Considering the global haircare market is estimated to be worth $US80 billion currently, it’s safe to say we are obsessed with our manes. With summer inching its way forever closer, that means a season of mistreated hair is about to happen - chlorine, salt, sand, and plenty of sunshine is a combination that can leave locks completely lacklustre. In an effort to curb the damage created by summer’s activities, it’s best to consult a brand that specialises in hair offerings, like the below:
Australian made, owned and inspired, ELEVEN AUSTRALIA is a range of shampoos, conditioners, treatments and styling products. The brand was created by professionals Joey Scandizzo (three-time Hairdresser of the Year) and fashion photographer Andrew O’Toole. PETA-approved and paraben free, the haircare solutions are uncomplicated and affordable.
Renowned hairdressers TONI & GUY has its own range of products to keep your locks looking salon-fresh at home. The London firm opened its first salon in 1963 and now has 400 salons worldwide. Their expertise has seen them go on to become the key session stylists for London Fashion Week, inspiring a slew of collaborations with young designers including Sophia Webster.
Perhaps best renowned for its soap offerings, Dove is growing its love for locks with Dove Hair Therapy. Just as its interest lies in boosting skin moisture and nourishment, the haircare range is largely interested in improving the condition and feel of women’s skin and hair. Shampoos, conditioners, oils and masks are all incorporated.
An affordable offshoot of Schwarzkopf, Taft Styling is based around the premise of long-lasting hold for your hair for both men and women. Styling products of every option - from gels to spray - are incorporated into the brand which prides itself on creations that help you to achieve the trendiest of styling options.
With Sydney’s rental prices as they are, who is surprised by the rise in at-home hair dye. Napro Palette is one brand specialising in dye offerings, with permanent and non-permanent hair colours available in a rainbow of natural shades. The formulas are combined with a specialised mask (a cashmere and pearl mask, to be exact) to care for hair while it is being coloured.
If specified haircare is your preferred kind of service, then Sunsilk have you covered. The major haircare creators offer an affordable range of products that have been formed with the advice of hair professionals. Eager for ‘simply beautiful hair’ the brand has an impressive range of thick, rich shampoo and conditioner, as well as styling products to suit every kind of hair type.
As its name suggests, Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty is a brand based around scalp health. Understanding that 99 per cent of the hair’s nourishment comes from its base - the shampoo and conditioner range is eager to assist in attaining optimum growth right at its root via feeding and nourishment.
VO5 is purely style-based and has been so since its incarnation in the 1950s. Both sexes are catered to with the brand’s range of styling and haircare products that combine heritage and modern innovation. Range’s for specific hair types (and concerns) are also in the mix.
A professional quality range (and renowned for its sponsorship of Australia’s Next Top Model), TRESemmé brings the salon into your own bathroom with its range of shampoos, conditioners and styling products. The key to the brand is its affordability while offering ‘state-of-the-art’ ingredients to the masses.
London’s own Label.M was recently in the spotlight for its first male-specific range, but the brand’s been out and about since 2005. Brit-cool is the aesthetic embraced by the haircare range, which was created by professional stylists in an effort to offer consumers tools with which to craft the latest in hair trends.
