Who needs a hair cream and why

If you stock up on these funds and not be lazy, you can save a lot on trips to a beauty salon. Hair cream is an indispensable thing for shine, nutrition, hydration and restoration of curls.

What is hair cream for?

If you dream of beautiful hair, alas, shampoo and conditioner, most likely, will not be enough. After all, this cosmetics is in contact with curls for a maximum of a couple of minutes. But such products as hair care cream, as well as skin cream, do their caring job non-stop – from the moment of application until the next shampooing.

Find out what extra care your hair needs with our test.

Review of the best hair care creams

Ask yourself what problem hair cream should solve. What are you looking forward to first? To curls become denser and stronger? To make them shine? To suffer less during heat styling? After you decide, carefully read the labels on the packaging of the products – and choose the one that suits your needs (these products, by the way, are suitable for both women and men, for brunettes, fair-haired and blondes, natural or dyed). The editors of Healthy-Food have compiled their rating of the best.

Nourishing (restoring)

This is a true all-rounder. Nourishing hair cream fights dryness, “solders” damaged ends, protects curls from temperature extremes, wind, ultraviolet radiation – and all this in a complex. It seems to us in the editorial office that such a tool should be in every bathroom.

Botanic Therapy “Royal Jelly and Propolis” Revitalizing Cream-Oil, Garnier

A pleasant creamy texture and honey aroma are the calling card of this product, which makes the hair soft and silky. The cream nourishes the strands and protects the hair during hot styling.

Smoothing

Such creams give an excellent visual effect: the hair becomes smooth, obedient – hair to hair. After applying a smoothing leave-in cream, they shine, shimmer and look … younger. And these products are also able to straighten curls (of course, not like salon keratin straightening, but still), smooth creases and pacify electrified hairs.

Elseve No Scissors Care Cream for Long Damaged Hair, L’Oréal Paris

Vegetable keratin, vitamin B5 and castor oil soften and smooth hair. After the cream, the curls are easier to comb and style, become obedient and shiny.

Moisturizing

A moisturizer is a must-have for every girl, not just those with dry split ends. Saturating the strands with moisture, it fills them with vital energy. Curls visually become more alive, to the touch – softer and more obedient.

Complex leave-in care Fructis “Growth in full force”, Garnier

Cream with a light texture and a pleasant fruity aroma makes the hair more hydrated and strong, manageable and shiny. The protagonists of the product are the moisturizing and toning sugarcane extract, green tea leaf extract and apple extract with their antioxidant properties, plus lemon extract that gives radiance.

For split ends

Many people buy hair cream to “at least do something” with split ends. When they stick out in all directions and are difficult to style, this is very annoying. And some creams are really able to glue and “solder” them, smooth out naughty dry strands.

Complex leave-in care Fructis “SOS hair saver 10-in-1”, Garnier

Saves damaged and split ends. The caring formula with amla oil and aminokeratin strengthens the surface of the curls, protects them from brittleness and adds smoothness and shine. As a bonus – thermal protection up to 230 ˚С during styling.

For volume

Perhaps the most popular hair cream. It adds splendor and volume to the hairstyle.

Botanicals Wild Saffron Hair Cream, L’Oréal Paris

Contains natural oils of saffron, coconut and soy, which improve the structure of the hair, give it volume and softness without weighing it down. Because it’s a leave-in, the fresh, sophisticated scent is an obvious bonus.

For styling

The leave-in cream protects the hair during styling with a hairdryer, hot tongs and ironing, envelops the hairs with a film that provides protection from high temperatures up to 240 ° C.

Leave-in cream Elseve “Ultra strength” for weak and prone to hair loss, L’Oréal Paris

Thanks to biotin, vitamin B5 and arginine, hair looks stronger and healthier. The firming cream protects them from tangling and breakage when brushing and from temperatures up to 230°C when styling.

How to choose a hair cream

Washable or indelible? Thick cream or watery fluid? Choose what you like best. Neither the texture nor the type of cream affect the effectiveness of the formula. When choosing, be guided by the expected result: thermal protection, smoothing, restoration of shine, elimination of split ends, etc.

How to use hair cream

“I recommend applying the cream to damp hair after shampooing, using a conditioner or mask, rinsing off these products and blotting the strands with a towel,” says Garnier expert-creator Evgeny Sedoy. – It is enough to distribute just a few drops of cream along the length of the hair – and you can start styling. If the hair is very porous or if after styling you feel that it lacks care, you can add a couple more drops. Those with curly or frizzy hair may need extra care during the day. In this case, use the same few drops of a cream that quickly disciplines the strands.

If you want your hair to be beautiful, one shampoo is not enough.

Summary results

And now briefly about the main thing.

What is the function of a hair cream? 

In the broadest sense, it tidies up the hair:

  • Smoothes;

  • relieves fluffiness;

  • facilitates combing;

  • moisturizes;

  • nourishes;

  • gives volume and shine;

  • protects during heat styling.

What are hair creams? 

Washable and indelible.

And in action:

  • nutritious;

  • moisturizing;

  • smoothing;

  • giving volume;

  • for split ends;

  • for protection when laying.

How to use hair cream?

It is applied to clean, slightly damp hair and evenly distributed along the entire length. If necessary, the procedure is repeated during the day.

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