the best smelling hair products you need to try

The Best Smelling Hair Products You Need to Try!

Is That Your Hair, What Are You Using?

Okay, picture this, you’re walking past a group of people, and they immediately stop you from letting you know how great your hair looks! So healthy, super shiny, they just had to stop you to ask what hair care products were used to accomplish the look. In the midst of the conversation, they ask what scent you’re wearing, you then inform them it’s your hair! They say a scent is tied to memory, who can forget hair that will make you want to bury your face in, no one. Doing the sniff test while shopping for your hair products won’t be necessary anymore. Here's your guide to the best smelling hair products, cheers too turning heads and leaving scented memories!

Best Smelling Shampoos

Shampoo, the holy grail of hair care products, your shampoo can either enhance your hair care regimen or destroy it. Finding shampoo that adds moisture, removes the right amount of buildup, and smells great, is what we all look for in shampoo, look no further I have gathered a list that will go beyond your expectations!

Aveda’s Rosemary and Mint

This shampoo gently detoxifies your scalp and smells as fantastic as it sounds. Aveda’s Rosemary and mint shampoo strips away oil and build up from products while leaving your hair soft and hydrated. The mint also creates a tingling sensation on the scalp, which stimulates skin cells to promote healthier, longer hair! I have personally used this shampoo, and the feeling of the mint is fantastic!

LUSH’S honey & coconut

Have you ever been to LUSH? The store exudes fragrances; you can smell it five to six stores away! LUSH prides themselves on creating cosmetic products with raw, natural, humanely sourced ingredients, and the results are so delightful! LUSH’s fair trade honey shampoo smells sweet with a lasting scent. For my curly haired readers, LUSH’S Curly Wurly conditioning shampoo in coconut is a curl defining shampoo; it is sure to have your curls bouncing as well as your sense of smell heightened.

Tree to Tub’s Soapberry Lavender

For the night showers after a long day, Tree to Tub’s Soapberry Lavender shampoo is relaxing, sleep-inducing scented shampoo and a must-have in your hair product collection. The calming Lavender scent has proven to be aromatherapeutic, which calm nerves and help get some shut-eye. This shampoo is sulfate free, and color safe, it is sure to leave your hair moisturized, leaving you relaxed, and sure to get a good night's rest.

Best Smelling Conditioners

Conditioners provide prevention of hair breakage and tangling; it also creates soft and smooth hair by smoothing your hair cuticle! After a good shampoo, sealing your cuticle with a scent of lovely aromas is sure to liven your hair routine up!

Herbal Essences Coconut Milk

Everyone has heard of Herbal Essences, and more than likely has seen their commercials. Their hair products are made for the everyday individual, and they are known for their scents! This hair product is a blend of antioxidants, aloe, and sea kelp. Herbal Essences Coconut Milk Conditioner is color safe and has zero percent parabens, gluten, and colorants! There are multi-layered scents including, vanilla, white florals, and coconut; it smells good enough to eat!

Mermaid Hair Conditioner

Mermaid is known as a perfume company, so there is no surprise their hair products smell great, too! This hair product is an all-natural, sulfate-free formula and gentle. The scent is orange blossom and coconut, who wouldn’t want to catch little whiffs of that as you go about your day?

Kerastase Resistance Soin Premier Therapiste Conditioner

This conditioner is used in reverse; you put this hair product on before shampooing. The fragrances included are rose, jasmine, sandalwood, and peony.

Best Smelling Thermal Heat Protectants

Heat protectants are created to form a barrier between your hair and hot hairstyling tools that seals the hair cuticle for frizz prevention. Heat protectants come in serums, sprays, or cream forms that you leave in your hair before styling. With the amount of heat used daily on our hair & extensions heat protectants are a must have, and it doesn't hurt if it smells sweet either.

Kenra Platinum Hot Spray 20

Kenra Platinum Hot Spray 20 says it gives thermal protection up to 428 degrees Fahrenheit, with up to 60 hours of hold. The protectant spray is humidity-resistant and increases shine. Each bottle has a different scent which is something unique about this line of hair products, and they do smell great!

OGX Flat Iron Spray

OGX Flat Iron Spray was created for damaged and frizzy hair! This hair product was designed specifically for flat irons to produce healthy straight hair. The Organix spray is not suggested for curling styles; the ingredients are relaxers of the cuticle as well as a protector from heat. They pride themselves on creating the “softest sleekest hair”! A few elements are coconut oil and cocoa butter!

GHD Heat Protect Spray

If anyone knows anything about heat protection, GHD should, they are well known for their hot tools! This hair product can be used on both damp and dried hair for prevention of breakage and leaves the hair conditioned. The smell of the hair product is a subtle sweet fragrance that leaves your hair shiny and product-free.

Best Smelling Edge Control

Edge control is used to tame hairline frizz and flyaways!

Private Label Extensions Edge Control

Private Labels Edge Control comes in clear and black, which is great for variety. Their Edge control promotes hair growth and firmly holds your edges in place without flakiness. Private Label Edge Control has a lovely scent, that's subtle but noticeable, their customers are continuously raving about it!

Cantu Extra Hold Gel

Cantu Extra Hold Gel is here to sculpt those baby hairs. The hair product is sulfate and paraben-free and leaves a beautiful sheen. The shea butter makes this edge control smell great!

Carol’s Daughter Black Vanilla Edge Control

This edge control smells just as heavenly as the name suggests! This hair product is made with aloe and honey extract moisturizers; it will add moisture to your hair while keeping everything intact!

Creme of Nature With Argan Oil Perfect Edge Control Extra Hold

This hair product offers a firm, long-lasting hold, with no flaking and shine! Your baby hairs will be sure to stay still with this edge control! The Argan Oil has a divine smell that will have you smelling the jar!

Best Smelling Hairspray

From Light hold to firm hold, hairspray is another must-have hair product in everyone collection. In the midst of all that spraying, you should at least enjoy the scent, right?

Kenra Hair Sprays

No matter if you choose light to firm hold, this hairspray is a guarantee to smell wonderful. There is a light scent to the hairsprays that isn’t too overpowering. The line of hairsprays are gentle on hair, yet can keep the hair in place.

Tresemme Climate Control Hairspray

Tresemme is known as one of the best drugstore lines! Their Climate Control Finishing Spray is a light hairspray that leaves your hair smelling good, as well as controlling frizz and flyaways. It is formulated to protect your hair from changing climates.

Big Sexy Hair Hairspray

There are two options for this hairspray! Spray and Play (flexible hold) and Spray and Play Harder (firm hold). Both hairsprays smell amazing and offer protection against UV rays!

Reconsider Your Hair Products

If you are a bit picky about the way your hair products smell, how about considering some of the products on the best smelling hair products list! Let us know some of your favorite scented hair products! Or let us know if you’ve tried anything on the list! Best hair days ahead!
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