Say Farewell to Frizz With These Expert-Recommended Hair Products

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No matter your hair type or texture, lots of us are prone to frizz and flyaways, especially in warmer, more humid months. Fortunately, the best frizzy hair products will bring life back to your locks—helping maintain healthy hair and promoting smoother, sleeker strands.

“Frizz occurs when the cuticle (outer layer of hair strand) is open and not lying flat. The open, raised cuticle allows moisture (humidity) to enter the strand, causing it to swell. This effect leads to puffy and unruly hair,” explains Mahogany Grace, hairstylist and owner of Mahogany Grace Salon.

Meet the experts: Marisa Garshick, M.D., F.A.A.D.; a board-certified dermatologist based in New York; Rachel Redl, a hair stylist at Aveda on 3rd in St. Petersburg, Florida; Mahogany Grace, a hairstylist and owner of Mahogany Grace Salon

“Textured and over-processed hair is more prone to frizz,” adds Grace. “Textured hair has multiple strand patterns throughout the head, and these inconsistent patterns cause what we call frizz. When the hair is overprocessed, the cuticle is rough and porous, [which] allows moisture from the environment to enter the strands and cause frizz.”

The truth of the matter is that you might be using all of the best shampoos and conditioners, hair masks, and hair styling products. But you can still be left with dull-looking, frizzy tresses if those products are not formulated for smoothing frizz.

Our top picks

Ahead, find the best frizzy hair products along with expert-backed tips for maintaining smoother, healthier hair.

Un-Frizz Cream

“This leave-in cream helps to condition and smooth the hair,” explains Marisa Garshick, M.D., F.A.A.D., a board-certified dermatologist based in New York. “It is especially good for frizzy, curly, wavy, or thick hair. It uses a patented Alpha Keratin 60ku protein that binds to the hair to smooth the cracks and crevices.” Plus, it’s from the well-known hair care brand, Virtue, that is beloved by celebrities like Jennifer Garner.

Anti-Frizz Oil Therapy Mask

This nourishing hair mask is formulated for rough, frizzy, and difficult to manage hair. Containing buriti oil (a plant-based oil) and smoothing silicones, “this mask helps to reduce frizz and flyaways with just one application,” Dr. Garshick explains. “It can help the hair become softer and smoother.”

Bee-Girl Crazy Sexy Curl Honey Setting Foam

Powered by moisturizing honey and other hydrating ingredients, this styling foam adds softness, bounce, and shine to the hair while smoothing frizz with a flexible hold. “I am obsessed with this all-in-one styler,” Grace says. “It conditions, detangles, defines, and combats humidity.”

Nutriplenish Daily Moisturizing Treatment

If you’re in need of some serious moisture, look no further than this transformative treatment. This nourishing cream “provides plant powered hydration to the hair for fighting against frizz,” says Rachel Redl, hair stylist at Aveda on 3rd in St. Petersburg, Florida. “It can be used as a leave-in for air drying the hair, or it can be blow dried into the hair.”

Super Skinny Serum

Redl swears by this super concentrated formula that fights frizz with ease while providing a sleek, shiny, and smooth finish to the hair. Bonus: This serum works well to prime hair for heat styling while speeding up drying time. It’s great for all hair types, but the lightweight formula makes it especially effective for those with thin hair who don’t want to weigh down their tresses.

Press Agent Thermal Smoothing Styling Cream

Since thick hair sometimes needs a little more love, you’ll want a heavy duty product to truly lock in moisture and lock out frizz. Grace loves this smoothing styling cream, which she says is “great for coarse textured hair” and helps “to achieve a smooth, blow dried look.”

Slick Stick Anti Flyaway Hair Wand

Need to smooth away frizz and flyaways on the go? “This anti-flyaway hair wand can be especially helpful,” Dr. Garshick says. “It helps to provide all-day hold and won’t leave the hair looking greasy or sticky. It can be great for everyday use or special events and is especially helpful to keep hair under control for ponytails and hair buns.”

Farewell Frizz Smoothing Shampoo

“Containing a blend of argan oil, rosehip oil, and coconut oil, this nourishing shampoo helps to soften and smooth the hair while also reducing frizz and protecting the hair,” explains Dr. Garshick. “It is especially good for those with frizzy, dry, or damaged hair but can be used in color-treated, keratin-treated, chemically-treated, and relaxed hair.”

Perfect Smooth Conditioner

A smoothing, moisturizing conditioner is a non-negotiable when it comes to healthy, frizz-free hair. Andrew Fitzsimons, celebrity hair stylist, previously recommended the NatureLab Tokyo Perfect Smooth Conditioner for fighting frizz because “it contains a blend of argan, baobab, and marula oils, which deeply penetrate the hair strands to provide long-lasting moisture.”

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Balm

Amika’s smoothing balm is a lightweight cream that Redl says “leaves hair so silky” while fighting frizz and static. She also appreciates that it protects against heat up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit to make any styling process a breeze.

Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum

This classic and affordable serum adds shine, smooths hair, and hydrates dry strands for an all around sleek finish. Thanks to argan oil, “this serum helps to leave the hair shiny and smooth, helping to reduce frizz,” Dr. Garshick says. “It also uses the Kera+System to incorporate keratin to help strengthen the hair.”

Hair Oil

Redl previously recommended this lightweight, multitasking hair oil as it offers a smooth, shiny finish without weighing down hair—and because it’s suitable for all hair types. This hydrating, moisturizing formula is enriched with a variety of high-quality oils to keep hair as healthy as it looks.

Final Call Frizz and Static Control Mist

Made with an environmental protection complex, oils, and vitamin E, this powerful finishing spray instantly controls frizz and protects your style. “After spraying onto the hair, this product creates a water-resistant barrier to eliminate any humidity from entering the hair cuticle” to defend against frizz and static, Redl says. “It also adds a bit of shine to the hair.”

Extra Strength Dream Coat Ultra-Moisturizing Anti-frizz Treatment

This intensive frizz-reducing treatment comes highly recommended by Grace, who suggests using it after a leave-in conditioner for the best results. The brand boasts “straight, smooth, glass hair results” and claims the product “infuses moisture and frizz-proofs for days.” Simply spray the heat-protective, anti-humidity formula to damp hair before blow drying to lock in moisture and block frizz and unwanted texture.

Monoi Deeply Repairing Hair Mask

Carol’s Daughter Monoi Repairing Mask “is excellent for restoring moisture and strength back into the [hair’s] cuticle,” Grace says. It features monoi oil, coconut oil, and vitamin B5 to help moisturize and fortify the hair, and it’s suitable for fine, delicate, and chemically treated hair.

Frizz-Free Curl Mousse

While suitable for all hair types, both Grace and Dr. Garshick recommend this mousse for those with thick or curly hair. Grace loves that it “defines curls without a crunchy residue,” and Dr. Garshick notes that “it helps to reduce frizz while also improving shine.”

Light Hold Styling Gel

Gels are great for blocking out humidity and for defining hair texture. Plus, this formula “contains aloe, which is great for deep hydration and provides frizz control,” Grace says. It’s a lightweight gel, meaning it won’t weigh down the hair while keeping it smooth, shiny, and manageable.

No. 6 Bond Smoother

Highly recommended by both Grace and Dr. Garshick, this all-in-one styler ticks all the boxes. Not only does it nourish the hair and aid with styling, it also helps repair and strengthen locks. “This leave-in styling treatment provides up to 72 hours of frizz control and can be used by all hair types and textures,” Dr. Garshick explains. “It can be used by those who blow dry or air dry their hair. It contains a patented Olaplex Bond Building Technology to help repair broken hair bonds.”

Discipline Anti-Frizz Smoothing Spray

While using heat can go a long way toward creating smoother, sleeker hair, heat styling can be a recipe for dryness and damage if done too often or without protection. Thankfully, this anti-frizz smoothing spray not only offers 72 hours of frizz control, but it also offers heat protection up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. This product “helps to smooth flyaways while also improving shine,” Dr. Garshick says. “It contains the Morpho-Kératine Complex which helps to restore hair fibers to protect against frizz and improve manageability.”

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream

Grace “loves” this product from Living Proof, which is from “a product line focused on tackling frizz,” she says. The silicone-free formula helps control frizz, condition hair, and aid with smoothness, softness, and shine.

How to choose the best frizzy hair products

✔️ Use products for your hair type. If you have fine hair, a lightweight product such as a serum would be best as to not weigh down the hair, Dr. Garshick says. However, if you have thicker hair, heavier creams and gels tend to do a better job of reducing frizz.

✔️ Consider your curls. For those with curly or textured hair, certain formulas tend to work best in reducing frizz. Grace recommends reaching for serums, creams, and gels in addition to products with anti-humidity and moisture locking properties.

✔️ Go for hydration. “A huge reason for hair getting frizzy is because it’s most likely dry. So, adding hydration into your hair with good, top quality products will make a difference,” Redl says. Try looking for humectant ingredients like glycerin, vitamin B5, and aloe vera that help attract water to the hair.

✔️ Look for nourishing ingredients. “Ingredients that nourish and calm can help to keep hair healthy, shiny and reduce frizz,” Dr. Garshick explains. In addition to hydrating ingredients like the ones above, look for oils to help nourish and moisturize the hair. “Ingredients such as peptides also help to strengthen the hairs to minimize breakage and damage,” Dr. Garshick adds.

What’s the best product for frizzy hair?

The best product for frizzy hair will depend on your hair type and texture. In general, “look for products that claim to be humidity blocking/anti-humidity, bond repairing, frizz reducing, a heat protectant, and/or smoothing,” Grace explains. “The ingredients should include oils, proteins, aloe vera juice, glycerin (moisturizing agent), and be sulfate free.”

How do I stop my hair from being frizzy?

Aside from using the best frizzy hair products, there are other ways to ensure a sleeker look.

✔️ Use a silk pillowcase. Sleeping on a high-quality satin or silk pillowcase “will allow the hair to glide on it in your sleep instead of getting bunched up on traditional cotton pillowcases, which creates more frizz throughout the night,” Redl says.

✔️ Avoid cuticle damage. Keeping the hair cuticle (outer layer of the hair) healthy and damage-free is one of the best ways to avoid frizz altogether. Some ways to maintain overall hair health and keep frizz at bay are to “minimize heat styling, reduce hot water use, and use hydrating products or conditioning masks as well as heat protectant,” Dr. Garshick explains. “It can also help to avoid friction when possible, such as avoiding vigorous towel rubbing and instead using microfiber hair towels.”

✔️ Change your shower head. Hard water is common in many regions, but you can mitigate it by using a filtered shower head, Redl explains. Using a filtered shower head eliminates harsh minerals and calcium, which create “buildup in your hair (and on the skin!). I recommend this to every single person,” explains Redl.

✔️ Try a quick fix. To tame frizz and flyaways in a pinch, Dr. Garshick suggests using a clean mascara wand and a small amount of hairspray to smooth down any unruly hairs on the top of the head and around the face.

How we chose the best frizzy hair products

We consulted Marisa Garshick, M.D., F.A.A.D., a board-certified dermatologist based in New York, Rachel Redl, hair stylist at Aveda on 3rd in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Mahogany Grace, hairstylist and owner of Mahogany Grace Salon. We also conducted our own research and sifted through hundreds of online reviews to find the best frizzy hair products available.

Why trust us

For more than 70 years, Prevention has been a leading provider of trustworthy health information, empowering readers with practical strategies to improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Our editors interview medical experts to help guide our health-focused product selections. Prevention also examines hundreds of reviews—and often conducts personal testing done by our staff—to help you make informed decisions.

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