How do you protect your hair from sun damage?

Dry and damaged hair after summer heat… there’s always a way to avoid it by applying proper care. To keep our hair from fall, weaken and exhaust, sun protection is the first thing to look at for maintaining its healthy condition. This is highly important, for aggressive solar radiance causes serious hair cortex and scale disorder, making the hair dry, brittle, and lacking on flexibility and shine. The sun also weakens hair bulbs intensifying its loss, tip forking, and color fading.

Blond (and generally light) and porous hair are the types most exposed to UV damage, for they’re naturally dryer and more vulnerable to external factors. Which, still, doesn’t mean, that dark-haired people should take the proper care to eliminate sun damage, too. 

Ways of anti-solar protection 

The easiest way to reduce sun damage is headwear, plaiting the hair or making it into horsetail. This will at least lower the surface in contact with sunrays. The key though, is making sure of proper nurturing. 

Head skin sweating significantly intensifies during summer, above this people go bathing in salty sea water, and get themselves exposed to the sun all the time, so washing the hair gets more frequent, than normally. This requires to strictly attend to the care products and use softer formulas, that will keep the skin’s natural barrier sound and won’t dry the hair. These are all kinds of SLS, SLES and other aggressive detergents free shampoos.  

Silicone serum would be in this case a good option for extra nurturing of the hair tips. Such products usually come in smaller containers, and thanks to this convenient to use and carry in the purse to the beach, for example.  

Hair care enhanced with UV filters is another thing to consider. The best option here is natural and mineral filters combined in one product to achieve the ultimate synergy.

Natural filters commonly used in hair care products are: Aloe, shea butter, raspberry seed oil, camomile, carrot oil, green tea or amber essence, arnica, wheatgrass, or hazelnut oils. 

Natural filters can’t provide comprehensive care on their own, for they’re susceptive to photodegradation, though combined with mineral filters provide all the necessary care. The point is either using a product with natural filters first and then add another one with mineral protection, or seek for a formula already containing both solutions. Though, the range of such products containing both types of filters is scarce on the market, so it’s definitely worth to consider making one part of your own product range.