Is it Permissible to Use Hair Gloss Treatments?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Is it permissible to use hair gloss treatments as they coat the hair? However, I’m not sure if they count as a barrier. This is a product, Frizz-Fighting Gloss

“It’s all in the molecule size and accompanying nourishing ingredients. The semi-permanent dye molecules in tinted hair glosses are larger and sit on top of the hair. It does the hard work of coating any signs of fractures, brittleness, or dryness of the hair cuticle.

‘It’s like a top coat for nail varnish. (The molecules) cling to the outside of the hair, so when you dry your hair, the color on the outside looks incredibly lustrous and shiny,’ explains Wood. Also often infused with shea butter and plant oil.”

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

Hair gloss can come in both water-soluble and non-water-soluble forms. So, as long as it is semi-permanent and water-soluble, one may use it.

The dyeing and coating of hair with oil type substance, like hair gloss will not affect the validity of wudu or obligatory bath (ghusl), because the coating is not considered a perceptible barrier.

[Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

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Related

•  Hair Gloss vs. Hair Dye: Hairstylists Explain the Difference (womenshealthmag.com)
• Is it Allowed to Use Non Permanent Hair Dye in Islam? – SeekersGuidance
• Is Hair Dye Containing Animal-Derived Ingredients Impermisible to Use? – SeekersGuidance

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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.