These Hair Glosses Give Salon-Quality Results at Home

There are many reasons why your rich salon hair color starts to look, well, pretty blah over time. Minerals in hard water (such as magnesium, aluminum, iron, and copper) can mute, darken, and tint color. Exposure to sun, chemicals (such as chlorine), and certain hair treatments can also cause oxidation and compromise pigment. Basically, living life at all can cause cool blondes to go brassy and deep brunettes to darken, to say nothing of the dullness that takes hold of hair within just a few weeks. The best way to preserve salon-quality color while boosting shine? Adding a hair gloss to your at-home routine. Many of them require just a few extra minutes in the shower, or a little additional heat styling. Below, find five ways to get luminous, high-shine hair.

DpHUE Gloss+ Toning

Hard water, sun exposure, oxidation — there are plenty of causes for brassy color. This gloss-toner hybrid is made to lift yellow tones from blonde hair and red tones from brunette color (whether color-treated or natural) and impart a glossy sheen to boot, all without ammonia, peroxide, or a trip to the salon. (The rinse-out formula takes just five minutes of shower time.)

Redken Acidic Color Gloss Activated Glass Gloss Treatment

In prepping for her role as iconic ’60s actress Jean Seberg this year (for the upcoming Richard Linklater film Nouvelle Vague), Zoey Deutch opted for an IRL transformation that took her hair from long and brunette to a blonde pixie. The take-home product colorist Tracey Cunningham suggested she use to maintain the high-stakes color during the shoot? This super-acidic gloss treatment that seals the cuticle for up to three days of high-shine results. 

IGK More Life Color Extending Gloss Shampoo

Can’t help but hit the snooze button one more time? Try a more integrated approach to glossing that doesn’t add any time to your shower. This gloss-infused shampoo and conditioner combo uses color-locking polymers akin to other gloss treatments without the extra step, for a wash-and-go option that preserves color’s shine and vibrancy after every rinse.

Nous N.05 Let's Be Clear Hair Gloss Treatment

Colorist Tylor Johnson created her range of five glossing treatments to best replicate in-salon precision and results. The brand offers a quiz to land on just the right formula, and mix-it-yourself kits to help achieve specific tones. Aloe vera leaf juice, jojoba, and sunflower seed extract help condition hair as it cuts brass in icy blondes, brings warmer tones to golden blondes, or adds richness to darker hues.

Ouai Hair Gloss In-Shower Shine Treatment

This glossing treatment preserves color vibrancy, protects from heat damage up to 450 degrees, and gives hair glossy shine when you add heat, such as with a flat iron, blow dryer, or curling iron. Use just a pea-size amount of this serumlike formula — which is loaded with ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, rice water, and vitamin B5 — after washing and conditioning (those with fine hair can skip conditioning) for silky-soft hair and a color boost.