Top 5 Hair Perfumes for a Flawless Hair Care Routine

Yes, hair perfumes are different from regular perfumes.

There’s nothing like an everything shower to make you feel like a brand new woman. A huge part of the satisfaction is the fragrant products in every step of your routine. The most satisfying part for me is having freshly cleaned, healthy and hydrated hair smelling of my shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask. Catching whiffs of a delicate fragrance when I’m out and about brings sparks of joy to my day. 

Unfortunately, the fragrances in traditional hair products don’t last long enough to enjoy throughout the day. It’s tempting to tilt my perfume atomiser towards my head and give my hair a touch of fragrance. Regular perfumes rely on alcohol to carry scent and can cause dryness and damage if used on your hair.

Are Hair Perfumes Safe?

Hair perfumes are made with the needs of hair in mind. Skin perfumes tend to use high levels of alcohol to carry the scent. Modern hair perfumes are made not only to keep your hair smelling good but also to nourish and make it shine. 

Hair perfumes are either completely free of alcohol or use them at small amounts to prevent harm. Seeing the word ‘alcohol’ in the ingredients list doesn’t always indicate harm. Unlike denature alcohol, cetyl alcohol is beneficial to hair, moisturising, improving texture, and preventing frizziness. 

Hair perfumes include beneficial vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and amino acids to create functionality beyond just a nice smell. You can choose the hair perfume that addresses your specific hair woes to get the most out of this hair care step.

Why Use Hair Perfumes?

Hair perfumes may seem new, but infusing hair with fragrances is an age old practice across the world from incense and fragrant oils to wearing flowers and scented powdered wigs. 

Shampoos, conditioners, masks, serums and even oils come with a hint of fragrance. So it’s natural to wonder what a dedicated hair perfume could do that these fragranced products cannot. Fragrance is usually used in these products to make for a pleasant user experience, differentiate between products in the same line, and to mask any malodor from necessary haircare ingredients. They avoid going beyond a certain level of fragrance to avoid harm to users with sensitivities.

A bit of hair perfume keeps your hair looking healthy and shiny between wash days. Our hair picks up unwanted smells from our surroundings especially in high pollution areas, making it lose the freshly washed feeling. Refreshing your hair can be as easy as spraying on a bit of hair perfume. 

Love the way a perfume smells but disappointed that it smells different on your skin? Hair chemistry doesn’t change fragrances the way your skin chemistry does. If you like the perfume and its hair perfume is composed to be similar, you can expect it to smell ideal on your hair. 

If your skin is sensitive to fragrance but your hair doesn’t mind, the mild nature of hair perfumes can help you enjoy personal fragrances without risk of harm. But be careful not to spray directly on the scalp and remember to patch test on a part of your hair to ensure you don’t have a reaction. 

Going through summer, my favourite strong scents have taken a backseat and I can’t tell you just how much I miss them. Thankfully, many perfumes have a hair counterpart. So you can enjoy the scent in your hair without overwhelming the people around you this season. Of all the hair perfumes in the market, some stuck out for their fragrance and beneficial properties.

Hair Perfumes

1. Gisou Honey Infused Wildflower Honey Hair Perfume 

Sweet honey is blended with bright apricot and sparkling citrusy mandarin for a delightful summer scent for your hair. The honey makes you shine and gives your hair much-needed vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. 

2. Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Scented Hair Mist

Hardcore fans of the original EDP aren’t able to enjoy it throughout the year as it’s quite strong. While the hair mist isn’t a perfect replica, it’s faithful to its rich DNA for when you’re craving a whisper of it in the air around you.

3. Byredo Rose Of No Man’s Land Hair Perfume

One of the most popular perfumes from the chic brand has its own hair perfume so you can layer them together for a more multifaceted experience of the mild yet rich fragrance. 

4. Nue Hair Mist Flourishing Tulips

The light dewy fragrance comes with mild fresh-green notes much loved in tulip fragrances. Being a homegrown brand, the formulators were well aware of hair needs in the UAE summer.

5. Chanel Allure Hair Mist

A charming, sweet vanilla hair mist with the sparkle of mandarin and sophisticated rose. A truly luxurious fragrance to bring elegance to your everyday haircare routine. The vanilla lingers longer, and you’ll be rolling in compliments with the sweet, feminine aura it creates.