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My Hair Care Hit List: Honest Ratings & Reviews
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items I’m sharing my tried-and-tested favorites (and a few flops) when it comes to hair tools and products. Here, I break down what’s truly worth your time (and $$$)—and what isn’t.
✅ Gluten-Free products only!
Sections
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Shampoo and Conditioner
Leave-In Hair Treatment
Clean Styling Products
Hair Tools
Hair Products I'm Dying To Try!
Shampoo and Conditioner
I’m rating these shampoos and conditioners 0-5 stars (or pending) based on personal use/experience. Products ranging from professional salon-grade to generic and drugstore products; I’ve got all the deets, pros and cons!
✅ Gluten-Free products only!
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Therapispa products work well in general. This shampoo has a clean floral smell to it. It’s got clean ingredients with brownish tint and a somewhat thick, gel-like consistency. I have medium length hair, just below my shoulders, a...
Enlivening Shampoo / Tonic
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | MONDAY Volume shampoo and conditioner smells great, cleanses well and has clean ingredients. This product adds volume to hair beautifully. The bottles last a while and with having a pump, it’s easy to not overuse. I use about a pump...
MONDAY Haircare: Hair Products | Shampoo & Conditioner
Review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ | The first time I ordered this for my daughter's curly hair, I was able to customize the ingredients to match her needs and we LOVE it. Because we ordered from the site itself, they even customized it with her name and sent sti...
Function of Beauty | Shampoo and Conditioner for Curly Hair
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | I first got my hands on this when I had hair extensions sewn in. A holy grail, if you will. Smells great, works great and a carries a SkinSAFE Trusted Choice seal. Plus, No talc ingredients included!
Pureology | Refresh & Go Dry Shampoo for Oily, Color-Treated Hair
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | After finding so many aerosol dry-shampoos can lead to blood cancers, I made the immediate switch to something safer! When I found this on Flip, I had to try it and was pleasantly surprised by how well it works! If you’re looking f...
AMAXY Beauty | Volumizing dry shampoo gel
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ | First of all, this stuff smells so good! After just one wash, I feel less dryness in my hair. Well, it’s a clay mask, it isn’t super thick like clay. Make sure your hair is really wet before applying. I let mine get sudsy and let it sit for a littl...
Stimulating Shampoo / Marine Clay
Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Not bad! This shampoo smells fresh and floral-like. It gets really sudsy so you don’t need much. It’s Safe for color treated hair (there is even a violet one available for toning color). A good every day shampoo that keeps hair look...
Great Clips | Solutions - Nourishing Shampoo
Leave-In Hair Treatment
I’m rating these leave-in hair products from 0-5 stars (or pending) based on personal use/experience. Products ranging from professional salon-grade to generic and drugstore products; I’ve got all the deets, pros and cons!
✅ gluten-free products only...
Review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ | This Awaphui Moisture Mist is dual-purpose, and we love it! We have found that if one of us gets a sunburn, or has been out in the sun all day, the mist gives a soothing cool sensation to help with chlorine soaked and/or dry skin. It help to speed ...
4 stars only because it can be rough on sensitive skin due to the fragrance, some silicones (though I don't experience waxy buildup) and Butylene Glycol (not typically harmful, but may cause some irritation).
4 stars only because it can be rough on sensitive skin due to the fragrance, some silicones (though I don't experience waxy buildup) and Butylene Glycol (not typically harmful, but may cause some irritation).
Paul Mitchell | Awapuhi Moisture Mist
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | it’s a 10 Miracle Leave-In Product is by far the best spray in conditioner I’ve used! Great for all hair types. Not only does it work great with my fine hair (I use lite) but my kids thick and curly hair, too (they use the origina...
It's a 10 | Miracle Leave-In Conditioner
Clean Styling Products
Here are the hair styling products I can rely on every time!
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | After YEARS of searching for a hair cream to help my daughters curls look and feel healthy, Therapispa's Curl Defining Cream is hands down the best of the best! We live in Utah where the weather is unpredictable, making hair care...
THERAPISPA | Curl Defining Cream
Hair Tools
Here, you’ll find my favorite hair tools. These are the picks I'd say are worth your time at money.
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | After finding out hair and hair brushes can create mold (yes, I said mold), I was determined to find prevent measures. The best way to prevent mold is cleaning your brushes regularly, especially if it has a layer of air under the...
Sutra | Interchangeable Blowout Brush With Base
Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | This brush saved my, and my daughter’s, hair. We were die-hard, Wet Brush users for years until finding this brush. It’s so easy to comb through hair and doesn’t snag because there aren’t any of the balls at the end of the bristle...
Tangle Teezer US | Detangling brush
Review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ | After having our hair cut by a celebrity hair stylist, my daughter and I were told nylon hair bands are far better for your hair (especially during a hair growth journey) to keep from breaking hair! So we’ve been these, exclusively, for the past 2 ...
100 Pcs Thick Seamless Brown Hair Ties
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | When I had extensions, this was the only brush I trusted to not pull out my hair. You do have to clean it regularly to prevent from mold on the padded brushes, however, because they hold moisture. Also, be patient while brushing; th...
Wet Brush
I'm so impressed! My youngest daughter has curly hair and it can be so difficult to brush through; especially when it's wet. She will use a conditioning mask and run this Ouidad comb through her curls, rinse and comb once more - perfect curls and no ...
Ouidad | Double Row Detangler Comb
Hair Products I'm Dying To Try!
These are the products I’ve seen and/or have heard raving reviews about! If you have any experience with these, please share in the comments!
I’m eager to try the It’s a 10 Clear Collection after having great experiences with many of their other products—I’ve never been disappointed! The plant-based formula featuring Ashwagandha, Amla, and Reishi Mushroom sounds perfect for my clean beauty...
It's A 10 | Clear Collection