Give your strands the gift of glossy, healthy hydration this beach season with these 7 hair oils to protect, nourish and deliver that effortlessly luxe, beach-bag-ready shine.
Despite turning your hair three shades lighter for summer, the Australian sun, salt, and surf lifestyle can leave strands dry, frizzy, and brittle in no time. The secret to keeping your locks soft, glossy, and resilient all season? A high-performing hair oil.
Whether you’re chasing frizz-free waves after a dip at Bondi, adding shine for sunset drinks, or repairing sun-stressed ends, these hair oils are summer essentials.
Bondi Beauty Top Picks:
- Best for repair and frizz control: Ouai Hair Oil
- Best for heat protection: Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil
- Best for Beach-to-Bar styling: Kérastase Elixir Ultime L’Huile Originale Hair Oil
1. Gisou Honey Infused Hair Oil
Price: $79 (50 ml)
Viral for a reason, Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Oil is a go-to for taming fizz and flyaways while delivering glossy, nourished strands. Whether you’re combing through damp hair after a post-beach shower or as an overnight treatment, this cult favourite is the ultimate summer styling essential. Powered by Mirsalehi Honey, a natural humectant, it restores moisture, boosts softness, and leaves hair looking silky, shiny and perfectly polished.
2. Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil
Price: $87 (60ml)
As the ultimate-styling all-rounder, Olaplex No.7 boosts shine, softness and colour vibrancy, while its bond-building technology works to repair damage at a molecular level. It smooths frizz, speeds up blow-dry time and adds that fresh-from-the-salon gloss. Plus, with UV and heat protection up to 232°C, it’s the perfect shield against Australia’s harsh summer conditions.
3. Kérastase Elixir Ultime L’Huile Originale Hair Oil
Price: $118 (75ml)
Kérastase Elixir Ultime hair oil is a timeless icon, instantly smoothing hair, making beach day-to blow-out effortless! The Elixir Ultime delivers high and long-lasting shine, while fighting the frizz. Infused with French and wild camellia oils, the lightweight formula boosts manageability and doubles as both a heat protectant and a pre-wash treatment for extra nourishment.
4. K18 Molecular Repair Hair Oil
Price: $95 (30ml)
Deserving a spot on our 7 best hair oil list is the K18 Molecular Repair Hair Oil. Perfect for chemically treated or sun-stressed hair, this hair oil protects, smooths and boosts shine while strengthening stands for long-lasting health. A definite must-try, even if it’s a little harder to find in Australia, it is worth the hunt for serious repair.
5. Oribe Gold Lust Nourishing Hair Oil
Price: $65 (50ml)
Say goodbye to frizz, split ends, and dryness with Oribe’s luxuriously lightweight hair oil. Infused with jasmine, edelweiss flower, lychee, sandalwood, cassis, bergamot, and argan extracts, it not only delivers glossy, nourished strands but also leaves your hair smelling absolutely divine. Perhaps the most indulgent oil on this list, it’s the ultimate treat for soft, shiny, and effortlessly glamorous hair.
6. Moroccanoil Treatment
Price: $79 (100ml)
An all round classic, the OG argan oil that started the hair oil craze! Lightweight, versatile, hydrating and frizz-fighting, Moroccanoil is perfect for everyday use. Apply on dry hair to condition split ends to leave hair feeling soft, smooth and shiny.
7. Ouai Hair Oil
Price: $58 (45ml)
Designed for split ends, dryness, frizz and heat protection, the Ouai Hair oil is most deserving of our post-beach essentials. Luxurious in texture, this hair oil can be combed through with one pump from mid-length to ends. Light in feel, Ouai will leave your hair without excess oils and smelling incredible, with notes of violet, gardenia, ylang ylang and white musk.
From cult favourites to luxe splurges, these hair oils prove that summer hair doesn’t have to come at the expense of sun, surf and salt. Whether your priority is shine, repair or frizz control, adding a hair oil to your routine is the ultimate beach-season beauty upgrade.
