If you colour or heat style your strands regularly, chances are high that your hair is damaged. Damaged hair can be unmanageable and look dry, dull and frizzy – not a good look on anyone.
It’s essential to find the right products that will deliver good hair days in the short run and a healthier mane in the future. Read on for the best products for replenishing damaged tresses. From hair masks to shampoos, these award-winning products will leave your hair looking and feeling sleek and smooth.
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With a shampoo, conditioner, mask and leave-in treatment that can be used on both scalp and hair, this range combats hair breakage, a problem that is common in damaged, brittle strands. Every product in the range is lightweight enough not to weigh down the hair.
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This conditioner is formulated to repair brittle hair intensively. Our tester spotted only a few strands of hair – sometimes, none at all – in the bathroom drain after using it.
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The treatment mask, which can also be used on the scalp, is said to reduce hair breakage and hair fall.
Its rich texture means a little goes a long way – two 20 cent-sized amounts are sufficient for a neck-length bob. Use too much and it may leave a sticky residue behind. Available at Bella Marie France.
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It washes out easily, and both scalp and hair feel refreshed after. The tester’s hair appeared shiny and smooth.
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The shampoo brings a vibrancy to hair colour while imparting healthylooking shine and bounce. Its light floral scent is also pleasant.
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The hair mask, which is spread onto a “shower cap”, is a lot less messy to use than some other masks. It softens even bleached hair without making it feel heavy.
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The spray-on treatment gives instant results – frizz is tamed and hair is
smoothed, with a natural lookingshine. It doesn’t feel greasy or heavy, even
though it has argan oil.
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With a rich, conditioner-like texture, the shampoo lathers up well, working through hair easily. It tamed our tester’s chemically damaged hair, which felt soft and looked shiny after use, even on the next day.
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Hair is shiny and feels smooth and manageable. The shampoo itself has a pretty pink shimmer, and it lathers well and washes off easily.
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This mask, which smells like a sweet jelly, feels luxurious but rinses off easily. It doesn’t weigh hair down, but softens it and makes damaged ends look healthier.
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Despite it being a deep-repair shampoo, it is lightweight and has no hard-to-wash-off residue. It moisturises damaged hair well and keeps frizz at bay.
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This not only softens hair, it keeps damaged ends from frizzing up. It also lathers well and doesn’t make hair appear flat after it is rinsed out.
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This conditioner makes hair feel moisturised, soft and smooth. It even smooths dry ends, making hair easier to comb through. And it adds shine and some weight to the hair, which helps to make it more manageable.
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The conditioner spreads easily over hair and smooths it without weighing it down. It also gives it a light, healthy-looking sheen, with a pleasant scent that lasts almost the entire day.
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