Upgrade your hair care regime and look fab always with our top hair product picks of 2018, from shower to styling
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Upgrade your hair care regime and look fab always with our top hair product picks of 2018, from shower to styling
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SHAMPOOS
Banish impurities to show off shinier, healthier hair
Normal Hair
WIN: The cooling sensation of the Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo, $32 (200 ml), and its invigorating rosemary scent is like an indulgent wake-up call that gently cleanses hair and scalp.
Dry Hair
WIN: Moist Diane Botanical Refresh & Moist Shampoo, $18.90 (480 ml), has a gentle, sulphate- and paraben-free formula of premium botanical oils to hydrate hair and scalp while cleansing away dirt and sebum buildup.
Brittle Hair
WIN: Cuticle care technology in the Essential Nourishing Breakage Defense Shampoo, $10.90 (700 ml), works to fortify damaged hair and prevent the formation of split ends.
Oily Hair
WIN: Eksperience Sebum Control Balancing Hair Cleanser, $36 (250 ml), contains hydrating active ingredients like laminaria saccarina algae and hyaluronic acid to regulate sebum levels and balance your skin’s pH level.
Colour Treated Hair
WIN: Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Wash Shampoo, $40 (250 ml), helps prolong the life of dyed hair and protects against environmental aggressors, while its pro-vitamin B5 and sulphate-free formula deeply conditions too.
Chemically Treated Hair
WIN: Formulated with a new Amino Repair Complex, the John Frieda Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Repairing Shampoo, $15.90 (250 ml), helps reconstruct the lipid structure of chemically-stressed hair for smoother, more resilient tresses.
Thinning Hair
TIE: derma-Rx Trichology Purifying Shampoo, $32 (250 ml), targets hair follicle stem cells to help encourage growth while protecting the scalp from free-radical damage that can exacerbate hair loss.
TIE: Feed your hair with the all-natural Hysses Lavender Hinoki Shampoo, $25.90 (220 ml), which combines a powerful blend of botanical lavender and hinoki extracts that work to strengthen and relax the scalp.
Anti-Dandruff
WIN: Vichy Dercos Micro Peel Anti-Dandruff Scrub Shampoo, $36 (200 ml), gently exfoliates your scalp, effectively lifting and eliminating pesky flakes while soothing itchiness and controlling sebum.
Fine/Limp Hair
WIN: Give flat or fine hair a boost with Ouai Volume Shampoo, $42 (300 ml), which weightlessly hydrates and lifts strands thanks to its unique volumeboosting formula.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: Infused with soothing Chinese peony extracts, Klorane Shampoo with Peony, $18.90 (400 ml), is gentle on irritated scalps with a natural and refreshingly light, floral scent.
Oily Scalp
WIN: Shiseido Professional The Hair Care Fuente Forte Purifying Shampoo, $36 (250 ml), effectively rids a clogged scalp of sticky sebum and impurities and leaves a cooling, clean sensation after washing.
Anti-Ageing
SPLURGE: Free of parabens and sulphates, Follizin The Cleanser, $42 (300), is a breakthrough formula containing rose oil that boosts your hair’s elasticity and gently cleanses while maintaining moisture balance in both scalp and hair.
SAVE: Davines NaturalTech Renewing Shampoo, $29.50 (250 ml), is packed with antioxidant-rich spinach extracts and maqui berry to renew, preserve and protect your hair and scalp.
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CONDITIONERS
Nourishing formulas to protect and fortify your hair
Normal Hair
WIN: Rejuvenate and moisturise your hair with Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Revitalising Seaweed Conditioner, $30 (250 ml), a lightweight formula infused with a protective blend of green seaweed and blue kale extracts.
Dry Hair
WIN: Tsubaki Extra Moist Conditioner, $16.90 (500 ml), deeply nourishes parched strands with hyaluronic acid and Tsubaki Koji S, while a boost of camellia oil adds gloss and shine as well as keeps frizz in check.
Oily Hair
WIN: The silicone-free Moist Diane Extra Fresh & Hydrate Treatment, $16.90 (500 ml), helps repair hair cuticles and contains 48 refreshing herbs to eliminate hair sebum odour and maintain lasting freshness in hair.
Colour Treated hair
WIN: The rosemary-infused L’Oréal Paris EverPure Moisture Conditioner, $15.90 (250 ml), contains no sulphates or parabens and helps replenish lost moisture to dry, damaged tresses while ensuring that colour is not stripped off.
Chemically Treated Hair
WIN: L’Oréal Professionnel Smartbond Conditioner, $36 (250 ml), is specially formulated to protect hair from harsh bleaching or perming chemicals, healing hair fibres and leaving your hair feeling soft and silky.
Thinning Hair
WIN: derma-Rx Trichology Nourishing Conditioner, $32 (250 ml), penetrates deep into hair shafts to deliver nutrients, helping to build hair resilience and volume from within.
Fine/Limp Hair
WIN: Orbis Natural Repair Conditioner (Volumising), $23 (420 ml), pumps up lifeless-looking hair without weighing strands down while protecting each strand with essential moisture from inside out.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: Formulated with 12 natural plant oil extracts like jojoba and sweet almond, Mucota Little Forest 04 Moisturising Botanical Treatment, $56 (200 ml), gently yet deeply restores moisture in your hair and scalp.
Oily Scalp
WIN: Elence Tea Tree Scalp Hair Pack, $50 (240 g), contains nutritive organic thyme and tea tree extracts to deeply cleanse, improve blood circulation and encourage healthy hair growth.
Anti-Ageing
WIN: Davines NaturalTech Renewing Conditioning Treatment, $36 (250 ml), stimulates hair follicles and provides nourishment to hair fibres, thus helping to preserve your hair’s longevity.
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LEAVE-IN TREATMENTS
Feed your hair with an extra dose of nourishment and protection
Normal Hair
WIN: Eksperience Hydro Nutritive No-Rinse Kera-Restructuring Spray, $38 (190 ml), contains hydrating ingredients sourced from marine spring water in France to lock in moisture in your hair.
Dry hair
SPLURGE: Shiseido Professional The Hair Care Airy Flow Refiner, $42 (125 ml), softens rough hair and protects delicate strands from heat, humidity and UV rays, leaving them feeling silky-smooth.
SAVE: Yves Rocher Repair Sleeping Care, $22 (150 ml), combines jojoba oil with a botanical peptides complex to boost each hair fibre, protecting your tresses overnight without leaving behind a greasy residue.
Brittle Hair
WIN: Enriched with ceramide and wheat proteins, Keune Care Vital Nutrition Porosity Filler, $35 (25 ml), works to fortify, protect and revitalise fragile strands from a cellular level, and helps to prevent further breakage.
Colour Treated Hair
WIN: Formulated with caviar, keratin and collagen, the weightless Be Color Nitrogenated Keratin, $60 (150 ml), revitalises and restores body and moisture to dehydrated hair.
Chemically Treated Hair
WIN: The intensely nourishing Kevin.Murphy Leave-In.Repair, $50 (200 ml), helps restore and strengthen damaged hair, while offering heat protection of up to 93 C.
Thinning Hair
WIN: DrGL Solution Hair (Anti- Hairloss), $158 (100 ml), harnesses cutting-edge peptides and potent growth factors to treat hair from root to tip and help stimulate regrowth without leaving a sticky residue.
Anti-Dandruff
WIN: Nip your pesky problem in the bud with Kérastase Specifique Cure Anti-Pelliculaire, $60 (12 ampoules x 6 ml), a potent formula of antioxidant active ingredients and anti-dandruff molecules to purify your scalp.
Fine/Limp Hair
WIN: Kérastase Densifique Cure Femme, $320 (30 ampoules x 6 ml), is an advanced, nutritive formula which works in tandem with your hair’s life cycle to improve hair density and thickness at the follicle.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: The alcohol-free Follizin Essential Scalp Toner, $48 (120 ml), is packed with hydrating and antiinflammatory properties to balance hydrolipid levels and soothe the scalp.
Oily Scalp
WIN: Elence Tea Tree Scalp Essence, $69 (120 ml), contains organic thyme extract to nourish hair while gently calming inflamed or irritated skin, so your scalp feels lighter and less greasy.
Anti-Ageing
TIE: Gently massage the DrGL Solution Hair (Anti-Aging), $288 (100 ml), directly onto your scalp. Its advanced, non-greasy formula claims to delay whites and nourish the scalp without feeling heavy.
TIE: Kérastase Specifique Cure Anti- Chute (Aminexil), $320 (42 ampoules x 6 ml), contains aminexil, an ingredient clinically proven to reduce hair loss, energising hair follicles and helping hair regain volume and bounce.
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MASKS
For hair that needs more intense hydration and repair
Dry Hair
WIN: Rich in all-natural ingredients like shea butter and avocado, the luxurious Rossano Ferretti Intenso Softening & Smoothing Hair Mask, $96 (250 ml), hydrates dry and unruly hair, leaving it shinier and a lot easier to manage.
Brittle Hair
WIN: H’AIR Ultimate Hair Mask, $98 (100 ml), also known as Wonder One Step Hair Mask is a pre-wash mask that helps fragile hair become more manageable prior to shampooing to prevent additional breakage.
Colour Treated Hair
WIN: For a quick fix, Goldwell Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60-Second Treatment, $34 (200 ml), is an innovative formula that helps to enhance colour brilliance and enrich coarse strands in just one minute.
Fine/Limp Hair
WIN: Tokio IE Inkarami Head Spa Treatment, $58 (200 ml), nourishes scalp and hair, working to boost hair elasticity and repair damaged ends with three types of essential keratin.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: The nourishing Kérastase Specifique Masque Hydra-Apaisant, $69 (200 ml), helps alleviate scalp discomfort, energise hair follicles and fortify hair strands from root to tip.
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COLOUR BOOSTING TREATMENT
Give dyed hair a new lease of life
Colour Treated Hair
WIN: Available in three variants (ash, pink and brown), Liese Hair Colour Supplement, $17.90 (170 g), helps to lock in hair colour for longer and prevent your new dye job from turning an unsightly brassy, yellow shade.
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PRE-WASH TREATMENTS
Give your mane additional protection before shampooing
Normal Hair
WIN: Free from harmful additives, PHS Hairscience ADV Elixir, $199 (100 ml), exfoliates scalp to loosen oil and dirt buildup and prepares it to better absorb nutrients when you shampoo. Colour Treated Hair WIN: Phyto Phytomillesime Color Locker Pre-Shampoo, $65 (100 ml), has a gel-in-oil texture and acts as a protective shield for hair, preventing colour from fading during washes.
Chemically Treated Hair
WIN: Svenson Hair Booster Nutrition Pack, $55 (150 ml), is packed with essential nutrients and hair-fortifying active ingredients to rejuvenate damaged tresses from root to end.
Thinning Hair
WIN: Rene Furterer Complexe 5 Regenerating Plant Extract, $80.60 (50 ml), contains a powerful blend of orange and lavender essential oils to stimulate your scalp for optimum penetration of active ingredients.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: Find relief in the Rene Furterer Astera Fresh Soothing Fluid, $80.60 (50 ml), which contains cooling mint and eucalyptus essential oils to provide an instant cooling sensation on itchy and irritated scalps.
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STYLING PRODUCTS
Maintain gorgeous tresses all day with these styling must-haves
Hair Spray
WIN: Create casual and effortless “it” girl waves with the easy-touse Goldwell StyleSign Texturizer (Texturizing Mineral Spray), $34 (200 ml), which contains a UV filter to prevent premature colour fade.
Pomade
WIN: Build gritty, roughed-up texture that lasts longer with Redken Brews Clay Pomade, $32 (100 ml), which works to give fine hair added hold, volume and oomph.
Wax
WIN: KMS Hairstay Hard Wax, $34 (50 ml), is pliable with a strong holding power that keeps hair in place and leaves behind a natural and matte, non-greasy finish.
Dry Shampoo
SAVE: Extend your wash and help your hair look and feel fresh longer with A’kin Dry Shampoo, $14.90 (150 ml), which adds volume and texture without leaving a white residue. SPLURGE: The lightweight IGK Jet Lag Invisible Dry Shampoo, $45 (260 ml), is formulated with finely milled volcanic ash that soaks up dirt and oil in the scalp, keeping hair refreshed and styled in-between blowouts.
Heat Protectant
WIN: Coating hair ends with Rossano Ferretti Prodigio Regenerating Potion, $87 (50 ml), before blowdrying helps protect strands from heat damage, while its nourishing formula boosts your hair’s softness and shine.
Styling Cream
WIN: Work the smooth KMS Curl Up Perfecting Lotion, $40 (100 ml), through towel-dried hair to enhance and define your curls while controlling frizziness. Refresh curls simply by scrunching your hair when necessary.
Sea Salt Spray
WIN: Gently spritz your hair from root to tip with the texturising Tigi Catwalk Session Series Salt Spray, $36 (270 ml), which works to give your hair more volume and definition, while taming frizz and fighting off humidity.
Curl/Wave Enhancer
WIN: Shiseido Professional Stage Works Fluffy Curl Mist, $31 (150 ml), distributes evenly across hair to maintain curls for a longer time and protects hair ends from heat damage during curling and blow-drying.
Hair Volumiser
WIN: Goldwell StyleSign Naturally Full (Blow-dry & Finish Bodifying Spray), $38 (200 ml), works well on both toweldried and dry hair, giving additional body and fullness to your tresses.
Hair Primer
WIN: Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Balm, $40 (75 ml), provides protection from humidity and eases the hair styling process, giving you more control over hair sections and keeping hair smooth and shiny.
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STYLING TOOLS
With these pro tools, you can achieve a salon finish in your own home
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Hair Curler
WIN: Philips StyleCare Prestige Auto Curler (BHB 876/00), $199, comes with a longer barrel to style more hair at once, and its smart curling system helps to create longer lasting results at a more controlled temperature setting to protect your hair better.
Comb
WIN: Lady Jayne Detangler Comb, $4.30, is an easy-to-use, lightweight comb with wide teeth to glide through wet and dry hair with less snagging.
Multi-Use Styler
WIN: Create waves, curls or sleek hair to suit your mood with the ghd Gold Styler, $295, a very user-friendly tool that heats up quickly and maintains a safe temperature level.
Electronic Hair Brush
WIN: Tescom TIB10 BK-Ion Styling Brush, $69, smoothes hair as soft sonic vibration gently massages the scalp to encourage microcirculation.
Hair Dryer
WIN: The revolutionary Dyson Supersonic, $599, has intelligent heat control, is quieter than most and comes with different magnetic attachments for your various hairdrying needs.
Hair Brush
WIN: The innovative WetBrush Flex Dry, $15.90, glides through both wet and dry hair with minimal tugging, thanks to its super flexible bristles that are also heat-resistant.
Flat Iron
WIN: Create perfectly smooth hair easily with the ghd Platinum Styler that has a wishbone hinge for better control, while smart plate sensors ensure that your hair doesn’t overheat.
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SUPPLEMENTS
Achieve fabulous hair from the inside out
Thinning Hair
WIN: Viviscal Professional Hair Nutritional Supplement, $120 (60 tablets), contains vital ingredients like a proprietary marine protein complex, vitamins and amino acids to nourish and strengthen hair from within.
SERUMS
Fortify scalp and hair with these extra-protective formulas
Normal Hair
WIN: Botaneco Garden Organic Argan & Virgin Olive Oil Smooth & Shiny Hair Serum, $7.90 (95 ml), is high in Omega 6 and 9 which are essential in keeping hair follicles strong and maintaining its moisture balance.
Colour Treated Hair
WIN: Coat your strands with Hysses Rose Geranium Hair Serum (Argan+), $28.90 (65 ml), which is packed with argan and other luxurious oils to naturally strengthen, nourish and repair hair damaged from bleaching or colouring.
Chemically Treated Hair
WIN: Rossano Ferretti Vita Rejuvenating Serum, $87 (50 ml), has a powerful, protective formula that helps damaged and chemically-treated hair regain softness, vitality and strength.
Thinning Hair
WIN: Phyto Phytologist 15 Absolute Anti-Hairloss Treatment, $285 (15 vials x 3.5 ml), is an intensive treatment filled with active ingredients that work to stimulate hair growth from a cellular level.
Anti-Dandruff
WIN: Combat dandruff on dry scalps and prevent its reccurrence with La Biosthetique Methode Pellicules Anti-Pelliculaire Lotion Epicelan Equilibrant, $44 (100 ml), which helps restore scalp balance and soothe irritation and redness.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: Ultra-lightweight and non-sticky, Vichy Dercos Ultra-Soothing Serum, $36 (60 ml), provides lasting relief to distressed scalps caused by colour treatments or daily external aggressors.
Anti-Ageing
WIN: Shiseido Professional The Hair Care Future Sublime Total Scalp Care Serum, $56 (125 ml), is formulated to improve both hair and scalp’s resilience and elasticity for fuller, more vibrant hair.
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HAIR OILS
Top multi-taskers for shiny, frizz-free hair without the grease
Normal Hair
WIN: Ouai Hair Oil, $42 (45 ml), is packed with nutritive natural oils like borage and baobab to protect hair from sun damage while helping to smoothen frizz and give your tresses a glossy finish.
Dry Hair
WIN: Applying just a few drops of L’Occitane En Provence Repairing Oil, $46 (100 ml), to the ends of your hair before blow-drying helps protect them from heat while supplying extra nourishment to parched strands.
Brittle Hair
WIN: Vernon Francois Overnight Repair Treatment Oils, $55 (4 vials x 4.7 ml), contain a lightweight, hydrating blend of meadowfoam and jojoba oils to lock in moisture and tame unruly frizz.
Dry, Sensitive Scalp
WIN: Made with organic superfood virgin coconut oil and lavender essential oil, koqo VCO+Lavender EO, $25 (100 ml), is ultra-gentle on even the most sensitive scalps and works to prevent split ends and moisturise dry hair.
TEXT: TAN GIN YEE & ELIZABETH LIEW / PHOTOS: FRENCHESCAR LIM