A Definitive Guide to the 26 Best Hair Products of All Time, According to Editors

This L'Oréal Elnett Hair Spray ($15) was once banned for nearly 30 years due to the formula's ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons, causing stylists everywhere to smuggle it back from France in their suitcases. Once it came stateside in 2008, we finally learned the big draw: it locks down any look but keeps strands totally touchable, not shellacked or crispy.