Our Top 5 Summer Haircare Tips

Sun, humidity, salt water, and chlorine can take its toll on your locks. Brittle ends, unruly frizz, stripped strands…your hair goes through a lot in the hotter months. But with a few expert-backed tips and the right hair heroes, you can keep your hair strong and shiny.

Here are our truly effective summer haircare tips, plus all the products we swear by.

1. Start with a Repair-Focused Weekly Ritual

Before you even think about styling, you need to hit the reset button. A way to revive and prep your hair for the heat, UV rays, and environmental stressors it’s about to face. This is where a deep conditioning ritual comes in.

We recommend using the Blu & Green Weekly Repair Mask once a week. It’s a rich, clean-formula cream mask that penetrates deep into the hair shaft to strengthen, soften, and restore flexibility. Designed to lock in moisture and protect against heat damage, it’s the holy grail for frizz-prone, over-processed, or summer-parched hair.

Twentyseven Tip: Use it on your self-care night as your weekly hair ritual. Comb through and leave it on for 10-15 minutes while you do your skincare or wind down with a book.

2. Switch to a Gentle, Buildup-Removing Routine

Increased sweating, SPF, and swimming can lead to scalp buildup and dull strands. That’s where Wonder Valley’s Good Hair Day Bundle comes in. This trio, a shampoo, conditioner, and lightweight hair oil, cleanses without stripping, rebalances the scalp, and replenishes moisture with a silky lather and refreshing yuzu scent. Your strands are left soft, fresh, and full of movement, no matter how hot it gets.

3. Protect Hair from UV and Heat Damage

Your hair deserves sun protection just as much as your skin does. UVA and UVB rays can dry out strands, fade colour, and leave your hair feeling weak. The key is daily UV defense woven into your styling routine. For beachy texture and built-in sun protection, Hair by Sam McKnight’s Sundaze Beach Spray delivers soft, sea-kissed waves while shielding strands with Heliogenol™, a sunflower seed extract that guards against UV damage.

4. Embrace Lightweight, Multi-Tasking Leave-Ins

Hot weather means fewer wash days and more air-drying. A lightweight leave-in can help maintain moisture, reduce frizz, and prep hair for whatever comes next. Davines OI All in One Milk is our #1 top pick: it detangles, tames frizz, adds shine, and protects from heat and humidity in one ultra-light mist. If you prefer a creamier formula, R+Co’s SUN CATCHER Leave-In Conditioner offers a nourishing alternative that softens, seals in moisture, and helps your other styling products work even better

5. Don’t Skip Recovery After Swimming

Saltwater and chlorine can strip your hair of moisture, leaving it dry, brittle, and prone to breakage. Rinsing your hair with clean water before swimming helps minimize absorption, but recovery is just as important. Follow up with a deeply nourishing treatment like Davines SU Hair Mask, a rich, replenishing formula made specifically to restore sun and swim-damaged hair. Bringing softness, hydration, and strength back to stressed strands, so your hair feels like itself again, no matter how many beach days you pack in.

Healthy, touchable hair in the summertime isn’t impossible. With a little intentionality and the right rituals, your hair can feel light, free, and full of life. These five tips, paired with thoughtful, clean formulas, are here to support your hair through every sun-soaked moment.

Give your strands the love they deserve, and you’ll glide through summer with nothing but good hair days.