At Sebastian Professional, we champion bold hair fashion with innovative products that let you care for and style your locks without limits. Our experts are here to share proven insights on safeguarding your hair from sun damage as summer nears. Enjoy the sun safely with these professional tips.
How does sun damage affect hair? Is it just the sun, or does chlorine and seawater play a role too?
We've all embraced SPF for skin protection, applying sunscreen at the first sign of sun. Yet hair often goes unprotected, despite knowing heat's toll. Summer exposes hair to intense heat and UV rays year-round, drying it out, fading color, and accelerating damage—like a constant blow dryer. Add holiday swims: chlorine fades color in natural or dyed hair, strips natural oils, and dries scalp and strands. Seawater's minerals and salt cling, leaving hair dry, sticky, and porous, prone to breakage.
Common summer hair issues:
1. Dry, damaged hair – Strands feel rough and tangle easily.
2. Split ends – Dryness reduces elasticity, causing breakage during brushing or styling.
3. Burnt, dry scalp – Beach days burn scalps despite hair coverage, harming roots.
4. Fading color – Natural or dyed shades lose vibrancy, shine, and bounce.
5. Oily scalp – Heat boosts sebum, leading to over-washing. Love your hair? Limit washes to 3 times weekly—frequent shampooing dries it further.
Summer hair care essentials:
Locks battling sun, chlorine, and sand deserve TLC—prevention beats repair. Hair grows 1cm monthly; tally summers survived by length.
1. Pre-sun Cellophane treatment: Ammonia- and peroxide-free salon gloss for all hair types. Revolutionary pigments lock in shine, bounce, and color for up to 4 weeks, plus UV protection and moisture balance.
2. Post-swim: Rinse with tap water to flush salt/chlorine. Follow with hydrating shampoo and conditioner. Sebastian Professional Penetraitt—shampoo, conditioner, mask—deeply penetrates with protein to restore strength, elasticity, shine, and moisture fast.
3. UV-filter products pre-sun, with moisturizers and nourishing oils.
Post-beach or sun recovery:
Combat porosity from chlorine/seawater with NO.BREAKER leave-in bonding spray. It repairs deep damage, reducing breakage by 99% for resilient, smooth hair.
Restore moisture with a quality mask like Sebastian Penetraitt. Massage scalp during wash. Boost results: Apply generously to 4 sections, comb through, leave 10-20 minutes under a turban towel.
