Blog — Sun protection

We protect our delicate skin with UPF clothing and sunscreen, but what are we doing for our hair? Like your skin, the sun’s UVA and UVB rays can damage the outside cover of the hair strand, or the cuticle, hurting those luscious locks! Signs of damage can include discoloration, brittle strands, thinning and frizziness — all things equivalent to a dreadful sunburn. Your hair may also have trouble holding a curl and will feel and look “dry.” The key to making our hair sun-safe? Blocking it from the sun’s harmful rays by wearing a hat, limiting time outside when the sun...

  Meet Abby, Sol La La’s creator. Like so many of her friends, Abby loves having an outdoor lifestyle: shopping, sight-seeing, taking walks on the beach, going to farmers' markets and watching her kids play sports... the list goes on and on.   She cares a lot about protecting her skin from the sun's damaging rays, but hates having to slather on chemical-based sunscreen every time she steps outside. That was her inspiration for Sol La La! “One day it hit me. I need a fashion alternative to sunscreen, and so do all my Sol Sisters!” she exclaimed. You can...

Over the past three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined.* Sol La La wants to help change that stat in 2017 with our fashion alternatives to sunscreen. Dress up your new year with beautiful sun-safe accessories like the pretty Sqape to cover your shoulders or the chic Soma headband to protect your part. Shop our collection for all your favorite styles! The Sol La La Team *Source: Skin Cancer Foundation