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Hair Holy Grails. Give me your brilliant hair routine

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kmini · 16/02/2020 21:18

Inspired by other threads of late - I'd like to hear everyone's holy grail of hair products. I think what I find most frustrating when you ask for a rec is that someone can have a completely different hair type/length or preference in terms of how they wear their hair (straight vs wavy vs voluminous). So I am hoping this will capture all the collective wisdom.

Hair type: fine and lots of it
Natural hair appearance: wavy and very prone to frizz
Grey: sparsely around the roots at the front
Colouring: permanent every 6 weeks for roots to cover greys, occasionally whole of head
Ideal Hair Appearance: straight with volume and bounce and Frizz Free

Lots of stuff I really can't say I've found the holy grail in, but perhaps others of you can.

Pre shampoo treatment:
Shampoo:
Conditioner:
Scalp Condition Shampoo and Conditioner:
*Dry Shampoo: baptiste
Leave in Treatment:
Heat Protectant:
Oil:
Anti Frizz Product: colour wow dreamcoat
Curl Product:
Finishing Product:
Other Product:
Hairdryer:
Combination Hairdryer & styling product: babyliss big hair is good but I'm not coordinated enough to use without catching my hair. It might be a game changer for someone more able.
Straighteners:
Curlers:
at home colour
day to day grey cover: colour wow root cover up

Feel free to add anything I missed!

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kmini · 16/02/2020 21:30

Corrected my dodgy formatting!

Hair type: fine and lots of it
Natural hair appearance*: wavy and very prone to frizz
Grey: sparsely around the roots at the front
Colouring: permanent every 6 weeks for roots to cover greys, occasionally whole of head
Ideal Hair Appearance: straight with volume and bounce and Frizz Free

Pre shampoo treatment:
Shampoo:
Conditioner:
Scalp Condition Shampoo and Conditioner:
Dry Shampoo:
Leave in Treatment:
Heat Protectant:
Oil:
Anti Frizz Product:
Curl Product:
Finishing Product:
Other Product:
Hairdryer:
Combination Hairdryer & styling tool:
Straighteners:
Curlers:
at home colour
day to day grey cover:

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Ohdeariedear · 16/02/2020 21:34

The babyliss hot paddlebrush thing has been an utter game changer for me. Straighteners left my hair too thin and limp looking but this can give more volume and straightness. (Shoulder length, thin but lots of it, tendency to frizz)

kmini · 17/02/2020 09:00

Thanks @Ohdeariedear. I have a paddle brush thing too - albeit not Babyliss. My only criticism of the paddlebrush concept is that you dont get the pull/resistance that you get from a blow dry or straighteners which seems to help a little with my frizz.

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NiteFlights · 17/02/2020 09:17

Hair type very fine. Like a baby’s, apparently Hmm
Natural appearance slightly wavy
Grey silver highlights
Colouring nope, and I don’t plan to (fingers crossed)

Shampoo L’Oreal Botanics lavender
Conditioner ditto, or a Garnier ‘natural’ coconut one in a tub
Other product Elnett mousse every few washes, Elnett hairspray
Hairdryer Hershesons
Brushes plastic paddle brush when it’s damp, small barrel bristle brush to blow dry (both dirt cheap, from Boots/Lidl)

Going SLS & silicone free plus buying a good hairdryer have been the best things I’ve done. There isn’t much I can do with my hair type except get a good cut and keep it looking healthy and shiny. I’m lazy and just want to ‘wash and go’ - although I do take two bottles into the shower - and prefer to spend on the cut only really.

HasaDigaEebowai · 17/02/2020 09:27

Age (I think this is relevant since hair changes IME) - 46
Hair type -very thick and lots
Natural appearance - straight with a few kinks
Grey - not really. A couple every now and then
Colouring - balayage but my hair is bra strap long and its only done every 5 months or so.

Shampoo and conditioner - any but the silicone heavy stuff is best. I like John frieda frizz ease
Other product - Olaplex 2 every few weeks left on over night, Aveda damage remedy, moroccan oil
Hairsryer - parlux
Brushes - any paddle brush

ReginaGeorgeous · 17/02/2020 09:51

Hair type: Fine but quite a lot of it, greasy roots and dry ends.
Natural hair appearance: mostly straight, small amount of frizziness.
Grey: more than I'd like at my age, main problem is a mallen streak where my hair naturally parts.
Colouring: At a salon every five weeks, sometimes have foils, currently have a Lanza Gloss colour, shade is called 'Gold' and is a golden medium brown on my hair.
Ideal Hair Appearance: swishy

Pre shampoo treatment: Phillip Kingsley Elasticiser
Shampoo: Redken All Soft
Conditioner: Redken All Soft
Dry Shampoo: Batiste, although I very rarely use it
Leave in Treatment: Tigi Bed Head Ego Boost
Heat Protectant: L'Oréal Elvive No Haircut Cream
Oil: don't use
Anti Frizz Product: don't use
Curl Product: don't use
Finishing Product: Tigi Bed Head After Party and Elnett hairspray
Other Product: none
Hairdryer: an ancient Mark Hill one, looking to replace soon.
Combination Hairdryer & styling tool: I have a Babyliss Big Hair, I rarely use it. It makes my hair static.
Straighteners: GHDs. Bought 2 years ago after my original GHDs finally died. Waste of money, not a patch on the original.

kmini · 17/02/2020 12:30

I use sls free shampoo and conditioner - but tbh I'm not sure I see much difference. Anyone else with fine dry hair also feel this.

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sarahwil1 · 28/10/2020 12:33

Moroccan oil intense hydrating hair mask I LIVE BY

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