Beauty Journal
Sun and Hair: 4 Hidden Types of Damage and How to Prevent Them
Skin renews itself every 28 days; the hair fiber doesn't, so sun damage stays. Four kinds of damage you don't see right away, how long sun protection lasts, and how to protect hair and skin together.
We protect our face from the sun. But our hair? Almost never. Yet it gets the same rays, the same exposure and the same cumulative damage. With one key difference: skin regenerates every 28 days. The hair fiber doesn't. The damage adds up, wash after wash, summer after summer.
4 invisible types of damage, all of them real
1. The fiber dries out: UV rays break protein bonds. Hair turns brittle, dull and porous.
2. The cuticle opens up: moisture gets in, frizz gets worse, hair loses its shape.
3. Color fades: natural or dyed, the sun dulls the tones and speeds up oxidation.
4. The scalp gets inflamed: sweat + sebum + UV create an inflammatory environment that can trigger seasonal hair loss.
How long does sun protection last?
Sunscreen needs to be reapplied every 2 hours in direct sun. After every swim, every sweat and every towel-dry, reapply right away: filters break down over time, sweat dilutes them and towels wipe them off. In the city, without direct sun, your morning application holds up, but if you head out in the sun at lunch, reapply. Reapplying is the only difference between real protection and protection that just looks real.
How to protect hair and skin together
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