The sun can be relentless, the saltwater unforgiving and the humidity can turn even the best blowout into a frizzy pouf. Summers in Australia are supposed to be relaxing, but for your hair, they can be a marathon of damage. Every dip in the ocean or pool, and every hour spent under harsh UV rays, can strip away proteins and moisture your hair might vitally need.
Luckily, there are many things you can do to help your hair’s health. You can get trims every few months. Add more protein, iron, fatty acids and vitamins to your diet. And you can give up or limit bleaching and using damaging hot hair tools. Another thing you can try to maintain healthy, strong strands during summer is a hair growth product. Here, we’re highlighting some of our favourite, from serums and creams, to ingestibles.
Disclaimer: Always read the label of any products mentioned and speak to your healthcare provider before use.
The Best Hair Health Products, According To marie claire:
Vida Glow Hairology Capsules
Using ingredients like bladderwrack, zinc, biotin and selenium, these capsules work to decrease hair thinning, as well as to support hair growth and health. Each jar is filled with 30 vegan capsules that should be taken once a day with a meal.
Key Features:
- Odourless, tasteless and vegan-friendly
- Featuring star ingredient AnaGain
- Also featuring bladderwrack, a brown seaweed extract
- Formulated specifically for hair health
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Swisse Nutra Cellular Hair Growth Women
Formulated with biotin, zinc and Ceramosides®, this supplement is designed to support hair health and maintain healthy hair growth. The formula helps support hair strength and thickness, working to nourish hair from within. Take two tablets daily as part of your routine.
Key Features:
- Dairy, peanut and soy free
- Contains biotin to support hair health
- Vegetarian and vegan friendly
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Christopher Robin Cleansing Volumizing Paste With Pure Rassoul Clay And Rose Extracts
Apply a tablespoon of shampoo paste from this 75ml tub onto wet hair, working it through in sections and massaging at the roots. Add water for it to develop into a foam and then rinse. Follow with conditioner. The paste promises to enhance fine hair, so it looks and feels thicker.
Key Features:
- Clay-to-foam shampoo
- Designed for fine and flat hair
- Formulated with Moroccan lava clay
- Exfoliating sugar crystals allow for an invigorating scalp massage
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
TYPEBEA G1 Overnight Boosting Peptide Serum
This serum by Rita Ora and Vida Glow’s founder Anna Lahey can help increase hair growth, improve scalp health and strength strands. To use it, apply to dirty, clean, wet or dry hair daily, using the dropper. Massage it into your hair, and then leave it — there’s no need to rinse.
Key Features:
- Lightweight, non-greasy formula
- PH-balanced and dermatologically-tested for sensitive skin.
- Made without silicones, sulphates, parabens
- Exfoliating sugar crystals allow for an invigorating scalp massage
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Hairification Pure Grow Intensifying Spray
This spray formulated with biotin, European larch extract and ginseng root extract helps to boost hair growth, pump up volume and restore strength. Use it after you’ve shampooed and conditioned your hair, then rinsed and lightly dried it. Spray it generously onto the roots before massaging it into your scalp. It can also be used on dry hair.
Key Features:
- Formulated with biotin, ginseng root extract and European larch extract
- Can be used on wet or dry hair
- Can be used on all hair types
- Designed for fine or limp hair
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Wella Ultimate Repair – Protect Leave-In 140ml
Apply this leave-in treatment to towel-dried, clean hair, from the mid-lengths to ends. It works to protect hair from breakage, UV, heat, mechanical damage from a blow dryer, straightener or curler, and excess frizz. For extra frizz control, add a drop to finished, dry hair.
Key Features:
- Infused with smoothing agents and nourishing oils
- Formulated with AHA and Omega-9
- Designed for protection against breakage, UV, heat, mechanical damage and frizz
- Up to 72 hours of anti-frizz
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Bondi Boost Growth Miracle Hair Mask
If you have fine, thinning and lifeless hair, this hair mask is for you. Use it once a week at most after you’ve shampooed and wrung out excess water. Apply it about halfway down your hair and to the ends — it’s super thick so you don’t need much. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse.
Key Features:
- Free from harmful chemicals
- Safe for coloured and chemically-treated hair
- Formulated with argan, jojoba and castor oil
- Also has rosemary and peppermint extract
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
FAQ Scalp Recovery & Thick Hair Probiotic Serum
This serum was designed to restore scalp health, strength follicles and promote hair growth. On the scalp health front, it helps to balance the microbiome and support a healthy foundation for resilient hair. To use it, apply a few drops directly onto your dry or slightly hair and then massage. It’s a leave-in product so you don’t need to rinse it out.
Key Features:
- Enriched with red clover extract
- Cruelty-free and vegan
- Fragrance-free
- Dermatologist-tested
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Marine Beauty Scalp Scrub 150ml
This natural scrub gently exfoliates the scalp to lift away build-up, flakes and excess oil, helping to restore balance and support healthy, resilient hair. To use it, apply a palm-sized amount to a wet scalp, massage gently in circular motions for up to 5 minutes, focusing on dry areas and then rinse thoroughly.
Key Features:
- Marine Collagen Reduces oxidative stress, strengthens hair proteins
- Formulated with 96% natural extracts
- Packaged using 30% ocean waste plastic
- Australian Made
Remember to always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Common ingredients in hair growth products are vitamins like biotin, zinc and vitamin A, proteins like keratin and collagen and natural oils like rosemary oil, argan oil and castor oil.
Hair growth products can work to stimulate hair follicles, balance hormones and improve the scalp. That said, it’s one of a few things you can do to help damaged or thin hair. Other things that can help are getting regular trims, adding more protein, iron, fatty acids and vitamins to your diet, and limiting use of hot hair tools.
Disclaimer: Always read the label of any products mentioned and speak to your healthcare provider before use.
