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Scalp Sunscreen?

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Hey there, fellow sun-averse beauties! If you’re as translucent as I am, you know the struggle of avoiding brutal sunburns, especially on your scalp. With summer around the corner, I’ve learned the hard way that neglecting a hat can lead to uncomfortable peeling and irritation. I’m on the hunt for scalp sunscreen options but have concerns about how they’ll affect my hair. Will powder products leave me looking like I overdid it on dry shampoo? Could liquids make me feel like a greased rat?

Hey!
Unfortunately, I am paler than pale. Like genuinely so translucent I’ve never had somebody struggle with drawing my blood or placing and IV because you can see all my veins. As a result of this, in the warmer months I am slathered head to toe in various forms of sunscreen.

Unfortunately, a few times when I have disregarded a hat I have been pretty brutally sunburned on my scalp. It hurts, is hard to use aloe with, and peals like a banana. I am interested in scalp sunscreen, but don’t want to feel like I just have goo slathered in my hair all day. Luckily, most of the burn happens near the part of my hair and not continuously throughout, so I don’t need a product with full-scalp contact.

My concerns:

- ‘Powder’ scalp sunscreens: won’t these just make it look like you were overzealous with dry shampoo?

- ‘Liquid’ scalp sunscreens: these seem like they would leave a residue that would be uncomfortable and make you look like a greased rat.

- ‘Mist/Spray’ scalp sunscreen: possibly less residue left, but again wouldn’t these look greasy??

Please help.
- Signed, somebody who does not want to have another unconsentual scalp exfoliation this summer.

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