Hair Sunscreen

Sunburned Scalp

Recently, while vacationing in Mexico, I got a tiny sunburn on my scalp. No, I'm not bald! Nor did I get the sunburn on my forehead or above my ears. Instead I got the sunburn right down the center of my part.

I thought I had been taking all the necessary precautions. I was careful to lather on the sunscreen 20 to 30 minutes before going outside, once outside I again lathered on the sunscreen when needed, and I seeked shade when I felt I had enough sun. Overall this suncare routine worked very well; I didn't look like the majority of the sunburned tourists and proud of it! The only thing I didn't consider was getting a sunburned scalp.

This tiny sunburn on my scalp surprised me because I had never before had a sunburn on my head. Although, I suppose I shouldn't have been too surprised, I don't like wearing hats and I'd never heard of hair sunscreen before. Luckily the hotel store had sunscreen scalp spray and hair gel with sunscreen. I stared using both products the day I discovered my sunburn. By the second day of use my sunburn had healed. Now I use sunscreen scalp spray and hair gel with sunscreen as part of my daily suncare routine, as I dislike wearing hats.