Hair care - how do you do yours?

jzee · 23/03/14 - 20:28

Sooooooo...... what products do people use on their hair other than the standard shampoo & conditioner? I have been browsing Amazon & Boots & getting more & more perplexed by over night creams, serums, etc etc

DaisyBill · 23/03/14 - 20:37

Tressemme shampoo and conditioner and permanent dye every 2 or 3 months. I should really use a serum on my hair and blow dry it straight but I can't be bothered.

jzee · 23/03/14 - 20:39

I don't have the dye problem but I do have fine hair & it gets very dry after washing & conditioning, hence looking into oils, serums etc...wonder if overnight cream is going a bit too far though

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NX-74205 · 23/03/14 - 20:40

I've gone from hair long enough to sit on to a #1 once a month. Due to that, and because I suffer from eczema, I use Alphosyl 2 in 1 and a sponge.

Kapellmeister · 23/03/14 - 20:43

Shaving gel and a Mach 3 razor.

Pumping Iron · 23/03/14 - 20:43

Whatever the Mrs buys, not that I need much.

Rhumbatugger · 23/03/14 - 20:44

Alphosyl or T-gel.

Comb and shake, sometimes give it a random blow with the dryer, but mostly don't.

I lighten it a couple of times during the winter when it looks mousey.

TOOTandcomein · 23/03/14 - 20:45

Olive oil

Rhumbatugger · 23/03/14 - 20:47

jzee wrote: »

I don't have the dye problem but I do have fine hair & it gets very dry after washing & conditioning, hence looking into oils, serums etc...wonder if overnight cream is going a bit too far though .

Coconut oil is supposed to be good, or is it olive

Anyway, I don't see that it's going a bit far if your hair is very dry.

I slap moisturiser on my body with gay abandon and get through tons of the stuff.

I'm lucky with my hair though.

queenshaks · 23/03/14 - 20:48

Shampoo and conditioner every 2 days. After towel dry and use a VO5 serum and blow dry.

I trim my own hair every couple of months.

PenelopePopcorn · 23/03/14 - 20:48

I go to the hairdressers every couple of months to get roots done and highlights and at home I only use shampoo - any kind, no conditioner or anything else.

anne_666 · 23/03/14 - 20:49

Ooo a lovely light thread! Aussie thickening shampoo. Elvive extra firm root lifting mousse. Blow dry then gigantic rollers sprayed with hairspray for as long as I can stand them in my hair. Blast with the hairdryer. Style long and long layered. Regular restoration to my natural blonde, well it was ONCE! Tie it up when manky and I can't be bothered with the faff .

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LakieLady · 23/03/14 - 20:53

Shampoo and conditioner for highlighted hair (John Frieda for blonde hair or Timotei), Kiehls straightening balm before drying and straightening, then John Frieda shine serum. If the weather is dry, I sometimes use a tiny bit of Black & White to make the flyaways lie down, if it's rainy or damp, a bit of John Frieda Frizz Ease spray works better.

I'm very vain about my hair, it doesn't seem to age like the rest of me (apart from being grey if not coloured) it's very thick and cut in a sleek bob.

exlordlucan · 23/03/14 - 20:55

Shouldn't this thread be at mumsnet?

queenshaks · 23/03/14 - 20:56

exlordlucan wrote: »

Shouldn't this thread be at mumsnet?

Always a pooper!:p

Zero gravitas · 23/03/14 - 20:56

In the shower, H&S, out the shower, done.:D

pugamo · 23/03/14 - 21:00

L'Oreal Fibrology shampoo and conditioner, followed by Revlon Equave leave in conditioner. Ends are dry as I rarely get it cut.

Elanor · 23/03/14 - 21:01

I have very long and very fine hair, which gets greasy quickly. The only shampoo and conditioner that I've found in recent years which works for me is Aussie Luscious Long, which isn't too heavy, but leaves it well conditioned. Lots of other shampoos and conditioners make my hair really greasy and lank, but if I don't condition, it gets very tangled.

My hair is down to the top of my bum, but the ends are very thin and weak. I'm trying to grow it longer, so I'm trying to keep it in decent condition. I wear it in a plait for bed, or it gets ridiculously tangled and roughed up. I tend not to use many products at all for styling - I have a quick blow with the hairdryer, but don't use curlers or straightening irons (they damage my hair and get tangled in it) or styling products (they all seem to make my hair greasy within a couple of hours).

I do dye my hair, but I gave up on chemical dyes a couple of years ago after I started having reactions to the dye (I've been dying since I was 17, and I'm 41 now). I daren't go back to my natural colour as I've got a lot of greys and it's so long it would take years to grow out, so I dye with henna now. Messy, but leaves my hair very shiny and soft.

Si_Crewe · 23/03/14 - 21:03

First I rub a bit of soap on my head when I'm in the shower... and then I do the same thing again a couple of days later.

PrincessTT · 23/03/14 - 21:04

Tresemme Split Remedy shampoo and conditioner... And I have a sea salt texturising spray that I use in the mornings sometimes.

Miss XYZ · 23/03/14 - 21:05

I use shampoo and conditioner from Aldi - they're big fat bottles and look very similar to the Tresemme shampoos and conditioners. I've got shoulder length hair and I use John Frieda Frizz Ease Serum when I blow dry and straighten it. Then when it's done I spray it with hairspray. Sometimes I also use another John Frieda product but I can't remember what it's called.

DaisyBill · 23/03/14 - 21:19

jzee wrote: »

I don't have the dye problem but I do have fine hair & it gets very dry after washing & conditioning, hence looking into oils, serums etc...wonder if overnight cream is going a bit too far though .

You probably need an intensive conditioner once a week. Hot oil treatments are quite good. Yes, an overnight treatment might Be a good idea.
Serums don't really condition as such but they help to protect the hair from heat and to give a smooth finish.

GiraffeGirl · 23/03/14 - 21:24

I have fine quite frizz-prone shoulder length naturally curly hair. It gets dry easily. Hence this frankly erring on ridiculous routine.

Naked Shampoo (sulphate etc free)
Deep conditioning treatment thing (Lee Stafford something or other)
Naked conditioner
Naked deep conditioner
Squeeze out water
Naked leave in conditioner
Argan oil
Lee Stafford curl cream
Naked serum
Usually air dry. Will put in Velcro rollers and give it a blast if feeling especially faffy.

Yes, in theory, having fine hair, my hair should be like a grease ball by doing all of that. In reality, I can go 4 days without washing it (even with putting more argan oil on it to tame flyaways) and then string that out another couple of days with dry shampoo. Washing it more than about once every 3 days is just disastrous.

And all I ever get asked at the hairdressers is: 'have you ever thought about straightening your hair?'

Cause frying it with heat will do wonders for its dryness, and considering how fine it is, at least the frizz/curls give it some bulk!

jzee · 23/03/14 - 22:00

exlordlucan wrote: »

Shouldn't this thread be at mumsnet?

I'm not a lady ;-).

DaisyBill wrote: »

You probably need an intensive conditioner once a week. Hot oil treatments are quite good. Yes, an overnight treatment might Be a good idea.
Serums don't really condition as such but they help to protect the hair from heat and to give a smooth finish.

Yeah the one the hairdresser put on made it look quite greasy, which I'm not necessarily against

as my hair is 'wild & frizzy ' after washing, I see the intensive conditioner's help with this so I might try it- do you leave it in or wash it out?

CBFreak · 23/03/14 - 22:04

Whatever Shampoo and conditioner I like the smell of and that's it.

christina83 · 24/03/14 - 01:53

I use Jason Shampoo and Conditioner, either the Biotin one or Hemp, depends on my mood.
Then I have several creams and oils I use depending on what I need to do to my hair. I use Dr Bronners Lavender and coconut creme if my hair is dry. I also have pureology instant repair stuff, and pureology precious oil.
I've also got Bumble and Bumble Brilliance for wavy hair days.

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