- 100% Vegan
- Wheat, Gluten and Silicone Free
- Leaping Bunny Certified
Protects hair from heat styling damage caused by flat irons and other heat styling appliances and helps smooth damaged hair.
- Jojoba and Coconut Extracts help nourish brittle hair and condition dry scalp restoring moisture.
- Cactus and Agave drench dry hair in moisture and help restore a healthy luster.
- Panthenol or Provitamin B5 penetrates and seals hair surface to protect it from styling damage.
Suggested Use
Use on wet or dry hair. Lightly spray hair and comb through. Style as usual. Use as needed to detangle/defrizz or as a pre-styling spray to protect hair.
Other Ingredients
Water (aqua), glycerin (plant), cocos nucifera (coconut) extract, agave rigida (sisal) extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, opuntia vulgaris extract (nopal cactus), yucca schidigera leaf/root/stem extract (yucca cactus), retinyl palmitate (vitamin A palmitate), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E acetate), decyl glucoside (coconut), centrimonium chloride (coconut oil), diglycerin, polyquaternium-11, sodium lauroyl glutamate, propanediol, citric acid, polyglyceryl-4 caprylate, sodium phytate, gluconolactone, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum) benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, limonene, potassium sorbate.
Warnings
Color variations in product may occur due to natural ingredients.
Multivitamins
Protein Powders
Chubby Mako –
Ingredients:
I’ve been looking for a new heat protectant product that contained natural ingredients. Most heat protecting products contain cancer causing chemicals (carcinogens), ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate or parfum (fragrances) where the ingredients are not made available to the consumer, which means the product could contain harmful chemicals. Desert Essence doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals, and they certify that their frangrances are safe to the consumer. I have included pictures of the ingredients.
Performance:
I used this product to straighten my hair today, and was satisfied with the end result. For reference I have thick, course, naturally wavy hair, and live in Texas (so hot & humid). While the scent is a bit overwhelming when initially sprayed on my hair, after straightening, I felt the strong coconut aroma dissipated. While I don’t think the product made my hair feel softer, I do think it was less frizzy, and it gave my hair a nice shine. Long term wise I’m not sure how well this product would protect my hair from heat styling products, while I didn’t notice any new breakage after straightening, my ends felt dry. Realistically I will be using this product in combination with a hair serum in the future, so hopefully the combination will help protect my hair. The pictures included are the originals, and have not been enhanced.
Conclusion:
Overall I would highly recommend this product. While i have used heat protectants that leave the hair softer, and offer better protection, I feel the potential healthy risks associated with the chemicals used is not worth the end result. This product provides good results, using natural, safe, ingredients.
KW –
The smell as previous posts stated is artificial and I do not feel it protected my hair from heat. I think this should be removed from the product description. Since this was why I purchased it, I am giving 3 stars. I feel the price is too high. It did come packaged well though.
C H –
After reading an article regarding how at least 80% of black related hair care products have many toxic chemicals. I’m a natural with thick curly hair, so I decided to look for a heat protectant with less harmful ingredients and that works. It is a great product. It didn’t leave my hair heavy but it was very moisturized. As for the smell it may cause you to cough as little when you spray it into your hair but it doesn’t linger. Don’t be deterred into not trying it, you may miss out on a great product.
Cynthia Hammeke/Cindy Jernigan –
This would be a decent defrizzer for people with just mild flyaways and frizziness. It did not work for my wavy, thick, very frizzy hair. As a heat protecting it was okay. It made my hair feel softer after heat styling, but I had to spray a whole bunch of it, so the bottle didn’t last long. The scent is nice and coconutty but doesn’t last very long.
I ended up only using it when I air-dried my hair. It didnt prevent much frizz, but it made the bottom half of my hair softer.
I personally won’t be purchasing again but if your frizziness isn’t extreme like mine then it’s probably a good value for the price (Mine was only $3).
Bretz –
Excellent product. My only complaint is I wish this smelled different. Is anyone else tired of coconut? Too sweet smelling and doesn’t smell good aging in air over the day.
POP a G –
I use this product everyday and have fallen in love. Gives my fine hair the shine and protection I need.
Kristin Davis –
This is just ok. Not my favorite product ever. I don’t notice a difference between using this product and not using it.
Cayleen –
Has a strong odor that I don’t care for. It smells like chemicals with coconut. I think it does help a little with heat protection but not with frizz. I like it because it’s a spray and doesn’t make my hair greasy.
Concerned27 –
Its nice on my hair. I have very thick hair. Depends on your hair type. Best at night.
Mimi –
The scent of the product is amazing, however this is fine but nothing special. Leaves a light sheen after blow drying my hair but I will say it feels a bit more brittle on the hair, pre flat iron. 50/50 on buying it again, don’t straighten my hair often but it smells better than all my other heat protectant.
Kimberly Benson –
Love this product! I bought it for the heat protectant, but was pleased to see that it defrizzes hair also. It works so well! The very first use my hair was noticeably less frizzy and it seemed like it was doing a good job protecting my hair when I dried it and then used a flat iron on it. And bonus, it smells fantastic! I was smelling my hair all day!
Hannah S. –
Very happy with this! Trying to rehab my hair from heat damage and this is helping already!
Abby –
This is great because I straighten my hair so much.. I can skip the step of needing to add dry oil to my hair since it already had the coconut oil in there plus all the other great ingredients it keeps my hair healthy even after all o of the straightening I do.
Bonniesloan –
I would give it 5 stars but the smell is nauseating, you really need to do something about it other than that it works for me.