Prepping for a day at the beach with kids includes packing cool drinks, heaving umbrellas into the trunk and slathering sunscreen onto wiggling little bodies. It’s no surprise, then, that you might forget something as you finally smear some SPF on yourself—your scalp. “It’s important to protect the top of your head because sun can burn your scalp and leave hair dry, too,” explains Francesca Fusco, MD, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at mount Sinai medical center in New York City. Take cover with these products.

• Miss Oops Block Your Locks ($15, missoops.com) is a finishing spray that contains SPF 15.
• Neutrogena Healthy Defense Oil-Free Sunblock Stick ($8, drugstore.com) is the perfect way to apply sunscreen to tricky spots like your scalp.
• Carita Le Cheveu Revitalising Scrub for the Scalp ($45, caritadirect.com) exfoliates to remove impurities and dead skin cells.