Summer Hair Care – Downtown Magazine

Summer is full of endless activities outside, inside, in the water, you name it — and taming that hair of yours is becoming a full-time job. We all deal with tangles and frizz and all kinds of hair problems with every product claiming to be the one who can fix it.

We’ve already narrowed down the best shampoos and conditioners for your specific hair type, but now we at Downtown Magazine have dug even deeper to find all and any products to tame that summer hair and restore it in all ways.

Whether you’re dealing with tangled hair from the chlorine, frizziness from the humidity, or overall damaged hair and what not, here are our top hair products.

Frizz

Photo courtesy of its a 10 Hair Care

Price: $17.48, available here

Done with dealing with frizz? its a 10‘s miracle defrizzing gel is the perfect buy. Stop the battle by purchasing this secret weapon, made with natural ingredients and ends with manageable hair.

Rough

Photo courtesy of Moroccanoil

Price: $32.00, available here

In an effortless manner,Moroccanoil‘s Smoothing Lotion tames hair, resists humidity, and smooths the hair all-in-one. This product will leave your hair soft and luxuriously smooth, and we can’t get enough of it!

Oily Scalp

Photo courtesy of Kérastase

Price: $65.00, available here

This scalp treatment soothes and hydrates the scalp, for all hair types. It particularly treats sensitive scalps while leaving the scalp refreshed and supple. Kérastase‘s Masque Hydra-Apaisant is just the treatment for your scalp.

Curl Maker

Photo courtesy of Devacurl

Price: $22.00, available here

Devacurl‘s The Curl Maker is a curl booster spray gel perfect for you, if you want to unleash your natural curly and wavy texture. This styler brings outstanding results, ending with gorgeous curls and a happy girl.

Styling

Photo courtesy of L’Oréal

Price: $4.99, available here

Not only is the smell amazing, but this Air Dry It Un-Done Style Cream from L’Oréal Paris is effortless and brings out the best hair results. It is frizz-resistant and requires no heat. It is made for all hair types and it enhances your hair’s natural shape definition and texture, all at once.

Tangly

Photo courtesy of Wet Brush

Price: $8.99, available here

This brush is perfect for all hair types. The Wet Brush helps is made specifically for wet hair and brings out your best hair. It combs out tangles effortlessly and in a time-efficient manner. Not to mention, the Galaxy-Voyager is almost too pretty!

Finish

Photo courtesy of its a 10 Hair Care

Price: $19.55, available here

We are big fans of its a 1o, and their Miracle Finishing Hair Spray Plus Keratin is a must-have. It is perfect product to hold your style all done by a dry spray. It is perfect for finished styling, shine, volume and keratin for a super firm, along with weightless, hold.

Texturized

Photo courtesy of Kenra Professional

Price: $22.00, available here

Kenra Professional‘s Texturizing Mist 6 is a fine mist providing a natural, touchable hold. It defines texture and boosts fullness, protects from humidity for up to 24 hours, as well as is flake-free and non-drying formulation.

Damaged

Photo courtesy of Flawless

Price: $29.00, available here

This Hair Repair Masque brings out soften, smooth and shine, ending with your hair left strengthened, hydrated and repaired. Made with Argan Oil, Marula Oil, Avocado Oil, and Pea protein this mask from Flawless by Gabrielle Union will fix that damaged hair of yours right up.

Volume

Photo courtesy of Paul Mitchell

Price: $10.50, available here

We love John Paul Mitchell Systems‘ products, but especially their Extra Body Sculpting Gel for those who seek volume. It provides a flexible hold while building body and adding lift to fine, limp hair. This product brings out the beautiful hair you never thought you had.

Heat Protection

Photo courtesy of CHI

Price: $16.50, available here

CHI‘s Total Protect is a lightweight lotion made with a rich silk formula to help lock in moisture and protect hair from thermal style and color fading. It truly brings out the hair’s natural structure to build strength and resilience and to improve moisture and shine.

Dry Shampoo

Photo courtesy of Not Your Mother’s

Price: $7.00, available here.

Summer involves a full schedule, and Not Your Mother’s dry shampoo is the perfect hair necessity that brings instant results and absorbs excess oils, fresh volume, and leaves no residue. It’s simple.

If you’re into haircare, you’ve probably heard about OUAI a long time ago. Actually, scratch that. You’ve probably heard about it regardless.

OUAI has quickly become one of Downtown’s favorite brands. And it’s clear to see we’re not alone. While its been around sometime already, OUAI keeps coming up with new products making it a stable for almost any use — be it hair masks, styling sprays or supplements, and now also a body oil!

Yup, you heard that right. They just launched the latest and greatest — and as always, perfect for the busy city woman always on the go — a Rose Hair & Body Oil. A luxe multitasking oil that smells divine. Part hair oil, fast-drying moisturizer, and a part-time perfume.

Founder Jen Atkin wanted to create something special with OUAI. And let’s just say — she has! She’s created a community.

“I felt a lack of an interactive website with hair tutorials and style suggestions. We are building a conversation site. A place to get solutions and ideas and see what others are doing,” Atkin told Downtown.

The website is made up of products, how to guides and quick tips and tricks.

“I’m inspired by the girl-on-the-go who doesn’t have time to spend 30 minutes every morning with hot tools. Effortlessness is central both to the OUAI brand and to my styling philosophy, but the look is impossible to achieve without healthy hair,” Atkin said.

Finding the Right Haircare

To make sure everyone get the best care for their hair, they even have a consultation service on their website. Through seven questions, the service helps pinpoint your problems and gives you the products you need.

“To determine if you have dry or damaged hair, look at your elasticity. Split ends are usually the indicator of damage from heat or color,” she explained and added, “If your hair is dull or has no shine, then it likely needs a product that will moisturize or repair.”

The consultation is designed to address one of the primary opponents to beautiful natural hair; using the wrong products. The service is designed to suit every customer’s unique needs and answer their questions — like if they came to Atkin in person.

“The questions are based on the real-life concerns that my clients and followers are always asking me about,” she explained.

“Most people buy their shampoo and conditioner from the same product line such as Volume, Repair, Clean and the like — they don’t realize that you usually need a different shampoo and conditioner variety for each.”

“The goal is to get more women to the point of being able to embrace and enjoy their natural texture, instead of fighting it,” Atkin said.

Luxury is Accessibility

OUAI’s mission is for people to find their favorites, find the products they need, and then mix it in with other brands they like. And then of course, for it to be easy.

“Luxury is accessibility. We feature an auto-replenish option and your favorite OUAI products will be on your desk or doorstep in no time. We are not just another random monthly beauty box,” Atkin said.

“New Yorkers have more options than most other consumers in the world, and they have less free time to explore them,” she added.

OUAI is all about listening to their audience and they try to respond and adapt as much as possible.

“We’re not releasing new products just to release them, we’re trying to identify gaps in the market directly from our fans before we start developing something. We want to hear from you!” she said.

Photos courtesy of theouai.com