Davines SU Hair Milk — a leave-on protective milk with Regenerative Organic Certified™ Clementine Peel Extract, UV and heat protection up to 230°C (446°F) that keeps sun-exposed hair soft, shiny, and easy to comb. Use before sun exposure as a protective shield, or after washing as a conditioning leave-in.
The Moda Team Review: The Most Versatile Product in the SU Family
Most summer haircare products are reactive — you use them after the damage is done. The SU Hair Milk is the one product in the Davines SU range that works both ways: applied before sun exposure, it forms a protective layer with UV-A and UV-B filters that prevent dehydration and colour fade during the day. Applied after washing with SU Hair & Body Wash, it functions as a leave-in conditioning treatment that restores softness, shine, and combability to hair that has already been through a summer day.
The formula is lightweight — genuinely lightweight, not lightweight in the way that means it has no substance. It applies as a fine mist and distributes easily with a comb. On fine hair, it adds no weight and leaves no residue. On thick or dry hair, it provides meaningful softness and detangling. It is the product we most often recommend clients keep in their beach bag because the use case is so practical: apply it in the morning before going into the sun, reapply after rinsing off at the beach, and you have done the two most important protective steps in the SU routine without carrying multiple products.
Why Moda Carries This
Davines built the SU family around the principle that summer should not cost you your hair condition — and the Hair Milk is the product that makes that principle practical. The Clementine Peel Extract is Regenerative Organic Certified™, sourced from Alessandro Malerba's farm in San Ferdinando, Reggio Calabria, Italy. That specificity matters to us: Davines can name the farm, the person, and the region. That is the kind of supply chain transparency that aligns with why Moda chose Davines as our foundation brand.
Key Active Ingredient
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Regenerative Organic Certified™ Clementine Peel Extract (Citrus Clementina): Sourced from Alessandro Malerba's farm in San Ferdinando, Reggio Calabria, Italy. Contains proteins that boost volume for fuller hair, alongside antioxidants that protect the hair fibre from UV-caused free radical damage. Combined with UV-A and UV-B filters and heat protection up to 230°C (446°F), it provides a multi-layered protective and conditioning action in a single leave-in application.
Moda Pro Tip
Apply to damp hair before air-drying on beach or pool days — the combination of the leave-in conditioning and the UV protection means the hair is actively recovering while it dries. This is the highest-value use case for the product: you are not adding a step, you are doing the protective and conditioning work at the same time as the drying that is going to happen anyway. On particularly hot days, apply a second coat to dry hair before going back into the sun for continuous UV protection through the afternoon.
Not the Right Fit If...
If your hair is already significantly damaged by sun and needs intensive recovery, the SU Hair Mask is the treatment step — it conditions more deeply and is designed for the repair phase, not the maintenance phase. The Hair Milk maintains and protects; the Mask restores. For the best seasonal result, use both: Milk daily for protection, Mask weekly for repair.
How To Use
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Before sun exposure: Apply to damp or dry hair from mid-lengths to ends. Do not rinse. Style as usual.
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After sun exposure: Shampoo with SU Hair & Body Wash, rinse, then apply SU Hair Milk to towel-dried hair from mid-lengths to ends. Do not rinse. Air-dry or blow-dry.
- Apply a second coat to dry hair for additional UV protection during extended outdoor exposure.
