As a hair stylist, clients are always telling me what they want with their hair. They want their hair to feel super soft, have volume at the roots, etc... We have compiled a list of our products that will help you do just this!
I Want My Hair To Feel Super Soft!
If you want your hair to feel super soft, you need to look for ingredients that are neither too heavy or too light. You want to look for a product that contains natural oils, like avocado oil, aloe vera, ceramides, proteins, milk proteins and vitamin E. Remember, always take your hair type into consideration when shopping for products. Heavy conditioners contain thick, emollient-rich ingredients that can leave fine and limp hair weighed down. Our Experts Suggest: Alterna Caviar Moisture Shampoo Alterna’s Caviar Moisture line balances moisture levels, delivering youthful shine and silkiness. A rich sulfate free cleanser that hydrates dry hair. Infused with age control and photozyme complexes to minimize the visible signs of aging and lock in color. Benefits: A combination of gentle surfactants cleanse the hair without oxidation. Goes beyond simple moisture by helping hair attract, retain, and rebalance the hydration it needs. Gently cleanses while adding intense moisture. Revitalizes your hair to bring back silky radiance. For use on dull/brittle hair. Alterna Caviar Moisture Conditioner Alterna’s Caviar Moisture line balances moisture levels, delivering youthful shine and silkiness. Provides daily nourishment for dry hair. Infused with age control and photozyme complexes to minimize the visible signs of age and lock in color. Benefits: Contains optimum conditioning properties. Retains moisture with a rich blend of lipids that continuously hydrate. Delivers intense shine and slip. Re-ignites hair’s ability to fight visible signs of aging. For use on dull/brittle hair. Also Try: Lanza Healing Moisture Tamanu Cream Shampoo, Lanza Healing Moisture Kukui Nut Conditioner, Lanza Healing Moisture Noni Fruit Detangler
I Want Smoother Curls Without Frizz!
If you have curly hair, then you know all about Frizz. Smoothing Shampoos are good for frizzy hair types, but they may not work as well if your hair is extremely thick. Look for a product with smoothing ingredients like glycerin, essential fatty acids, silicone, aloe vera, vitamin E, resins and gums to tame frizz, and calcium and magnesium to fuse the protein chain together to lift and define curls. Avoid ingredients such as alcohol. Our Experts Suggest: Tigi Bedhead Foxy Curls Shampoo Frizz-Fighting Sulfate-Free Shampoo Flaunt your Foxy Curls™! This sulfate-free moisturelicious shampoo re-defines curls, adds shine and fights frizz on curly or straight hair and anything in between. To Use: Wet hair thoroughly, lather and rinse. Follow with Foxy Curls ™ Conditioner. Features: Cleanse Factor - Moderate Conditions and moisturizes Controls frizz Shines and separates Tigi Bedhead Foxy Curls Conditioner Foxy Curls Conditioner Frizz-Fighting Moisturelicious Conditioner Curls have more fun! Sunflower seed extract + glycerin synergize to fight humidity, detangle and defrizz curly or straight hair and anything in between. To Use: After cleansing with Foxy Curls™ Shampoo work conditioner through wet hair. Leave in 1-3 minutes and rinse thoroughly. Features: Conditioning Factor – moderate Controls frizz Resists humidity Smoothes and repairs cuticle Also Try: Tigi Bedhead Foxy Curls Contour Cream, The entire DevaCurl line, Alterna Life Curls Shampoo, Alterna Life Curls Conditioner
I Want Volume At My Roots!
Volumizing Shampoo And Conditioner are best for normal hair when looking for more volume at your roots. Some of these products may strip your hair color, so you may want to stay with "sulfate-free shampoos" which help hair keep it's color. Ingredients to use: Proteins like wheat, starches like rice extract and corn, polymers like anionic polymers and peppermint extract. Avoid: Oils, waxes and anything with too much silicone which would weigh hair down. Our experts suggest: Mastey Enove Shampoo Promotes hair motion without added weight Increases volume and thickness of hair Ideal for bleached hair Excellent and gentle skin cleanser Formulated to restore natural moisture balance Gentle enough to use daily Will not roughen hair cuticle Will not strip hair color Contains no oils, waxes, dyes or silicones Rich, creamy texture Contains no ammonium or sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates Excessive moisture will weigh the hair down, leaving it looking flat and limp. To combat this problem, Enové uses a select combination of the Mastey NMF, fatty acid lipids, vitamin B5 and our pure vegetable protein compound to give fine, thin hair a proper moisture balance. They offer the hair more vibrancy and thickness, while pre-venting the over-saturation of moisture that makes hair flat. Enové restores natural moisture and regulates the acid mantle on the scalp to maintain a proper level of moisture for fine, thin hair. Plus, our unique combination of hair and skin nutrients also offer increased volume and hair movement. Mastey Frehair Light Conditioner Frehair Light daily conditioner for fine and delicate hair instantly eliminate tangles and flyaways. Thickens the hair and adds fullness without weighing it down. More Information: Frehair Light daily conditioner for fine and delicate hair instantly eliminate tangles and flyaways. Thickens the hair and adds fullness without weighing it down. Its ultra-light system smoothes and softens hair for easy combing and styling. Controls static charges, and provides markedly improved texture. Leaves hair feeling light, supple and manageable. Oil free. Also Try: Rusk ThickR Shampoo, Rusk ThickR Conditioner, Rusk ThickR Hairspray, Lanza Healing Thickening Shampoo, Lanza Healing Thickening Conditioner
I Want Shiny Hair!
All Shine-Inducing Shampoos and Conditioners will work well on all hair types. Ingredients to look for: Panthenol, provitamin B, jojoba, apple cider vinegar, citrus extracts, silicone, silicone derivitives, and coconut, coriander and chamomile oils. Avoid these Ingredients: Waxes and Proteins Our Experts Suggest: Alfaparf Semi Di Lino Diamante Illuminating Shampoo alfa parf SEMi Di LiNO Diamante Illuminating Shampoo This gentle, pH-balanced Microcrystalline Shampoo is uniquely formulated to cleanse hair while adding shine. This shampoo reinforces and protects the hair cuticle, leaving it soft, glossy & easy to comb. Alfaparf Semi Di Lino Diamante Illuminating Conditioner alfa parf SEMi Di LiNO Diamante Illuminating Conditioner Microcrystalline Conditioner is designed to maximize the shine and beauty of your hair without weighing it down. This unique formula delivers daily nourishment while increasing hair strength. Hair feels naturally soft, manageable and easy to style. Enjoy Shine Spray Shine Spray This alcohol free formula eliminates frizz, adds incredible shine, smoothness and softness. Locks in moisture. Blocks out humidity. Tip: Use with flat iron to maintain smoothness and lock out moisture. Spray directly on dry hair for incredible shine. Also Try: Rusk Wellness Reflect Shine Shampoo, Rusk Wellness Reflect Shine Conditioner, Abba Pure Shine Shampoo, Abba Pure Shine Conditioner, also try any shine drops/spray What do you want from your hair? Any tips? Leave in comments section.