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a female solo traveler's guide to the best products around the world: hair care

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as a female solo traveler who is about to travel to her 20th country (china) before the age of 25, here are the best hair care products i have bought and loved from around the world. i started compiling this list back on international self care day e...
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france

 
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unfortunately for my wallet, i do love kerastase :|
Kerastase Bain Décalcifiant Réparateur Repairing Shampoo
 
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a salon-quality hair mask for breakage-prone, damaged hair
Kerastase Premiere Anti-Breakage Mask
 
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only for the most dire of circumstances do i pull this out
Kerastase Mini Pre-Shampoo Treatment
 
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meant for wavy, curly, and coily hair types
Kerastase Curl Manifesto Refresh Absolu Hair Spray

brazil

 
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i stayed at a luxury hotel in rio that used this haircare line and when i used it i had two strangers ask me what perfume i was wearing (that's how good these hair products smell). after going to natura's store though, i must say i prefer the murumur...
Natura Ekos Patauá Anti-Breakage Hair Set
 
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this hair mask is perfect for frizzy, damaged, and chemically treated hair of all types
Lola From Rio Morte Subita Hair Mask
 
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the perfect shampoo for curly girls
Lola From Rio Meu Cacho Minha Vida Shampoo
 
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the perfect hydrating cream for your curls
Lola From Rio Meu Cacho Curl Defining Cream
 
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if you have wavy to straight hair but struggle with frizz, this mask is meant to help you and is great in combination with their xapadinha heat protectant to get your hair EXTREMELY straight
Lola From Rio Xapadinha Disciplining Hair Mask
 
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use this before getting a blow out or silk press (and use in combination with the xapadinha hair mask for the best results)
Lola From Rio Xapadinha Styling Balm & Heat Protectant
 
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this oil is meant to be used by itself (like i do on day 2-3 post-wash day) or mixed into lola's other hair mask products
Lola Cosmetics Pinga Oil
 
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i love this! this is the only “gel” hair product i genuinely enjoy using because it is a cream consistency that is super easy to work with but dries down a perfect gel cast for your curls
Lola Plot Twist Guava Butter Gel

south korea

 
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personally i didn't this was worth the price since you only get 15mL worth of product but my mom used it and said she saw visible results on her thinning hair
VT PDRN Reedle Shot Hair Ampoule

japan

 
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the only hair mask i picked up in japan that made my hair feel softer and look less frizzy
Shiseido Fino Premium Hair Mask
 
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it is soooo hard to find Arimino products outside of Japan in my opinion, but if you're visiting Japan try to find it there. i used the "coreme repairtive hair mask cd" last time i went and it helped me get my frizz under control in tokyo's muggy wea...
Arimino Hair Mask

united states

 
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after only hearing people with straight hair talk about olaplex, i'll admit i didn't think it would work on my curls but the no.6 specifically made such a difference in getting my curls back to a healthy state after i dyed my hair
Olaplex No.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream
 
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if you can splurge on any product, i recommend choosing this one
Olaplex No.7 Bonding Hair Oil
 
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perfect for damaged, frizzy hair
Olaplex No.0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment

united kingdom

 
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i had a hair stylist in tokyo use this on my hair and my curls have never looked better
CurlJar Curl Activator