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I made a 400+ product list of Abbey Yung's hair reviews

Published Aug 18, 202639 productsUnsponsored reviews

Every haircare product Abbey Yung most strongly recommends, pulled from her YouTube reviews and grouped by category, with her exact quotes and timestamped video links.

I've been following Abbey Yung for years, and specifically trust her for hair stuff. Sure, she has some sponsored posts, but for the most part she'll tell you when something is average or bad — which is exactly why her picks are worth tracking.

The problem is they're spread across hundreds of videos and there's no way to remember what she actually recommended versus what she just tried once. So I built the list. Every product below is one she endorsed on camera in her own words, grouped by category. Each quote links to the exact timestamp it came from, so you can hear her say it.

Abbey Yung

840K subscribers · 14 years reviewing · 400+ products indexed

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Across every category, her deciding factor is weight. Products she loves are the ones that condition, protect or add volume without leaving residue. Products she rejects are “thick and heavy and sticky” or dry “stiff and crunchy.” If you have fine to medium hair, her picks will map onto yours closely. If your hair is coarse or very dry, read her notes on the heavier options — she flags those separately.

Shampoo + conditioner

The wash-day products Abbey Yung returns to. Her repeated test is whether a system cleans well without leaving hair heavy or coated.

Masks and deep treatments

Weekly or as-needed repair. Note how often the deciding factor is whether the mask is heavy, not whether it repairs.

Leave-ins

Multi-benefit sprays, most of them doubling as heat protection to 450°F. She ranks these mostly on mist quality and weight.

Oils and serums

Sorted by weight, which is how she sorts them herself: thin and slippy at the top, penetrating oils for very dry hair at the bottom.

Styling and heat protection

The largest category, and the one where her lightweight-or-nothing standard is most obvious.

Dry shampoo

Her benchmark is the trade-off between oil absorption and a chalky, powdery finish.

Scalp

Two nightly serums. Both are drugstore, and both are part of a routine rather than a one-off treatment.

Tools

Two dryers, both of which she describes as everyday drivers rather than occasional tools.

Questions people ask

Who is Abbey Yung?

Abbey Yung is a beauty content creator with about 840,000 YouTube subscribers and 14 years of reviewing experience. She is known for ingredient-led hair and skincare testing and for saying plainly when a product underperforms. GrailPeople indexes 400+ products she has reviewed on camera.

What is Abbey Yung's most recommended shampoo?

Pantene Pro-V Volume & Body Shampoo is her strongest shampoo endorsement. She calls it “the best clarifying shampoo ever” and it costs roughly $6. For a repair system rather than a clarifier, she most often points people to Dove Damage Therapy Intensive Repair.

What is the “Abbey Yung method” for choosing hair products?

Across every category she reviews, the deciding factor is weight. She endorses products that condition or protect without leaving residue, and rejects ones that feel “thick and heavy and sticky” or dry “stiff and crunchy.” Fine and fine-to-medium hair types map most closely to her picks.

Are Abbey Yung's recommendations sponsored?

Some of her videos include sponsored segments, which she discloses on camera. Every product on this page is drawn from her own review footage, and GrailPeople flags sponsorship status on each individual review so you can check before buying.

Does Abbey Yung recommend drugstore or luxury hair products?

Mostly drugstore. Dove, Pantene, OGX and L'Oréal Paris account for the largest share of her strongest hair endorsements, with Redken, Pureology, K18 and Living Proof appearing in the higher price tiers.

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How this list was made. Every quote is transcribed verbatim from Abbey Yung’s own YouTube videos and links to the timestamp it came from. GrailPeople indexes creator reviews; we are not affiliated with Abbey Yungand this page is not endorsed by them. Product inclusion reflects the strength of an on-camera endorsement, scored by GrailPeople from the creator’s own words — not a rating the creator issued. Some links may be affiliate links. Full disclosure.