The number one secret to healthy hair? Hydration, hydration, hydration. The plot we create our hair stories around, there’s no happier ending than waking up to hair that feels soft, shiny and full of moisture. And while hair hydration might elude us at the best of times, it doesn’t always have to be that way. Enter the hydrating hair products that keep our hair being as healthy as it feels. From five minute masks to hair oils that seal in serious shine, you asked for hydration, and we’re bringing it.
No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment
Best for: Stronger strands
OLAPLEX rarely creates a product that doesn’t become an essential in our haircare routines. And when it comes to hydration, we’re always in luck. As with all products from the bestselling line, this attentive treatment works to rebuild hair bonds from deep inside the hair follicle. The result? Smoother, stronger hair that not only looks hydrated, but is. Designed to be used with the award-winning No.3 formula, just two uses will make a real difference in your hair. Just you wait.
OI Hair Butter
Best for: Antioxidant action
Serving a scent that keeps our heads in the clouds, we always look forward to the wash day we get to use this Hair Butter on. Secondary only to its intensely hydrating formula, we apply for anywhere from two minutes to 10 to enjoy our softest, silkiest hair yet. And while normal hair types might want to apply to damp hair, those with more damaged strands can apply to dry hair for deeper hydration at every level. Not just a mask, we sometimes use it as a leave-in conditioner for added softness, or to seal in moisture on between-wash days.
Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask
Best for: Clinically proven repair
When a brand tells us they can reverse hair damage in just four minutes, we’re naturally sceptical. But when this hydrating hair mask from K18 hit our bathroom shelf and made its way onto our hair, we ate our words. Powered by the brand’s patented K18Peptide, every use restores vitality, strength and bounce, all while repairing damage from bleach, colouring, heat and chemical treatments. The next hero in your hair story? We think so, too.
Hydrating Scalp Serum
Best for: Happy scalp, happy hair
If you’ve been keeping your eyes peeled for ways to keep your hair hydrated and healthy, you’ll have seen just how important a good scalp routine is. So when our beloved Sephora Collection released this potent scalp serum, we knew we’d need to try it. And true to form, we fell in love with the hydrating blend of Hyaluronic and Polyglutamic Acids in an instant. Promising a soothed scalp in four weeks, it only takes a few drops a day to let this 98% natural formula work its magic.
Dream Coat Extra Strength
Best for: Locking in moisture
Loved Color Wow’s cult Dream Coat? Then this might be your best news of the summer. Coming in hot with an Extra Strength formula, expect glossier, shiner strands that are sleek to the touch. This time, for porous, dry, curly and coily textures. Infusing hair with more moisture than ever before, lock in high levels of hydration each time you use it. Just activate with your favourite blow dryer and expect the results to last up to three washes with its glossy, waterproof technology. Win, win.
Superfruit Complex 10 in 1 Renewal System Hair Masque
Best for: Weekly repairing
There is nothing we love more than a product that covers all our bases - and this multitasking masque is one of them. Packed with Marula Oil, Biotin and a Superfruit Complex, it’s here to treat damaged hair, colour protect, hydrate, nourish, rejuvenate, strengthen, de-stress, deep condition, soften and add shine. All in one! Perfect for use following a hydrating shampoo, we apply this masque generously to damp hair and leave on for five minutes. Hair needing some extra love? Leave on for up to 30 minutes under a hot towel to help the ingredients work their way deeper into your strands. This way, you’ll enjoy softer, healthier hair for longer.
Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Protective Primer
Best for: Featherlight hydration
The number one sign of hydrated hair? Soft, shiny strands that last far longer than your morning styling session. Enter Bumble and bumble’s bestselling protective primer, which is made up of six oils each chosen to hydrate, soften, strengthen, detangle and protect hair. Hair that’s dry or damaged can enjoy all the benefits of a hydration hit - but without the grease. Just mist onto dry or damp hair before styling and watch the moisture make moves.