Summer hair is dreamy. Salty waves, sunkissed highlights, relaxed updos. Yum. But it can also be the worst time for damage. Sun protection for your hair is easy to forget, but honestly, it's a game-changer, because SPF isn't just an essential for the face and body when summertime hits.
But before we get into why spf is so good at protecting, it's worth mentioning that it has a double-whammy benefit of upping your hair styling game, too. If humidity sees your hair go wild with flyaways, the suncream hair hack can smooth things out. Using a tiny blob of suncream over hair can create a sleek finish.
“When I've forgotten my hair UV protection, I've used this trick myself,” confirms top London hair stylist, Hollie Rose Clarke. “Suncream is a heavy product (and by heavy, I mean thick and oily), due to its greasy formula, but it's actually a great anti-flyaway cream for beach waves.”
Alongside styling, sun protection for your hair can give you pretty summer strands, just without the damage. “The sun can oxidise the hair's pigment and give us those gorgeous sunkissed highlights. However, just like when we lighten our hair in a salon using bleach, the natural highlights the sun gives can damage and weaken the bonds of the hair, resulting in dry, brittle, porous hair and even breakage,” says Hollie. “So hair spf is a must!”
In fact, a study conducted by haircare brand Philip Kingsley (creator of the iconic Elasticizer hair mask which has been saving our crispy ends for years) revealed that the most reported cause of hair damage during summer holidays is the UV rays from the sun, closely followed by chlorine in swimming pools and harsh sea salt water. Those taking part in the study noticed that this damage manifested itself through the following: Excessive dryness (19%), Frizz and split ends (17%), Colour fading (13%), Change in hair colour caused by chlorine (7%), Dry scalps (7%).
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