Other Heat Protectants We Tried
Photograph: Kat Merck
R+Co Bleu Hypersonic Heat Styling Mist for $36: This high-tech-looking aerosol successful a recycled aluminum vessel was a favourite during the aboriginal weeks of testing—I liked its extortion up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and its frizz-fighting properties. However, it does usage a polymer and resin analyzable to creaseless hair, and implicit clip I noticed it was leaving a sticky residue connected my hands and vigor tools.
Pureology Instant Levitation Mist for $32: Pureology is known for its formulas made specifically for color-treated hair, truthful I was hoping this would beryllium a great-performing solution for those who don't privation to hazard ruining their costly highlights oregon balayage. However, it seemed to permission a dull residue, and neither I nor my short-haired tester recovered the volumizing diagnostic to beryllium precise effective.
Photograph: Kat Merck
Photograph: Kat Merck
Briogeo Farewell Frizz Blowdry Perfection & Heat Protectant Creme for $12: I person thick, unruly hair, and this pick protectant felt similar it really made my hairsbreadth unmanageable and harder to style. It whitethorn talk to its effectiveness, but I felt similar I had to instrumentality excessively galore passes with a titanium level robust turned up to max temperature.
IGK Good Behavior Spirulina Protein Smoothing Spray for $34: This aerosol felt similar it dried my hairsbreadth retired a bit, and it has the aforesaid unpleasant scent arsenic the 4-in-1 (above). I didn't attraction for it successful a liquid spray, but it was overwhelming successful aerosol unreality form.
Reverie Milk Anti-Frizz Leave-in Nourishing Treatment for $44: I loved this cream's spicy botanical scent, stylish solid bottle, and the information that it protects up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (according to Reverie; it does not accidental truthful connected the bottle). It worked OK, but unfortunately, determination are conscionable excessively galore amended options for fractional the price.
Sutra Heat Guard Heat Protector for $18: Imperceptibly scented and light, this pump spray seemed promising for usage connected adust hair, but it had the aforesaid contented arsenic Briogeo's Farewell Frizz. Even aft aggregate passes astatine precocious temperatures, my hairsbreadth was unmanageable and would not cooperate with the level iron.
Chi 44 Iron Guard for $19: This drugstore stalwart works good to support from vigor portion besides tamping down frizz, and the caller Botanical Bliss scent is an betterment implicit the archetypal formula's. However, it near a sticky residue connected my hands and vigor tools.
Sutra Heat Guard Blowout Cream for $24: I emotion Sutra’s IR2 hairsbreadth straightener, truthful I had precocious hopes. This heavy and astir fragrance-free pick is meant to support up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and trim drying time, but my hairsbreadth felt dried retired aft use.
Milk_Shake Lifestyling Thermo-Protector for $19: I usually emotion Milk_Shake products, but this aerosol spray felt similar it dried retired my hairsbreadth and amplified my already hard-to-handle frizz aft blow-drying. It besides did not adhd a discernible magnitude of radiance arsenic promised.
FoxyBae Cool AF Heat Protectant + Biotin for $16: I similar the cheery plan of this pump spray bottle, arsenic good arsenic the information it tin beryllium utilized connected bedewed oregon adust hair. However, it didn’t look arsenic effectual arsenic different brands and was greasy erstwhile utilized connected adust hair.
R+Co Chainmail Thermal Protection Styling Spray for $36: I appreciated this spray for its quality to adhd tons of disposable shine, but the aerosol nozzle was not arsenic targeted arsenic I’d person liked, creating specified a wide-ranging, fine-mist fog that it was astir intolerable not to respire it in. I besides recovered the cologne-like scent overwhelming.