Hi Angie,

There are so many great products out there at every price range and style.  There are sprays, glazes, creams.  Also, you can "c*cktail" leave-ins with other styling products.

A leave-in should be selected according to the following issues:

1.  Your budget
2.  Your hair type (thin/fine, med, thick), texture (straight, curly, wavy, combo) and current condition (healthy, medium, damaged, chemically treated, colored, highlighted...etc.,)
3.  Whether your hair is chemically treated
4.  How often you wish to use it.  Some products MAY build up if used too often.

I personally love & have used the following on an ongoing basis for years (my hair is very long, naturally wavy/curly and highlighted.  It tends to be dry and is medium in thickness):

Phyto 7 & Phyto 9 creams
Phyto 9 has macademia oil (Phyto 7 is lighter) so it is heavy but will really help with damaged hair or hair that is chemically treated or extra dry.  It is not for fine/thin strands.

Aveda Curesscence Spray
This is a light glaze spray that is a detangler and leave-in.  It is very light and will not build up.

Robert Hallowell Love That Shine Leave-in Treatment
Robert created this in his kitchen years ago and it is 100% all natural.

Infusium
It's a spray and a little goes a long way.

I am sure that many others have great suggestions based on their hair types and needs.  Also...always look to see if it has a built-in sunscreen with is important.

Hi,

I know of three that work really well for me (I have highlights so my hair is prone to breakage too).

1) Tigi Bed Head, Ego Boost, Split End Mender

2) Graham Webb Silk Protein Leave-in Conditioner

3) Redken Anti-snap

These leave-ins are in the 12 to 16 dollar range but they work so well that I buy them anyway.  I think they all have protein in them too so be cautious if your hair doesn't like it.  ~I tried two of the leave-ins in the above post (Phyto 7 and the Infusium) but they didn't work for me.  Everyones hair is different though so you'll have to experiment.

Thanks, I have thin/fine hair. I'll give infusium23 a try. I dont know if it has protein though myhair does not like it.

angie531 wrote: Thanks, I have thin/fine hair. I'll give infusium23 a try. I dont know if it has protein though myhair does not like it.

With thin/fine hair look for a very light spray or glaze product.  A cream may be too heavy.  Infusium may or may not be too heavy as well.

Also, a product that advertises it is a detangler may work just as well for you since most have leave-in conditioning ingredients.

And yes....what works great for one person..may not work well at all for someone else.

Can you buy Graham Webb products in the US?

I rate Aussie 3 Minute Miracle (you can leave it on up to 10 minutes and wrap your hair in a warm towel for maximum moisturising) and Aveda's Curessence.