Have Your Best Hair Day Yet With Our 2017 Beauty Award Winners

By Lisa DeSantis
Updated November 29, 2020
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Best new hair products

Say buh-bye to bad hair days with these incredible products from Health's annual Beauty Awards. This year, we put the newest hair products to the test, asking a panel of experts to try more than 1,000 different shampoos, conditioners, stylers, blowout creams, dry shampoo, and hair masks, then share their honest opinions about which ones work best to nix frizzy hair, repair dry strands, deliver the perfect blowout, and more. Here, 11 of their all-time favorites.

Meet our experts: Paul Cucinello, hairstylist; Amber Katz, blogger; Rachel Jo Silver, entrepreneur.

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Best Dry Shampoo: Elizabeth and James Nirvana Bourbon

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To buy: $28; sephora.com

"It’s not too powdery," says celebrity hairstylist Paul Cucinello.

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Best Curl Styler: Redken No Blow Dry Airy Cream

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To buy: $24; jcpenney.com

"It defined my curls, but my hair felt product-free," says Silver.

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Best Smooth Styler: Shea Moisture Argan Oil and Almond Milk Blowout Cream

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To buy: $11;target.com

This heat protectant slash leave-in conditioner tames without weighing down.

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Best Scalp Product: Dove DermaCare Scalp Dryness & Itch Relief Shampoo and Conditioner

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To buy: Shampoo, $5, target.com; Conditioner, $5, target.com

"This duo treats flakes but doesn’t compromise softness,” says Cucinello.

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Best Tool: Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

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To buy: $399; sephora.com

"It cut dry time in half," reports Cucinello.

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Best Shampoo and Conditioner: Nexus City Shield Shampoo and Conditioner

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To buy: Shampoo, $12, target.com; Conditioner, $14, target.com

"Hair went from lifeless to shiny after one use," raves Cucinello.

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Hair Mask: Dessange Professional Hair Luxury Nutrition Elixir Deep Nourishing System Mask

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To buy: $12; target.com

Use weekly for a hydration boost.

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Best Hair Treatment: Virtue Perfect Ending Split End Serum

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To buy: $40; virtuelabs.com

“A haircut in a bottle!” says Cucinello.

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Best Voluminizer: Living Proof Full Dry Volume Blast

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To buy: $29; sephora.com

"It amped up my roots for 48 hours," says Katz.

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Best Hair Oil: IGK Rich Kid Coconut Oil Gel

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To buy: $29; sephora.com

"Bouncy, not crunchy, curls," says Cucinello.

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Best Hairspray: Oribe Free Styler Working Hairspray

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To buy: $42; birchbox,com

What you get: commitment-free hold that lasts until you brush it out and restyle.

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