Hair Care Products

2011 Summer

5 Leave-In Conditioners to Protect Lil Ones' Hair From Summer's Elements

A child's skin isn't the only thing that needs protecting during the Summer.

A child's skin isn't the only thing that needs protecting during the Summer. Their hair needs protection too! The sun, chlorine, and salt water can have a drying, damaging effect on hair (and the scalp) that will last long after those pool parties and family trips to the beach. Protect and nourish your lil swimmer's locks with a leave-in conditioner that adds moisture while reducing fly aways that come out with Summer's humidity.

From left to right:

  • So Cozy Protective Conditioning Mist with Sunscreen ($14): A leave-in conditioner with sunscreen to protect hair and scalp from the harmful effects of the sun. This hair care product is specially formulated for children 1 to 12-years-old and has a cool coconut scent.
  • Original Sprout Leave-In Conditioner ($11): Made with natural and organic ingredients, it helps protect against sun and environmental damage. It also strengthens and improves hair structure with vegetable proteins and polymers.
  • Fairy Tales Coco Cabana Leave-In Sun Spray ($11): A rich conditioner in a spray pump to help keep hair conditioned and manageable. It's paraben free and contains coconut oil and jojoba.
  • California Baby Swimmer's Defense Hair Conditioner ($12): This conditioner contains a botanical blend of herbs, rich emollients, and natural sunscreens that combine to re-balance, repair, and rehydrate hair, leaving it soft and shiny.
  • Smart Girls Who Surf Care for Hair Leave-in Conditioner ($9): A leave-in conditioner and protein-infused detangler, specially formulated with vitamins and has SPF 7 sunscreen to protect the hair and scalp from the sun. It's paraben and oil free, and has a light kiwi scent.

Hair Care Products

Hair Help: Let the Bella Editors Soothe Your Dis-Tress

Have a hair emergency you need assistance with?


Have a hair emergency you need assistance with? A follicular conundrum you just can't figure out? The Bella team is here to help! Whatever your hair question, just ask in the comments, and we'll try our best to give you the advice you need to solve it or direct you to someplace that can. Just tell us about your problem in the comments, and we'll answer back with our best advice. Then, we'll round up the questions into one helpful piece, so you can see what everyone else is wondering about, too. We're ready to get started whenever you are, so ask away!

Source: Flickr User Arianne...

Hair Care Products

Protect Your Hair At the Beach

There are just two more official weekends left of summer, and you've already come this far protecting your hair from the sun and saltwater.

There are just two more official weekends left of summer, and you've already come this far protecting your hair from the sun and saltwater. So keep up the good work and don't damage that color that took your stylist hours to perfect. As soon as you get out of the ocean or the pool, apply a dime- to quarter-sized dollop of Helene Curtis ThermaSilk Moisture Infusing Conditioner to your wet hair. The sun's heat will activate the conditioner to protect your locks and leave them feeling silky smooth. Plus, the inexpensive product will save you tons of time and money in color correction and rescue you from from the horror of brassy highlights. Buy it here for $5.59.