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The Daily Shampoo & Conditioner
The Key Ingredient: Silicones, which accelerate drying time.
When to Use It: In the shower, natch.
Kenra Platinum Blow-Dry Shampoo and Conditioner, $24/each; both atulta.com.
When to Use It:Once a week, with just-shampooed wet hair.
Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging 3-Minute Shine Boost, $26;sephora.com.
The Blow-Dry Cure-All
The Key Ingredient: Oil-absorbing powders that don’t weight down dry hair.
When to Use It: On clean, damp hairjust before blow-drying.
Bumble and Bumble All-Style Blow Dry, $30;bumbleandbumble.com.
The Enriched Flatiron
The Key Ingredient: Argan oil!
Cricket Ultra Smooth 1 Styling Iron, $99;drugstore.com.
All three contain silk amino acid proteins, which keep hair color from fading.
When to Use It: Between shampoo and conditioner, two to four times a week.
Leave it in for five minutes max each time.
Rita Hazan Ultimate Shine Gloss, $26/each;sephora.com.
Color Wow Speed Dry Blow Dry Spray, $24;ulta.com.
When to Use It: Apply three to four pumps to clean, damp hair.
Dove Pure Care Dry Oil Nourishing Treatment With African Macadamia Oil, $13;drugstore.com.
John Frieda Sleek Finish Hairbrush, $20;drugstore.com.
The Ultimate Strand Smoother
The Key Ingredient: Ceramides, which smooth frizz.
Kerastase Discipline Keratine Thermique Glacage Thermo Seal Smoothing Taming Milk, $43;amazon.com.
When to Use It: After styling, before hitting the streets.
Just remember: a light touch iskey.
Sexy Hair Smooth and Seal Anti Frizz & Shine Spray, $19;sexyhair.com.
Shu Uemura Art of Hair Color Lustre Brilliant Glaze Treatment, $68;shuuemuraartofhair-usa.com.
RickyCare No-Frizz Jumbo Detangling Comb, $8;rickysnyc.com.
When to Use It: On clean, damp strands before applying any other product.
Redken Pillow Proof Blow Dry Express Primer Spray, $22;ulta.com.
Wella Professionals LuxeOil Light Oil Keratin Protection Spray, $25;amazon.com.
The Featherweight gets the job done 80 percent faster, without overdrying strands.
When to Use It: Whenever you’re blow-drying, of course.
T3 Featherweight 2 Blow Dryer, $200;sephora.com.
