Protect your hair from Uv rays, chlorine, salt, sand, and wind: this is the main job of hair sunscreens. The effects of a day at the beach, in fact, can ruin the results of a perfect haircare routine in a few hours. Thinking that you can solve everything at the end of the summer with nourishing shampoos and conditioners is a mistake.
The effects of the sun on the hair fiber are well known. The first is dehydration, due to the opening and damaging of the cuticles under the effect of Uv rays and heat. Split ends will be the first consequence in the short to medium term. In addition, Uv rays will cause the lightening of melanins, fading the hair and making it opaque. The harmful cocktail of sun, salt and chlorine will also lead to an increase in free radicals, with a process that will end up making the hair brittle and porous, unable to retain hydration.
Hair sunscreens have different formulas: they can be in oil, gel, spray, cream and even hairspray. There is no more effective formulation than the other: the choice depends on the needs and the type of life we lead at the beach. Sports? We will need high-resistance waterproof formulas. Always on the go? The best solution will be an invisible product to be used even in the city.
The 10 best hair sunscreens of summer 2024 are on sale in hair salons or in the best online stores of professional products. There is a special one for every need.
Sunscreens that give away beach bags
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To receive the free Sun beach pochette, with vitamin green details, just buy the hair sunscreens from the Solè line by Creattiva Professional. Like the Tropical Protective Milk Spf 30 body and hair sunscreen that filters Uva and Uvb rays. It is formulated with moisturizing and soothing active ingredients, including aloe vera, carrot, lime, coconut and mango. And if you buy it directly in the salon, you get a 10 euro discount on 2 products of your choice and 25 on 3 ones.
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You can receive the limited edition of the iconic LK Nude, the bag by the young Milanese designer Lucrezia Kauffmann, if you buy milk_shake hair sunscreens. To protect hair from sun, salt and chlorine, the bi-phase leave-in conditioner protective conditioning spray is perfect. It contains hibiscus oil, organic muru muru butter and active quinoa proteins.
Oil formulas for dry hair
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Hair Protective Oil from the Semi di Lino Sunshine line by Alfaparf Milano is a biphasic spray oil with Uv filters with an anti-dryness action. It uses an active derivative of cold-pressed chia seed oil, which creates a protective film around the hair to guarantee protection from oxidative damage of solar radiation. Use it before and during exposure.
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10-in-1 miraculous oil cream from the Solarich line by Medavita is an ultra-detangling protector with Uva/Uvb filters, which preserves the structure and color of hair fiber from exposure to sunlight. It contains nourishing and soothing active ingredients: manuka honey, avocado, coconut, aloe and shea butter. Use it before and after exposure, even on the body.
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Use a few drops of Beach Summer Magic Oil by Cotril. It detangles and nourishes hair sensitized by wind, sun, chlorine and salt. Apply it both on the beach and after sun exposure.
Invisible hairspray with Uv filters
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Walking through the streets of the city in the middle of summer? Keep fading, dullness and split ends of your hair away with an invisible sunscreen product, which you can also use at the beach. Sun Care Styling Lacquer from the Soleil line by La Biosthétique is your perfect choice. Its water-repellent formulation is deposited directly on hair structure.
Sunflower polyphenols protect against sun damage, while Uv filters enhance protection against color-fading rays. A complex of esters and a treating polymer revitalize stressed hair.
Anti-frizz for curly hair
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Wave-Lock Control Cream pH 5 from the Colorcare Suncare line by Elgon is an elasticizing anti-frizz cream with Uv filters for curly hair. The formula is based on a biotechnologically fermented cactus extract, which is inserted into the products at 1%, therefore in a functional quantity. Guarantees scientifically proven efficacy.
Water-resistant pool-proof
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Water Serum from the Allerbad Sun & Sea line by Tocco Magico is the no-rinse spray to be used during and after exposure to chlorine, sun and salt. Detangles and nourishes hair without weighing it down. Contains Uv filters, vitamin E, with an antioxidant action, and organic sweet orange extract, with revitalizing properties. The fragrance is fresh and citrusy.
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Shieldon Healthy Glow: apply before and after swimming to protect hair and maintain hydration. The acidic pH, no-oil formula, does not grease or stick, and is water resistant for 60 minutes.
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With over 98% natural ingredients and a 100% biodegradable fragrance, Morphosis Sun Protective Spray & Leave-in by Framesi protects hair from chlorine and Uv rays during and after exposure. Enriched with papaya extract, almond proteins and plant phytocomplex, it restores the hydrolipidic barrier and prevents color fading.
