A flat iron is a great tool for getting rid of frizz and adding shine to your hair. But it can damage your hair with heat styling. A heat protectant will help keep your hair ready for heat styling and prevent damage. Here are some of our favorites.
$30.00
Protects my hair from heat with curling irons. My hair feels softer, and looks healthier with this! ...It’s lightweight, non-greasy, and protects my hair from heat styling without weighing it down. I love how it leaves my hair feeling soft, smooth, and frizz-free, even after using my flat iron or blow dryer.
What it is: A lightweight spray that delivers hydration and heat protection up to 450 °F/ 232 °C.
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine and Medium
Hair Concerns:
- Heat Protection
Key Benefits:
- Smooths frizz and adds shine
- Provides heat protection
$43.50
Great heat protectant...I was very pleased with Moroccanoil Perfect Defense Heat Protectant. I blow dry, flat iron, and curl my hair, so this product is getting used quite a bit! ...I apply this mist onto dry hair prior to styling with a flat iron or curling iron.
What it is: A weightless, dry spray that protects against thermal damage and hot tools.
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Heat Protection
- Dryness
$60.00
Smoothing heat protection...And glides with curling iron or flat iron and leaves a smooth buttery finish to your hairstyle...This product worked amazing. I flat iron a few times a week and this spray was a great heat protectant.
What it is: A styling spray for dry hair that provides 450°F heat protection while repairing damaged strands and adding instant softness, leaving hair with a frizz-free satin finish
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Heat Protection
- Shine
Key Benefits:
- He
ITEM: 2898831
Size: 4oz/118ml
$69.00
My hair looks glossy and feels silky after blow-drying or heat styling with my curling or flat irons. I love the way my hair looks and feels when using this leave-in. ...This completely blows my other heat protectants away.
What it is: A leave-in conditioner with resilicore technology that detangles, softens, and intensely protects hair up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Heat Protection
- Shine
Key Benefits:
- Protects from heat up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
- 85 percent less breakage after blow-drying
- Lightweight formula conditions, softens, and detangles even damaged hair
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Resilicore Heat-Shielding Technology: Patented tech for heat protection from cuticle to cortex—more intense than ever.
$29.00
Best Heat Protectant...I love this heat protectant. I can spray it all over my hair as opposed to using a cream that makes my hair oily or weighs it down. ...Nice heat protection...I have naturally thick curly hair that I like to style with a curling iron or dryer. I have been looking for a heat protector and this one is nice and light weight, and does not leave your hair feeling oily.
What it is: A lightweight, non-greasy spray that guards curls and coils from heat damage while adding healthy-looking shine.
Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Heat Protection
Key Benefits:
- Has a lightweight formula
- Safeguards strands against heat damage
- Adds healthy-looking luster
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Keep heat from damaging your curls and coils with this lightweight spray made with Crambe abyssinica seed oi
$38.00
After using this product for a week, I really like having it as part of my hair route. I wasn't using a heat protection product before unless I was using a flat iron or curling wand. ...I use it two ways: I use it according to the instructions when I’m blow-drying. Also, if I need to flat iron a day or so after I blow-dry, I’ll use a quick spray on my dry hair in the area I’m ironing, blow dry that section with some low heat/low speed just till the miracle shield is dry, then flat iron.
What it is: A lightweight mist to protect hair from heat and other harsh aggressors that lead to damage and breakage.
Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Volumizing
- UV Protection
Key Benefits:
- Dryness
- Heat protection
- Color fading
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vegan Thermal Shield: Strengthens hair by mimicking the amino acid composition of keratin.
- Abyssinian Oil: Protects against damage from UV rays and sea water.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of phthalates and sulfates SLS & SLES.
$49.00
I have medium length thick straight hair. I never heat style in the summer except for very special occasions. ...This product helps me boost volume and style. 2 summers ago, I used this product, Bb's Great Body thickener, and Amika's Sexture shampoo exclusively (no conditioner, no blow dryer, no iron, no hair spray) on a 5-week European beach vacation and had the most beautiful, beachy waves imaginable.
What it is: A styling cream for medium to thick hair that conditions, reduces frizz, and gives light hold for a bouncy, air-dried look.
Hair Texture: Straight and Wavy
Hair Type: Medium and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Color Safe
Key Benefits:
- Creates air-dried looks
- Enhances texture
- Provides light hold
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Lightweight Polymers: Enhance natural texture with bounce and airiness.
$46.00
My hair has never looked so sleek after styling-- the shine I get after my flat iron is gorgeous. Not to mention, I cut my heat off right at 400 degrees and this will protect up to 400 Fahrenheit, so added bonus I don't have to use a separate heat protector. ...It's amazing and it makes my hair super glossy. It's not a heat protectant. I used a separate heat protectant before blow drying.
What it is: A heat-activated spray that lasts through up to three washes, delivering frizz resistance, intensive moisturization, and a super-glossy finish.
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Texture:Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Concerns:
- Shine
- Straightening/Smoothing
- Heat Protection
$37.00
This pic was taken after using color wow’s shiny frizz control dream coat as well as redken oil and it is still frizzy to me. I would have to flat iron it. But this specific product does seem to work. ...No More Flat Iron, True Wow Factor...But to get rid of the extra flat iron step makes this product worth it for me.
What it is: A game-changing alcohol-free blow-dry spray with heat protection that cuts drying time by 30 percent for faster, healthier-looking results.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Color Safe
- Damage/Split Ends/Breakage
- Color Fading
Key Benefits:
- Faster, less-damaging blow-drying
- With heat protection and hydrating, strengthening proteins
- Prevents dehydration, damage, and color fading
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Proprietary Crystal-Clear Polymer: "Shrink wraps" hair and squeezes out excess water for 30 percent faster drying time.
- Hydrolyzed Keratin: Strengthens and prevents damage.
$67.50
I have colored hair and I use a blow dryer and or flat iron. This helps style my hair with no heavy feeling and a little goes a long way so it last a good while. ...You can pass after pass with a flat iron, even on dry 4c hair, and still the hair stays soft and protected.
What it is: A styling hair lotion that provides heat protection up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, plus frizz control and strong hold for workable hair that can be styled and restyled with ease.
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, and Curly
Hair Concerns:
- Heat Protection
- Frizz
- Shine
