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16 Air-Dry Hair Products That Let You Skip The Blow Dryer

You're just a spritz away from frizz-free hair.
By Emily MacCulloch
air dry hair products

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.

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OGX Green Tea Fitness Air Dry Cream

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.

Kristin Ess Hair Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

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

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Sephora Collection Air Dry Styling Cream

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.

Ouai Haircare Air Dry Foam

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.

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Kérastase Aura Botanica Essence D’Éclat

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.

Innersense Inner Peace Whipped Creme Texturizer

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.

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IGK Rich Kid Coconut Oil Air-Dry Styling Cream

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.

Moroccanoil Protect & Prevent Spray

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.

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Voir Haircare Secrets in the Snow Soft Styling Foam

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.

Marc Anthony Volumizing Coconut Beach Waves Air Dry Texture Cream

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.

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Redken No Blow Dry Airy Cream for Fine Hair

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.

Joico Zero Heat Air Dry Styling Creme for Fine and Medium Hair

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.

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Shu Uemura Wonder Worker Air Dry/Blow Dry Perfector

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.

L'Oréal Paris Stylista Air Dry It Heatless Styling Cream

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.

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John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Air Dry Waves Styling Foam

Biolage

This colour-protecting spritz leaves strands glossy and frizz-free.

Styling Air Dry Glotion, $21, chatters.ca.

Biolage Styling Air Dry Glotion

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