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The 10 Best Hair Products of 2023
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Words by Nateisha Scott
No matter your hair type, style or colour, your haircare and styling products are the building blocks for healthy and happy strands. Whether you're planning on styling a big and bouncy blow-dry ahead of a summer occasion, introducing a slick up-do for upcoming wedding nuptials, or needing some serious hair TLC using ultra-conditioning masks and treatments, only the best hair products will suffice. But considering that we all have different hair types, colours, and styling preferences it can be tricky to narrow down what will work best for your tresses. So you've nailed down your hair type from our hair texture guide, perused the Hair and Beauty Salon on the Fifth Floor and now your ready to add to basket. These are the 10 best hair products that are not only worth the hype and deserve a spot in your haircare arsenal but will transform your strands.
Sisley: Color Beautifying Hair Care Mask, £81
Those who refresh their locks with regular (or occasional) highlighting, bleaching or colouring appointments will need Sisley's Color Beautifying Hair Care Mask in their regime. When you introduce any form of bleach or colour (regardless of your hair type), your hair’s DNA will alter thanks to the alkaline agents within the hair dye. Weaker, drier, and often brittle, your strands end up craving additional hydration and moisture. This is where Sisley’s hair saviour comes in handy. A haircare mask specially designed for protecting and hydrating colour-treated and highlighted hair. It is formulated with a nourishing and preserving complex (made from sunflower seed extract, vitamin E, shea oil, passion fruit oil and 18-MEA analogue) to protect hair from the impact of the outdoors and repeated washing – ensuring your hair colour lasts longer. The mask also considers your scalp. With plant-based sugars to strengthen your scalp’s barrier function, it helps to reduce any irritation or discomfort caused by hair dye and contains alpha-bisabolol to soothe and fortify. Add Hair Rituel by Sisley to your wash day and after 3 minutes, your colour will last twice as long and reveal glossy, softer, and hydrated hair.
Guerlain: Abeille Royale Scalp & Hair Youth Oil-In-Serum, £115
A healthy scalp equates to healthy hair. And in the same way that we invest in our skincare products to strengthen and bolster our epidermis, the same targeted approach applies to scalp care products and our scalp. According to Guerlain’s experts, our scalp renews itself 1.5x times faster in 14 days compared to our skin in 21 days meaning it increasingly requires our time and attention. Our scalps are also packed with numerous nerve endings and cells that are responsible for the strength, vitality, and density of our hair. Therefore when your scalp is affected by aggressors or faces a lack of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals – it’s visible, which can leave hair feeling thin and lifeless. That’s why experts recommend introducing a reparative hair and scalp serum and why as editors we adore Guerlain’s Abeille Royale Scalp & Hair Youth Oil-In-Serum. Formulated with the brand’s famed black bee honey, the ingredient targets the scalp and hair fibres helping to strengthen and stimulate strands overall. Supported with arginine to tighten the hair follicles as well as phytoceramides and D-panthenol to fortify the hair bond, the serum is a lightweight, non-greasy and easy-to-apply treatment you can introduce with ease. A treat for in-between social events, this serum is your answer for when your hair has been privy to more styling than usual.
Philip Kingsley: Elasticizer Deep Conditioning Treatment (150ml), £36
Philip Kingsley’s Elasticizer Deep Conditioning Treatment puts pre-shampoo treatments on the map. Created for Audrey Hepburn, the Elasticiser has since cultivated a devoted fan base including beauty editors, buyers, celebrities, and hairstylists alike, the Elasticizer comes highly recommended. This moisture-quenching, hydration-boosting, and strand-conditioning treatment is what you need to apply when your hair needs a little extra TLC. The hair hero works with super ingredients such as elastin, castor oil, olive oil and glycerine to intensely nourish strands while leaving a healthy shine once rinsed out. On days when your hair feels dry, lacklustre or has become subject to a variety of heat and styling tools, this deep-conditioning treatment is a wash day essential. Simply coat your strands and leave it on for a minimum of 20 minutes before following with your usual shampoo and conditioning routine.
La Bonne Brosse: No.1 The Universal Hairbrush, £128
The invigorating feeling of brushing your hair isn’t something that happens with all hairbrushes. But La Bonne Brosse’s No.1 Universal Hairbrush is special – and not just because it’s a Harrods exclusive colourway. Made of the finest quality in the French artisanal way, it encourages the ancient ritual of methodical hair brushing, helping to reduce the number of hair washes needed. By evenly distributing sebum when brushing, the No.1 Universal Hairbrush minimises build-up and maintains your hair’s natural moisture levels from root to tip. The bristles themselves combine 100% boar bristles and nylon fibres – a far cry from traditional plastic combs and brushes. Why are boar bristles considered the crème de la crème of bristle quality? They are great for not only gently removing dead hair strands without pulling or breaking healthy hair, but they are also composed of keratin which envelops and strengthen the hair cuticles regardless of your hair type. Suitable for the most sensitive of scalps, pop any pulling, tugging, or hairbrush nightmares to bed and instead enjoy a therapeutic brush-through feeling. Your hairbrush game just stepped up a level.
K18: Peptide Prep Detox Shampoo, £39
Excess build-up, oil, and dandruff, these three factors can contribute to an inflamed, itchy, and irritated scalp, which will then impact your hair’s overall health. So, before you introduce your shampoo, conditioner or leave-in treatment, experts recommend starting with a clarifying wash such as K18’s Peptide Prep Detox Shampoo. It'll remove any build-up, dead skin cells and dirt that end up sitting on your scalp. The beauty behind this clarifying shampoo? It takes the same treatment approach to your scalp as you would to irritated skin. By incorporating skincare ingredients such as salicylic acid and citric acid, the hair wonder unclogs hair follicles and removes dirt, oils, and silicones left behind from product build-up. It equally cleanses your scalp without irritating or stripping your scalp’s sebum levels – clearing the way for the treatment phase. Packed with the brand’s famous K18PEPTIDE complex it supplements proteins into broken sections of your hair, ensuring maximum strength and minimal hair loss. Editors swear by this detox shampoo alongside the K18 leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask to strengthen hair bonds.
Briogeo: Don’t Despair, Repair! Moisture + Damage Defense Leave-In Treatment, £28
Take a targeted approach to your haircare regime with Briogeo’s Don’t Despair, Repair! Moisture + Damage Defense Leave-In Treatment. Applied to the roots and through the mid-lengths (and even on any split ends), this lightweight leave-in treatment targets damaged strands by sealing a potent veil of moisture over your hair. Formulated with ceramides to strengthen and reinforce hair cuticles as well as coconut and rosehip oil, the Harrods exclusive provides strands with vital fatty acids that re-balance and restore. In addition to this, the leave-in treatment is a naturally derived copolymer that homes in on damaged hair cuticles (bonding and sealing strands) to prevent further breakage. Equally, algae extract – known for its antioxidant benefits – nourishes and protects hair. Spritz this treatment on damp hair after shampooing and conditioning, then comb through and style as normal. So, whether your hair has been colour-treated, exposed to thermal damage, pop on Briogeo’s defence treatment and enjoy the downtime.
R + Co Bleu: Smooth & Seal Blow-Dry Mist, £59.50
With the haircare products that you’ve introduced as part of your wash day, you don’t want anything to go to waste when it comes round to hairstyling. Therefore, investing in R + Co Bleu’s Smooth & Seal Blow-Dry Mist before applying heat will ensure your strands remain protected and resilient against your blow dryer, curler, or straighteners (up to 230 degrees). It’s recommended for all hair types, and has de-frizzing benefits, smoothing the hair cuticle for a silky finish. Also, if you needed another reason to add this beauty to your basket, take in the sweet aroma of cardamom, pineapple, tangerine, lavender, and bamboo – it’ll make protecting your hair a treat rather than a task.
GHD: Duet Styler 2-in-1 Hot Air Styler, £379
One thing beauty editors swoon over is advanced beauty technology and GHD’s 2-in-1 Hot Air Styler combines innovation, convenience, and aesthetics all in one. GHD’s latest sleek air styler straightens hair whether damp or dry – it’s true! Harnessing air-fusion technology, it flows through the straightener’s drying chambers to dry and straighten both at once. When using this hot tool, you don’t need to worry about the sizzling and burning smell associated with traditional straighteners because the sensors can adjust to your hair’s needs, minimising damage when heat styling – it won’t go over 180 degrees. The claim is it’ll slash your styling time in half. Can’t wait to try? It’s advised to still apply your serums, leave-in treatments, and heat protectant beforehand. But once your hair is primed, glide the hot styler from root to tip until you have your desired finish.
Slip: Pure Silk Queen Pillowcase, £89
They don’t call it ‘beauty sleep’ for nothing – as you rest, your body goes through a nightly regeneration process. To maximise it and protect your hair and skin from any further damage, you’ll want have the best tools in your arsenal. Enter Slip’s Pure Silk Queen Pillowcase. A 100% pure mulberry silk cocoon that’ll work miracles for your hair (and skin). Breathable, temperature regulating and gentle on your hair, it’ll treat your tresses while you sleep. Silk pillowcases are known to help retain softness, moisture and shine while you sleep, as traditional cotton can cause hair to pull and frizz. While all hair types can benefit from silk pillowcases, textured hair types can pair a silk pillowcase with a silk turban avoid any dryness or breakage overall.
Oribe: Gold Lust Rest Repair Shampoo, £142
Refresh your lengths with Oribe’s Gold Lust Rest Repair shampoo. A gentle yet powerful shampoo, it’s blended with Mediterranean Cyprus extract known for its moisturising and hydrating properties and argan oil for its shine-boosting and soothing benefits. It’s also not too heavy that it’ll weigh down fine hair, but contains all moisture-locking ingredients needed for curly and coily hair types. Oribe’s gold lust shampoo contains the signature Oribe complex, which is made with watermelon, lychee, and edelweiss to reduce oxidative stress and instead support healthy cell renewal, leading to healthy hair growth. This is paired with a restorative complex containing collagen, caffeine, and biotin to strengthen the hair cuticle from the inside out.
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