My picks for the best heat protectants work across all hair types to defend against heat damage while enhancing shine and manageability. They’re lightweight, nourishing, and perfect for keeping your hair healthy through every style.
Weightless, no-hold spray blends seamlessly into any existing styling regimen to protect hair from hot tools. $15-$32
Moroccanoil Perfect Defense Heat Protectant
The lightweight mist shields hair from heat up to 450°F and is clinically proven to improve split ends by 86% after just one use.$22
BONDIBOOST Heat Protectant Spray 4.23oz
provides up to 450 degree protection against the damaging effects of heat styling tools. Keep your hair healthy and strong while still achieving your desired style. $8.94
Hairitage Heat Protectant Spray - 6 fl oz
Lightweight & color-safe formula which strengthens, protects, nourishes all hair types. Infused with Vitamins A & E, it instantly detangles for resilient strands while cutting blow-dry time. $31
FAB.ME Leave-In Treatment by DESIGNME
delivers targeted repair & protection from heat damage without the weight & is infused with smart binding proteins to target damage & help deliver potent repair. $9-$11
OGX Bond Protein Repair 450°F Heat Spray
Provides thermal protection, style protection, detangling, softening, humidity shield, and frizz control for up to 48 hours. $14-$16
Nexxus Heat Defense Spray 6 oz
This sulfate free, paraben free, dye free heat protectant features an irresistibly sweet, floral, fruity scent and is specially formulated for long, straightened hair. $7-$9
L'Oreal Elvive Dream Lengths Heat Slayer Spray
Helps maintain healthy-looking hair! Leaves smooth, satin finish and protects hair from heat up to 450°F/232°C. $29-$31
Drybar Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Spray
This hair-nourishing thermal protection spray forms a powerful barrier against the heat of styling tools. Safeguard your hair from damage & maintain its health. $13-$19
CHI 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray 8oz
This lightweight spray blocks humidity to calm fly aways while conditioning for long lasting silky style; Spray it on damp or dry hair section by section as you style with your heat tool. $6.79
L'Oréal Paris Sleek It Iron Straight Spray 5.7oz
This primer makes an excellent heat protectant spray. It shields your hair from the damaging effects of heat styling tools. Great smell! $14.99
Eva NYC Mane Magic 10-in-1 Hair Primer 5.4oz
lightweight formula that dramatically decreases blow-dry time and provides intense heat protection from damage and breakage. $42
6.8 oz Platinum Blow-Dry Spray - Kenra Professional | Ulta Beauty
Protects dried hair against heat tools repairs damage, and helps prevent breakage. Has honey as one of their top ingredients. $36
highly-concentrated, weightless reparative styling oil that dramatically increases shine, softness, and maintains color vibrancy. minimizes flyaways and frizz. $30
It's a detangler, heat protectant, frizz fighter, shine enhancer, and hydrator all in one. $28
5.0 oz Glossing Detangler - LolaVie | Ulta Beauty
Travel Size! A primer that starts your styling routine by instantly cutting frizz by 50 percent all day versus untreated hair. $16
Mini Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Heat Protectant Leave In Conditioner Primer
A leave-in conditioner with resilicore technology that detangles, softens, and intensely protects hair up to 450 degrees. $48
HeatBounce™ Leave-In Conditioner Heat Protectant
A leave-in conditioner that fights frizz and detangles while providing heat protection up to 450 degrees for hydrated, silky-smooth strands. $34
Detangling and Frizz Reducing HYDR-8 Leave-In Conditioner
A multi-benefit hair primer with seven immediate benefits: it hydrates, detangles, smooths, conditions, boosts radiance, tames frizz, and adds silkiness in all hair types. $46
Shiki Worker Multi-Benefit Hair Primer
What I use!! This weightless heat protectant leaves hair with lasting smoothness and frizz control. $6.99
Tresemme Protecting Heat Spray Keratin Smooth for Taming Frizz & Reducing Breakage - 8 fl oz
Acts as a barrier between your hair and the intense heat-so all of that blow drying, straightening, curling and diffusing won't dry out or damage your hair. $4.99
Aussie Total Miracle Heat Protecting Spray - 8.5 fl oz
Delivers 450-degree heat and UV protection for wet and dry hair against damage from hot tools and the environment. $7.99
Not Your Mother's Beat the Heat Spray Heat Protectant - 6 fl oz
Clean, Animal Test-Free, Vegan Hair Care Helps detangle and tame frizz Designed for all hair types. $9.97
Raw Sugar Multi-Miracle Leave-in Heat Protectant & Conditioner - Coconut Milk and Blue Agave, 6 oz
Protect your hair from high heat up to 450°F, keeping it safe and sleek during every style Lightweight, non-greasy formula leaves hair smooth, radiant, and ready to shine. $3.92
Suave Essentials Heat Protection Shield Spray, Detangles & Protects Up to 450°F, 11 oz
Style and protect! Get a 48 hour straight finish and heat protection for the perfect sleek style. $4.73
Garnier Fructis Flat Iron Perfector Straightening Mist Hair Sprays Argan Oil All Hair Types 6 fl oz