It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity

Work out the frizz, work in perfectly imperfect summer hair

IF YOU WANT PERFECTLY IMPERFECT WAVES

After prepping the hair (we’ll get to that) he grabs his secret weapon: the somewhat scary-looking double-barrel curling iron. “Wrap your hair into a figure-8 around it to create uneven bends,” he says. Pro tip: When styling with this tool at home, remember to use the glove it comes with to avoid burning yourself.

THE SECRET INGREDIENTS FOR OLSEN-WORTHY WAVES

Townsend puts dry shampoo (he likes Dove Refresh+Care Invigorating Dry Shampoo, $3.99) on his clients’ roots, scrunches it in and shakes it out with his fingers. Then he grabs a texturizing paste (specifically Sally Hershberger’s 24K Superiority Complex Texturizing Paste, $40). “I take a little bit out of the jar, rub it in my hands, and then I just rake it through from chin length down.

“I live by this combination. The new beach texture that is such a trend right now is soft on top and piece-y on the bottom.”

IF YOU HAVE FINE HAIR

“Fine hair does not love a lot of product,” Townsend says. “It just can weight it down so easily. I really stick with dry shampoo.” His favorites for fine hair, like this one by R + Co. ($29), include a light wax. “It’s able to give you the benefit of the dry shampoo and piece-yness at the same time.”

IF YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR

Don’t forget to deep-condition! “Curly hair almost always wants moisture,” Townsend says. “I make conditioner for my girls. A cup of coconut oil with a tablespoon each of almond oil, jojoba oil and macadamia nut oil.”

TWO WORDS: SALT SPRAY

If you sample one new hair product this summer, make it salt spray. “I put a cream or lotion, like Dove’s Youthful Vitality Silk Crème ($5.99), on my hands, spray a salt spray (he recommends Sally Hershberger’s Salon Mineral Spray, $24) on hands, then rake the combination through the hair to distribute it evenly.” That way, he says, you

avoid crunchiness.

AND FINALLY: PREP, PREP, PREP

Last but not least, we have a humidity-buster for anyone scared for her next blowout: Living Proof No Frizz Weightless Styling Spray ($26). “You spray it in your hair before blow-dry,” Townsend says. “I use it quite a bit in the summer if I’m outside in a humid place, if we want the hair to remain perfect. I’ve used that on every type of hair imaginable.”