The 13 Best Sun-Protection Products for Your Hair and Scalp

Sun Bum's protecting Scalp & Hair Mist SPF 30 relies on chemical blockers like homosalate, avobenzone, and octisalate to shelter hair from the sun's damaging rays. Additionally, it's formulated with glycerin and sunflower seed oil to minimize static and nourish the hair so it doesn't dry out. The sunscreen's slim nozzle makes it super easy to spritz along your part, as well as hard-to-reach areas on the scalp.

You can always rely on a good hair powder to sop up any sunny-day sweat, but you can rely on a great powder to also protect your scalp from UV damage. Ulta Beauty's own Mineral Hair & Scalp Powder SPF 45 provides broad-spectrum protection right at your roots, so any skin that's especially exposed up there — your part in particular — gets a good grease-absorbing dose of sunscreen. Just shake it on and blend it in with either your fingers or a hairbrush.

Hair color is one of the most obvious victims of UV damage, fading at the first sign of prolonged sun exposure. However, this collaboration, DP Hue x Kristin Cavallari Sun & City Mist, is making it easier to fight for your shade's vibrancy but making it harder for the sun to make a harsh impact on your hair. To do this, it relies heavily on raspberry seed extract, which puts up its dukes against UV rays and pollution while offering replenishing moisture.

While the avobenzone and other chemical blockers in the Coola Organic Scalp & Hair Mist work to protect the scalp and hair from UV damage, plant-derived extracts (soybean and palm) condition and give each strand lightweight hydration.

Rahua expands its beloved hydration line with a detangling leave-in spray that also works as a barrier to the sun's harmful rays hitting your crown. Morete (buriti) oil, a botanical oil extracted from a plant called the moriche palm, works as a natural source of UV protection. And if that weren't enough, the spray smells like delicious tropical candy.

Meet one of the most overachieving dry shampoos on the market. In addition to the rice starch that so many dry shampoos use to do their freshening-up duties, Chi Vibes Wake + Fake Soothing Dry Shampoo goes above and beyond with scalp-soothing aloe and white tea, which provides protection against sun damage with some of the most potent antioxidant power in the ingredient game. That means instant and long-term benefits every time you give it a spritz.

Weightless and non-greasy, Aveda's Sun Care Protective Hair Veil contains UV filters obtained from wintergreen and cinnamon bark oils that help hinder the hair-drying effects of the sun. It's also infused with nourishing ingredients like green tea extract, shea butter, coconut oil, and vitamin E, which condition the hair and make strands look shiny, soft, and smooth.

In addition to nourishing fruit extracts from Australia — including vitamin C-rich kakadu plum — Kevin Murphy's Un.Tangled Leave-In Conditioner contains added heat protection that shields hair from damage caused by hot tools and the sun. Every spritz leaves hair smelling like a tropical vacation, which is a much-needed treat during a summer spent indoors.

Along with smoothing frizz, Rita Hazan's Lock and Block Protective Spray completely coats strands with UV-damage-preventing antioxidants (vitamins A and E) and hair-softening panthenol. This stuff protects your color and will keep your style in place, too.

Formulated with sunflower extract, Moroccanoil's Protect and Prevent lightweight spray keeps your hair color from oxidizing and leaves it smelling like Moroccanoil's signature tropical, argan oil-based scent. Plus, you can use this to detangle, which is great after spending time in the beach's winds and waves.

Packed with grapeseed oil, sweet almond oil, and safflower oil, Bumble and Bumble's Bb. Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Primer is an all-in-one lotion that smooths frizz and protects hair from both UV (using avobenzone and octinoxate) and heat damage. Use on damp hair to style, or use on dry hair to refresh while adding that extra sun barrier.