TheCurlyMermaid
August 15th, 2018, 11:46 AM
Hope everyone is doing well!
This weekend the biggest beach party of the year is happening on my island. It runs from 7am-7pm, so that means I will be outside, in the sun, all day. Now, even though I'm mixed and very capable of taking sun without getting burned, I'm very careful with my skin and using sunblock because my close white family members (my father, and my half-brother) have had skin cancer cut out of them in the past. I wear sunblock daily- rain or shine.
However, the concept of hair needing sun protection is pretty new to me, and I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do to protect it. I've seen some people say oil, but would that not literally fry your hair? I'm in the Bahamas so this will be *full on* sun and I'll be out during the peak hours.
Any ideas/advice? I'll have a hat, but it won't cover all of my hair. I was thinking of doing a braided style in an effort to minimize tangles (ocean breeze and curls don't mix).
Also if you have any advice for protecting it from salt water... I know you'd think I'd know this stuff already having grown up on an island, but in the past I've either not cared about my hair and salt water, or I've made an effort to keep it out of the water. But I'm sure I'd be kidding myself if I say I'm not going in the water on Saturday.
This weekend the biggest beach party of the year is happening on my island. It runs from 7am-7pm, so that means I will be outside, in the sun, all day. Now, even though I'm mixed and very capable of taking sun without getting burned, I'm very careful with my skin and using sunblock because my close white family members (my father, and my half-brother) have had skin cancer cut out of them in the past. I wear sunblock daily- rain or shine.
However, the concept of hair needing sun protection is pretty new to me, and I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do to protect it. I've seen some people say oil, but would that not literally fry your hair? I'm in the Bahamas so this will be *full on* sun and I'll be out during the peak hours.
Any ideas/advice? I'll have a hat, but it won't cover all of my hair. I was thinking of doing a braided style in an effort to minimize tangles (ocean breeze and curls don't mix).
Also if you have any advice for protecting it from salt water... I know you'd think I'd know this stuff already having grown up on an island, but in the past I've either not cared about my hair and salt water, or I've made an effort to keep it out of the water. But I'm sure I'd be kidding myself if I say I'm not going in the water on Saturday.