Everything You Need to Know About Hair Gloss: The Trendy Treatment for Shiny, Healthy Hair

Hair gloss has become a must-have treatment for anyone looking to boost their hair's health, shine, and vibrancy. Gloss can elevate your haircare routine whether you have colour-treated or natural hair. Here's everything you need to know about hair gloss—what it is, how it works, and the best products to try.

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What is a Hair Gloss?

Hair gloss is a semi-permanent treatment designed to enhance your hair’s shine and overall health. It comes in two types: tinted and untinted. Tinted gloss enhances your existing colour and neutralises brassy tones. Untinted gloss helps nourish the hair and boosts shine without affecting the hue. Beyond just shine, gloss also helps tame flyaways, frizz, and split ends, leaving you with a smooth, polished finish.

How Does it Work?

Hair gloss treatments can be done in a salon or at home. Salon treatments typically last longer, as they’re mixed with a developer and are demi-permanent — meaning they penetrate the hair slightly for longer-lasting results.

At-home glosses are semi-permanent and sit on top of the hair, offering more temporary results. Using a glossing treatment at home is a fairly simple process, but it’s important to follow the instructions carefully, as application methods can vary depending on the product. While you won’t have the same level of customisation as you would in a salon, the right at-home gloss can still provide shine, smoothness, and improved strength.

Who Should Use a Hair Gloss?

Anyone can benefit from a hair gloss treatment. Those with colour-treated hair that’s beginning to fade or lose its vibrancy will typically see the most notable improvements in their hair colour, and texture. Those with virgin hair can use a hair gloss to add shine and smoothness. You can use either a tinted gloss or a clear formula, depending on what result you would like for your hair. If you decide to use a tinted formula on virgin hair, you will want to use a pigment that is close to your natural hair colour – otherwise, you risk temporarily altering your shade.

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Is Gloss Damaging to Hair?

No, hair gloss isn’t damaging, most formulas are designed to reduce the appearance of damage. However, like any hair colour product, it’s important to choose the right formula and follow the instructions carefully for the best results. If you’re getting a gloss in the salon, your colourist will guide you on how often to return for maintenance. For at-home treatments, be sure to follow the product instructions closely.

How Often Should You Gloss Your Hair?

Most hair gloss treatments last around a month, you’ll need a touch-up every four to six weeks if done in a salon. For at-home glosses, you may need to use them more frequently, depending on how quickly your colour fades. Glossing can also help preserve your hair colour, especially when used with colour-safe shampoos and conditioners and by washing with cooler water.

Hair Gloss vs Hair Glaze: What’s the Difference?

Hair glosses and glazes differ primarily in how long they last. Glosses are semi-permanent, typically lasting a month, while glazes offer more temporary results, usually around one to two weeks. Both add shine, smooth hair, and enhance colour, and both can be done at home.

Best Hair Gloss Products to Try:

Kerastase Chroma Absolu Soin Acide Chroma Gloss

Kerastase Chroma Gloss is a resurfacing high-shine rinse treatment to enhance and benefit all types of colour-treated hair. It helps to hydrate and strengthen fibre while sealing the cuticle for intense softness, dramatic shine and less colour-induced frizz.

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Kerastase Chroma Absolu Soin Acide Chroma Gloss

Kerastase Chroma Gloss is a resurfacing high-shine rinse treatment to enhance and benefit all types of colour-treated hair. It helps to hydrate and strengthen fibre while sealing the cuticle for intense softness, dramatic shine and less colour-induced frizz.

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Pureology colour fanatic top coat + Tone (Purple)

Ideal for light to medium blonde hair, this high-shine gloss eliminates unwanted yellow tones and helps neutralise warm hues for up to 8 washes between salon visits. It conditions and seals the cuticle, leaving your hair soft, shiny,and beautifully toned.

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Davines Heart of Glass Sheer Glaze

A leave-in treatment for blonde hair that brightens and protects against heat. It contains a patented Fortifying Botanical Shield, gives elasticity and helps to extend the duration of your blow-dry, and gives your hair a glossy, hydrated finish.

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Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray

This product works like a mini keratin treatment, transforming hair into ultra-silky, radiant, and frizz-free strands. It’s perfect for any hair type and offers anti-humidity protection that lasts through multiple washes. Free of sulphates and conditioning agents, it's also cruelty-free, gluten-free, and vegan.

Davines Heart of Glass Sheer Glaze

A leave-in treatment for blonde hair that brightens and protects against heat. It contains a patented Fortifying Botanical Shield, gives elasticity and helps to extend the duration of your blow-dry, and gives your hair a glossy, hydrated finish.

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Wella Colour Fresh Mask Golden Gloss

This is an extremely versatile gloss treatment that can be used for colour correction, toning, or simply refreshing your hair between salon visits. It provides a soft, shiny finish and can help blend or soften grey regrowth. Revive light blonde and highlighted hair, with sophisticated golden tones.

The Wella Professionals Colour Fresh Mask range aren't all called a gloss or glaze, but they work just the same, visibly enhancing colour and shine.

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Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray

This product works like a mini keratin treatment, transforming hair into ultra-silky, radiant, and frizz-free strands. It’s perfect for any hair type and offers anti-humidity protection that lasts through multiple washes. Free of sulphates and conditioning agents, it's also cruelty-free, gluten-free, and vegan.

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Evo Fabuloso Cool Brown Colour-Boosting Treatment

This treatment provides an instant colour boost and a nourishing treatment to refresh or tone colour. It adds a truly glossy shine to coloured hair with fading hues. The shades in this range are rich and pigmented, ideal for those who need gradual but noticeable results from an at home gloss treatment. This product is perfect for people with light to medium brown hair.

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Wella Colour Fresh Mask Golden Gloss

This is an extremely versatile gloss treatment that can be used for colour correction, toning, or simply refreshing your hair between salon visits. It provides a soft, shiny finish and can help blend or soften grey regrowth. Revive light blonde and highlighted hair, with sophisticated golden tones. 

The Wella Professionals Colour Fresh Mask range aren't all called a gloss or glaze, but they work just the same, visibly enhancing colour and shine.

Evo Fabuloso Cool Brown Colour-Boosting Treatment

This Treatment provides an instant colour boost and a nourishing treatment to refresh or tone colour. It adds a truly glossy shine to coloured hair with fading hues. The shades in this range are rich and pigmented, ideal for those who need gradual but noticeable results from an at home gloss treatment. This product is perfect for people with light to medium brown hair.

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Pureology Colour Fanatic Top Coat + Tone (Purple)

Ideal for light to medium blonde hair, this high-shine gloss eliminates unwanted yellow tones and helps neutralise warm hues for up to 8 washes between salon visits. It conditions and seals the cuticle, leaving your hair soft, shiny, and beautifully toned.

Whether you’re looking to add shine, refresh your colour, or simply improve hair health, a hair gloss treatment is a game-changer. Whether you choose an at-home treatment or a professional salon service, the results can leave you with smoother, shinier, and healthier hair.

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