Summer is on its way and your locks are going to need some serious TLC over the coming months. Hair care expert Jed Hamill gives his top tips for sexy summer tresses.

1. Summer activities, such as swimming and other outdoor sports, can take their toll on the ends of hair, so make sure you keep locks regularly trimmed to ensure they remain in tip-top condition.

2. Habits tend to change when you’re on holiday and you will probably find that you wash your hair more frequently, so review the products you use. Ensure that they are designed for frequent washing.

3. A daily leave-in conditioner is essential in the healthy summer hair battle. Clynol’s Care dream hydrate 2-phase conditioner (200ml, £9.45) is easy to use and carries on working all day long.

4. Use a seriously deep conditioning treatment once a week to promote healthy looking hair. Clynol’s Care sun intense sun hair mask (150ml, £9.65) is intensely nourishing and leaves hair truly, madly and deeply conditioned.

5. Damage limitation is a must with coloured hair, so ensure you have styling and conditioning products that have sunscreens to protect the hair from the punishing UV rays. Clynol’s Care sun pure after sun hair & body shampoo (250ml, £8.45) and de-stress 24h after sun conditioner (200ml, £9.45) contain UV filters and leave your hair super soft and shiny.

6. Some people say that they love the sun-kissed look that is a result of exposure to the sun, and don’t want to use sun blockers on their hair, but hair will still lighten through the sunscreen products and, more importantly, the products will prevent the hair from looking like straw.

7. Summer re-growth will be noticeable, whatever your hair colour. Combat this by having a mixture of highlights and lowlights to blend the colour throughout the length.

8. Limit your use of heated styling tools in the evening and try sassy and sophisticated up dos instead. The look should be naturally messy and unstyled.

9. If you do have to use heated appliances, make sure you use Clynol’s Style flatter iron spray (200ml, £9.50) on the hair before styling and use the lowest temperature possible.

10. And finally, feel sexy. Your hair is your crowning glory but true sex appeal comes from within. So wriggle into that sassy sun dress, strap on those gladiator flip flops, add a slick of lip gloss and strut your stuff!