The best anti-frizz products for every hair type

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It’s not just the summer heat and sky-high humidity that can wreak havoc on your hair — Rain and even damp weather can turn it from fabulous to frizzy in an instant.
It’s important to be prepared and have a good anti-frizz product in your beauty arsenal to stop yet another bad hair day.
We’ve rounded up the best anti-frizz products for every hair type, including curly, coarse, fine, damaged, and straight hair.

Who hasn’t had a bad hair day thanks to the dreaded frizz? You step outside with a beautifully sleek and smooth mane of hair only for it to turn into a poofy, unruly mess within minutes, all thanks to the weather. It can strike anytime, come rain (and there’s been a lot of that where I live recently) or shine, no matter what your hair type.

Frizz is caused by a lack of moisture in your hair, so to compensate your hair absorbs moisture from the environment and your strands swell. Trying to tame your tresses can be an expensive and never-ending battle.

Although shelves are filled with serums, creams, sprays, and other products all claiming to help you maintain the smooth, sleek locks you desire, no matter what the weather, there are many products out there that quite frankly don’t cut it.

To save you time and money on products that don’t work, as well as researching hundreds of expert and consumer reviews, our team of frizzy-headed testers has put the best anti-frizz products on the market to the test to come up with the best of the best for all hair types and budgets.

Here are the best anti-frizz products you can buy:

Best for curly and wavy hair: Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel
Best for coarse hair: John Frieda Frizz Ease Extra Strength 6 Effects + Serum
Best for fine hair: Kenra Platinum Luxe One Leave-in Miracle Spray
Best for dry, damaged hair: Moroccanoil Treatment
Best for straight hair: Garnier Fructis Style Frizz Guard Sleek Anti-Frizz Dry Spray

Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.

The best anti-frizz product for curly and wavy hair

Ouidad

Why you’ll love it: For a frizz-free, flexible hold with exceptional curl definition, Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel is our top pick.

If you’re blessed with beautiful curls or beachy waves, you are probably also used to battling frizz. Enter Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel.

Formulated with wheat protein and styling polymers, it is designed to hold curl definition without frizz to give you shiny, bouncing curls. Anti-frizz technology seals the hair cuticle to lock moisture in and keep humidity out. It also contains a UV filter to protect your hair from the sun.

You can use it on damp hair or as a final coat after styling to humidity proof your luscious locks. Our tester was impressed with the results. It did a great job keeping the frizz away, leaving her with gorgeous waves and high shine.

Not only do we rate Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel, it is popular with top hairstylists and is in “Top 10” lists on Health and Byrdie. It also gets an average of 4.2 out of 5 from almost 1,000 reviewers on Sephora.

There are some other great frizz-fighting products in Ouidad’s Advanced Climate Control line including the Defrizzing Shampoo, Defrizzing Conditioner, and Detangling Heat Spray.

Pros: Free of parabens, sulfates, and phthalates; cruelty-free

Cons: Quite pricey

Buy Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel at Sephora for $ 26

The best anti-frizz product for coarse hair

John Frieda

Why you’ll love it: For an effective frizz-fighting serum that works wonders on coarse hair, John Frieda Frizz Ease Extra Strength 6 Effects + Serum is a winner.

Coarse or thick hair can be very susceptible to frizz. The Extra Strength 6 Effects + Serum from John Frieda’s iconic Frizz-Ease range is ideal if this is your hair type.

Designed specifically for coarse hair, this multi-purpose serum is formulated with silk proteins and seaweed extract, as well as frizz-fighting ingredients to tame unruly fly-aways, hydrate, smooth, repel humidity, and protect against heat damage.

For the best results, you should apply a dime-sized amount to soaking wet hair, avoiding the roots, and then follow with your regular styling products. This serum can also be used on dry ends when they’re in need of a touch up.

Our tester loved this drugstore serum. She found that her usually coarse, frizzy hair was smoother, shinier, and more manageable, even in humid weather.

As well as the Extra Strength 6 Effects + Serum, you can buy some other great products in John Frieda’s Frizz Ease range, including the Flawlessly Straight Shampoo and Conditioner, Secret Weapon Touch-Up Crème, and Moisture Barrier Hair Spray.

It’s not just us who love this serum. It is Refinery 29’s “top anti-frizz product” and features on Rank and Style’s “best anti-frizz products” list.

Pros: Budget-friendly, protects against heat damage, suitable for most hair types

Cons: Those with fine hair might find this serum too heavy

Buy the John Frieda Frizz Ease Extra Strength 6 Effects + Serum on Amazon for $ 8.18 (originally $ 11.99)

The best anti-frizz product for fine hair

Kenra

Why you’ll love it: The Kenra Platinum Luxe One Leave-in Miracle Spray is a lightweight spray that will beat frizz and tame your mane without weighing down fine hair.

Even those with fine hair, like me, can be victims of frizz and I am no stranger to bad hair days. For me rain is a big culprit. Every day it rains (and it’s been the wettest summer on record here in New York), I look out the window and groan knowing that the minute I set foot out the door, my hair will go poof.

If you have fine hair, you should avoid serums and oils. While they work wonders for coarse, curly hair, they can weigh down your mane, making it look greasy and lifeless — not the look you’re hoping for. Instead, it’s best to opt for a spray such as the Kenra Platinum Luxe One Leave-in Miracle Spray.

This multi-tasker is designed to fight frizz, provide incredible manageability, and protect against thermal damage. It can also be used as cutting lotion or for refreshing dull styles. The spray is enriched with gold particles said to add shine. Although it’s great for all hair types, it works wonders on fine hair.

This is my go-to product for fighting frizz. Although the directions say to spray directly into hair, the liquid is very thick. Instead, I spray a couple of pumps into my palms and then spread it through the mid-lengths and down to the ends. It smells great, detangles my hair, and does a great job of smoothing my strands and taming fly-aways without making my hair go flat. It even holds up well on rainy days.

I’m not the only one who loves the Kenra Platinum Luxe One Leave-in Miracle Spray. It is popular with top stylists and gets top marks on Glam Moments. It is also highly rated on Ulta with happy shoppers reporting silky, smooth, and frizz-free hair.

Pros: Lightweight, multipurpose, suitable for all hair types including damaged hair

Cons: It doesn’t spray well directly onto hair, quite expensive