Syncly Social Index

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Hair

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Hair on video, September 2026

Styling beat treatment in September hair video. Air stylers, blowouts and heatless curls grew fastest as Dyson and Shark launched new tools, while scalp care, hair growth and keratin lost share. Dyson tops the Syncly Social Index for hair, ahead of Kérastase and K18.

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What videos are talking about

Tools took over. Airwrap mentions rose 92% in share of beauty videos vs August, blowouts 44% and heatless curls 23%. Dyson's new Airsmooth went from almost no mentions to 274 videos, and Shark's FlexStyle grew more than fivefold on its IonCurl launch.

Treatment talk cooled. Scalp care (−17%), hair growth and loss (−15%), dandruff (−24%) and keratin (−30%) all lost share. Peptide hair products (+18%) and PDRN for hair (+9%) were the exceptions.

Korean scalp care is rising. Lilyeve's scalp line was the second most-mentioned hair product, and Medicube's rosemary hair line grew 58%.

Fastest-rising ingredients

airwrap0.5%+92% MoM
blowout1%+44% MoM
glass hair0.2%+44% MoM
heatless curls0.2%+23% MoM
curling (iron/wand)0.4%+19% MoM
hair gloss / glaze0.6%+19% MoM
peptide (hair)1.1%+18% MoM
heat protectant0.6%+11% MoM
PDRN for hair (discovered)1%+9% MoM
slick back / sleek bun0.3%+7.9% MoM
curly hair routine / curl cream0.6%+7.7% MoM
straightening0.5%+4.5% MoM
bond repair0.5%+3.6% MoM
hair mask2.3%+2.8% MoM
anti-frizz1.7%+1.7% MoM
dry shampoo1.3%+0.8% MoM
Korean hair care / head spa1.2%−3.8% MoM
leave-in6%−4.4% MoM
hair serum (discovered)4.1%−6% MoM
hair oil4.2%−7.1% MoM
hair color (discovered)2.8%−7.4% MoM
rosemary oil0.5%−11% MoM
scalp massage (discovered)1.7%−11% MoM
rice water0.2%−13% MoM
hair growth / hair loss5.6%−15% MoM
scalp care / scalp serum4.2%−17% MoM
dandruff / flaky scalp (discovered)1.1%−24% MoM
keratin0.5%−30% MoM
Share of short-form category videos mentioning each term; change vs. previous month.

Syncly Social Index: top brands

Brands ranked by their Syncly Social Index score for the month.

RankBrandSSI scoreVideo shareChange
#1Dyson
78.3
26%+112%
#2Kérastase
65.6
10%+16%
#3K18
61.9
8.6%+11%
#4Gisou
60.0
6.8%+33%
#5Olaplex
58.1
17%+5%
#6Color Wow
52.8
4.5%+65%
#7Amika
40.5
8.1%+23%
#8Moroccanoil
37.0
9.1%+0.3%
#9Shark FlexStyle
35.0
4.2%+423%
#10Redken
28.3
4.5%−14%

Most-mentioned products

Products named most often in category videos, with change vs. the prior month.

ProductTypeVideosChange
AirwrapDyson
Hair
979
+103%
Grow:Turn brush ampoule / scalp lineLilyeve
Hair
702
−2.9%
FlexStyle (incl. new IonCurl)Shark
Hair
351
+438%
Rosemary hair lineMedicube
Hair
330
+58%
AirsmoothDyson
Hair
274
+7881%
Shape & Set / hairsprayOlaplex
Hair
256
+191%
No.7 Bonding OilOlaplex
Hair
251
+10%
TreatmentMoroccanoil
Hair
213
−7.4%
Honey Infused Hair OilGisou
Hair
200
+32%
SupersonicDyson
Hair
167
+46%
Leave-in Molecular Repair MaskK18
Hair
165
+0.1%
AirstraitDyson
Hair
158
+65%

Untagged mentions by brand

How often each brand shows up in speech or on screen without a caption tag.

Color Wow38%
Kérastase35%
Redken27%
K1821%
Gisou20%
Olaplex15%
Moroccanoil14%
Dyson12%
Amika12%
Shark FlexStyle8%
Share of sampled videos that mention the brand in speech or on screen without naming it in the caption.

Frequently asked questions

According to the Syncly Social Index for September 2026, Dyson (78.3), Kérastase (65.6) and K18 (61.9) were the top hair brands in short-form video. Dyson led on volume, reach and creator breadth.
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