The 8 Best Hair Oils for Every Hair Type

With nearly 60 million views on TikTok, the Olaplex No 7 Bonding Oil is among the most loved hair oils on the market. Despite its lightweight feel, the oil definitely delivers when it comes to maximizing shine and softness while simultaneously minimizing frizz, flyaways, and breakage. Plus, it even pulls double duty as a heat protectant! Bonus: it’s suitable for all hair types and textures.

The Kérastase Elixir Ultime Hydrating Hair Oil Serum was specially formulated with dry, dehydrated strands in mind. Ingredient highlights include nourishing marula oil, moisturizing camellia oil, and shine-boosting argan oil. We’d also be remiss not to mention its incredible scent, featuring notes of violet, freesia, and mandarin — plus woody musk extract and sandalwood to balance it out.

Sure, Sol de Janeiro may be best known for its uber-popular Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, but you won’t want to sleep on the brand’s Nourishing Anti-Frizz Hair Oil, which — you guessed it — fights frizz for up to 72 hours. That’s because it’s enriched with beneficial ingredients like fatty acid-packed patauá and pequi oils, moisturizing cupuaçu seed butter, and rosemary leaf extract, which, as a bonus, can help promote hair growth. Like several other hair oils on this list, this one also provides heat protection up to  450°F. Its sweet scent, with notes of vanilla, caramel, and pistachio, is just the icing on the cake.

Thanks to its, ahem, weightless texture, this hair oil is especially ideal for those with fine hair since it won’t weigh down the strands. That said, don’t be fooled by how lightweight it is: The restorative oil is packed with ingredients to help hydrate and smooth hair, including argan oil, vitamin-loaded moringa seed oil, conditioning glycerin, and strengthening bamboo extract, which is also known for its moisture-retaining properties. Lastly, keep in mind that a little truly goes a long way: Two or three drops is all you’ll need!

Damaged hair, do care. Enter Briogeo’s Don't Despair, Repair! Strengthening Treatment Hair Oil, which is specially formulated for all hair types and textures dealing with damage, split ends, breakage, and dryness. This incredibly versatile hair oil is loaded with noteworthy ingredients, including moisture-retaining ceramides, hydrating hyaluronic acid, replenishing squalane, and, lastly, antioxidant- and vitamin-packed rose flower oil and extract.

Since curly hair is more porous than straight hair, it often requires an extra dose of moisture and nourishment to prevent dryness and damage — and that’s precisely where Living Proof’s Curl Moisturizing Shine Oil comes into play. Infused with fatty acid-loaded sunflower seed oil and vitamin-packed jojoba oil, this nourishing hair oil adds shine and smoothness to curly strands while keeping frizz at bay.

Did you know even oily hair types can benefit from using a hair oil? That’s because it can actually help slow sebum production — that is, as long as you choose the right formula. (The key here is to stay away from any hair oils that promote shine.) Amika's Reset Cleansing Oil is an excellent choice for greasy, oily strands since it’s infused with clay and charcoal to remove dirt, oil, and buildup. Its unique formula transforms from an oil to a foam. Also, it’s worth noting that this product is designed for weekly use on unwashed hair; after applying, wait three to five minutes, add water, and rinse thoroughly.

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t have to blow your budget on a quality hair oil. Just take L’Oreal’s Elvive Extraordinary Oil, for example. Its non-greasy formula is suitable for all hair types and features six different types of floral oil extracts — including gardenia, rose, and chamomile — as well as coconut oil, which is especially great for dry hair thanks to its nourishing, moisturizing, and protective properties.