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Use the wrong shampoo and you're guaranteed a bad hair day. Fine hair can't handle large doses of moisture - unless flat hair was the plan - but naturally curly hair cries out for it. Oily hair needs a loving, rebalancing shampoo and if you're washing daily, a mild type is vital. Pay careful attention to the bottle or ask the hairdresser for help.
1 Fekkai Glossing Shampoo
$44 for 200ml
Frederic Fekkai is one of the hairdressing firmament's biggest stars and stylist to A-list celebrities. Naturally, he has his own range of haircare. This glossing shampoo is infused with olive oil and is recommended for normal to dry, dull hair. This really is amazing stuff, providing lots of lovely shine and making the quality of the hair feel lustrous.
From Mecca Cosmetica.
2 Matrix Biolage Scalptherapie Cooling Mint Shampoo
$28.50 for 400ml
Normal to oily hair and scalps don't need to be treated aggressively. Just the opposite. They need gentle treatment and this just-out shampoo is kindness personified. It helps balance, revive and control any oiliness with its special mint and kola nut complex. Glycerine removes any excess oil and the green tea and mallow root combo helps calm, soothe and protect the scalp. And it's safe on coloured hair.
From selected hair salons.
3 Sebastian 2+1 Daily Moisture Shampoo
$31 for 300ml
For those who can't break the habit of shampooing daily, this is a safe bet. On normal to dry hair the recipe of two parts moisture to one part protein means hair gets its daily requirement of hydration and nourishment. A thoroughly good shampoo. The citrus and bergamot fragrance is particularly pleasant too.
From selected hair salons.
4 Kerastase Resistance Force Bain De Force
$32 for 250ml
This shampoo - part of a full rehab programme - helps reconstruct internally and externally for weak and damaged hair from chemicals, blow-drying, colouring and straightening irons. This is a gentle cleanser that helps rebuild hair. Vive la resistance!
From selected hair salons.
5 Eithne Curran One Shampoo
$34.95 for 200ml
Built for fine hair, this helps with texture and leaves hair light and "velvety soft". Curran is a makeup artist and developed the Pure range of hair and skin products with scientist-philanthropist Ray Avery. They created a "mild botanical cleansing system based on amino acid derivatives commonly found in hair follicles and skin cells" and left out synthetic ingredients, mineral oils, pesticides and herbicides.
A percentage from sales goes to Medicine Mondiale, a charity established by Avery that helps make medicine and medical care available in developing countries. Who knew shampoo could be such an ethical experience? And the pump - hallelujah.
From Servilles Ponsonby and Smith & Caughey's Queen St.
