Haircare HEROES

To make our list, haircare, colour and styling products had to not just work but to wow. These deliver consistent results. L’oréal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths 8 Second Wonder Water, £9.99

Tangle Teezer The Wet Detangler Fine & Fragile, £12

The knot-tackling brand has been copied but not equalled. Here, a handled version that’s easier to hold in the shower than the original palm-shaped brush.

This treatment smooths frizz and gives hair a mirror-like glaze. Quick, easy and unlike anything we’ve used before.

Josh Wood Colour Permanent Colour, £14

Josh Wood made home hair dye something to display, not hide under the sink. Modern in every way, easy to use and with impressive results.

Aveda Sap Moss Shampoo, £21.50

To know this shampoo is to love it. It gets hair really clean, works as well on thick curls and tight coils as it does for fine blondes, and gives great bounce and shine.

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo, £23

This super-fine spray is a 10-second shampoo and blow-dry in a can. Hair feels freshly washed with no white residue or sticky feel. We wouldn’t be without it.

John Frieda Frizz Ease Original Serum for Medium to Thick Hair, £6.99

For many, this was the first product to successfully tame their curly or frizz-prone hair. Now a bestseller, it’s easy to forget it was once a cult buy for those in the know.

Olaplex N°3 Hair Perfector, £26

This salon-only treatment was so good we clamoured to use it at home – and now we can. It repairs broken bonds, strengthening dry hair.

Moroccanoil Treatment Original, £32.85

Whether you blow-dry with it, wear it overnight and wash it out in the morning, or use a few drops to tame frizz, this reliably leaves hair soft and silky.

Undone by George Northwood Undirty Shampoo, £12

Boutique haircare you can get at Boots. And it has eco cred as, unusually for a high-street line, the pump is recyclable.

Pantene Pro-v Repair & Protect Shampoo Reusable Bottle/reusable Refill, £9.99/£4

We love to see big brands getting greener. Dependable haircare giant Pantene helps you switch from plastic bottles to longerlasting aluminium and lightweight refill pouches (recyclable through Terracycle).