10 Best Tried and True Japanese Hair Oil in 2023 (Hair Stylist-Reviewed)

Hoyu Professional's NiNE Styling Care Multi Styling Oil Light is a product that is sold exclusively at Japanese hair salons. The brand claims that this hair oil is great for creating trendy styles while providing haircare benefits. It's also advertised as an easy-to-use product, and true to its claims, this is an excellent hair oil that combines high styling ability with damage care.

This product gave us a manageably silky finish with an impressively healthy luster that seemed to glow from within. It didn't seem overly done and gave us a very natural yet elevated finish. Each strand felt well-conditioned and smooth, even up to the damaged ends. Whether you have thick or fine hair, this product is sure to help you get a more manageable texture with a polished look.

Above all, we were really impressed with how this product enhanced our hair. It also received outstandingly positive reviews from our testers in our feel test. The lightweight, stylish bottle was easy to use, and the pump dispensed the perfect amount of hair oil, which helps prevent over-application. This hair oil is excellent in both finish and ease of use and is great for anyone to try.

Yanagiya's Anzu Yu Botanical Hair Oil is a 100% natural hair oil composed of only apricot seed oil, tocopherol, and natural fragrance. With a moderate shine, clumping, wetness, and holding power in the finished look, this product is excellent for both styling and moisturizing your hair.

In our damage repair test, we found that it left the hair bundle moist and supple. It left a manageable and well-groomed impression, and the texture did seem to be on the heavier side, so we would recommend this to those who have difficulty managing thick hair. 

This product also works well with those who have severely dry and damaged hair. If you have thin and fine hair, try to only use a small amount at a time and work your way up to your preferred finish.

The oil helped give us a great hair texture, and the sweet apricot scent evolved into a subtle and clean shampoo-like scent over time. The oxidation resistance seemed good but this product comes in a glass container, so it's better left at home than for carrying around. The best part about this product would be how natural it is, with zero silicone, parabens and other artificial preservatives.

The Diane Bonheur Signature Oil by Nature Lab is made up of 99.7% organic-certified plant-based oils. With a slightly heavier consistency, this oil is suitable for both slightly wet looks and loose, casual styles.

We found that this oil left us with a moisturized feel during our damage care test. We were able to smoothly pass our fingers through the hair. This also received a high rating in our styling test; however, the moist and heavy texture won't work for all hair types. For those with fine and soft hair, be careful to not over-apply. We would recommend applying little by little, only focusing on the ends of your hair.

The oil has mildly sweet jasmine and fresh, exotic tea notes, making it usable for both men and women. The cap-style plastic bottle is compact and easy to carry around, but it's prone to dripping, so be sure to wipe the spout after use.

Kosé Cosmeport’s Bioliss Botanical Hair Oil is part of a lineup of shampoos with the same name. This product received high scores in all of our tests and came with minimal negative points.

In our damage care test, this product gave us a moderately moisturized finish and left us with manageable hair. The scent didn't oxidize and instead remained the same even after some time. 

Styling with this product gave us a firm, glistening shine and would work well with dry and damaged hair. On the other hand, this hair oil was not able to hold the style for a long time, so this oil would be more suitable for more casual styles.

This product received great reviews during our feel test. The push-style dispenser helps prevent dripping and makes it easy to dispense the floral-scented oil. We would recommend this to those looking for a product that is easy to use.

The YOLU Calm Night Repair Hair Oil by I-ne is a product that aims to help repair dry and damaged hair while you sleep. It protects your hair from friction and is made to be used for post-shower haircare.

This oil left our hair feeling moist and wet in our damage care test, even though we'd left it for a few hours. It retains a strong, wet texture even after several hours, and although it was easy to run our fingers through the hair, the wet look texture may not be to everyone's liking. 

Surprisingly, this product earned a high score in the styling ability test, leaving us with healthy and strong hair. While this product is best for those with fine hair, it's also great for those looking for a styling product.

The wet and glossy texture was not the best for soft and fluffy finishes. According to our testers, the bergamot and cassis/blackcurrant fragrance was refreshingly sweet, but others mentioned that it smelled similarly to fruit juice.

Milbon's Elujuda Sun Treatment Serum is sold exclusively at salons and is a leave-in conditioner. It also provides UV protection for hair with SPF25/PA++, making it great for daily use.

This product gave us an impressively light and fluffy finish to our hair. There was no stickiness or stiff, oily texture, and the fluffy hair remained voluminous throughout the day. 

We found that the hair tended to separate easily during our damage care test, but we were able to run our fingers through the hair with no problems. With a smooth and light finish that gave us a voluminously thick appearance, this hair oil can be used with all types of hair and is a great damage care product.

The container received compliments as the lid closed tightly and prevented leaks. The stylish container was also popular among our testers.

P&G's Hair Recipe Wanomi Rice Oil is formulated with domestic Japanese rice oil and is made entirely of natural ingredients.

This hair oil adds a moderate amount of shine and wetness while also providing a moderate amount of clumps and hold. The consistency of the oil is pretty heavy, so it's best for keeping your hair from getting frizzled.

This product adds both a smooth, silky feel as well as moisture, keeping your hair nice and neat. Since it feels like it moisturizes each strand of hair, it's best for softer, finer hair rather than thick and firm hair. It's also great for those with particularly damaged hair as well, given its thicker viscosity.

If you have fine hair, start by using a little bit at a time, adding more as you see fit. Our testers were fond of the citrusy, refreshing fragrance, too.

I-ne's BOTANIST Botanical Hair Oil Airy Smooth is part of a popular shampoo line of the same name. Overall, this product performed greatly, but most notably in our damage repair test, leaving our hair feeling smooth and supple.

We tested the "Airy Smooth" hair oil, which gave us a smooth and natural finish while conditioning and calming our hair. Given this, we recommend this as a base control product or to those with fine hair.

This hair oil was praised by most of our testers in our feel test, but the artificially sweet scent, which smelled similar to candy, left our testers divided. The fragrance also seemed to oxidize and change after some time.

ViCREA's &honey Moist Hair Oil 3.0 is part of a popular brand of shampoos and contains three types of moisturizing honey ingredients that help make your hair both silky and manageable.

The consistency of the oil feels heavy at first, but when applied, it made our hair feel silky-smooth. With just the right amount of shine, luster, smoothness, and clumping, this product is great for both hair care and styling purposes. This hair oil also earned a high score in the feel test.

The pump bottle felt firm to push, but this helped us dispense exactly the desired amount of oil. The stylish bottle is on the larger side, so it's not the best for carrying around. The sweet rose fragrance wasn't to everyone's liking, didn't oxidize over time.

Utena's Yuzu Oil Additive-Free Hair Oil is a 100% plant-based product that uses Yuzu seed oil which is grown, harvested, and produced in Kitagawa Village in Kochi Prefecture. This product did extremely well in our damage care test and we would highly recommend this to those looking for a great hair-care product.

The smooth and manageable finish it gave us was great and we could smoothly run our hands through the hair, but this hair oil isn't a versatile styling product. It gave us an almost excessively wet, glossy, and heavy feel, so even those with voluminous, fluffy hair would be able to achieve a trendy wet look.

This would be a good styling product for those looking to get a wet look. This product also received highly satisfactory results in our feel test and the fresh yuzu scent was popular among our staff.