6 DIY Sunscreen Recipes to Protect Your Hair

Six Do-It-Yourself Hair Sunscreen Recipes 

Irrespective of the fact how much melanin you have in your skin, application of a sunscreen is essential. Sunscreen helps you to protect your skin from damages due to ultraviolet rays, especially during the summer season. Not only your skin, but also your hair needs protection from the harmful rays of the sun. This is where hair sunscreens come in.  

Hair sunscreens are helpful for the days when your hair will be overexposed to the sunlight, which might cause protein loss and decoloring in them.

Recently, a study conducted showed that chemicals in sunscreens get into our bloodstream within 24 hours of its application. But many medical experts suggest this should not keep you from using sunscreens if you want to properly “sun care” your hair. However, if you are planning to avoid using sunscreens with chemicals, there are several homemade hair sunscreen recipes, that are simple, effective, and affordable. Six such hair sunscreen recipes are listed below: 

• Grapeseed-Rosewater Hair Sunscreen Recipe

 Grapeseed oil is rich in vitamin E, minerals, proteins, and linoleic acid, which are all very essential for strengthening your hair roots, protecting the cuticle in your hair, and making your hair smooth. Therefore, you can always try some grapeseed oil in your hair for making your hair grow faster and stronger.

Being exposed to the sun for a long time will reduce the moisture in your hair that is essential for your hair. Therefore, it is recommended to add some rosewater to the green seed oil, which will help to retain the moisture and to make your hair look more replenished. In addition to this, rose water also has anti-inflammatory properties, which will reduce the damage caused by sun rays and also prevent dandruff. Not only that, but rose water also increases blood circulation to your hair follicles, which ensures your hair will get all the sufficient nutrients required.

Now, let us see how to prepare this hair sunscreen.

Things we need:

• Two tablespoons of grapeseed oil
• A Rosewater spray bottle

Fill the spray bottle with rose water, then add two tablespoons of grapeseed oil in it. That is all there is to it. Spray this on your hair before going out in the sun.

• White Tea – Lavender Hair Sunscreen Recipe

 There are some important things you should know before you start using white tea on your hair. For example, white tea contains an antioxidant called EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) in it which not only encourages hair growth, but also helps in preventing premature hair loss. In addition to this, white tea also helps to protect your hair from the harmful rays of the sun by keeping your locks moisturized, shiny and soft. Lavender is a deep conditioner with antimicrobial properties, which helps to soothe your scalp and prevent scalp itching. As an additional bonus, lavender can heal scalp and skin inflammation.

Now, let us see how to prepare this hair sunscreen.

Things we need:

• Two white tea bags
• Five drops of lavender oil

Now to prepare this hair sunscreen, soak two white tea bags in hot water and let it cool completely. After that, pour it into a container and add five drops of lavender oil and shake. Now, you can apply this as your hair sunscreen.

• Coconut Oil - Lime Hair Sunscreen Recipe

 Coconut oil is a very trending thing these days as far as natural hair care is concerned. You can also apply it to your skin as a sunscreen during hot summer months. The constituents in coconut oil have found to help in moisturizing and soften your hair. It also helps in preventing hair breakage. You can also tame your curls and seal your strands using coconut oil so that they won’t get damaged easily.  Lime has Vitamin C in it which stimulates hair growth and protects it from sun damage.

Now, let us see how to prepare this hair sunscreen.

Things we need:

• One tablespoon of coconut oil
• Half cup of water
• A drop of lime

First of all, place a tablespoon of coconut oil into the microwave for just two seconds so that it will blend well with the lime juice and water. Now, mix all the three, and your sunscreen is ready. Store it in a plastic bottle at room temperature. You can microwave the entire bottle for about 5 seconds if the coconut oil begins to freeze because a warm solution will feel great on your scalp and hair.

• Zinc Hair Sunscreen Recipe

 This recipe makes use of distilled water, non-nano zinc oxide, and argan oil. Non-nano zinc oxide protects your hair from various ultraviolet rays in a non-toxic and natural way. The main ingredients of argan oil are antioxidants, linoleic acid, vitamins A, E and C, and omega-6 fatty acids, each of which helps to tame curls and make your hair more easily manageable. Not only that these are very helpful in protecting your hair from hot tools and sun damage.

Now, let us see how to prepare this hair sunscreen.

Things we need:

• Six ounces of distilled water
• One teaspoon of argan oil
• One teaspoon of non-nano zinc oxide

Blend all of the ingredients mentioned above, and your hair sunscreen is ready to apply.

• Aloe Vera - Honey Hair Sunscreen Recipe

 If you prefer to prepare a hair sunscreen in an all-natural way, the best ingredient to use is Aloe Vera, which will give your natural locks more beauty and definition. It also has proteolytic enzymes in it, which helps in repairing any damaged skin cells on your scalp along with promoting hair growth and deep conditioning your hair. Sea salt absorbs any extra oil, inhibits fungal growth and improves blood flow to your scalp. The primary purpose of adding honey in this recipe is to retain hair moisture. Honey is a natural humectant. It also prevents hair breakage by providing your hair with the necessary nutrients.

Now, let us see how to prepare this hair sunscreen.

Things we need:

• Eight ounces of water
• One teaspoon of sea salt
• One tablespoon of Aloe Vera
• One tablespoon of honey
• One teaspoon of coconut oil

Mix all these ingredients well and store in a plastic bottle. Make sure to shake this mixture well before applying to your hair.

• Raspberry Seed Oil - Avocado Oil Sunscreen Recipe

 Raspberry seed oil is a powerful ultraviolet ray blocking substance which helps in fighting free radicals and increasing collagen. Therefore it is almost impossible to conclude our discussion on hair sunscreens without mentioning a recipe which has raspberry seed oil in it. Avocado oil in combination with raspberry seed oil is a perfect thing to make sure your hair has enough supply of monounsaturated fats and oleic acid which will ensure that your hair’s shaft is deeply penetrated and perfectly conditioned. Rosemary tea is also found to help make your hair healthy and strong.

Now, let us see how to prepare this hair sunscreen.

Things we need:

• Two tablespoons of avocado oil
• Two tablespoons of raspberry seed oil
• One rosemary tea bag

As the first step, soak the rosemary tea bag in hot water and let it cool. After that pour the avocado oil and raspberry seed oil into it. Stir well and store it in a plastic bottle. You can apply this now to make your scalp and hair sun-protected-ready!