PS This honey-like formula is also great for post-perm maintenance. Jay Park raved about its moisturizing and frizz-fighting properties in Allure’s 10-minute beauty routine video.
Main Ingredients: Hydrolyzed Silk, Argan Oil, Sea Buckthorn Oil, Fake Daisy Extract, Moringa Oil | Target Audience: Everyone | Unscented: No
Best Serum: Mise en Scene Perfect Serum
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Why it’s worth it: The Korean beauty industry is changing rapidly, but we still haven’t moved on from this classic Korean hair care product launched in 2012. Mise En Scene Perfect Serum has been gaining fans over the past 12 years. It’s a blend of powerfully nourishing oils (argan, olive, coconut, apricot, marula, jojoba, camelia) that somehow doesn’t leave your hair feeling greasy. Instead, it smooths frizz, locks in moisture, protects and styles hair from heat with a weightless feel.
Tester Feedback: “My hair ends are extremely dry and almost lifeless, but Mise En Scene Perfect Serum instantly rejuvenates them without leaving any oily or coarse residue. You won’t even notice it because it’s given to you,” says Abelman. “I also love that it gives my hair a dreamy powdery floral scent.”
Main Ingredients: Argan, Apricot, Camellia, Coconut, Jojoba, Marula, Olive Oil | Target audience: People with dry and damaged hair, people who frequently use heat to style their hair | Unscented: No
Best serum for curly hair: Curlyshyll Moisture Glow Hair Essence
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Moisture Glow Hair Essence
Why it’s worth it: Korean hair care brand Curlyshyll is loved by Mujin Choi. But the company’s products, namely Nutrition Support Daily Shampoos and Treatments, can be difficult to find in the United States. Luckily, Denise Kim’s favorite formula, Moisture Glow Hair Essence, is easily available in the United States. She says this works like a moisture ampoule for dehydrated curls, giving your hair a beautiful shine while significantly reducing hydration. “A small amount will moisturize your hair without weighing it down,” she added.
Main Ingredients: Rose extract, edelweiss stem cell extract, propolis extract, tea tree leaf oil, rosemary oil | Target audience: People with dry, damaged, or dyed hair | Fragrance-free: No
Best Hair Oil: La’dor Perfumed Hair Oil
Why it’s worth it: Add this to the ends of your hair, and when the wind blows, everyone can smell the delicious scent of this fragrant hair oil. Minju “Minnie” Kim, a K-beauty industry insider who has worked with the likes of Cosrx, Medicube, and Skin1004, says La’dor’s perfume hair oil and its medley of botanical oils moisturize and hold down her smooth bob without any stickiness. I promise. Eliminate frizz and further enhance the color of your latest dye job (currently a rich reddish-brown). The Korean hair oil comes in three scents: cypress (woody scent), la pitta (citrus scent), and osmanthus (musky floral scent), the latter being Kim’s favorite.
