Hair is often considered your crowning glory and can instantly make or break any look. But the journey to healthy tresses can be littered with roadblocks. It is an ongoing journey and requires a solid routine, if not a whole ritual, much like skincare. Every hair care routine is deeply personal, depending on your hair type and lifestyle, but what remains common across all routines are great products. Think of picking the best hair care products as laying the foundation for the right routine, which eventually becomes your way to great hair.
As we get increasingly skincare savvy, the world of hair care remains a mystery. Shopping for hair products online can get confusing, especially with the plethora of new products and hair hacks going viral. The basic shampoo-conditioner routine may not cut it if you’re battling issues like frizz, dandruff, or split ends.
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Below, we go beyond the basics to break down the best hair products for healthy hair.
1. Oil be there for you
Our grandmothers and influencers may not be alike, but they agree that oiling your scalp is good for your hair. Whether you call it champi or deep oil treatment, the fact remains that massaging your scalp with oil can help improve your scalp and hair health over time and even combat concerns like dryness (almond or coconut oil) and hair loss (rosemary oil). For best results, massage your scalp with hair oil 2-3 hours before shampooing. Remember not to leave it on for too long or overnight, as oil can attract dust which can clog the pores of your scalp.
Pro tip: Skip oiling your hair if you struggle with dandruff, as oil can further aggravate dandruff.
Tira Recommends: Kama Ayurveda Bringadi Intensive Hair Treatment Oil (50ml)
2. Hair Mask & Chill
Hair masks provide instant nourishment to your hair, making them smoother, softer, and more manageable. Nothing fixes dry, damaged lengths, whether it’s used pre-shampoo to soften your tresses or post-shampoo as an intensive conditioning treatment. Look for moisturising ingredients like jojoba oil or murumuru butter for dry hair and proteins to repair damaged ends. Repeat twice weekly for best results.
Tira Recommends: Plum Avocado Nourish-Up Hair Mask,
Amazon Series Jojoba Daily Moisturizing Masque
3. Scrub-a-dub-dub
When looking for hair products to make hair healthy, one often tends to miss out on treating the scalp. The scalp is an extension of your skin and also has pores and oil glands. Product build-up, excess oil and dirt can clog the pores on your scalp, leading to greasiness, dandruff and even increased hair fall. To revive your scalp, exfoliate with a scalp scrub every 2 to 4 weeks, depending on your scalp type; oily scalps may need a more frequent exfoliating routine.
Tira Recommends: mCaffeine coffee scalp scrub
4. Treat it at the root
While discussing scalp health, it is important to note that most hair concerns start and can be treated from the root. Rinse-off staples like shampoo and conditioner do not stay on your scalp or hair long enough to provide adequate nourishment or work as a treatment. On the other hand, scalp serums are directly applied to the roots and are enriched with potent actives to address concerns like hair fall and dandruff. Apply a scalp serum onto a clean, dry scalp and leave it on overnight. Remember, consistency yields results.
Tira Recommends: L'Occitane Strength & Volume Scalp Serum
5. Shine on with hair serum
When building your arsenal of healthy hair products, hair serum is the easiest product to get started. Unlike a scalp serum, this is applied to your lengths, especially your ends, to make hair more manageable. Smooth over a coin-sized amount onto clean, damp hair to add softness and shine. A hair serum tames frizz and flyaways while making your hair easier to detangle and style.
Tira Recommends: L'Oréal Paris Total Repair 5 Serum
6. Beat the heat
We all know that excessive heat styling can damage your hair, but is there a way to prevent or at least reduce this damage? Adding heat to your hair leads to keratin breakdown and moisture loss, which means dry, damaged and frizzy lengths. Heat protectants can greatly reduce this damage and also tame frizz caused due to heat styling. They create a barrier between the hair and the styling tool, sealing the moisture in your cuticle, making it smoother, shinier and less prone to frizz.
Tira Recommends: TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Serum
7. Seal the deal
Picking products to make your hair healthy can be confusing, but a leave-in conditioner is your safest bet. Nearly all hair types can benefit from a leave-in conditioner, but it works wonders for those with extremely dry, damaged or frizzy lengths. A leave-in conditioner helps detangle your strands, adds moisture, and tames frizzy flyaways. Look for natural-based ingredients like coconut milk, aloe vera, honey, avocado, jojoba and argan oil. Skincare ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin are also making their way into hair care, so do a label check for them too!
Tira Recommends: It's a 10 Haircare Miracle Leave-In Product,
L’Oréal Paris Hyaluron Moisture Hydra Filling Night Cream
