How to pick the right leave-in conditioner for your hair type
Anthony Nader breaks down the benefits of the highly under-utilised product
Leave-in conditioners are an often forgotten about aspect of a hair care routine, but unless you have particularly thin or short strands, it's a product that (when used correctly) can bring out the best in your hair.
Which is why we asked Anthony Nader, founder of RAW by Anthony Nader salon, to explain the purpose of leave-in conditioner, as well as the best ingredients and products for each hair type.
What is the purpose of leave-in conditioner?
First and foremost, leave-in conditioner improves manageability between washes, Nader tells BEAUTYcrew.
"Leaving in the conditioner all day gives your strands more protection and hydration, which acts like a lightweight treatment," he explains. "[It] makes your hair easier to comb through, especially for those with highly coloured or [chemically] treated hair. [It] reduces breakage, and at the same time, smooths over the roughest of hair textures."
Plus, if you're forever fighting frizz, the hair expert says it's your best chance at achieving #glasshair, because it works beautifully to smooth flyaways in humid environments. But that's not all: "I'm such a believer of shielding your hair from heat damage from electric tools, and of course our strong Aussie sun — a leave-in is the complete protector for shielding strands," says Nader.
So what about curls, wavy or fine hair, and dry and frizzy strands? Here, Nader breaks down the ingredients each hair type should be seeking out in a leave-in conditioner.
The best leave-in conditioner for your hair type
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Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
