It’s that time of year! If you’ve been searching for the perfect haircare gifts for your curly hair friends and family, look no further. We’ve done the research for you (and even asked The Curl Experts®!) to curate a collection of holiday gift ideas for curly hair that are just what you need for the haircare enthusiasts on your list. From bond repair treatments to ultra-hydrating curly hair masks to travel-size stocking stuffers and more, they’re sure to appreciate these curly hair products that will help you give the gift of shiny, healthy-looking curls throughout this holiday season and beyond.
Best Curly Hair Products For Multi-Taskers
Moisture Lock® Leave-In Conditioner
The person who does it all deserves curly haircare products that work just as hard as them! Moisture Lock® Leave-In Conditioner is the perfect gift for someone looking to save time in their wash day routine because it allows you to prep, prime, and detangle hair with just one product. It also helps to boost hydration by adding weightless moisture, nourishing curls, adding slip to help detangle, and encouraging curl formation by creating the perfect moisturized foundation for any styling products that you layer on top.
Whipped Curls® Daily Conditioner & Styling Primer
If you’re shopping for someone who prefers more intense hydration for their curls, another good option is the Whipped Curls® Daily Conditioner & Styling Primer. This multi-tasking formula can be used in the shower as a deeply moisturizing conditioner, or as a leave-in styling primer before using a curl cream or gel. This is perfect for all curl types and is particularly great for anyone looking to add deep hydration into their curl routine during the cold winter months.
Salon Quality Products For At-Home Pampering
Ultra-Nourishing Intense Hydrating Mask
Know someone who deserves to pamper themselves and their curls? This year, gift them with a few hair treatment masks for curls to encourage them to treat themselves to a little self-care. The Ultra-Nourishing Intense Hydrating Mask is the ultimate moisturizing treatment for dry or damaged curls that need maximum hydration. This creamy, ultra-rich formula provides intense slip to curls that detangles and helps prevent breakage. The blend of nourishing macadamia, sunflower seed, argan, and olive oils work together to restore and replenish essential moisture back into hair strands.
Coil Infusion® Triple Treat Deep Conditioner for Tight Curls
For tighter curls and coils, we recommend the Coil Infusion® Triple Treat Deep Conditioner, recommended by Ouidad NYC flagship Salon Stylist & Educator Jessica O’Brien:
“When coils are given the rich moisture they crave, they’re springy, voluminous, and strong! Ouidad’s Coil Infusion® range of nourishing products features reparative ingredients that add slip, enhance hair quality over time, and make coily curls silky-soft from the first use.”
This best-selling hair mask adds rich hydration and helps hair retain moisture by fortifying coils and enriching them with reparative nutrients and hydrating botanicals like black castor oil, avocado and grapeseed oils, apple cider vinegar, and peppermint. This deep conditioning treatment mask also works to strengthen strands, reduce breakage over time, and refresh and relieve dry scalps.
Curly Hair Styling Products For Anyone On The Go
Featherlight Touch-Up Gel Cream
If you know someone who’s always out and about, get them a gift that will help ensure their curls will always look defined and frizz-free, even when they’re on the go. The Advanced Climate Control® Featherlight Touch-Up Gel Cream is a great choice for anyone with a busy schedule because it allows you to refresh any style and touch up dry curls anywhere—no water required! This is a lightweight styler that is formulated specifically for use on dry curls, and combines the soft hold of a gel with the moisturizing benefits of a curl cream to refresh and extend styles wherever you are. It’s also formulated with Anti-Frizz Nano Technology® to help fight frizz in any climate, any time.
No Sweat Post-Workout Mist
No Sweat Post-Workout Mist is another gift that will be handy for anyone with a busy schedule. Great for after the gym or anytime you sweat, this refreshing mist is a no-rinse formula that cleanses the scalp and hair at the roots to easily refresh curls and eliminate sweat, oil, and salt build-up in seconds. Not only does it help to extend the time between wash days, but it also helps to balance and moisturize the scalp.
For The Curly Hairstyle Trendsetters
Unbreakable Bonds™ Mixing Drops, Shampoo, & Conditioner
Shopping for someone who stays on top of all the latest hair trends? Gift them the latest and greatest new curl products to add to their haircare routine this year! Unbreakable Bonds™ Mixing Drops are truly unique because they’re designed to be added to any styling products you already use. Simply mix these fragrance-free drops into any gel, cream, or mousse while styling to add powerful bond building technology to your routine, which will help to boost curl strength, hydrate strands, and improve the look of hair health over time.
Bonus: For best results, start your wash day with the Unbreakable Bonds™ Shampoo and Conditioner as well for an extra boost of bond repair! This entire collection is perfect for sensitive scalps because it’s fragrance-free, has a low pH, and was formulated to be gentle enough to use every wash day without stripping the hair of its natural oils.
Advanced Climate Control® Featherlight Volumizing Foam
Another big trend this year? Volume, volume, and more volume! A gift like the Advanced Climate Control® Featherlight Volumizing Foam will come in handy to anyone on your list who’s looking to get big, voluminous curls without the crunch. This lightweight, aerosol-free foam for curls fights frizz and adds soft, touchable definition to all curl types. It’s also infused with good-for-curl ingredients like aloe, sweet almond oil, and vitamin B to weightlessly hydrate curls.
The Best Curly Haircare Gifts For Those That Already Have Everything
Liter Size Bottles of Favorite Curl Products
Give them more of what they already love! Supersized versions of their favorite Ouidad shampoos, conditioners, and styling products will be sure to make them smile this holiday season. Jumbo sizes of our best-selling Advanced Climate Control® Defrizzing Shampoo and Conditioner are guaranteed to help start fighting frizz in the shower to create the perfect canvas for styling products, like the liter size of the Advanced Climate Control® Heat & Humidity Gel. This award-winning gel for curls is infused with ceramides and Anti-Frizz Nano Technology® to lock in moisture and lock out humidity all day long, which helps to prevent frizz and flyaways and create shiny, hydrated curls—no matter the climate.
Haircare Stocking Stuffers:
Smaller Size Products For Traveling
Travels sizes of their favorite formulas will be a nice surprise to add to their stocking their year. These travel-friendly sizes are convenient enough to take on the go in a purse or pack in a carry-on bag when traveling. Some of our favorites for all curl types are the 2.5 oz Botanical Boost® Curl Energizing & Refreshing Spray, 2.5 oz Tone It Away® Purple Shampoo, and 2 oz Frizz-Fighting Hydrating Mask. And don’t forget to grab some for yourself as well—you deserve it, too!
Holiday Gift Guide: Ouidad Team Picks
As The Curl Experts® for more than 30 years, we’re always trying and testing new ideas to create the best formulas with good-for-curl ingredients, so it’s safe to say we know a thing or two about curly hair products that work for all curl types, including waves and loose curls, spiral curls, tight curls, and coils.
The Ouidad Team shares what trending gifts for curly hair they plan to give to their loved ones this holiday season below!
“This year for the holidays, my go-to gift for all my curly friends and family members is the Ouidad Curl Quencher® Hydrafusion® Intense Curl Cream, and I know they will love it just as much as I do! It leaves my hair soft, hydrated, and smelling AMAZING. It is the perfect product to use alone for a soft touchable hold, and also lends itself so nicely to layering on other Ouidad products if you want a tighter hold. The options are endless, and I am so excited to introduce my “curly crew” to this product!”
—Julie, Product Development Manager
“I’m gifting my sister my personal fave for loose curls and waves—the Ouidad Curl Shaper® Double Duty Weightless Cleansing Conditioner. As a supermom of two girls, she rarely has time to give her curls the TLC they need. This 4-in-1 formula will cut her wash day in half and give her more time to indulge in the self-care she deserves!”
—Najimah, Flagship Salon Front Desk Manager
“This year, I plan to gift everyone the Made For Curls™ 3-in-1 Universal Diffuser! I love how it can be customized depending on the look you’re going for, and everyone needs a good diffuser to keep curls looking healthy when styling.”
—Aileen, Senior Social Media Manager