heat protectants for natural hair

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Heat protectants are a must-have for anyone who wants to keep their hair looking healthy and shiny. They can help you achieve the style you want, whether it's straight, wavy, or curly, while also protecting your hair from the process. Here are some of the best heat protectants for your hair.

ghdBodyguard - Heat Protect Spray

ITEM: 1593052

Size: 4 oz/ 118 mL

83 Reviews

$28.00

This GHD heat protect is THE BEST I've ever tried. It protects my hair from the heat, smells amazing, and doesn't dry out my hair. ...I have fine, thin hair which goes frizzy with humidity. This heat protector smells great and does not weigh down my hair. ...Best Heat Protectant I've Tried...Super heat protectant

What it is:
A heat protectant spray to defend your hair from the heat of hairdryers and stylers while leaving hair with a smooth "no product" feel.

What it is formulated to do:
It's no secret that heat styling can leave locks dry and lifeless. This Heat Protect Spray has been specially designed to help unleash your hair’s dramatic and sexy side, while allowing you to maximize the styling effects of heat with total confidence. Restore your hair's natural luster while preventing future damage with ghd's protective formula. With a fresh botanical scent, this water-light product penetrates every strand for a silky, smooth finish that will last as long as your blowout.

OribeSilverati Shampoo

ITEM: 2438109

Size: 8.5 oz/ 250 mL

24 Reviews

$49.00

I absolutely love this shampoo. I have natural silver hair, and Oribe Silverati is so much better than any purple shampoo I have ever tried....Very silver in tone and probably works best to perform brightening on hair that is actually more white. My natural hair color looks more blond though than white and/or gray.

What it is: An illuminating shampoo that brightens gray, silver, and white shades while eliminating dull, yellow tones and softening strands for ageless-looking hair.

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Texture: Coily, Curly, Straight, and Wavy

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Color Fading
- Brassiness

$24.00

The other is a heat protectant that tames frizz and add shines. ...My hair is long (mid back), natural, thick, wavy and coarse.

What it is: A mini pre-wash oil and post-wash oil to nourish roots and tame frizz for hydrated strands with double the strength and shine.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Damage/Split Ends/Breakage
- Dryness
- Frizz

Key Benefits:
- Hydrates and soothes roots and strands
- Protects against damage, split ends, and breakage
- Smooths frizz, adds shine, and provides heat protection up to 450°F

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ashwagandha: Is a strengthening Indian adaptogen that supports natural scalp circulation.
- Passion Fruit Oil: Is an antioxidant-rich oil that nourishes and strengthens dry, damaged hair.

Living ProofNo Frizz Vanishing Oil

ITEM: 2591881

Size: 1.7 oz / 50 mL

457 Reviews

$33.00

I tried this product on my natural hair and I like the results. My flat twist out is frizz free and my hair feels so soft and moisturized. ...which is a really light, fast-absorbing, silicone-free oil that replenishes natural hair oils, nourishes, protects and gives shine.

What it is: A fast-absorbing oil that vanishes into strands to hydrate and block humidity, leaving hair smooth and shiny.


Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick


Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily


Hair Concerns:

- Dryness

- Frizz

- Shine

Westman AtelierEye Pods Cream Eye Shadow

Size: 3 x 0.03oz / 0.8g·ITEM: 2684215

Color: Toujours - vanille /creamy ivory, beige/cool tawny, café crème/warm chocolate brown

87 Reviews

$88.00

This is definitely more on the sheer, natural side and sticks to the brand's whole "natural" look which I really love. ...The colours give a beautiful natural look that’s not too bold or brazen. So worth the splurge!

What it is: Clean, cream-to-powder eye shadow trios with a velvety, buildable formula and a weightless finish.


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Rice Starch: For smooth application and unique fluffy sensation.

- Coconut Oil: Provides luxurious slip and blendability.

- Naturally Derived Pigments: Impart instant luminosity and radiance.


Ingredient Callouts: These products are gluten-free and cruelty-free.

$68.00

It practically blends itself, and is fitting for natural and glam looks alike. Again, the pigment is there and exceptional, but it delivers in a way that allows you to build a look, which I much prefer as a pro. ...Pictures are of me playing around on myself with the MAC 24 Hour Eye Base underneath. I used rephr natural hair brushes.

What it is: An iconic, moonlight-inspired palette with 12 universal, neutral shades in four finishes to create your most versatile, ethereal looks yet.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. These products are also cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Experience Mario’s artistic vision come to life with this limited-edition palette. Inside, you’ll find 12 buildable, blendable shades in four unique finishes to create versatile looks that last.

$48.00

Excellent heat protectant / leave in for natural hair. I've been using this for years and I always get excellent results...Best Heat Protecting...This is a good product works very well on natural hair. It gives a smooth effect with the hair

What it is: A strengthening leave-in cream that protects against heat up to 450° F, prevents breakage, restores damaged hair, smooths frizz, and enhances shine.


Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick


Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily


Hair Concerns:
- Damage/Split Ends/Breakage

- Heat Protection

- Frizz

HourglassArch Brow Sculpting Pencil

Size: 0.014 oz/ 0.4 g·ITEM: 1737659

Color: Auburn - medium to deep red tones

1K Reviews

$37.00

Pros: shape of product is great for a natural hair-stroke look, goes on very smoothly, pigmented Cons: some color transfer- not great on combination skin in humidity, I’ve used products that lasted longer. ...Maybe it’s just me but I find that this pencil is just not the right thickness for natural looking brows - too thick to simulate hairs while being too thin to give brows that fuller appearance.

What it is: A mechanical brow pencil with a distinctive triangular-shaped tip that combines the benefits of powder, pencil, and wax to effortlessly fill brows.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and triclosan. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This buildable formula combines powder, pencil, and wax to create the look of naturally fuller brows. The double-ended component also comes with a brush to blend and groom brows into place.

$48.00

After years of wearing my hair straight - I finally ventured into letting my thick, coarse hair take it's natural wavy/curly coarse. ...I think it’s good enough where it leaves my hair feeling soft but that’s pretty much it. I don’t see that it makes my curls bouncy or natural.

What it is: A silicone-free styling cream that hydrates, softens, de-frizzes, and defines curly and coily hair.

Hair Type: Medium and Thick

Hair Texture: Coily and Curly

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Dryness
- Frizz

$52.00

I gave this to my husband who has oily hair he enjoyed it on facial hair and body but it left his hair feeling more oily. ...Great Natural Fragance with balanced cleanser...I really like the brand because it is all natural, fragance and color is the result of all the ingredients.

What it is:
A multitasking formula to gently yet thoroughly cleanse face, body, and hair—enriched with moisturizing wheat protein and panthenol.

What it is formulated to do:
All-Over Wash For Face, Hair & Body provides a luxuriously, foaming lather to remove sweat and dirt, without stripping away natural oils that keep skin and hair healthy. Gentle enough for all skin types, wheat protein and panthenol provide water-binding properties that help maintain essential moisture.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist tested and free of alcohol and colorants.

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