Hayden Panettiere's Natural Hair Texture Is So Stunning
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Actor Hayden Panettiere often wears her blond tresses straightened, but occasionally she'll give fans a glimpse of her stunning natural hair texture on Instagram. She particularly seemed to be embracing her curly roots in 2025, sharing a number of throwback photos and selfies with her hair in its natural state. One photo showed Panettiere as a kid wearing a blue cap over her fine blond curls.
A more recent photo showed the "Scream" actor wearing her hair wet and wavy while standing by a bird feeder. Her hair is dark brown at the roots with varying tones of blond down the shafts, a color job so fabulous you may want to bring this picture of Panettiere's hair to your next salon appointment.
A number of Instagram users commented on Panettiere's hair. "Watching bring it on and KNOWING your hair was curly," one fan wrote referencing the actor's appearance in the 2006 sequel "Bring It On: All or Nothing," adding, "This was the best picture to see while having a watch party." Two other posts with her stunning natural hair seem to have been taken while she was spending time with her grandmother. One post shows her tresses up in a messy bun as she feeds an alpaca, while the other is a selfie featuring a wash and go look, one of the many hairstyles you can do in under a minute.
Hayden Panettiere shares her secret to stunning hair
It's no secret that natural curly hair can require some extra TLC when it comes to moisture, so having the right products is a must. In a 2024 Instagram post, Hayden Panettiere shared one of her favorite haircare products for hydration. The "This Is Me" author posed with fully blond slicked-back hair and a container of a hydrating argan oil mask. "Self care is so incredibly underrated," Panettiere captioned the photo. "It shows us how much we love ourselves. And we deserve it! Just a little argan oil mask for my hair at night (to sleep in) makes all the difference! Get yourself a good brush, some argan oil and a shower cap. Sleep all night with it on and let your hair know how much you love and appreciate it!"
Similarly, Sophia Loren swore by the old-school beauty trick of incorporating olive oil in her baths to hydrate her skin. When Panettiere isn't DIYing her haircare, she's in the chair of celebrity stylist Erick Orellana, who styled and colored her hair for her "This Is Me" book cover and a 2024 People photoshoot. During her 2026 book signing tour, she was spotted rocking a sleek high-top bun, leaving fans wondering when her natural curls would reappear.