The Best Conditioner for your Hair Type
From frizzy to flat and everything in between, here are the conditioners you should be using!
LET’S TALK CONDITIONER
Last week, we explored the world of shampoo and how important it is to use the right shampoo for your scalp type. This week, we're going to dive in to the world of conditioner and explore how most of us are actually using the wrong type of conditioner for our hair type!
First of all, let's understand what conditioner’s role in our haircare routine actually is! Conditioner is there to restore the moisture our hair loses during the shampooing process. It also smoothes your hair cuticle, making it more manageable by reducing frizz and tangles whilst increasing shine!
Whilst you pick your shampoo based on your scalp type, you pick a coniditoner based on your hair type. With a whole array of conditioners out there, it's easy to pick the wrong one for your hair type that could leave it feeling weighed down, weak, brittle, dry and even oily.
DEFINING YOUR HAIR TYPE
When defining your hair type, the most important thing to consider is the way the ends of your hair feel to the touch. Does your hair feel dry and damaged? And you find yourself struggling to find a conditioner with enough moisture? Or is your hair fine and conditioner leaves it feeling oily and weighed down? We feel you! We're going to recommend our top picks of conditioner for; dry/damaged, fine, thick and even colour treated hair!
CONDITIONER FOR DRY/DAMAGED HAIR
If you're suffering with dry, damaged, brittle hair, just know it's normal and haircare is here to help! Choosing the right conditioner for this hair type should be an important step in order to add that much needed moisture back in to your hair.
One of our top picks for dry and damaged hair is the Olaplex No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner. This conditioner goes one step further than simply adding moisture, it penetrates each hair strand to strengthen the bonds weakened by colouring or heat processes. It's a must have if your hair is dry/damaged as a result of over styling, bleaching or using chemical processes. It's also an extremely saturated product, so a little goes a looong way!
A holy grail conditioner for those suffering with dry hair is the Davines MOMO Conditioner. This product is rich in water, vitamins and mineral salts to provide prolonged hydration. It's designed to untangle the hair whilst hydrating it it and leaving it soft and silky. It makes a great everyday conditioner, plus Davines in an entirely sustainable brand too!
CONDITIONER FOR FINE HAIR
Those with fine hair often make the mistake of skipping the conditioning process....which is BIG no no!! Conditioner adds that much needed moisture that shampoo strips from your hair making it a vital step in any haircare routine, no matter your hair type.
When picking out a conditioner for fine hair, keep a close eye on the ingredients. Lot's of conditioners for fine hair make big promises to strengthen, plump and thicken hair, and often these claims are just too good to be true!
One conditioner that SERIOUSLY lives up to its claims is the OUAI Fine Hair Conditioner. It contains biotin and hydrolysed keratin, which is a specially treated protein that can penetrate each hair fibre. It's a great everyday conditioner for fine hair, as it leaves hair feeling fuller and softer without weighing it down.
CONDITIONER FOR THICK HAIR
When it comes to thick hair, it often feels like your conditioner just isn't putting enough work in. Luckily, we've got just the conditioner for you!
The Davines OI Conditioner is great for anyone with thicker than average hair. It's a thick consistency conditioner that you only need to use a small amount of throughout the ends of your hair. The formula contains Amazonian roucou oil which neutralises free radicals, meaning it prevents your hair strands from aging. Roucou oil also has a plethora of benefits to the hair from speeding up the growth process to repairing and strengthening your hair.
The Davines OI Hair Butter is a thicker version of the conditioner, which is a great weekly treatment for thick hair that is prone to dryness. We love lathering our hair in this once a week whilst soaking in the tub…talk about #selfcare!
CONDITIONER FOR COLOUR TREATED HAIR
Bleaching, balayaging, highlighting and the world of colouring in general is what we're all about! And with all that colouring, we recognise that a good conditioner is exactly what hair needs in between appointments to maintain its colour, stay strong and healthy. We've tried and tested just about every conditioner out there for colour treated hair, and even made our own!
Here are the two top picks we would recommend to anyone out there with colour treated hair:
First things first, Redken know how to look after colour treated hair. Redken have a conditioner out there for just about every type of coloured hair. Our personal fave which is a great all rounder for every colour is the Redken Colour Extend Magnetics Conditioner. It leaves hair feeling softer, smoother and helps prevent hair colour fade. It's a must have in between salon appointments to extend the life of your colour!
If you're looking to not only prevent colour fade, but also add colour vibrancy to your hair in between salon visits then we have just the solution for you!
We made our very own Custom Colour Olaplex Masks which we made from expertly mixing colour with Olaplex No.5 Conditioner to make maintaining and enhancing your colour easy from the comfort of your own home. We have a mask for just about every hair colour and if we don’t, we’ll make a completely Bespoke Custom Colour Olaplex Mask just for you! But hurry, these are selling FAST and only the last few are remaining…
So there you have it, a round up of the best conditioners for your hair type. We hope you found this useful and let us know if you try any of these out!