Best beauty products: for hair

Styling product

Best serum

John Frieda Frizz-Ease Serum, £5.99

The revolutionary frizz-taming serum has been much copied, yet one is still sold every 20 seconds in the UK. It smooths your hair and adds a glossy sheen.

Best hairspray

Silvikrin Hydrostyle Hairspray, from £1.39

Amazingly effective at keeping the heaviest of curls in place, this has enough hold to ensure you stay styled and polished for up to 24 hours. And it replenishes moisture, leaving hair looking and feeling silky.

Best smoothing cream

Tigi Bed Head After Party, £14.15

A must-have for any handbag, this lush cream is perfect for taming frizz and unruly hair. It can be used at a moment's notice to give you a slick up-do or to add a high-shine gloss.

Best shampoo and conditioner

TRESemmé, £3.99 each

In credit crunch-beating sizes, and with formulations that are designed for every hair type, this is your top-scoring choice for shampoo and conditioner.

Best hair straighteners

GHD IV Styler, £119

No other brand seems able to unlock the secret or match the power of the GHD! They're still the most coveted and most used hair straighteners on the market. 

Hair colourant

Best permanent colour

Clairol Nice 'n Easy Permanent Colour, £4.99

This popular colourant is the easiest way to cover grey hairs at home and gives impressive results.

Best semi-permanent colour

L'Oréal Casting Crème Gloss, £7.99

For fabulously shiny colour (that also blends in grey hair),
this ammonia-free colourant is very hard to beat. It lasts for up to 28 shampoos.

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