It seems that all we do in winter is pander to the needs of our locks. Everything is so much duller and drier; what with frizz-inducing heaters, never-ending rain, hair-whipping winds and biting frost to content with, sometimes it’s just easier to pop your hair in a bobble, or don a hat.

This is why the new flurry of hair care that has arrived at Escentual HQ has made us very happy… very happy indeed. The new ranges cater for everyone, ranging from the super-volumising to the intensively repairing, with no hair type left behind. Take a look at what we have in store…

Schwarzkopf Essensity
Effective haircare that practices a ‘Free From’ philosophy. That is, none of the products in the range contain any synthetic nasties such as paraffin, mineral oils, formaldehyde and PEG derivatives, silicones or parabens. This means that there’s more room for gorgeous, natural ingredients, allowing Essensity products to be packed full of highly charged organic essences, fruit extracts, floral infusions and essential oils.

The range is great for parched winter locks, as the superfruits and nourishing oils rev up your colour and really improve the health of your hair. The face that the environmentally responsible packaging is 100% recyclable and predominantly biodegradable is the icing on the cake!

The range includes solutions for all major hair complaints, with the Colour line for prolonged colour longevity, Moisture for hair that is parched and dry, Repair for broken and stressed-out hair, Volume for limp locks, and Styling to fix your style.

Schwarzkopf BlondMe
Another recent range from Schwarzkopf is BlondMe, a comprehensive line of caring and styling products for every possible shade of blonde. Winter months can be especially harsh for blonde hair, with dulling weather and environmental stresses making even the most vibrant of blondes take on a brassy hue. BlondMe works with the underlying tone of your hair, whether cool or warm, to bring out the best in your shade.

The range offers complete care for the weakened structure of blonde hair from chemical processing, with protein-rich treatments, protective styling products and gentle formulations. BlondMe has the needs of full-head and highlighted blondes well and truly covered.

The range includes haircare and styling products for cool, warm and highlighted blondes, with targeted care and colour refreshing treatments for you to mix and match to suit the needs of your individual blonde tone.

Fudge
Australian-born haircare and styling range Fudge puts the fun firmly back into haircare. Thriving on product innovation, quirky packaging and extreme styling formulations, Fudge encourages you to step out of your comfort zone a little and play with your hair.

The range is made up of care ranges Torture Tonic for damaged hair, Daily Mint for a refreshing hair wash, Smooth Shot for silky tresses, Body Builder for volumised hair, Detox for deeply cleansing gunk removal, and Colour Lock to prevent colour fade.

Fudge is perhaps best known for its hardcore styling products – with a hold factor that is cranked all the way up to 15 for some. Its range of pastes, waxes, hairsprays, putties, dry shampoos,  gums, gels, shine sprays, salt sprays, and styling foams makes Fudge the to go-to place for all of your styling needs.

Sexy Hair
Fresh US brand Sexy Hair is the saviour of lacklustre winter tresses, transforming the limp and the dull into glamorous, gorgeous, A-list manes. With seven extensive lines of haircare and styling products tailored to very specific hair needs, all you have to do is decide which range is the best for you.

Knock-out range Big Sexy Hair is formulated to lift hair up, up, up to its maximum voluminous potential, whilst Short Sexy Hair’s styling products help create any look imaginable. Curly Sexy Hair nourishes and protects curls, Straight Sexy Hair smooths hair and eliminates frizz, Silky Sexy Hair creates an unrivalled shine and silky manageability, and Healthy Sexy Hair repairs damage and restructures the hair shaft.

Newer range Sexy Hair Organics is a complete range of hair care and styling products made up of 95% organic ingredients, excluding sulphates, petrochemicals, dyes and parabens from its formulations. Potent fruit extracts, botanical infusions and nourishing oils make up the bulk of the formulations to really care for your hair.

Joico
Joico are the artisans of healthy hair. They pack each of their products full of beneficial ingredients to create highly concentrated, highly effective hair solutions whilst maintaining a gentle pH. Joico offers ranges for a plethora of hair problems, Body Luxe for lifeless hair, Colour Endure for faded locks, Daily Care for maintenance,  Moisture Recovery for parched hair, Silk Result for rough and coarse hair, and the innovative range K-Pak for intensely damaged hair.

Brand new line re:nu Age Defy sees Joico team up with Shiseido to provide the latest in cutting edge hair care. Aiming to tackle the common problems of thinning, coarseness, dullness and greyness that is prevalent with women over the age of 45, re:nu utilises rare and precious ingredients to revitalise hair.