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products for luscious hair (asian favs & global gems) 🎀💇🏻♀️
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items want silky smooth, shiny, healthy hair? this list features top-rated hair care products loved across Asia and beyond — from nourishing Japanese shampoos to cult-favorite Korean treatments and Western essentials that actually deliver. whether you're b...
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Shampoo/Conditioner
Hair Masks/Oils
Gloss & Shine
Anti-frizz
Heat Protection
Hair Loss
Shampoo/Conditioner
The ultimate Japanese haircare trio is a game-changer for dry or damaged hair. My absolute FAV set I’ve used so far. Makes your hair super smooth, shiny, and silky soft, and the scent?! I’m absolutely in LOVE.
Shiseido Fino Shampoo, Conditioner & Hair Mask Set
A Japanese bestseller for a reason! This rich, hydrating shampoo and conditioner set adds nutrients to deeply moisturize and repair damaged hair. Helps reduce frizz, adds shine, and silkiness. It also smells AMAZING!
Shiseido Fino Premium Touch Shampoo & Conditioner Set
If your hair needs hydration, softness, and that glossy look without greasiness, this is it. One of Japan’s top-selling haircare lines — and for good reason. It has REAL honey, argan oil, and royal jelly, so it makes your hair super hydrated, silky s...
&honey Products | Kiyoko
This award-winning shampoo gently cleanses, nourishes and hydrates, repairs and maintains for healthy-looking hair. It improves manageability and softness, increases shine, while reducing damage, split ends, frizz, and flyaways - leaving hair looking...
OLAPLEX No.4 Bond Maintenance Strengthening and Reparative Hair Shampoo
Conditioning your hair is a MUST. Pair this with the OLAPLEX shampoo. It moisturizes, hydrates, detangles, and protects against future damage.
OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening and Reparative Hair Conditioner
Hair Masks/Oils
Holy grail hair mask in Japan (& my absolute FAV hair mask)! If you have brittle, dry, or chemically-treated hair, this is a must-try. Leaves your hair unbelievably silky soft, shiny, and smelling AMAZING!
Fino Hair Mask Premium Touch Hair Mask 230g
Luxury haircare at its finest. This lightweight oil adds shine, softness, is anti-frizz, and offers protection from heat damage. A little goes a long way. And the bottle is refillable! Great product and good for the environment? Yes please!
Kérastase Elixir Ultime Beautifying Oil
Ideal for dry, over-processed hair that needs a moisture boost — and it works in just 5–10 minutes. Deeply hydrating and smells heavenly!
Amika Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask
This amazing hair oil delivers up to four days of anti-frizz with a high-shine finish. Perfect for those with fine and medium hair types wanting to enhance shine and maintain long-lasting frizz control.
Kérastase Gloss Absolu Glaze Drops Anti-Frizz Hair Oil
If you have damaged hair, split ends, or breakage - this is for you. This hair treatment contains 80% of Keratin Protein for repairing damaged hair from perms, coloring and hot tools. It also has so many other great ingredients to strengthen hair cut...
UNOVE Deep Damage Treatment EX
Gloss & Shine
If you want glossy, shiny, hair - this is for you. This popular hair gloss won't weigh hair down, instantly adds high shine, and enhances vibrancy for lasting results. It smooths the hair cuticle and aligns hair fibers, delivering an ultra-glossy, gl...
Living Proof Perfect hair Day High-Shine Gloss
Like the name says, this makes your hair look ✨expensive✨. This is so easy to use and contains hydrating ingredients for long-lasting softness and frizz control - bonus!
IGK Expensive High Shine Gloss Treatment
This gloss is an affordable option that is still effective in adding softness and shine. It’s one step, so it’s quick and easy to use, and there are many shade options!
L'Oréal Paris Smoky Bronde Le Color Gloss One Step Toning Gloss
Anti-frizz
If you have curly hair, a perm, or like curling your hair like I do, you need this. This curl-defining, frizz-reducing hair gel defines curls with flexible, all-day hold, and leaves no residue. It helps strengthens hair and gives 450ºF/232ºC heat pro...
OLAPLEX No.10 Curl Defining Frizz Reducing Hair Gel
Everyone hates frizzy hair, and this ultra-light frizz control spray is a lifesaver. This is the #1 anti-frizz treatment that waterproofs your hair to stop frizz, even in the worst humidity. The advanced anti-frizz formula leaves hair super glossy, g...
Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray
Heat Protection
Heat protectant is SO important if you use heat to style your hair. This is the top rated heat protectant that protects from heat up to 450°F/230°C. It has a weightless formula that can be used for all hair types and all hot tools. It contains Argan ...
Moroccanoil Perfect Defense Heat Protectant
This heat protection spray is one of the best budget sprays out there. It contains vitamins and proteins too add essential moisture while protecting against thermal damage. Suitable for all hair types!
CHI 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray
This is an affordable heat protectant spray that I’ve used for years. If you’re on a tight budget but still trying to achieve the healthy, silky hair - get this now.
TRESemme Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Leave-In Spray
Hair Loss
Dr. Groot is one of the most popular K-beauty brands for scalp care and hair loss. This antioxidant-rich, scalp-revitalizing tonic helps hydrate dry scalp. Containing chamomile, niacinamide and menthol, it nourishes to the root and invigorates your s...
Dr. Groot Scalp Revitalizing Solution Scalp Relief Tonic
This hair serum will help strengthen hair & reduce breakage. If you have hair loss, this is worth a try!
Kérastase Genesis Serum Fortifiant Hair Serum
Rogaine (minoxidil) is an FDA-approved, #1 dermatologist-recommended topical treatment for hereditary hair loss, working by enlarging hair follicles, prolonging the growth phase, and improving blood flow to help hair grow back thicker and fuller, pri...
Rogaine Women's 5% Minoxidil Foam for Hair Regrowth
Scalp Care
You need a clarifying product to get rid of the buildup of excess oils and products in your scalp. This hair vinegar is infused with mint as well to help revitalize and soothe oily scalps for a refreshing feeling. It hydrates without greasiness, gent...
A'pieu Mint Scalp Hair Vinegar
This root enhancer tonic spray delivers a strong synergy of Biotin, Black Food Complex, and natural essential oils to provide deep nourishment for a healthy scalp and hair root. It does have a herbal scent, if you like that.
AROMATICA Rosemary Root Enhancer
Have you seen the viral Asian scalp & head spas on social media? You can get a clean scalp too, at home (& on a budget)! This Japanese scalp scrub detoxifies and removes buildup, using sugar crystals and plant-based ingredients to refresh you...
NatureLab Tokyo Perfect Clean, 2-in-1 Scalp Scrub & Clarifying Shampoo
Dry Shampoo
If you have oily hair and must use dry shampoo, this is one of the best ones out there. It doesn’t contain talc, and absorbs oil, reduces odor, and boosts volume. And it smells great!
amika perk up talc-free dry shampoo
Another one of my favorite dry shampoos is this Living Proof PhD dry shampoo. It offers a deeper, textured clean for oil/sweat absorption (great post-workout). It is textured and gritty, which adds body ad volume to your hair.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo
Another great dry shampoo option is this Advanced Clean version. It provides a lighter, conditioning refresh for extending styles, leaving hair softer and smoother, with a lighter scent.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo