This New Tool Legit Makes Your Hair Look Like You Got A Salon Blowout

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Photo credit: Getty/Trevor Williams

From Women's Health

You load up your plate with good-for-you nutrients like fiber, protein, and healthy fats to keep your body performing its best. Your hair isn't any different—there are certain ingredients that help it shine and grow, while others are the equivalent of junk food for your locks.

So for our second-annual Healthy Hair Awards, we called on top hair experts (hi, trichologist and colorist David Adams, trichologist Anabel Kingsley, and hairstylist Erickson Arrunategui!) to tell us which not-so-great components we should avoid—and which we should be focusing on.

The harsh ingredients we steered clear of:

  • Sodium laurel sulfate

  • Isopropyl alcohol

  • Dimethicone

  • Parabens

According to our experts, these ingredients are a fast way to make your hair and scalp dry, dull, and/or irritated.

Some of the nourishing ingredients our experts told us to make a beeline for:

  • Coconut oil

  • Avocado oil

  • Almond oil

  • Honey

Ahead, find out which products that have launched within the last year made the cut, and get ready to achieve your strongest, healthiest hair ever.

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Photo credit: Getty Images

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While a matching shampoo and conditioner set isn't ~mandatory~, we chose duos because they're formulated to work best together.


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Photo credit: Getty Images

Add one of these treatments into your usual routine for an extra boost of whatever your hair is craving.


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Photo credit: Courtesy

These are the tools that'll give you pro-quality results without harming your hair.

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