The fire and ice water we experienced in Iceland was nice but your hair

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...could take a beating  :

TikTok influencers in Iceland are learning the hard way that you shouldn't get your hair wet in the Blue Lagoon
The reason for all the hair dunking is presumably because it makes for a great photo — and in most cases, these influencers are getting some pretty great snaps. But is it worth all the hair drama that follows you after getting home? Guess that depends on who you ask. But after people started watching it, many commenters flooded the post to tell her that she shouldn’t have let her hair get wet. “THE HAIR,” wrote one concerned TikToker. “Everyone’s hair in this vid will never be the same,” said another. In a follow-up video, @ellamarietravels responded to all the outrage by showing her hair several days after visiting the lagoon. By then, she’d applied a deep conditioner to it daily while keeping it in braids to prevent dryness. And after washing out the conditioner and drying it fully, @ellamarietravels claimed that it was totally fine.

I enjoyed Blue Lagoon and took these photos:

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Besides the high levels of silica at Blue Lagoon, which is not actually harmful but can make your hair incredibly stiff and hard to manage for an extended period of time, it can freeze too when wet due to the cold weather there:

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No worries though, lots of tips to protect your hair if you ever visit the Blue Lagoon :