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College Beauty Awards: Haircare

Erica Kam

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Everybody’s hair responds differently to different products, and we know that. Finding hair products for college students isn’t easy when there’s so many out there. That’s why we’re giving you the tools you need to not only clean, style, and maintain your hair, but we’re making sure to differentiate where necessary to help you take care of your curls and your roommate take care of their dry scalp. Here are the 2021 College Beauty Awards picks for haircare.

styling tools

Chi spin N curl 1″ Ceramic Rotating Curler, $98
1 7
Conair 3-in-1 ionic dryer, $35
2 7

texturizer

Sun Bum dry texture spray, $15
3 7
ODele texturizing sea salt spray, $12
4 7
Cuvée Beauty champagne infused spray, $35
5 7

heat protectant

Sun Bum heat protector, $15
6 6
Afro sheen ‘fro out blow-out spray, $11
7 7
chi 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray, $7
8 7

dry shampoo

Moroccanoil dry shampoo, $12
9 6
Living Proof Perfect hair Day™ dry shampoo, $26
10 7
Garnier Texturizing Invisible Dry Shampoo, $6
11 7

taking care of *your* hair

for curls:

Bread hair-mask & hair-wash, $28 and $20
12 6
Afro Sheen 3-in-1 nourishing oil, $10
13 3
Maui Moisture curl foam mousse, $7
14 4

for dry/damaged hair:

Oyin Handmade hair dew, $14
15 4
Wellphoria Intensive Treatment Masque, $24
16 4
Naturall Club Ice Cream Treatment, $14
17 3

for thin hair:

Garnier Plumping Treat 3-in-1 Hair Mask, $6
18 4
Pura D’Or Anti-thinning shampoo, $30
19 4
Verb ghost oil, $18
20 4

for frizz:

​​In Common static silk smoothing enhancer, $30
21 4
BREAD macadamia oil, $28
22 4
Monday SMOOTH Shampoo + Conditioner, $8 Each
23 4

for dry scalp:

Wellphoria cbd-infused Shampoo & conditioner, $24 each
24 2
Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Happi Scalp™ Scrub, $36
25 2
Afro Sheen lush fro butter, $7
26 2

for oily hair/buildup:

NeutrogenA Scalp Scrub with Pink Grapefruit, $9
27 2
Shambar Awaken shampoo bar, $20
28 2

detangler

Sun Bum Revitalizing 3 in 1 leave in treatment, $15
29 2
Daily Dose miracle moisture, $15
30 2
Unite 7seconds detangler, $31
31 2
Erica Kam is the Life Editor at Her Campus. She oversees the life, career, and news verticals on the site, including academics, experience, high school, money, work, and Her20s coverage. Over her six years at Her Campus, Erica has served in various editorial roles on the national team, including as the previous Culture Editor and as an editorial intern. She has also interned at Bustle Digital Group, where she covered entertainment news for Bustle and Elite Daily. She graduated in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing from Barnard College, where she was the senior editor of Columbia and Barnard’s Her Campus chapter and a deputy copy editor for The Columbia Spectator. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her dissecting K-pop music videos for easter eggs and rereading Jane Austen novels. She also loves exploring her home, the best city in the world — and if you think that's not NYC, she's willing to fight you on it.