The Best Heat protection of 2022

Finding heat protection that’s practical to apply, dries quickly and at the same time gives consistency is more difficult than you might think. But Label.m heat Protection Mist actually delivers on every point.

The product is applied as a fine mist

One common problem when applying a spray to your hair is that the dispensing spout doesn’t do its job quite as well as you’d want. But Label.m really produces a mist in the true sense of the word – the spray is distributed very evenly and you avoid the problems that big drops usually bring. The fact that it is such a fine mist also means that this is a heat protection product that dries amazingly fast in the hair. This gets a double thumbs up from our testers, as it makes it very easy to do your hair in the morning.

This is a heat protector that actually gives a little bit of consistency, which is a nice bonus for those who don’t have the energy to bother with another spray to fix their hairstyle. Of course if it's an advanced hairstyle, you'll need a strong hairspray as a finish. But for those who just want a little bit of consistency for their dried hair, Label.m is really good.

Available online and at the hairdresser’s

This may not be a brand that the normal home stylist is familiar with, but if you take a look at your hairdresser’s, you’ll probably more than one product from Label.m there. So you won’t find the brand at the nearest supermarket, but it’s easy to get online.

Label.m Heat Protection Mist is a great heat protector, which also protects against UV radiation. The only thing our testers aren’t entirely happy with is the smell, which just feels a little too dominant. But apart from the smell, this is a great product for styling your hair.

This easy to use heat protection comes in a practical spray bottle and smells of hairdresser visits and newly washed hair. As the name implies, Revlon Uniq One All in One Hair Treatment is actually much more than just a heat protection spray, which also makes it a very usable product that will never collect dust on your bathroom shelf.

Several different ways to use it

This is a spray that works in several different ways. For example, it works really well as a conditioner spray, which made it very popular with our test families with children who hate having their hair brushed. The hair is easy to brush, shiny and smooth. At the same time the spray protects your hair from the heat produced by hair dryers, straighteners and curling tongs, it also gives the hair more body and consistency.

Leaves your hair shiny and soft

The bottle sprays a good amount of the product evenly over the hair. It works just as well in dry as wet hair. The heat protection spray never feels sticky or greasy, but leaves a shiny result with minimum frizz. The product turned out to be a real star on damaged, coloured hair that most resembles a spiky bush in its natural condition. It smells good but not overpowering, and you can also choose between several different scents.

Revlon Uniq One All in One Hair Treatment is easy to use, good value and multifunctional – a real winner for anyone with tangled hair or brush-phobic kids.

A nice scent that’s reminiscent of a hairdresser’s salon spreads out when you squirt a little Ciment Thermique into your palm. The consistency is light which makes it easy to distribute it evenly throughout your hair.

Softens when used with a hairdryer

If you apply the cream before brushing your hair, it doesn’t help detangle the hair much, as it only has a softening effect once you use the hair dryer. But it does get fantastically soft. During blow drying, the hair strands are kept separate and don’t get tangled or frizzy, and the product works even if you’re using a simpler hair dryer. The results after use are amazingly smooth without feeling greasy. The hair simply looks really healthy.

Adds lustre and reduces frizz

Kérastase Ciment Thermique gives the hair a lot of shine and lustre. However, it doesn’t provide any consistency, so for styling you’ll need to supplement it with another product. Instead, this is a base product that provides the foundations for healthy, strong looking hair. This heat protection cream has been praised to the skies and although it’s expensive, given that you really need very little each time and that the results are fantastic, Kérastase Ciment Thermique is well worth the price.

Do you have dry hair that thirsts for moisture? If so, REF’s Leave in Treatment is a really good option when you’re looking for a new heat protection product for your hair.

REF. Leave in Treatment provides both moisture and heat protection in a single product. This means it doesn’t only protect your hair from high temperatures during styling, it also gives it moisture. The combination results in soft hair without frizz.

Easy to use pump bottle

This is a cream that comes in a practical pump bottle. Depending on how long and thick your hair is, the amount you need will vary. But for shoulder length hair, our testers found that two or three pumps are plenty. You apply the cream evenly to the hair before using heated tools, while it’s still damp. This also detangles the hair, making it easier to comb out any knots.

Makes your hair shiny and smooth

The formula is light and your hair doesn’t feel weighed down at all. After use, the hair is smooth and looks shinier than if you don’t use the cream. The fact is that this is such a nice product you tend to apply it even if you aren’t going to use any heated styling tools.

It’s a multifunctional product that smells fresh and feels caring, which means you often reach for it when your hair needs a little boost. And even when it doesn’t. Quite simply a really nice complement to your haircare routine.

Redken’s Frizz Dismiss is a softening heat protection spray that adds lustre to your hair. The consistency is relatively thin, between a liquid and cream, and you spray it into your hair. Despite its light formula, it has a smoothing, caring result. It doesn’t have any detangling effect to speak of. So it’s best to brush your hair first and then spray the product on so you can get it where you want.

The product is intended to counteract frizzy hair, and it does this very well. Because it’s thin and you spray it on, you can also get a thin layer closer to the roots without the hair becoming greasy. This can be difficult with similar products in cream format. Frizziness stays away even during the blow drying process. You will need to brush your hair afterwards, but it doesn’t get tangled. It’s possible to overdo applying the product, which makes the hair feel heavy. You only need a very thin layer. The scent of the spray is good but mild, which means you can use it with other products. And you’ll need other products, as this doesn’t give any structure to the hair. Redken Frizz Dismiss Smooth Force FPF 20 is a good base that provides protection against heat but also adds extra shine and lustre.

Davines Liquid Spell is a product for thin or already damaged hair. Unlike the majority of other products that provide heat protection, Liquid Spell doesn’t promise smooth hair. Instead, it claims to provide a fuller effect while protecting the hair against heat.

Liquid that becomes foam

And you can almost believe the liquid, which transforms into a foam when you pump it out of the bottle, really does contain a small touch of magic just like the name indicates. You see a clear difference after applying the product and starting to blow dry your hair. Thin hair immediately appears fuller and with greater volume. And if you’re used to lacklustre, damaged hair, you’ll be happy with the way it suddenly looks significantly more healthy and stronger.

Makes your hair fuller

Liquid Spell contains a heat activated molecule that compacts the cuticle of the hair strand, protecting it against heat. It doesn’t merely look fuller either – the results after you style it last better too, even if you don’t use other hair products. Of course it isn’t really sorcery, but your hair still looks magically great using Davines Liquid Spell.

Bangerhead Professional Protect My Hair has a very light formula but still succeeds in softening the hair. Blow drying the hair is straightforward and it doesn’t get tangled at all. Nor does it become frizzy. Even though the heat protection spray has a smoothing and detangling effect, the hair doesn’t become heavy or feel greasy. And the effect is equally good on the day after you use it. After blow drying, the hair has lustre and looks healthy. For very dry or damaged hair, this product still isn’t completely sufficient. But it’s good for hair with normal amounts of damage.

The product comes in a spray flask, which should make it possible to apply it easily. But unfortunately the spray is quite broad and it’s a bit difficult to get it exactly where you want it. Fortunately this doesn’t matter too much because of the light consistency. The mild scent of the product quickly disappears after hair drying, which means it’s not overpowering in your hair. There really isn’t much negative to say about Bangerhead Professional Protect My Hair. Its positive properties together with its very reasonable price mean that Bangerhead Professional Protect My Hair deserves all the praise it gets.

Lipidium Thermo Repair is a product in L’Oréal’s Absolut Repair series that’s intended to nourish and rebuild damaged hair. And the ends of your hair definitely feel less split after you've applied this mildly scented cream. Once you’ve blow-dried your hair, it becomes soft and shiny. But the consistency of the cream is very greasy, which makes it rather difficult to apply. Partly because the product isn’t absorbed easily by the hair and partly because it requires a certain amount of effort to apply it evenly. It’s even more difficult if you haven’t brushed your hair first. So we recommend you brush your hair first and then apply the cream. This means you can’t use this heat protector as a softener to help you detangle your hair.

After blow-drying, which doesn’t take long and doesn’t result in frizzy hair, the greasy feeling disappears. In other words, the character of the cream changes completely when it’s heated, and your hair doesn’t feel heavy or look greasy when it’s dry. The scent is nice but mild, which is good for sensitive users. As with the majority of heat protectors, the product doesn’t give any structure to the hair, so you’ll need to combine it with other styling products. L’Oréal Professionnel Absolut Repair Lipidium Thermo Repair cares for your hair beautifully and is well worth the price.

Joico is a brand that often slips under the radar, which is a shame because they have a lot of good products. And Ironclad is one of them. This heat protector, which is intended for use in dry hair during styling, comes in a largeish spray bottle. The product smells incredibly good and it’s tempting to use it not only in your hair but also as a room perfume.

Gives very little consistency but soft hair

It’s easy to think Ironclad is a styling product, because the bottle is similar to many hairspray bottles. But this is a product that protects your hair but only provides the lowest level of consistency. The major advantage is that you don’t get the crispy surface that sprays with more styling consistency tend to give your hair. Ironclad produces a soft and flexible result, with a good helping of shine. The lovely smell fades during the day, but your hair stays soft.

If you're looking after a heat protector that doesn’t offer any other functions, Joico Ironclad is a good option, particularly if you're looking for a soft and natural result.

Maria Nila market their heat protector as 100% vegan, which is bang on trend. Regardless of the influence on the animal kingdom, this heat protector has good properties for your hair. The cream is soft and quite greasy. If you spray it on unbrushed hair, it will help you comb out the tangles. This product promises heat protection and frizz control – and it really works. As you blow dry your hair, it stays smooth, and you can get really good results with a brush. Your hair becomes soft and lustrous, but the product doesn’t give any shine.

The instructions say you should only spray a thin layer onto your hair, which is worth remembering as it’s easy to apply to much. The cream is economical and if you use too much your hair will be heavy and feel greasy. One tip to get the right amount just on the ends is to spray it first into your hand and then apply it evenly in the hair with your fingers. The scent is mild and pleasant and after blow-drying it’s almost completely disappeared. Together with the fact that Maria Nila Cream Heat Spray is economical and gives nice smooth results, this makes it a good product despite the price.

GHD Heat Protect Spray has a very light and thin formula. The spray bottle makes it easy to apply the product in a thin layer over the hair. It gives off a lovely, hairdresser-inspired scent and both the scent and the packaging feel very luxurious. But the spray doesn’t help much in terms of softening, so it’s not much use for detangling your hair. Nor does it help to keep the strands separate during blow drying. And unfortunately the result is neither shiny nor smooth.

After blow-drying, your hair will be light and airy. And there’s pretty much no indication that you've applied a heat protector. This means this is a good choice if you want to use several other styling products and only want heat protection. It’s also useful that the spray works for something other than styling and blow-drying. Lots of heat protectors with a greasier, cream consistency can be difficult to use after a shower when you only want to run a straightener through your hair. But GHD Heat Protect Spray is perfect for this. It’s easy to apply even in dry hair without giving an impression of heaviness. It’s perhaps not the most nourishing and strengthening product in the world, but to prevent damage and protect against heat, GHD Heat Protect Spray is a very good option.

If you're looking for a heat protector that can be combined with other products, Style Link Buffer Thermal Spray is a good choice. The consistency is somewhere between a cream and a spray, and it's easy to apply and adds no structure to the hair. The scent is relatively mild, so even though it stays after application you can combine this spray with other products.

This heat protector doesn’t help you detangle the hair, so it’s best to brush your hair before applying it. Unfortunately it doesn’t particularly help to keep the strands separate while you're blow-drying it either. It works well on frizziness but doesn’t make your hair shiny or lustrous. If the ends of your hair need a bit of extra care to make them look healthy, we recommend you look for a more nourishing product. But the thin formula makes it easy to get the right amount and you aren’t likely to apply too much. The heat protector succeeds in the balancing act of making sure your hair doesn’t feel heavy or greasy but is kept airy and fresh both on the first and second days. So if you’re mainly looking for protection against heat, Matrix Style Link Buffer Thermal Spray is a good value product that lasts a long time.

This is a heat protector for the environmentally conscious. The packaging – a stylish pink spray bottle – is made from sugar cane and is completely biodegradable. The contents are free of parabens, sulphates and colouring.

Unevenly distributed spray but good scent

Björk Skydda is a nice-smelling spray that you can apply to both damp and dry hair before you use heated tools. The spray is rather difficult to apply evenly to the hair – if you hold the bottle too close you get far too much product in a single place, while if you hold it too far away the fine drops of spray struggle to reach your hair. This means the product is fiddly to get evenly distributed in your hair and not particularly economical.

Provides protection against UV radiation

Compared with other heat protectors, Björk Skydda doesn’t leave your hair with the same shine or softness, but the scent is nice and lasts for a while. The advantage of this heat protector is that it also protects the hair against UV radiation, so it continues doing your hair good all day, not just until you switch off the hair dryer. Another positive point is that Björk Skydda is also completely vegan.