Essential minimum: 5 hair products everyone should have

For those who love minimalism in everything (and even in cosmetics), we have collected only the essential hair care products that everyone should definitely have, without unnecessary styling products and scalp tonics.

Shampoo and conditioner

We would prefer not to explain this point at all, but we still cannot afford to do so. The main function of the shampoo is to cleanse the scalp from all kinds of impurities (dust, sebum, residues of styling products). And you need to choose a product consciously – not according to the advice of friends, but according to the type of scalp. If you wash your hair often (every day or two to three times a week), it is better to give preference to shampoo for oily or normal scalp. If once or twice a week – dry. After shampoo there is always conditioner – this is important. When you wash your hair, your hair’s cuticle scales rise and stay that way until they soften. The main task of the conditioner is to restore the integrity of the cuticle, thereby protecting the hair from injury, stretching and tangling. This comes first. Secondly, make your hair healthier by nourishing it with beneficial substances.

Dropped product

Leave-in treatment is a magic product that makes your hair easier to comb, shinier and smoother, and prevents tangling, all at the same time. Serum, conditioner, spray, cream – these are all leave-in products. You can choose any option depending on your texture and effect preferences. Typically, such products are applied to clean, slightly dried hair along the length of the hair, paying particular attention to the ends.

Life tip: If you always blow dry or straighten your hair, choose a leave-in product with a heat-protective effect. It will help maintain the health of your strands and protect them from the eternal companions of hot styling – dryness and brittleness.

hair mask

Let’s not hide it, a mask is not an indispensable item. But there are times when hair especially needs it. For example, in autumn (after three months of sun exposure) and in winter (during constant temperature changes, strong wind and cold). The mask is an additional step in moisturizing dry and damaged hair. Usually, after use, the strands become softer, smoother and shiny due to the addition of nourishing and moisturizing ingredients (oils, vitamins, hyaluronic acid, proteins and some microelements) to the formula of the masks.

scalp peeling

Just a few years ago, we could hardly call a scalp scrub a “basic minimum” product. But as they say, times change. The scalp is the starting point of healthy hair. There is no long hair without good scalp care. And this has become clear in the last few years. That’s why brands started producing all kinds of scalp care products. However, the most necessary of these is peeling. Using it once a week or every few weeks (depending on your scalp) will stimulate blood circulation and new hair growth. It also prolongs the cleanliness and freshness of the hair.

dry shampoo

Let’s admit it – each of us has bad hair days when we just don’t have the strength to wash our hair. That’s why you should keep dry shampoo in your bathroom just for this situation. It will prolong the freshness of your hair for at least one more day. It can also be used as a means of creating root volume in hair. The fact is that the product thickens the strands and makes them harder, so they retain their shape better (and longer).