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Hair cream: Top 7

Which hair cream products are the winners in our 2024 test? Here you can see our top 7 in comparison!

Hair cream

Hair cream test

Of course, before we leave the house in the morning, we first put cream on our face. This is part of our daily care routine, because it protects our skin from drying out throughout the day. But when it comes to the hair, applying cream sounds a little unusual at first! But the hair cream is a wonderful tool to protect the hair from straw-like ends and annoying frizz! It actually works like a day care for the hair!

Dry or curly hair in particular benefits enormously from care with a hair cream. This product also helps with styling! Why all women (and also men) should definitely use a hair cream for well-groomed and cool styled hair, how you can best use it and which products perform best in our test, we will tell you here! 

The 7 Best Hair Cream


1st place: Cantu Shea Butter Coconut Hair Cream

Hair cream test

This product is extremely hyped right now: it's an absolute social media star! If you use TikTok, you can't get past the Cantu Shea Butter Coconut Curling Cream at the moment! And rightly so, because it absolutely delivers what it promises! That's why it's our number one! It defines your style and also offers you a cool anti-frizz effect. Frizzy, unruly hair is instantly tamed. Curls get new bounce, which is fun! This cream also nourishes your hair with pure shea butter and coconut oil. The scent is very pleasant. Especially for curly or chemically treated hair, this product works wonders! It contains no aggressive ingredients such as mineral oil, sulphates, parabens, silicones, phthalates, gluten, paraffin or propylene. Simply work the cream into towel-dried tips and distribute evenly. Do not rinse. An absolute treat for your hair!

  • Especially for curly and coloured hair
  • No aggressive ingredients
  • Smells wonderful

2nd place: Maria Nila Structure Repair Leave In Cream

Best Hair Cream

Wow, this sulphate- and paraben-free and 100% vegan leave-in hair cream by Maria Nila is a particularly high-quality care product - and one that is also in harmony with animals and the environment! With its Color Guard Complex, it provides natural colour protection for coloured hair. The included sunflower extract with its antioxidants also protects the hair from harmful solar radiation. Provitamin B5 provides intensive moisture. Wheat proteins correct the hair's cuticle and protect it from damaging influences, such as hot blow-drying air or brushing too hard. Annoying split ends are simply sealed and thus repaired. Algae extracts provide wonderful shine and suppleness. Simply work a small amount into damp hair before heat styling and look great! 

  • 100% vegan
  • Colour protection for coloured hair
  • Protection from environmental influences

3rd place: AVEDA be curly

Aveda

Especially for curly hair, this natural cosmetic product is a true miracle product! This fantastic hair lotion accentuates and defines your curls, tames frizzy, unruly hair and provides instant shine! The hair is coated and protected by high-quality organic aloe and hydrolysed wheat protein. The latter expands in wet hair and reacts when the hair is dry. It really is almost like magic! This hair cream is suitable for daily use. It is best applied generously to towel-dried hair. All AVEDA products are environmentally friendly and 100% vegan. Thumbs up!

  • For curls and waves
  • Organic and vegan
  • Without animal testing

4th place: ghd Style Straight Hair Cream

Hair cream

If you straighten your hair regularly, this hair cream from the popular brand ghd is just the thing for you! ghd is, after all, known to be the leading StraightenerThe Straight & Tame Cream offers high-quality heat protection and gives the hair a shiny, supple look and that extra bit of smoothness. The Straight & Tame Cream offers high-quality heat protection and ensures that the hair becomes shiny and smooth and even gets that extra portion of smoothness. This hair cream also soothes your hair after heat styling. It seals the hair and fixes the look at the same time. A smart top product! 

  • Top when using straightening iron
  • Heat protection, care 
  • For radiant shine and extreme smoothness

5th place: Kérastase Nutritive Nectar Thermique

Hair cream

This very effective blow-dry cream is the perfect care after washing your hair! And for three reasons: 1) It makes combing and detangling easier and immediately makes the hair beautifully smooth and shiny. 2.) It protects for damaging styling heat and even ensures that the Blow-dry goes faster. 3.) It reliably keeps the hair in shape all day long. It is also suitable for all hair types, cares for and combats frizz and is therefore an absolutely all-round talent for us that is suitable for everyday use! Simply apply evenly to damp hair and massage in gently. This cream makes you happy. That's a promise!  

  • For all hair types
  • Shortening the blow-drying time
  • Shaping, fixing

6th place: American Crew Forming Cream: styling cream

Styling cream

This product makes men's hearts beat faster! In collaboration with professional hair stylists, American Crew develops the best styling and care products for men - based on natural ingredients. This product can be used daily and helps to keep men's hair and scalp healthy. It also gives all hair types variable hold, malleable volume and light shine for a natural finish. This makes it easy to create cool looks without the hair looking stiff, even at the roots. The very pleasant, masculine scent is also noticeable! This product is very easy to use - both in damp and dry hair, and is just as easy to wash out without leaving any residue. Uncomplicated and cool! 

  • For men
  • Use in dry and damp hair
  • Nourishes and styles

7th place: Schwarzkopf got2b Lotion Cuddly Cat Anti-Frizz

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Meow! With the cuddly cat lotion by Schwarzkopf got2b, you'll make your hair purr immediately - after application, it will delight you with its incredible smoothness and every single hair will become tame and soft to the touch! This anti-frizz product tames and smoothes your hair without weighing it down. It can be used to style both straight strands and great curls. The hair remains light and weightless. The product also protects for heat damage during styling, contains a UV filter and is suitable for all hair types. Simply apply the lotion to towel-dried or completely dry hair. The pleasant fragrance will delight you! And all that for only 3.45 euros. A good deal! 

  • Anti-Frizz
  • For all hair types
  • Good price-performance ratio

What is a hair cream?

A hair cream is usually designed as a leave-in product that is worked into towel-dried hair and not washed out afterwards. A hair cream actually works like a moisturising day care for the face. There are hair creams with different properties and strengths: you can use them for styling, as care for straw-like ends, split ends and frizz or for the perfect curl. It can also be used to tame flyaway hair. Hair cream is not recommended for fine or oily hair because it can weigh the hair down even more. Sometimes a hair cream also comes with integrated heat protection, which is of course very practical and good for your hair. 

Why a hair cream is recommended

This product makes your hair smoother, gives it shine and gives your styling definition and hold! But as a rule, a hair cream also has an intensive nourishing component: it provides the hair with lasting, valuable moisture, which is often lost through regular styling, and usually also reduces frizz and split ends with its sealing properties. A hair cream is therefore the perfect all-rounder! Your hair will be healthy and look great all day long. If you haven't already, you should definitely try a hair cream for yourself! You put cream on your face every day, don't you?

The correct use of a hair cream

The hair cream is usually a leave-in product. This means that it remains in the hair until the next wash. It can be applied in two different ways: Either you apply it to damp or towel-dried hair before blow-drying - this is the most common variant! This is the best way to prepare your hair for the upcoming heat styling with Hairdryer or straightening irons, etc. This allows the cream to develop its protective properties. Simply distribute a hazelnut-sized portion evenly through the hair. Please avoid the roots! Or you can use the hair cream on already dry hair to add the finishing touches to your styling. The hair becomes shinier, more defined and the look lasts better! When doing this, please only distribute a small amount in the tips or lengths and also leave out the roots so that the hair does not look greasy!

Frequently asked questions:

What is the difference between hair oil and hair cream?

A hair cream is lighter than Hair oilwhich sometimes makes the hair look greasy quickly.

Can a hair cream replace the use of hairspray?

A hair cream actually adds hold to your style, but it can counteract the effect of a Hairsprays unfortunately not quite replace it, as Hairspray has a much stronger effect!

My hair is very difficult to comb through after washing. Could a hair cream be the solution to the problem?

Absolutely. It definitely makes for better combability and your hair is easier to detangle after washing.

Is hair cream recommended for coloured hair?

Definitely, as they are already stressed by chemical dyeing. Some products even provide extra colour protection for dyed hair. Check out our hair cream test!

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