7 Products to Protect Your Hair from the Sun this Summer

Color-treated hair in the summer is a double-end sword. Not only can UV rays do a number on your strands’ health, the sunshine can also cause your color to fade, too. Spritz Phyto’s willow bark and rosemary extract-infused spray before an afternoon at the beach to treat dryness and fading from chlorine, water, and the sun’s rays.

The key to riding a blowout as long as possible this summer: Run this heat and UV protectant throughout your damp hair before reaching for the blow dryer.

Stash Aveda's travel-friendly bottle in your beach bag to spritz on hair before and during your afternoon in the sun. The wintergreen and cinnamon bark oils in its formula have your hair covered against UVA/UVB damage, while its antioxidants keep free radiacals away. 

Lather up with a shampoo that nourishes dry, brittle hair and prevents sun damage. 

Get a spray that does both: On damp hair Living Proof’s spray shields strands from heat-styling, and on dry hair it stops UV damage. Bonus: It does all of the above while boosting shine and smoothness.

Do damage control by treating hair to an after-sun mask when you’re in the shower. A trifecta of Tahitian coconut, sunflower seed oil, and organic bamboo extract work together in ALTERNA Haircare’s one-minute rinse-off mask to nourish, strengthen, and shield hair from future UV exposure.

This humidity-proof cream controls frizz and moisturizes hair while simutaneously preventing damage from the sun's rays.