Simple Ways to Protect Your Hair and Scalp from Sun

Like the face and body, the hair and scalp need sunscreen. UV-protected hair care helps maintain color and prevent damage, but it works differently from sunscreen. 

 

 To find out more about sunscreen on the scalp and hair, we asked a few dermatologists to discuss Sunsafe Hair Care below. 

 

How does the sun affect your hair? Ultraviolet rays can affect hair in two ways: color and health. UV rays speed up hair removal and, at the same time, cause toner removal and root color fading. 

 

These rays result in causing a chemical reaction that breaks down the natural or salon-deposited hair pigments. 

 

Upon absorbing more radiation, the cells generate free radicals, causing protein loss and structural damage to the hair shaft. 

 

It is a vicious cycle. The more brittle the hair, the easier it is to absorb UV rays, and the more damage it has, such as dryness, breakage, split ends, curly hair, thinning hair, and discoloration.

 

Hair is the same as skin. Exposure to UV light when indoors. If light rays fall out of a window while driving, it can be exposed to UVA rays.

 

Can you use sunscreen on the hair and scalp?

 

Before you get to the bottle of Daily Sun Protection Factor, let's analyze the difference between sunscreen on your hair and scalp. 

 

Your scalp is still skin and needs the same sunscreen ingredients you put on your face and body. 

 

The difference lies in the prescription, as creams and liquids are not the best delivery system for the head. The hair care product is not sunscreen because it does not use the same ingredients found in your favorite SPF. 

 

"Products such as hair shields, protective enhancers, and filters support our natural defenses, protect against environmental influences, and are suitable for repairing hair and scalp. 

 

These usually contain antioxidants, vitamins B, C, E, glutathione, sea buckthorn, propolis, and other ingredients. 

 

 Now, if you ask, "Is it an alternative to the sunscreen properties of chemical sunscreen ingredients such as zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or oxybenzone?"

 

The answer is "No." Therefore, don't forget to treat the scalp and hair separately. How are you best protected then? Wear a hat, especially when you go to the beach. 

 

Choose a wide-brimmed style with a high UPF (a number that measures the amount of UV radiation that prevents penetration into the fabric). 

 

Finding shade and avoiding the sun during peak hours can also help reduce exposure to UV light. Now you know how to protect your hair. So just take good hair care and celebrate your awesome and beautiful hair.