Your Hair Needs a Primer, Too. These 9 Are The Best

We get it, you can't give up your flat iron or curling wand. However, too much heat too often can do a number on your strands. Instead of waiting to do damage control, practice precaution by spritzing a heat-protectant primer on before you pick up your tools. 

If your strands are drier than a cactus in the middle of a desert, they'll soak up this hydrating oil-spray by Bumble and Bumble that also conditions course, brittle hair. 

If you're part of the wash less camp, work this rich cream which keeps strands smooth and oil-free through damp, towel-dried hair before styling to make your current shampoo last even longer. 

If you have fine hair, turn up the volume by spritzing this lightweight primer all over. It will instantly make hair appear fuller from root to tip without leaving any residue or cruchiness behind. 

It's true, your straight strands can be even sleeker. Even if you have naturally straight hair, chances are you turn to a heat or two to keep your style on the straight and narrow. A dollop of this primer by Garnier Fructis will smooth and extend your style, and even shield strands hot tools damage. 

Part of what makes us dread washing our hair isn't the task itself, but the aftermath of blow-drying and styling it. This do-it-all primer makes the whole process almost painless by not only slicing blow-drying time off, it also boasts heat protection, hydrates, and strengthens strands. 

Fading puts the official end on the honeymoon period with your new hair color. The leading cause of dullness: water. While there's no way of really avoiding H2O, you can protect your strands by spritzing on a color protecting primer. This spray by NEXXUS is infused with white orchid extract that works overtime to keep your shade looking fresh.  

Let your curls spiral into the spotlight by prepping them with this lightweight cream. Its formula covers all of the curly hair essentials from locking in strands' moisture to adding definition. 

Don't let frizz get to you. Instead, slather on John Frieda's fuzz-fghting primer on wet strands before styling to keep your style smooth and glossy, no matter the climate.