Modern styling products – what are they used for?

Dry shampoo: A dry powder in an aerosol can, dry shampoo absorbs oil and grease from your roots as well as giving fine hair more texture and body. A great way to get an extra day from your style without a full in-shower shampoo. Spray into dry roots and leave for a couple of minutes before massaging in. Volumiser: This comes in many forms, from mists to foam, designed to be applied at the roots to give dramatic lift and add some thickness through the lengths. Mousse: Created to give hair volume and styling hold. Everyone can use it, but it’s particularly good for short to shoulder-length, medium to fine hair. Apply to damp hair and blow-dry. Dry texture spray: Much like dry shampoo, this spray should be applied to dry hair, but it can be sprayed all over to give hair weightless volume and texture – great for removing fluffiness after a wash and blow-dry. Wax or paste: This medium-hold, matte-look, dry-styling product is used to define short hairstyles. Rub a tiny amount between fingers and manipulate through hair as you arrange it into your style. Pomade: A slightly wetter, goopier version of wax, it is also used to define short hair but gives a more flexible look, often with a shinier or wet-look finish. Sea salt spray: Like bottling sea water, only kinder to your hair. Spray into the mid lengths to ends of hair to create dry, textured waves that look as if you’ve been swimming at the beach and let your hair air-dry. Lotion or crème: For thick, coarse and curly hair types, it smooths and defines hair with a light hold, as well as moisturising to keep locks healthy. Powder or dust: Ultra fine powder in a very small container to be applied sparingly to roots for giving clean, floppy hair lift and texture without the need for heat. It’s like backcombing in a bottle!