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20 Bizarre Products You Should Use In The Shower, If You Want Great Hair
I'm trying my hardest to simplify my beauty routine. This is partially because I'm a huge believer in natural products with great ingredients, and partially because I'm tired of spilling an avalanche of bottles whenever I try to clean my bathtub. Consequently, finding the best hair products for the shower is a top priority for me right now.
It's also a surprisingly difficult feat. I have very thin, very fine hair that gets oily faster than you can say "pass the dry shampoo," but because I choose to wash it and style it daily, dry tips and brittle strands are always lurking. If I can find one or two products that fix both of these issues simultaneously, I'm in heaven. I'm also going to do whatever I can to pass that on to other people in need of a miracle product, even if the ingredients aren't exactly what you'd call "normal."
Granted, everyone has a different texture, thickness, and balance to their hair, so while I'm personally in love with some of these products, there's also a several options for many different hair types — ones that reviewers swear help them get the best, most beautiful hair every time they shower.
1. Bananas And Beer For Shine And Hydration
Banana Beer Deep Nourishing Hair Treatment, $15, Amazon
Made with an odd combination of fresh heat-sanitized bananas and actual beer, this banana beer deep nourishing hair treatment nourishes and adds shine to even the most tired scalps and strands. It's especially awesome when it comes to beating frizz, and some reviewers are even calling it their "holy grail." Plus, it smells incredible, like alcoholic bananas.
2. Use ACV To Remove Build-Up Without Stripping Your Hair
Natural First Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Finishing Rinse, $15, Amazon
No matter how well you wash your hair, most products leave build-up and residue behind. Natural First apple cider vinegar finishing rinse (made with actual apple cider vinegar) removes residue, balances the scalp's pH level, and leaves hair shiny and manageable. It's also infused with oolong tea for more hydration and softness.
3. Massage Your Scalp With This Weird Brush For Better Circulation
Vitagoods Scalp Massaging Shampoo Brush, $20, Amazon
This weird looking thing (called the Vitagoods scalp massaging shampoo brush) has soft, bendable bristles and a vibrating function to massage your scalp, increase blood flow, help new growth, and more thoroughly cleanse your hair in the shower. It's waterproof, easy to hold, and reviewers are now obsessed with their daily head massage.
4. Repair Hair Damage With Olive Oil Mayo
Vitale Olive Oil Hair Mayonnaise, $13, Amazon
You read that right: bonus size Olive Oil Hair Mayonnaise. Actually, though, it's loaded with strengthening and damage-repairing ingredients to rejuvenate weak, damaged hair, and it's a must-have for anyone who heat styles or colors. "If you have dry, parched hair, this is for you," says one reviewer. "I have elbow length, thick relaxed hair and it works wonders."
5. Cleanse And Balance With Charcoal
Ecomax Natural Bamboo Charcoal Shampoo, $14, Amazon
Both nourishing and detoxifying, this weird but useful Ecomax natural bamboo charcoal shampoo cleanses and balances hair without stripping it, unlike conventional shampoos. After washing, strands feel soft, manageable, and clean instead of dry and frizzy.
6. This Designer Shower Cap That Actually Keeps Hair Dry
Dry Divas Designer Shower Cap, $30, Amazon
If you thought all shower caps were created equal, think again. The Dry Divas designer shower cap has an adorable pattern and a vintage brooch, but it also lasts up to three years because of its long-stay elastic and laminated cotton fabric that won't collect mold or mildew. "It's really well-made, and keeps your hair completely dry while using it," says one reviewer. "The elastic also keeps your hair securely tucked up into the bonnet, so small strays don't creep out."
7. Condition Fine Hair Without Weighing It Down
Honey Silk Hair Conditioner Bar, $20, Amazon
Conditioner in bar form is weird enough, but throw in ingredients like beeswax and honey, and people are just confused enough to get intrigued. The Honey Silk hair conditioner bar is amazing for those with thin hair, as it nourishes and hydrates without weighing it down. It's made from 100 percent premium natural ingredients, and it's got a wonderful smell and a great consistency.
8. This Beer-Infused Shampoo For A Healthy Flake-Free Scalp
Duffy's Brew Premium IPA Craft Beer Shampoo, $20, Amazon
It's an odd beauty ingredient, but beer is actually ridiculously good for your hair because it's naturally rich in amino acids and proteins. That's why Duffy's Brew premium IPA craft beer shampoo strengthens and adds shine to hair, and the yeast and hops can even help scalp irritations like dandruff. Reviewers say their hair feels fuller, lighter, cleaner, and way healthier, too.
9. A Color-Changing Filtered Showerhead For Softer Hair
DSIKER Rejuvenate Filtered Shower Head System, $39, Amazon
Filtered water can seriously rejuvenate your hair, granted it's no longer got the chlorine and other toxins that leave it dry, frizzy, and stripped. The DSIKER Rejuvenate filtered shower head system uses ion bio-active stones in the handle to balance pH, as well as remove chemicals and heavy metals. In addition to leaving your hair softer and more hydrated, it's also got surprisingly great water pressure and color-changing LED lights, because why not?
10. Bring Out Your Natural Highlights With Henna
Shikai Henna Gold Highlighting Shampoo & Conditioner Set, $20, Amazon
If you're searching for natural-looking highlights and shine, you've got the Shikai Gold highlighting shampoo and conditioner set. It's infused with henna to naturally bring out colors and depths you didn't know you had, and it coats each strand with brilliant shine. "My hair was softer with the first shampoo and after 3 shampoos the beautiful gold highlights that are in my hair naturally were intensified immensely," says one reviewer, and it's even safe for hair that's already color-treated.
11. Heal Your Hair Guacamole-Style
Burt's Bees Avocado Butter Hair Treatment, $17, Amazon
Basically a tube fill of guacamole for your scalp, the Burt's Bees avocado butter hair treatment uses natural avocado and essential oils to give your hair the hydration it's been craving. It's especially wonderful on split ends, and you only have to leave it on for five to ten minutes to seriously heal your hair.
12. This Innovative Brush For Detangling Wet Hair
J&D Beauty Wet Pro Epic Quick Dry Brush, $15, Amazon
Reviewers are pretty psyched about this J&D Beauty Wet Pro quick dry brush. It's got IntelliFlex bristles that effortlessly glide through strands to detangle without pain or snags, and while it can be used alongside your blow dryer for quick drying, its virtually unbreakable plastic build also makes it great for the shower.
13. This Hair Loss Solution With One Pretty Gross Ingredient
Baba de Caracol Hair Loss Prevention Treatment, $12, Amazon
I'll let you in on the secret ingredient to this right up front, so you can get over the ew-factor and start reaping the benefits: Baba de Caracol hair loss prevention treatment is made with earth snail slime, which hydrates, softens, conditions, and nourishes from root to tip. As a result, hair breaks less frequently and grows much longer, and people say their scalp feels so much healthier, too.
14. This Purple Shampoo To Neutralize Brassy Blonde Tones
Winsome & Wisdom Purple Shampoo, $21, Amazon
Purple shampoo is a weird but surprisingly useful resource for blondes, because it distributes purple pigment throughout the hair to counteract that brassy look you get after you color. Winsome & Wisdom purple shampoo is a definite favorite because it's formulated with ingredients that cleanse, it neutralizes yellow tones, and it's safe for just about any type of hair. "Let me tell you, this stuff works wonders!" says one reviewer.
15. This Bottle Of Rose-Steam Makes An Awesome Rinse For Your Hair
Joyal Beauty Pure Rosewater Spray, $23, Amazon
Even though it's nothing but water that's been steam-distilled from rose petals, Joyal Beauty pure rosewater spray has the potential to seriously transform your hair. It's filled with essential vitamins and nourishing, pH-balancing oil that makes for a great rinse, and because it comes in a convenient spray bottle, it's really simple to incorporate into your shower routine.
16. This Sea Salt Conditioner That's Astonishingly Not Drying At All
Verbiena Dead Sea Salt Conditioner, $15, Amazon
Most people assume that salt will make their hair dryer (the way it feels after a trip to the beach), but people cannot stop raving about how hydrating and softening this Verbiena Dead Sea salt conditioner is. It cleanses while it renews, and it's got other weird ingredients like coconut milk and fruit extracts to leave hair voluminous and manageable.
17. This Two Ingredient Mask For Course, Curly Hair
Elbahya Organic Shea Butter with Lavender, $15, Amazon
For thick, curly, and course hair, slather this Elbahya organic shea butter with lavender on your head, and watch as you're unable to stop touching it all day long. It's only got the two natural ingredients, but because it's loaded with antioxidants and vitamins A, D, E, and F, it restores hair follicles, smooths frizz, and defines curls like nothing else.
18. Coat Your Head In Pine Tar To Stop Scalp Irritations
Grandpa Soap Co- Conditioner, $12, Amazon
Made with pure vegetable pine tar oil, Grandpa Soap co- conditioner is a weird but effective way to get rid of flakes, make hair soft and manageable, and strengthen your strands. It's especially great for those with sensitive skin, as well as those who have to wash their hair often because of excess oil.
19. Egg Protein To Revive Your Hair From The Dead
Dabur Vatika Naturals Egg Protein Hot Oil Treatment, $14, Amazon
The name of this alone is enough to raise a few eyebrows, but in reality, the Dabur Vatika Naturals egg protein hot oil treatment has some great natural ingredients that permeate deep into roots and strands to revitalize them from the inside out. It's amazing for dry, brittle hair, and especially strengthening if you're looking to, "[Bring your] hair back from the dead," in the words of one reviewer.
20. This Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo For A New Beginning
Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo, $18, Amazon
People are beyond psyched about this Fekkai Apple cider shampoo, which is a silicone-free purifying cleanser that removes build-up for fresh hair with a new beginning. It's an awesome option, if you use styling products on a daily basis, and reviewers love the pleasant scent and the fact that their hair feels weightless and truly clean afterwards.
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