skip the salon and avoid facing a professional. But letting a stylist tackle your mane means you're more likely to come out with an actual haircut instead of a haphazard trim job. For inspiration, take a look at some of our favorite looks for short and medium hairstyles. A little now saves a lot later. If you're eager to getting back to using heat styling tools on your hair, a cut can make it possible much sooner. Losing dead ends is like taking a step forward in the repair process, and allows you to be less strict with how you treat your bleached hair. Do something daring. Saying "hair grows back" is a pretty tired cliche. So instead, we'll suggest you take the opportunity to dramatically switch up your look. If the thought of trimming bleach fried hair is upsetting because long hair is part of your signature look, maybe it's probably been your signature look for too long. Check out these bold and badass shaved hairstyles for women.