Silk Oil Essence
Summary of Reviews
UNOVE Silk Oil Essence is a lightweight hair oil that only needs a tiny amount, applied from mid-lengths to ends while avoiding the root. JUDY (beauty content creator) prefers thicker oils and finds this one absorbs well, leaving hair noticeably smoother. Several creators recommend warming it in hands before application to avoid a heavy finish.
Full Reviews
Positive
- “I really, really like it”
- “I definitely prefer a thicker hair oil”15:17–15:21
- “I do feel like because it's thicker, it does absorb into my hair a lot better”
- “I feel like my hair just felt a lot smoother”
- “I've been really, really enjoying this one”15:34–15:37
- Source: Best of Olive Young 2025: K-Beauty Best Sellers - Dec 28, 2025
- “And then this one is also really popular, the silk oil essence”22:39–22:46
- “So you only need just like a tiny bit”22:44–22:49
- “Warm it up in your hands”22:46–22:50
- “You just like start from the back and work it through just the mid lengths first”22:49–22:54
- “Work it through the ends and then anything that's left over on your hands, you can like go through the middle cuz you don't want this to be like super heavy”22:51–23:00
- “You want to stay away from the root”23:03–23:09
- Source: Everyone Uses These in Korea: What Koreans Actually Buy - Feb 13, 2025
Mixed / Negative
- “I don't agree that this is feather light. It's definitely not the heaviest hair oil I've tried by any means, but I was expecting this to be even lighter than the silk hair oil because of how it's described, but it's definitely not”48:08–48:14
- “It's not only thicker, but it's just less cosmetically elegant to me, it actually feels kind of sticky”48:21–48:25
- “At first, it kind of makes my hair feel a little stiff”48:34–48:38
- “I definitely feel that the frizz calming oil is much nicer. So, if you were torn between the two, I would go with frizz calming”48:42–48:49
- Source: I tested 30 viral hair products so you don't have to - Jun 28, 2026
What creators say
- Consensus
- 3.1 / 5 from 2 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- ⚠ feels heavier than expected (1)
- ⚠ can feel sticky (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- hair oil
- Finish
- glossy
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Hydrolyzed Silk, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Ceramide NP, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Phytosphingosine, Phytosterols
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