16 Air-Dry Hair Products That Let You Skip The Blow Dryer
If you haven't already ditched your hot tools, there's no better time to do so than the peak of summer. But this doesn't mean you have to give up on good hair days—a slew of new hair products promise to enhance your natural texture and give you frizz-free locks without the heat.
Meet the styling creams and foams that will make air-drying your hair a breeze all through summer and beyond.
OGX
Infused with green tea and lotus blossom for shiny. happy, healthy hair.
Green Tea Fitness Air Dry Cream, $10, shoppersdrugmart.ca.
Kristin Ess
This styling creme's do-it-all formula smoothes, tames, texturizes and adds shine.
Hair Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme, $13, well.ca.
Sephora Collection
This styling cream plays up hair's natural texture without any heat. It also contains a UV protectant.
Air Dry Styling Cream, $16, sephora.com.
Ouai
Created for wavy and curly types, this foam contains kale extract to create soft texture while cutting down on frizz.
Air Dry Foam, $37, sephora.com.
Kérastase
Create smooth, frizz-free strands with this leave-in primer spray, which contains a blend of nutrient-rich oils like coconut, argan, jojoba and avocado.
Aura Botanica Essence D'Éclat, $60, kerastase.ca.
Innersense
This all-natural texturizing cream contains organic shea butter and honey to condition strands while adding lightweight definition.
Inner Peace Whipped Creme Texturizer, $26, thedetoxmarket.ca.
IGK
This lightweight gel-cream adds texture to air-dried hair without any of the crunch.
Rich Kid Coconut Oil Air-Dry Styling Cream, $38, sephora.com.
Moroccanoil
A cocktail of antioxidants shields strands from UV damage and pollution. Bonus: It also helps keep colour-treated hair vibrant.
Protect & Prevent Spray, $32, sephora.com.
Voir Haircare
This silky styling foam boosts volume, while taming frizz and defining natural hair texture.
Secrets in the Snow Soft Styling Foam, $28, voirhaircare.ca.
Marc Anthony
Coconut oil is the star ingredient in this air dry cream. Scrunch into curls or smooth onto strands for defined waves that are soft, not sticky.
Volumizing Coconut Beach Waves Air Dry Texture Cream, $10, walmart.ca.
Redken
This innovative cream for fine hair contains specially formulated polymers to speed up dry time, leaving hair with weightless volume, hold and shine.
No Blow Dry Airy Cream for Fine Hair, $26, amazon.ca.
Joico
This shine-boosting, frizz-fighting styling cream comes in formulations for both fine and thick hair.
Zero Heat Air Dry Styling Creme for Fine and Medium Hair, $16, chatters.ca.
Shu Uemura
A primer that leaves hair super soft and silky, this spritz hydrates, detangles and adds radiance to freshly washed or second-day hair.
Wonder Worker Air Dry/Blow Dry Perfector, $45, sephora.com.
L’Oréal Paris
This scrunch-and-go cream leaves hair soft and manageable, without residue or flakes.
L'Oréal Paris Stylista Air Dry It Heatless Styling Cream, $6, walmart.ca.
John Frieda
Enhance natural waves with this non-sticky air dry foam formula, which can also be used on dry hair for on-the-go touch-ups.
Frizz Ease Dream Curls Air Dry Waves Styling Foam, $10, walmart.ca.
Biolage
This colour-protecting spritz leaves strands glossy and frizz-free.
Styling Air Dry Glotion, $21, chatters.ca.
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