Maintaining our hair , from dealing with rapidly appearing roots to trimming dead ends, can be both time-consuming and expensive. It's estimated that the average UK woman spends a staggering £1,188.93 annually on their hair, including costs for cuts, colours, blow drying and styling appointments.
However, haircare enthusiast Cara Bradley, 31, from Chester, has discovered a method to reduce her grooming expenses , saving over £500 on her yearly maintenance costs. She told vivamoney.co.
uk: "It always feels like a luxury to get that big, bouncy, salon-finish blow-out after a fresh cut, but this hair habit could be setting your savings back." The average cost of a wash, cut, and blow-dry in the UK is £48, rising to a whopping £130 if you also add a colour. These prices increase even more if you're in London, with a cut and colour averaging at £184 per appointment.
Choosing a dry-cut – where the stylist simply trims your hair as it is, rather than washing it first – could be more economical, as you're not using shampoos, conditioners, and treatments. A dry cut at popular salon chain Supercuts will cost you just £21.95, compared to a shampoo cut, which will set you back £25.
50. If you have your hair cut every eight weeks, opting for a dry cut could save you around £23.80 a year.
She said: "Additionally, if you've had a dye job without a cut, you could offer to skip the blow-dry and leave with wet hair, although your stylist may want to see the finished result on dry hai.