What's your type?
To get your hair looking its best, it's essential to choose the right cleansing and styling products to suit your hair type, so that from shampoo to shine spray, you're giving your locks the nourishment, protection and level of control they need.
If your problem is dry strands, choose moisture-rich products, which will help deliver essential hydration to the core of the hair. A leave-in, intensive conditioner used once or twice a week will also make a difference, and leaving it to soak in for ten minutes is valuable 'me-time'!
For frizzy or flyaway manes, try a smoothing, strengthening shampoo and deep conditioner, designed to repair brittle hair. Or if your damaged locks seem almost past saving, opt for therapeutic formulas, packed with ingredients to revive stricken strands.
If your hair's coloured, seek out a shampoo and conditioner to suit your shade, as the needs of bleached blonde locks differ from those of darkened hair. A little extra pampering can help lock in your colour for longer, keeping your hue looking hot.
And for fine or thinning hair, the right cleansers can help pump up the volume. Look for lightweight formulas which won't weigh your hair down, or to plump up ageing hair, add bounce with vitamin-rich, extra-caring options.
Finishing touches
Maximise the shine in your freshly washed hair by pointing the hairdryer down from the scalp, encouraging the surface of every strand to lie flat – it allows it to catch the light, giving a glossy glow. And if you need a little extra lift, tip your hair over your head and blast with hot air for five seconds – it'll give any hair type a voluminous boost.
But the truly failsafe way of beating the bad hair day blues is by getting to know what works for your locks. Take a look at your hair and next time you're choosing products, think about what suits your strands, rather than what matches the bathroom tiles!
Dove's haircare range offers shampoos, conditioners and treatments to suit all hair types from frizzy to flat, and everything in between.
