2014 Beauty Awards: 15 Best Hair Products

By Holly Dawsey
Updated September 23, 2020
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Get shiny, healthy hair

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Is your hair flat, tired, and uninspired? If you're looking for a way to put the va va voom back into your tresses, we can help!

We asked Health editors and a team of pros for their absolute favorite, top-performing hair products that actually deliver. Here's everything you need to buy for shiny, healthy, and voluminous hair.

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Volumizer

Moroccanoil volumizing mousse

($28; newegg.com)

"Whether you're looking for skyscraper volume or a little extra lift, this mousse creates full-bodied styles that last," says hair pro Paul Cucinello.

Make mousse work for you
It's not just for beefing up fine, limp hair: Mousse adds a soft (crunch-free!), weightless hold to braids, buns and tousled waves. Evenly work in a dollop from roots to tips.

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Shampoo

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Dove Oxygen Moisture shampoo

($4; harmondiscount.com)

Got dry strands? Meet your salvation: "It restores luster to stressed-out hair," says celebrity hairstylist Kattia Solano.

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Mask

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Oribe Gold Lust Transformative masque

($62; spacenk.com)

"Using this is like treating your hair to a spa day," Cucinello gushes. "It smells divine and leaves hair soft and bouncy."

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Thickening treatment

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Viviscal hair and scalp serum

($29.99; ulta.com)

This lightweight gel contains menthol to stimulate the scalp and grapeseed extract to encourage hair growth. "After just one week of use, my client's hair seemed thicker," Cucinello reports.

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Conditioner for color

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Biolage ColorLast conditioner

($17; ulta.com)

This fade-defying champ "keeps your dye job as glossy as the day you left the salon for weeks on end," Cucinello says.

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Shampoo for color

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Vidal Sassoon Pro Series ColorFinity shampoo

($3; amazon.com)

"A ridiculously affordable option for color-treated hair that actually delivers—color stays rich and true," Cucinello says.

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Curl cream

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John Frieda Frizz Ease Unwind Curls calming crè

($6; ulta.com)

"You get effortlessly buoyant curls," Solano says—with no frizz, thanks to lightweight emollients.

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Hair oil

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Aveda Dry Remedy daily moisturizing oil

($27; nordstrom.com)

"My tormented strands drank it up," Blitzer says. "And the smell alone—an earthy, herbal blend—puts me in a relaxing trance."

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Blow-dry cream

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L'Oréal Professionnel Liss Unlimited Smoothing Dual serum

($19; amazon.com)

"You'll get a salon-perfect blowout—it could put me out of business!" Cucinello jokes.

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Dry shampoo

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Pantene Pro-V Root Reboot dry shampoo

($17; amazon.com)

"This spray absorbs oil and disappears, leaving no residue," Blitzer notes. "The fresh scent disguises post-workout hair BO."

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Hairspray

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Living Proof control hairspray

($24; ulta.com)

"It shapes and holds—it's like Spanx for hair!" Blitzer says. Provitamin B keeps hair touchable, never sticky.

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Leave-in treatment

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Neutrogena Triple Repair leave-in treatment

($9; amazon.com)

Our experts report that its proteins strengthen weakened ends, while its conditioners shield hair from heat styling.

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Hair dryer

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Bio Ionic 10X dryer

($329; ulta.com)

A splurge, yes, but worth it: Ionic technology and infrared energy deliver a faster blowout. And it weighs less than a pound.

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Conditioner

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Kérastase Nutritive Lait Vital Irisome Complex

($25; amazon.com)

"This softens strands without limpness," Solano says. "Once rinsed, hair is silky-smooth and full of movement."

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Hair color

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L'Oréal Paris Superior Preference Mousse Absolue

($15; ulta.com)

It's amazingly user-friendly, testers say: A dual-chamber canister holds the dye and developer, dispensing the perfect ratio with each pump. Zero mess!

Hue-it-yourself
When touching up your roots, apply dabs of conditioner to sections of hair you want to avoid.

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