Treatments For Dry Hair

What it is: A five-minute pre-shampoo serum to gently exfoliate, moisturize, and soothe a dry, itchy scalp.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Shine
- Flaky, Dry Scalp

Key Benefits:
- Rapidly soothes dry, flaky scalps
- Moisturizes for a healthier look and feel
- Protects against future imbalances

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Argan Oil: An antioxidant-rich natural oil that nourishes the hair and scalp.
- Salicylic Acid: Gently exfoliates, prevents buildup, and fights flakes.
- Geranium Oil: Soothes the scalp and addresses dryness.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It also comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with salicylic acid, the Dry Scalp Treatment gently exfoliates and fights flakiness while promoting a healthier-looking and -feeling scalp and full-, shiny-looking hair with moisture-balancing ingredients like geranium, lavender, vitamin E, and argan oil.

Fragrance Description: The natural-smelling aroma contains a deeply relaxing lavender-geranium blend.

Clinical Results: In a consumer-perception study conducted on 50 respondents, after just 2 weeks:
- 94% said the feeling of scalp itchiness was reduced
- 94% said their scalp felt moisturized
- 90% said the formula cleansed the scalp of loose flakes

What it is: A treatment that gives dry and damaged hair an extra boost of hydration—restoring moisture to strengthen and repair.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Key Benefits:
- Repairs and strengthens damaged hair
- Improves shine and elasticity
- Prevents future damage

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Moringa Leaf Extract: Rich in vitamins and antioxidants that boost keratin production, helping bring moisture to dry hair and scalp.
- Coconut Oil: Hydrates hair, protects from breakage, calms frizz, and detangles.
- Jojoba Seed Oil: Vitamin E and B complex restores and repairs the hair.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: dae’s Deep Conditioning Treatment is scented with a citrus blend of essential oils, while the color is inspired by desert sunsets and is achieved with only natural colors. Every order comes with a complimentary pump.

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What it is: A professional-inspired, intensive treatment that primes hair for deeper repair, strengthens, and protects hair integrity leveraging the OLAPLEX™ patented bond-building technology.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Damage/ Split Ends/ Breakage
- Shine
- Color Safe

Key Benefits:
- Primes hair to intensify benefits of No. 3 Hair Perfector (sold separately).
- Strengthens weakened bonds deep within the hair strand.
- Repairs hair from chemical, thermal, mechanical, and environmental damage.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate: Rebuilds broken and weakened bonds.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Use as the first step in a two-part at-home system with No. 3 Hair Perfector (sold separately) to strengthen and repair all types of damaged hair. No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment contains the highest concentration of the patented bond building technology of any Olaplex at home product. Olaplex products feature first-of-their-kind, patented, bond-building technology, which relinks the broken disulfide bonds caused by chemical, thermal, and mechanical damage to the hair. This formula is made to work with every hair type, providing real, structural repair that works from within.

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: An overnight leave-in serum with hyaluronic acid and edelweiss flower to hydrate and recover hair damaged from lightening treatments.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage
- Dryness
- Color Safe

Key Benefits:
- Restores hair damaged by lightening treatments
- Protects against breakage and split ends
- Deeply hydrates for smoother hair

Formulation: Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
- Edelweiss Flower: Softens hair and helps it recover.

What Else You Need to Know: Blond Absolu Overnight Recovery Treatment restores fibers and recovers damaged hair before morning. Whether highlighted or lightened, hair will feel hydrated and soft to prevent future breakage and split ends. Hyaluronic acid and orange blossom scent make every usage a self-care treat.

Research results: In a study vs. non-conditioning shampoo:
- 89% less breakage was shown
- 74% smoother hair was shown
- 53% reduction the appearance of split ends was shown.

What it is: A scalp treatment that combats visible negative effects from environmental stressors for fuller, thicker, healthier-looking hair from the root.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Thinning
- Volumizing

Key Benefits:
- Improves appearance of thinning hair
- Promotes thicker, fuller, healthier-looking hair from the root
- Strengthens hair at the root

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Healthy Follicle Complex (Yeast Proteins, Zinc Salts, Encapsulated Actives): Strengthens and nourishes hair strands, roots, and scalp.
- Peptide Blend: Plumps hair fibers and provides natural shine.
- Jojoba Esters and Vitamins: Nourish and moisturize the scalp.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This treatment improves the appearance of thinning hair with the Healthy Follicle Complex, which promotes strength at the roots. It also contains a peptide blend that plumps hair fibers and jojoba esters and vitamins to nourish and moisturize for balanced hydration.

Clinical Results: In a 3rd-party study with 34 participants with self-identified thinning hair concerns after 90 days of use:
- 97% said hair looked and felt thicker
- 97% found less hair on their brush or in their shower
- 94% said their ponytail felt thicker

What it is: A pre-shampoo treatment that gets rid of product buildup, fortifies the scalp, and leaves hair shinier and smoother.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns: Product Buildup, Scalp Stimulation, and Shine

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Grapefruit Extract: Stimulates blood flow to the scalp, which helps reduce hair loss and support hair growth; antioxidant properties help cleanse hair strands by getting rid of product residue that has built up and coated the hair.
- Chamomile Flower Extract: Known for its anti-inflammatory and skin soothing properties, and is used as a conditioning agent.
- Thyme Extract: Facilitates the delivery of nutrients to the scalp and help create the optimal environment for hair growth while making it healthier and shinier.
- Rosemary Extract: Increases microcirculation of the scalp, which can help create the optimal environment for hair growth.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES and parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Pre-Wash Weekly Detox & Scalp Treatment is like a facial for your hair. Safe for color-treated and all hair types, it gently gets rid of the unwanted stuff and leaves the hair shining with health and vitality. It detoxes the hair and fortifies the scalp—and is naturally scented with mint and grapefruit essential oils.

What it is: A gentle, daily, leave-in scalp treatment with a lightweight texture that gives the appearance of denser, fuller-looking hair.​

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine

Hair Concerns:
- Anti-Aging
- Thinning
- Volumizing

Key Benefits:
- Supports hair fullness and volume.
- Creates denser-, fuller-looking hair
- Clinically-tested formula

Formulation: Spray

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Caviar Extract: Known to restore moisture, elasticity, and shine.
- Red Clover: Reputed to help improve the look of hair thickness, strength, and softness for fuller-looking hair.
- Amia Indian Gooseberry: Commonly used for hair thickening and to support the health of the hair, as well as reduce scalp irritation.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, and parabens. This product also comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This regimen is proven to provide significant improvements in hair texture, thickness, and overall condition with regular use vs. untreated hair.

Which hair type is it good for?
✔ Straight
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly
✔ Coiled
✔ Tightly Coiled

What it is:
A versatile, argan oil-infused hair styler in a light formulation that can be used for conditioning, styling, and finishing.

Key Benefits:
- Detangles, speeds up blow-drying time, and boosts shine
- Improves manageability and controls frizz and flyaways
- Infused with antioxidant-rich argan oil and vitamin-rich linseed (flax) seed extract to help strengthen

If you want to know more…
Moroccanoil® Treatment detangles, speeds up drying time, and boosts shine. Featuring the iconic Moroccanoil scent, this treatment is non-greasy and fast-absorbing, and it improves your hair’s manageability and creates a softer texture.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product is free of mineral oil.

Which hair type is it good for?
✔ Straight
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly
✔ Coiled
✔ Tightly Coiled

What it is:
A leave-in scalp treatment that delivers rich hydration and lasting relief from dry scalp flaking, itching, and irritation.

Key benefits:
- Soothes and relieves dry scalp flaking, itching, and irritation
- Hyaluronic-acid-based Molecular Patch delivers relief and hydration
- Vitamin-B3-based microbiome complex rebalances your scalp’s natural ecosystem for lasting relief

If you want to know more…
This leave-in treatment uses a breakthrough Vitamin-B3-based microbiome complex with clinically-proven actives that work over time to balance your scalp's natural ecosystem for long-term relief. A hyaluronic-acid based Molecular Patch delivers hydration and moisture to the scalp for relief from irritation. Your scalp will feel soothed and have lasting relief from dry scalp flaking, itching, and irritation.*

*After four weeks of use, three times a week.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
Your scalp’s microbiome is a natural ecosystem made up of many different types of microorganisms. When bad microorganisms begin to outnumber the good ones, that imbalance can lead to irritation and flaking associated with dry scalp. While symptom relief treatments are only a quick fix (and sometimes make things worse) and medicated scalp treatments remove the scalp’s beneficial organisms along with the bad, Restore Dry Scalp Treatment solves the root cause of the problem. A hyaluronic-acid-based Molecular Patch delivers instant soothing and sustained hydration to the scalp. To provide lasting relief from itchiness, irritation, and flaking from dry scalp, Restore Dry Scalp Treatment utilizes a vitamin B3 based microbiome balancing complex with clinically proven actives that support the beneficial microorganisms on your scalp by rebalancing its natural ecosystem.

This product is an Allure Best of Beauty award winner.

This product cruelty-free, color-safe, safe for chemically-treated hair, and formulated without silicone, GMOs, and residue.

What it is: A deeply hydrating and strengthening treatment mask, rich in Mediterranean-derived marine actives to deliver super-glossy, supple, and expensive-looking hair.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Color Safe
- Damage/Split Ends/Breakage

Key Benefits:
- Penetrates, hydrates, and transforms internally
- Strengthens hair
- Creates silky, supple, healthy hair

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Sea Kale: Binds with damaged keratin for strength and elasticity.
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Complex: Weightless strengthener that smooths cuticle.
- Mediterranean Sea Kelp and Algae Blend: Provides powerful natural moisture.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Celeb stylist Chris Appleton’s essential "prep step," this mask transforms all hair types to create super-healthy, perfect texture. It’s the key to his sexy, iconic styles. The breakthrough deep delivery system works internally and leaves no heavy or filmy coating to weigh hair down.

What it is: A lightweight, argan oil-infused hair treatment and styler for fine hair that controls frizz and promotes softness, shine, and strength.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine

Hair Concerns: Shine, Frizz and Flyaways, and Dryness

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Argan Oil: Extremely rich in tocopherols (vitamin E), essential fatty acids, and antioxidants that hydrate and nourish the hair.
- Linseed Extract: Derived from flaxseed, a good source of alpha linolenic acid; an essential fatty acid that helps improve the health of hair.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: The non-greasy and fast-absorbing formula is fragranced with the signature Moroccanoil scent, a blend of spicy amber and warm florals. Use before styling or as needed for quick conditioning or touch-ups. This formula offers all the same benefits as the iconic original treatment in a lighter formulation. The fragrance smells like spicy amber, musk, and sweet florals, while the amber tint of the bottle protects the UV-sensitive formula.

Research Results: According to an independent study:
- Just one application of Moroccanoil Treatment Light increases shine by up to 118%

What it is: An anti-frizz hair mask, free of silicone and parabens, that tames and nurtures the most rebellious, frizzy hair.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Medium and Thick

Key Benefits: Fights Frizz, Revitalizes the Scalp, and Nourishes

Formulation: Mask

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Black Cumin Oil: Nurtures hair.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: This hair mask, which is infused with black cumin oil, is fortified with a high concentration of antioxidants and omegas 3, 6, and 9 to deeply nurture the hair. It disciplines the hair fibers to tame coarse hair, leaving your scalp revitalized and hair's texture satin smooth and lightweight.

What it is: An all-in-one curl-enhancing product for visibly glossy, defined, frizz-free waves and curls.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Frizz
- Shine

Key Benefits:
- Weightless hydration for springy curls
- Crunch-free, defined, and glossy frizz-free results
- A "one and done" curl routine

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Proprietary Tri-polymer Complex: Conditions, moisturizes, detangles, and adds shine and bounce.
- Cashmere Extract: Moisturizes and helps repair dry, fragile hair.
- Glycerin: Maintains hydration for healthy, shiny curls.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: A groundbreaking alternative to layers of gels, creams, and serums, this ultra-light spray combines three polymers to help solve every curly-related problem in one multitasking formula. It moisturizes, conditions, and de-frizzes, restores bounce and elasticity, and keeps curls soft, flexible, and full of shine.

What it is: A paraben- and silicone-free treatment that creates lightweight, long-lasting volume for fine hair.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine

Key Benefits:
- Adds Volume
- Increases Shine
- Fortifies Thin Hair Fibers

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Depsea Water: Fortifies the hair with long-lasting volume.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: Enriched with Depsea Water—believed to be the most pure and potent source of minerals—this treatment rebalances natural oils and leaves strands supple with a weightless finish. Hair fibers are fortified to ensure protection against damage, which helps maintain bounce and movement while creating a shiny, lustrous touch.

What it is: A luxe hair serum that mends split ends and protects against heat damage and color fading.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Heat Protection
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage
- Color Fading

Key Benefits:
- Repairs split ends
- Reduces breakage by 65%
- Provides heat protection

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Special Polymer Blend: Bonds split ends together and prevents further damage.
- Carob Tree Extract: Forms an amino acid matrix that adheres to the hair shaft and cuticle to mend and strengthen.
- Oribe Signature Complex: Defends hair from environmental elements, oxidative stress, photoaging, and the deterioration of natural keratin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: With this silky serum, there’s no need to choose between beautiful color and luxuriantly healthy hair. Infused with jojoba and olive oils, the formula is clinically shown to restore, fortify, and protect tresses of every shade, repairing up to 94 percent of split ends after one use.

All Oribe products are dermatologist tested and formulated with safe, high-quality, innovative ingredients. They are also PETA approved, UV protective, and color- and keratin-treatment safe.

Fragrance Description: Created in collaboration with one of the oldest French Fragrance houses, Oribe’s signature scent, Côte d’Azur, features sun-drenched notes of Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine, and sandalwood—embodying the glamour and heat of the legendary destination.

Clinical Results: In a clinical test conducted on human hair against a control group, after 1 wash:
- Repairs up to 94% of split ends after 1 use
- Reduces breakage by 65%

What it is: A soothing leave-on serum that absorbs quickly to calm your scalp and fight flakes—without disturbing your style.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Color Safe
- Flaky, Dry Scalp

Key Benefits:
- Soothes and calms the scalp
- Addresses flakiness
- Keeps the scalp and hair moisturized

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA): Gently exfoliates the scalp to fight flakes.
- Peppermint Oil and Peppermint Leaf Extract: Soothe the scalp with a cooling sensation and address flakiness.
- Oribe Signature Complex: Defends hair from environmental elements, oxidative stress, photoaging, and the deterioration of natural keratin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Find fast relief. This fragrance-free serum has a cooling sensation that quickly soothes a dry, itchy scalp. Infused with peppermint oil, the fast-absorbing formula gently exfoliates and visibly rejuvenates the scalp, keeping flakes at bay and restoring its moisture balance.

All Oribe products are dermatologist tested and formulated with safe, high-quality, innovative ingredients. They are also PETA approved, UV protective, and color- and keratin-treatment safe.

What it is: A multitasking treatment that styles and treats hair in one simple step.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, and Curly

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Volumizing
- Straightens/Smooths

Key Benefits:
- Styles with volume and smoothness
- Conditions, strengthens, and adds shine
- Provides heat protection (up to 450°F/230°C) and UV protection

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Healthy Hair Molecule: Smooths and protects by forming a weightless shield around each strand—smoothing, strengthening, and polishing.
- Thickening Molecule: Deposits microscopic thickening dots between strands so hair looks and feels fuller.
- Tucuma Butter: Emollient rich in fatty acids, conditions dry and damaged hair.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban. This product is also cruelty-free, gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This cream is powered by Living Proof’s healthy hair molecule to smooth and protect by forming a weightless shield around each hair strand, while the thickening molecule creates space between strands for hair that looks and feels fuller. The result? Smooth, strong, voluminous hair—and endless compliments.

What it is: A versatile, argan oil-infused hair treatment and styler that promotes softer, stronger hair with increased shine and less frizz.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Medium and Thick
Hair Concerns: Shine, Frizz and Flyaways, and Dryness
Formulation: Lightweight Serum
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Argan Oil: Extremely rich in tocopherols (vitamin E), essential fatty acids, and antioxidants that hydrate and nourish the hair.
- Linseed Extract: Derived from flaxseed, a good source of alpha linolenic acid; an essential fatty acid that helps improve the health of hair.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban. This product is also cruelty-free and gluten-free.
What Else You Need to Know: The non-greasy and fast-absorbing formula is fragranced with the signature Moroccanoil scent, a blend of spicy amber and warm florals. Use before styling or as needed for quick conditioning or touch-ups. The fragrance smells like spicy amber, musk, and sweet florals, while the amber tint of the bottle protects the UV-sensitive formula.
Research Results: According to an independent study:
- Just one application of Moroccanoil Treatment increases shine by up to 118%