Why you shouldn't spray perfume on your hair - and what to spritz instead - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Beauty Why you shouldn’ t spray perfume on your hair – and what to spritz instead By You Magazine - July 3, 2018 Who doesn’t love spritzing a great big cloud of their favourite fragrance from head-to-toe? But it turns out that getting perfume on your hair is a bit of a no-no. Getty That’s because the higher alcohol content found in most perfumes will dry out the strands – especially if you’re spraying it on daily. So if your hair is feeling a little crispy, or you suffer with particularly bad split ends, you’ll definitely want to steer clear. For those prone to a sensitive scalp, perfume can also irritate and dry out the delicate skin on your head, causing itching and flaking. If you do want to use a scent on your hair, use a special hair mist. These come bottled like a regular perfume but are formulated with less alcohol, meaning they are better for your hair health. Some products also incorporate nourishing ingredients like argan oil, so your locks look and smell great. And the good news is you don’t have to compromise with a less-than-luxury scent – most high-end perfumers have caught onto the trend, creating hair-friendly versions of their bestselling fragrances. These luxury mists are perfect if your regular hair products don’t smell so great (they can often be too sickly sweet or commercial) or for dirty hair that needs a bit of a refresh. We’re thinking they’d come in handy post-BBQ too. If you’re lucky your signature scent will come in a hair mist formulation, but if not, you can have fun layering your fragrances to create something totally unique. Here are our favourites: 6 Luxury Hair Mists Gypsy Water Parfum pour Cheveaux, £38, Byredo Chanel No5 The Hair Mist, £40, Boots Diptyque Eau De Sens Hair Mist, £36, Space NK Narciso Rodriguez For Her Hair Mist, £28, Harrods Tom Ford Black Orchid hair mist, £50, Selfridges YSL Black Opium Hair Mist, £30, Debenhams RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR You could get paid to test Liberty’ s Beauty Advent Calendar People are obsessed with this Revlon hair drying tool A new drop of Boots Star Gifts has landed for Christmas 2022 Popular in Beauty People are seriously impressed with Primark’ s £8 skinny curling tongs December 16, 2019 Boots is giving away free lipsticks to celebrate the launch of January 23, 2020 This long-lasting eyebrow product is getting rave reviews and is just June 21, 2021 These Liz Earle gift sets are on sale just in time March 5, 2020 WIN A Kiehl’ s skincare heroes bundle worth £104 July 24, 2020 Cult skincare brand Sunday Riley is branching out into hair products April 24, 2020 Superdrug is holding a huge BOGOF sale on all cosmetics for May 28, 2020 Your salon could charge you extra for overgrown roots and bad June 25, 2020 Facial steamers Why searches for this beauty gadget were up 400 July 10, 2020 Lush subscription boxes have arrived and they contain exclusive new products August 3, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved