Slick move: the best hair oils
Rejuvenate your distressed tresses with one of these conditioning hair oils
Just as those who care about their complexion religiously apply a night cream before bed, an increasing number are using oils or overnight conditioning treatments to wake up to softer, stronger and shinier hair. For those who colour or heat style their hair, or simply subject it to the rigours of living in a polluted city, wind, rain, strong sunlight, hard water or the swimming pool, a deeply nourishing hair oil can make all the difference. Here, are some of the very best for happy locks:
Sachajuan Intensive Hair Oil
This cult Swedish brand may be impossible to pronounce but its products have an undeniable effect on over-styled or unloved hair. This intensive treatment is full of natural ingredients including nourishing argan, sea buckthorn and sunflower seed oils as well as rosemary leaf extract. It smells fantastic as well as reliably transforming parched hair into a lustrous mane.
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£35 for 50ml; sachajuan.com
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse
Nuxe’s legendary Huile Prodigieuse isn’t just for the body and face, it’s also a great tool for getting sleek and shiny hair. The oil smells so good that Nuxe makes a separate Prodigieux perfume, but what better way of being enveloped in the scent than to have it radiating from one’s hair? Huile Prodigieuse comprises moisturising camellia, almond, borage, hazelnut, macadamia and argan oils and will leave hair cashmere-soft.
£29 for 100ml; nuxe.com
The Ordinary 100% Cold-pressed Virgin Marula Oil
Marula oil is extraordinarily hydrating and full of antioxidants, which makes it the perfect conditioning treatment for tired and dry hair. The Ordinary cold-presses the oil to ensure none of its natural benefits are lost in processing and that the finished product is as natural as possible. Smother all over hair, especially the dry ends, and leave overnight for refreshed and glossy hair. The Ordinary also has 100% cold-pressed virgin argan oil that works wonders for the hair.
£8.10 for 30ml; theordinary.com
Bumble and bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil
Bumble and bumble is rightly lauded for this super fine oil that works as a pre-styling treatment when applied to damp hair, or as a light and non-greasy finishing oil to control flyaways and add sheen. The Invisible Oil is part of a range of products that includes a conditioning pre-shampoo balm, shampoo, conditioner, primer, and finishing spray, each of which contains a combination of the same six super-nourishing ingredients – coconut, macadamia, sweet almond, grapeseed, safflower and argan oils.
£35 for 100ml; bumbleandbumble.co.uk
Kerastase Versatile Beautifying Oil
This enriched oil protects against extreme UV, humidity and styling and contains an effective combination of argan, maize, camellia and pracaxi oils. Apply it on dry, brushed hair as a pre-shampoo conditioning treatment, or to damp, freshly washed hair to make it easy to style, or use on ends and flyaway hair for a polished final look. But perhaps the most effective way of using the oil is as a leave-in conditioning treatment overnight, which will leave hair soft and lustrous.
£41.40 for 100ml; kerastase.co.uk
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