The holiday season is almost upon us. While we moisturise our skin and level up our lip balm game to prep for red-lipped beauty looks, our precious locks are often overlooked. But between all of the blowdries, curling irons and other heated treatments that we subject our hair to for the events that are about to fill our calendars, it’s important to keep our scalps nourished and hydrated.
From homegrown start-ups in the UAE to international beauty brands, here are some products to start using during the lead-up to the festive season:
Hair Oil, Olah
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An Emirati haircare brand rooted in cultural beauty secrets, Olah aims to keep locks looking thick and luscious through high-quality and eco-friendly products formulated with 100% all-natural ingredients. Its hair oil, packaged in a minimalist pink bottle and containing the founders’ grandmother’s recipe, promotes healthy and rapid hair growth while preventing breakage and reducing hair fall.
Dates Balm Hair Mask, Gaudia
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Founder Laurene Joie has lived between Riyadh and Dubai for the past five years, and, witnessing the effects of humidity and water quality on hair, launched Gaudia Beauty in 2024. After starting out with targetted hair oils and a hair mist, Joie has introduced a hair mask featuring date extracts. Much lighter and fluffier than traditional masks, the formula is soft and non-greasy. It rinses off effortlessly and leaves the hair smooth and shiny.
Bayt Blend, Aiza
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Masks are essential to a healthy haircare routine, and while many work as a conditioner, applied to the hair rather than the scalp, Aiza’s Bayt Blend mask targets the roots of dry hair. Promising to purify, rebalance and revitalise, it draws out excess oil while taming frizz. The mask is infused with sidr powder and mint extract and when massaged into the scalp, gives an instantly cool and refreshing feeling.
Anti-Frizz Hair Oil, Slickhair
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You’ve probably seen the brand on TikTok – beauty aficionados perfecting their slicked-back buns and ponytails with the seemingly miraculous Slick Stick, smoothing out any stray, flyaway hairs for a clean and polished look. The brand’s latest launch also targets frizz, acting as a pre-styling primer or finishing touch to a hairstyle. Formulated with jojoba oil, argan oil, meadowfoam oil and camelia oil, the Anti-Frizz Hair Oil nourishes and moisturises hair without leaving it greasy, and also guards against heat-styling damage.
Pre-style cream, Dyson Chitosan
While you may credit Dyson’s beauty gadgets for making your hair look like it was done at the salon, there’s another reason to love this tech brand. Its Chitosan range launched last year, aiming to guarantee a healthy shine. The key ingredient, Chitosan, is derived from oyster mushrooms and promotes flexible hold, while argan oil and castor seed oil smoothen and nourish hair cuticles. Mask and oils may serve your hair maintenance routine, but this is the product to use just before styling your tresses.
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