Hair Styling Products For Professional Results

Most people buy one product and wonder why the style falls flat. The trick is using the right one at the right stage. A good style is built in steps: you prepare the hair, build the shape, then lock it in, and each product does one job. This collection follows that order, so you can put together a routine that suits your hair and the look you are after.

Choosing a Product for Your Hair

Before you pick a product, think about your hair. Dry or brittle hair does better with moisturising creams, serums and oils that soften and smooth, and it pays to go easy on high-hold gels and lacquers that can leave it feeling crisp. Greasy hair holds style better with powders and light sprays, and it helps to keep oils and heavier creams off the roots. Fine or flat hair suits mousse and volume powder for lift, while thick or coarse hair suits wax and cream for added control. If flyaways are the problem, a little styling cream or a touch of serum smooths them down.

Before You Style

These products prepare your hair for styling. They protect, smooth, and detangle, making the rest of your routine easier and gentler on your hair.

• Hair detangler smooths the cuticle and removes knots. It reduces breakage and makes wet hair easier to comb. Apply it after washing, before any other product.

• Heat protectant creates a barrier between your hair and hot tools. It helps shield the hair from blow-dryers, straighteners and curling irons. Apply it before any heat styling.

• Hair serum and oil add shine and smoothness. They smooth the cuticle and tame frizz. Use them after styling as a finishing touch, or before blow-drying for a sleeker result. 

Building the Style

This is the part that gives your hair its shape and hold. The four main products differ in how firmly they hold and how they leave the hair looking.

• Hair gel gives firm hold with a wet or glossy finish, ideal for slicked-back looks and sharp ponytails.

• Hair wax gives texture and a matte hold you can rework, thicker than cream and made for short, piecey and barber styles.

• Hair styling cream sits between the two, soft, flexible control with a natural finish that works on most hair.

• Hair mousse is the lightest, worked into damp hair for lift and body without stiffness, a go-to for fine hair.

Adding Volume and Texture

These build body, lift and grip, for hair that falls flat or wants a lived-in feel.

Root lift sprays and volume powders add height at the roots, while texture and sea salt sprays add grit and separation for a beachy, undone look. You will find all of these in the hair volumiser range. For volume without any product, rollers and perm rods set body and curl with heat-free shaping, and those sit with the hair accessories.

Finishing the Look

The last step sets the style and adds polish.

A hair finishing spray holds what you built, from a flexible hold to a superhold lacquer for updos and humid days. A shine spray or oil, used sparingly, tames flyaways and adds gloss. Worth remembering, a finishing product holds a style; it does not build one, so it always goes on last.

Salon Quality for Home and Salon

Professional styling products are formulated for daily salon use and are concentrated, so a little goes a long way and a tube lasts longer. That is why they are the products hairdressers reach for.

AMR stocks the brands salons trust, Schwarzkopf OSiS+, Matrix, Redken and Bandido among many others, at trade and retail prices. From a working salon to styling at home, you buy the same salon-grade products, with Australia-wide delivery. A good finish also comes down to the tools, so the electrical styling tools range covers dryers, straighteners and curlers that shape the look before any product goes in.