Editors' Pick Winner: Hair Food Sulfate Free Color Protect Conditioner
Why: A sulfate-free conditioner that's a pro at untangling snarls? This drugstore gem checks all the boxes and cultivates seriously silky hair.
Honorable Mention: MarulaOil Light Rare Oil Volumizing Conditioner
Readers' Choice Winner: Tresemme Platinum Strength Conditioner
Why: My hair was suffering from severe split ends and breakage. After a few washes with this, my hair was much more manageable and healthier.
Honorable Mention: Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner for Color-Treated Hair
Why: A sulfate-free conditioner that's a pro at untangling snarls? This drugstore gem checks all the boxes and cultivates seriously silky hair.
Honorable Mention: MarulaOil Light Rare Oil Volumizing Conditioner
Readers' Choice Winner: Tresemme Platinum Strength Conditioner
Why: My hair was suffering from severe split ends and breakage. After a few washes with this, my hair was much more manageable and healthier.
Honorable Mention: Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner for Color-Treated Hair
Editors' Pick Winner: Hot Tools CurlBar
Why: With an innovative, easy-to-use design and a vibrating timer that lets you know when to release your curl, this L-shaped curling rod imparts effortless-looking curls, from tight spirals to beachy waves.
Honorable Mention: T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers Luxe
Readers' Choice Winner: Hot Tools 1" Professional Marcel Iron for Full Curls and Waves
Why: This curling iron works great on straight hair. It produces really pretty, fat loose curls (like Lucy Hale or Selena Gomez's) that last all day.
Honorable Mention: Beachwaver Co. Beachwaver S1
Why: With an innovative, easy-to-use design and a vibrating timer that lets you know when to release your curl, this L-shaped curling rod imparts effortless-looking curls, from tight spirals to beachy waves.
Honorable Mention: T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers Luxe
Readers' Choice Winner: Hot Tools 1" Professional Marcel Iron for Full Curls and Waves
Why: This curling iron works great on straight hair. It produces really pretty, fat loose curls (like Lucy Hale or Selena Gomez's) that last all day.
Honorable Mention: Beachwaver Co. Beachwaver S1
Editors' Pick Winner: Carol's Daughter Pracaxi Nectar Wash n Go Leave-in
Why: Curly girls, consider this your desert-island beauty product. This one product provides frizz-free waves that are defined and shiny the whole day through.
Honorable Mention: Ouidad Mongongo Oil Multi-Use Curl Treatment
Readers' Choice Winner: SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie
Why: I love that it's made with lots of natural ingredients and without a bunch of unnecessary additives. It keeps my curls soft, bouncy and tame. It's definitely a new staple for me.
Honorable Mention: Paul Mitchell Round Trip Liquid Curl Definer
Why: Curly girls, consider this your desert-island beauty product. This one product provides frizz-free waves that are defined and shiny the whole day through.
Honorable Mention: Ouidad Mongongo Oil Multi-Use Curl Treatment
Readers' Choice Winner: SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie
Why: I love that it's made with lots of natural ingredients and without a bunch of unnecessary additives. It keeps my curls soft, bouncy and tame. It's definitely a new staple for me.
Honorable Mention: Paul Mitchell Round Trip Liquid Curl Definer
Editors' Pick Winner: Herbal Essences White Grapefruit & Mosa Mint Dry Shampoo
Why: If the delectable scent and $6 price tag doesn't suck you in, the root-boosting volume and grease-masking abilities of this dry shampoo will. The the tapioca starch base blends into hair seamlessly, even on brunettes. Use it to disguise a greasy scalp, add volume to your roots or add extra body to your second-day hair.
Honorable Mention: Matrix Style Link Mineral Play Back Dry Shampoo
Readers' Choice Winner: Batiste Dry Shampoo Why: This dry shampoo smells amazing and really freshens my hair when it's dirty and starting to get greasy. Unlike other dry shampoos, this doesn't leave a white residue.
Honorable Mention: Suave Professionals Moroccan Infusion Dry Shampoo
Why: If the delectable scent and $6 price tag doesn't suck you in, the root-boosting volume and grease-masking abilities of this dry shampoo will. The the tapioca starch base blends into hair seamlessly, even on brunettes. Use it to disguise a greasy scalp, add volume to your roots or add extra body to your second-day hair.
Honorable Mention: Matrix Style Link Mineral Play Back Dry Shampoo
Readers' Choice Winner: Batiste Dry Shampoo Why: This dry shampoo smells amazing and really freshens my hair when it's dirty and starting to get greasy. Unlike other dry shampoos, this doesn't leave a white residue.
Honorable Mention: Suave Professionals Moroccan Infusion Dry Shampoo
Editors' Pick Winner: Remington T-Studio Thermaluxe Wide Straightener
Why: Consider this product proof that an A-plus straightener doesn't need to break the bank. A single swipe through each hair section with this wide-panel flat iron is all you need for pin-straight hair. Plus, it heats up in 30 seconds.
Honorable Mention: BabylissPro Nano Titanium Prima3000
Readers' Choice Winner: CHI Original 1" Ceramic Hairstyling Iron
Why: This makes my hair so silky and smooth, and it stops frizz. It heats up quickly and cuts my straightening time by 75 percent. It's an excellent investment.
Honorable Mention: Remington Anti-Frizz Therapy 1" Straightener
Why: Consider this product proof that an A-plus straightener doesn't need to break the bank. A single swipe through each hair section with this wide-panel flat iron is all you need for pin-straight hair. Plus, it heats up in 30 seconds.
Honorable Mention: BabylissPro Nano Titanium Prima3000
Readers' Choice Winner: CHI Original 1" Ceramic Hairstyling Iron
Why: This makes my hair so silky and smooth, and it stops frizz. It heats up quickly and cuts my straightening time by 75 percent. It's an excellent investment.
Honorable Mention: Remington Anti-Frizz Therapy 1" Straightener
Why have a good hair day, when you can have a great hair day? That was our philosophy when testing these hair products for the 2017 TotalBeauty Awards. When it comes to your hair, you should never have to settle. From hair products that simplify your life to devices that make it look like you just walked out of the salon, these are the hair innovations you need to make room for in your bathroom.
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