15 Best Heat Protectant Sprays for Wet and Dry Hair (2025)

Other Heat Protectants We Tried

R+Co Bleu Hypersonic Heat Styling Mist for $36: This high-tech-looking aerosol successful a recycled aluminum vessel was a favourite during nan early weeks of testing—I liked its protection up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and its frizz-fighting properties. However, it does usage a polymer and resin analyzable to soft hair, and complete clip I noticed it was leaving a sticky residue connected my hands and power tools.

Sutra Heat Guard Blowout Cream for $24: I emotion Sutra’s IR2 hairsbreadth straightener, truthful I had precocious hopes. This heavy and almost fragrance-free pick is meant to protect up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and trim drying time, but my hairsbreadth felt dried retired aft use.

Moroccanoil Perfect Defense Heat Protectant for $15 (2 ounces): All of Moroccanoil’s products travel infused pinch argan oil, and this spray that protects up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit is nary exception. It tin beryllium utilized connected bedewed aliases barren hair, and it’s highly lightweight—I thought it felt and acted for illustration a ray hairspray, for amended aliases for worse. I didn’t emotion nan scent aliases nan super-fine, alcohol-based mist—in fact, I was worried it would barren my hairsbreadth out, but it didn’t.

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 want to consequence ruining their costly highlights aliases balayage. However, it seemed to time off a dull residue, and neither I nor my short-haired tester recovered nan volumizing characteristic to beryllium very effective.

IGK Good Behavior Spirulina Protein Smoothing Spray for $38: This aerosol felt for illustration it dried my hairsbreadth retired a bit, and it has nan aforesaid unpleasant scent arsenic nan 4-in-1 (above). I didn't attraction for it successful a liquid spray, but it was overwhelming successful aerosol unreality form.

Milk_Shake Lifestyling Amazing Anti-Humidity Spray for $28 and Smoothing Cream for $24: I emotion Milk_Shake arsenic a brand, and these products were conscionable fine, but didn't guidelines retired capable to suffice arsenic apical picks.

Sutra Heat Guard Heat Protector for $18: Imperceptibly scented and light, this pump spray seemed promising for usage connected barren hair, but it had nan aforesaid rumor arsenic Briogeo's Farewell Frizz. Even aft aggregate passes astatine precocious temperatures, my hairsbreadth was unmanageable and would not cooperate pinch nan level iron.

Milk_Shake Lifestyling Thermo-Protector for $40: I usually emotion Milk_Shake products, but this aerosol spray felt for illustration 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 for illustration nan cheery creation of this pump spray bottle, arsenic good arsenic nan truth it tin beryllium utilized connected bedewed aliases barren hair. However, it didn’t look arsenic effective arsenic different brands and was greasy erstwhile utilized connected barren hair.

Biolage Thermal Setting Spray for $28: I for illustration nan Biolage brand, and nan truth that this tin beryllium utilized connected either damp aliases barren hairsbreadth (though it doesn't springiness a somesthesia limit). However, whether I utilized it bedewed aliases dry, I recovered it near parts of my hairsbreadth stiff. Some online reviewers, though, recovered they rather liked it for mounting curls.

Briogeo Farewell Frizz Blowdry Perfection & Heat Protectant Creme for $26: I person thick, unruly hair, and this pick protectant felt for illustration it really made my hairsbreadth unmanageable and harder to style. It whitethorn speak to its effectiveness, but I felt for illustration I had to return excessively galore passes pinch a titanium level robust turned up to max temperature.

Reverie Milk Anti-Frizz Leave-in Nourishing Treatment for $44: I loved this cream's spicy botanical scent, stylish solid bottle, and nan truth that it protects up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (according to Reverie; it does not opportunity truthful connected nan bottle). It worked OK, but unfortunately, location are conscionable excessively galore amended options for half nan price.

Cloud 9 Miracle Repair 3-in-1 Leave-in Conditioning Spray for $28 and Cloud 9 Blowout Blow Dry Serum for $26: People rave astir Cloud 9 online, and I really for illustration genitor marque Beautopia's vibrating hairsbreadth straightener, but neither of these products did overmuch to trim down frizz during my tests.

Hairstory Primer Smoothing & Protecting Mist for $36: This leave-in mist protects up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and is designed to activity pinch nan full Hairstory New Wash Method ($64), which involves a detergent-free “cleansing cream.” I tried it and it reminded maine of nan full “no ‘poo” activity of nan early aughts, wherever partctioners eschewed modern shampoo for much earthy options for illustration baking soda. This method is not for everyone, but if you do effort it, I don't deliberation nan mist adds capable to warrant nan cost.

Chi 44 Iron Guard for $19: This drugstore stalwart useful good to protect from power while besides tamping down frizz, and nan caller Botanical Bliss scent is an betterment complete nan original formula's. However, it near a sticky residue connected my hands and power tools.

R+Co Chainmail Thermal Protection Styling Spray for $36: I appreciated this spray for its expertise to adhd tons of visible shine, but nan 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 nan cologne-like scent overwhelming.

FAQs

How Do Heat Protectants Work?

Ingredients vary, but astir power protectants activity overmuch nan aforesaid way: by deploying ingredients for illustration copolymers aliases silicone that overgarment nan hairsbreadth shaft to slow (though not wholly stop) power conduction. Many power protectants besides see moisturizers to thief seal and soft nan cuticle to trim frizz. Because power protectants tin only slow, not wholly stop, power damage, it's still important to usage nan lowest power settings you tin for your hairsbreadth for nan slightest magnitude of time.

How Do We Test?

I lavation my 3a curly hair doubly a week, past blow-dry and travel up pinch a straightening iron. I touch up my hairsbreadth pinch a straightening iron regular successful between. I tested nan power protectants successful this guideline successful nan people of my normal day-to-day life complete a play of 4 months. I utilized each merchandise connected either damp hairsbreadth earlier blow-drying aliases connected barren hairsbreadth earlier nan straightening iron—whichever was indicated by nan instructions. If a merchandise could beryllium utilized connected damp and barren hair, I tried it some ways.

What's Up Next to Test?

I'll beryllium testing Tresemme's Protecting Heat Keratin Smooth Spray, Redken's Quick Blowout, and products from Neqi.

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