You wouldn't leave the country without stocking up on SPF for both your face and body, but what about sun protection for your hair?
According to Pinterest, saves for SPF hair mists have increased by 52%, as more and more of us are becoming aware of sun damage. While your lengths won't peel or turn an unsightly shade of lobster red like your back and shoulders, intense heat and UV rays have the ability to sap it of moisture, shine, movement and colour in a matter of minutes. Cue lacklustre, straw-like tresses on your return to Heathrow and at least three frantic phone calls to your hairdresser the day after.
Protecting your locks from the sun might not be high on your agenda when all you want to do is sink daiquiris but there's a new breed of easy hair mists, serums and oils with the ability to shield those pesky free radicals, minimising damage instantly and cumulatively throughout the day.
Click through for R29's pick of the best.
Ombre, balayage or all-over, this masque is devised specifically for those who dye their hair regularly. A dream team of natural ingredients provides a hit of hydration that leaves lengths satisfyingly soft, while the clever UV+ technology keeps colour under lock and key – even if you're a big sun worshipper.
Alterna Bamboo UV+ Rehab Deep Hydration Masque, £21.25, available at Beauty Bay
The bottle may look small and humble but the ingredients sure pack a punch. A megamix of green tea extract and vitamin E helps to ward off free radicals like UV rays all while smoothing, glossing and de-frizzing, and shea butter acts like a shot of nourishment for an overworked scalp. Simply mist onto dry or straight hair and let it work its magic.
Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil, £22.50, available at Aveda
Don't let the word 'oil' put you off. This protective primer from the geniuses at Bumble and Bumble combines six lightweight types that cocoon the hair shaft so each strand is safeguarded not singed. It's basically a beach umbrella in a spray bottle and you shouldn't hit the beach without it.
Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil Heat/UV Protective Primer, £8, available at Bumble and Bumble
If you pack just one hair product in your suitcase, make it this. It harnesses fortifying vitamins to strengthen hair from the inside out, while antioxidant properties and UV shields mean intense rays bounce right off. Expect an impressive mirror shine, too.
Cuvée Beauty Protective Treatment, £35, available at Cult Beauty
This weightless mist clings onto each and every strand, protecting against sun damage from root to tip. It has the knack of adjusting to all hair types (even thick and coarse) and evaporates in next to no time at all, so you can style away as usual. A beach bag must-have if ever we saw one.
Kérastase Micro-Voile Protecteur, £21.80, available at Kérastase
Perfect for the wash-and-go kinda girl, Maria Nila’s shampoo leaves coloured lengths feeling as soft and healthy as virgin hair. It is also packed with natural antioxidant pomegranate to keep rays from zapping away moisture and vibrancy.
Maria Nila Luminous Colour Shampoo, £15.99, available at Salon Services
Pulled through damp or dry hair, this milky crème is sturdy enough to keep your style in place all day, without the weighty feel. Thanks to the added filter, it acts like an apron against penetrative UV rays which so often drain the hair of moisture and shine, so you can skip the salon in favour of another cocktail.
Oribe Creme For Style, £31, available at Space NK
Not only does a single dollop of Original & Mineral's conditioner banish the halo of frizz that is synonymous with humid weather, it also shuttles antioxidant ingredients and added UV guards into the hair fibre for ultimate protection – even after you've rinsed it out. Double up on defence and team with the matching shampoo.
Original & Mineral Maintain The Mane Conditioner, £22, available at Net-A-Porter
This has a cult following for good reason! Whether you colour it or not, hair can take a battering from chlorine, sea salt and intense UV rays but, thanks to moisture-magnet glycerin and special ingredient dimethicone, which wraps itself like armour around fragile strands, this combats both the dreaded fade and the frazzled feel. Worth its weight in gold.
Philip Kingsley Citrus Sunshine Swimcap, £6, available at Look Fantastic
Intelligent UV filters in Sachajuan's Hair In The Sun shut out beating rays so you can say "See ya" to the parched, straw-like feel that lapping up the sun tends to lend your locks. Thanks to the lighter-than-light texture, it's an amazing styling cream – and if you're staying in the UK this summer? Well, the stunning orange blossom scent makes it the beauty equivalent of a holiday on the Amalfi coast.
Sachajuan Hair In The Sun, £20, available at Feel Unique
If you swear by Ultrasun's face sunscreen, then you need to reserve a spot in your hand luggage for the clever hair version. A single spritz veils hair in a potent mix of antioxidants which work hard to deflect environmental aggressors, and the added UV filter ensures your lengths stay smooth, not sizzled. Step this way for shampoo-ad shine.
Ultrasun Daily UV Hair Protector, £18.50, available at QVC
A cloud of Wella's Solar Helio Spray maintains moisture in every single lock of hair without weighing it down or making it feel uncomfortably greasy. The best part? The nourishing vitamin complex helps to keep colour vivid, even when the sun is beating down.
Wella Professionals Sun Protection Spray, £12.95, available at Beauty Bay
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