If you have ever wondered which products are used at your favorite hair salon, the answer might be: Kérastase shampoo. This French brand has been a leader in hair care products since the 1960s. However, it is also so versatile that choosing the right shampoo can be quite difficult. We provide an overview.
What makes a Kérastase shampoo special?
Kérastase is a subsidiary of L'Oréal, which was known as "Kéralogie" several decades ago. The numerous care lines are finely graded and each tailored to the individual needs of a specific hair type. This way, you can support your hair as effectively as possible and give it exactly what it needs.
Many salons rely on Kérastase for washing and styling, but these products are also increasingly found in private bathrooms. Each care line follows the principle of "bathing, caring, and refining." The idea is that by first applying a shampoo, then a nourishing product, and finally a refining product, you can replicate the effect of a salon treatment at home.
The shampoo lays the foundation for the care concept developed by Kérastase. Therefore, it is especially important to choose the right product. In our overview, you will find out which Kérastase shampoo you should buy to meet your hair’s needs.
The Kérastase icon: Elixir Ultime
For whom?
Kérastase describes the product line "Elixir Ultime" as a particularly luxurious hair care range that blurs the lines between hair oil and shampoo. The iconic line is considered an all-rounder, and "Elixir Ultime" is a Kérastase shampoo suitable for all hair types. Even colored and damaged hair benefit from shine, color retention, and repair.
Ingredients
- "Elixir Ultime" relies on a deeply effective complex of various oils such as camellia, marula, pracaxi, argan, and corn oil.
Properties
Cleansing and protective: The special texture of the "Elixir Ultime" products has a deep-cleansing effect. The hair fibers are intensely nourished and protected. The result is optimally cared-for, long-lasting shiny hair.
Against frizz: The anti-frizz complex in the "Elixir Ultime" shampoo ensures smooth, easy-to-comb hair.
Kérastase Shampoo for Specific Hair Colors
Blond Absolu: Shampoo for Blonde and Bleached Hair
For whom?
Blonde and bleached hair requires special care. Bleaching puts extreme strain on your hair, and many blonde shades are prone to annoying discolorations. The shampoo "Bain Lumière" from the Blond Absolu product line is precisely tailored to the needs of blonde hair.
Ingredients
- Hyaluronic acid: Provides moisture to the hair and supports the regeneration of hair fibers.
- Edelweiss: This natural ingredient strengthens the hair and reinforces its natural protective barrier.
- Ultraviolet pigments: Can neutralize yellow and copper tones in blonde hair.
Properties
Supports stressed hair: Hair damaged by bleaching agents is deeply nourished by this shampoo. The hair fiber regenerates and receives moisture as well as new strength.
Enhances color: "Bain Lumière" can reduce yellow or copper reflections in blonde, white, and gray hair. This optimizes cool blonde tones and provides a special shine.
Chroma Absolu: Shampoo for Colored Hair
For whom?
The Chroma Absolu product line targets people with colored hair. Unlike Blond Absolu, this line focuses on darker colored hair and all vibrant shades. The products aim to preserve color intensity and repair damage caused by coloring. We recommend two shampoos from the series:
"Bain Chroma Respect" provides moisture to the hair, cares for it, and cleans its surface. It is recommended for fine to medium hair.
"Bain Riche Chroma Respect" is designed for medium to thick hair. After intensive cleansing, it additionally seals porous spots in the hair.
Ingredients
- Centella Asiatica: This ingredient cares for and regenerates the structure of hair stressed by coloring.
- Amino acids (Chroma Respect): Maintain a healthy hair structure.
- Lactic acid (Riche Chroma Respect): An important moisturizer for hair dried out by coloring.
Properties
Nourishes the hair structure from within: The Chroma Absolu products nurture the hair structure from inside and provide the necessary moisture. To rebuild and preserve hair fiber health, Kérastase uses an approach inspired by skincare.
Preserves color: "Chroma Respect" seals the hair and prevents color loss as effectively as possible. The color intensity, shine, and reflections remain preserved for as long as possible.
Simplifies styling: The ingredients of "Chroma Respect" counteract frizz and restore hair elasticity, making daily styling easier.
Kérastase Shampoo for Stressed Hair
Nutritive: Shampoo for Dry Hair
For whom?
Nutritive is a product line specifically developed to meet the needs of dry hair. The hair care products provide a smooth, soft hair feel. We recommend the shampoo "Bain Satin 2," which according to the manufacturer is suitable not only for dry but also brittle, stressed, and otherwise damaged hair.
Ingredients
- Plant-based proteins: This shampoo contains wheat, corn, and soybean seeds. Their vitamins and omega fatty acids supply your hair with the nutrients it needs.
- Niacinamide: This is a vitamin B3 derivative that encapsulates nutrients inside the hair and thus strengthens its protective barrier.
- Glycerin: Plant-based glycerin can absorb and bind water very efficiently. Therefore, it plays an important role in moisturizing the hair.
Properties
Supports dry hair: "Bain Satin 2" strengthens and protects the hair fiber, moisturizes dry hair, and smooths the outer cuticle layer. This results in natural shine, a smooth hair feel, and a gentle, flowing appearance.
Résistance: Shampoo for Structurally Damaged Hair
For whom?
If you regularly expose your hair to the heat of blow dryers, straighteners, curling irons, or chemical bleaching and coloring agents, your hair may be structurally damaged. This is especially noticeable by increased brittleness and lack of shine. The "Force Architecte" shampoo from the Résistance product line strengthens fine hair and repairs structural damage.
Ingredients
- Ciment-Cylane3 Complex formula: Kérastase has patented this active ingredient complex. It is based on proteins that hold the hair fibers in shape and thus give the hair its structure. Through the Force Architecte formula, individual hair fibers receive new life and thus a new structure.
Properties
Rebuilds the hair fiber: Drawing from the power of nature and the scientific knowledge of our time, Kérastase has developed an innovative formula. It can rebuild and strengthen the hair fiber from within and specifically reconstruct its surface.
Kérastase Shampoo for Specific Hair Types
Volumifique: Shampoo for Fine, Limp Hair
For whom?
Fine hair has a thinner fiber layer compared to thick hair, which results in less volume. This often makes styling difficult. The shampoo "Volumifique Bain" aims to give fine hair more volume.
Ingredients
- Cellulose powder: Creates a physically strengthening effect when in contact with water. It also improves the shampoo's cleansing effect and provides a light hair feel.
- Cationic polymer: Protects delicate hair fibers and gives them a natural shine.
- Intra-Cylane: Strengthens hair from within and creates a lasting shape memory.
Properties
Provides more volume: "Volumifique Bain" expands the hair fibers, giving your mane long-lasting fullness. It controls frizz, increases hair strength, and enhances hair body.
Kérastase promises to keep hair as light as possible. Fine hair receives volume and optimal care without being weighed down.
Densifique: Shampoo for Thinning Hair
For whom?
Many people face not only graying but also thinning hair as they age. The "Bain Densité" from the Densifique line is tailored to such hair. To address the different needs of men and women, Kérastase has developed two versions: Densifique and Densifique Homme.
Ingredients
- Hyaluronic acid: Provides the scalp with new moisture and optimizes the growth environment for hair.
- Gluco-peptides: Smooth the surface structure of hair and support the growth of new hair.
Properties
Meets the needs of thinning hair: Often dry and brittle, thinning hair receives moisture, elasticity, and resilience with "Bain Densité."
Strengthens hair structure: This shampoo thickens hair fibers and strengthens them from within, giving hair more body.
Supports growth: According to the manufacturer, "Bain Densité" activates the regenerative potential of stem cells, creating an optimal environment for dormant hair follicles and stimulating hair growth.
Discipline: Shampoo for Curly Hair
For whom?
The Discipline line is specially designed for dry, frizzy, and unruly hair. Recommended products include "Bain Fluidealiste," which relies solely on the power of keratin, and "Oléo Relax Bain," a natural, gentle complex that nourishes hair deeply for smoothness and reduced breakage.
Ingredients
- Keratin (Bain Fluidealiste): Strengthens hair fibers, moisturizes, and adds shine.
- Shorea butter and coconut oil (Oléo-Relax): Deeply nourish hair, provide smoothing effects, and help prevent breakage.
Properties
Fights frizz: Discipline is primarily an anti-frizz line. These shampoos smooth hair fibers to create soft, manageable results. The anti-frizz effect of Oléo-Relax lasts up to 24 hours, according to the manufacturer.
Defines curls: Using "Oléo-Relax Bain" helps define and hold curls without stiffening the hair fibers.
Moisturizes: Both "Bain Fluidealiste" and "Oléo Relax" provide essential moisture to dry, frizzy hair.
Tames hair: The Fluidealiste shampoo penetrates deep into hair fibers with its pro-keratin formula, taming hair while enhancing its natural bounce. The result is, according to the manufacturer, flowing, lively hair without being uncontrolled.
Kérastase Shampoo for Special Needs
Specifique: Shampoo for Sensitive Scalp
For whom?
If you suffer from neurodermatitis or another skin condition, washing your hair can often be difficult. Both water and conventional shampoos can irritate the scalp, causing it to burn, itch, or feel tight afterward. Kérastase's "Bain Riche Dermo-Calm" was specifically developed for the needs of dry, irritated scalps. For irritations on oily skin, there is also the "Divalent" shampoo.
Ingredients (Bain Riche Dermo-Calm)
- Calophyllum oil: Has anti-inflammatory properties and soothes irritated scalp.
- Piroctone olamine: Ideal for preventing itching and fights fungi and bacteria.
- Glycerin: Similar to calophyllum oil, it soothes the scalp, provides moisture, and protects it from external influences.
Properties
Relieves symptoms of irritated skin: The Specifique shampoos soothe the scalp and provide relief from issues like itching and tightness.
Provides a pleasant hair feeling: The Specifique line supplies the hair with new moisture and strengthens it, leaving the mane soft and smooth after washing.
Reduces oiliness: The Kérastase shampoo "Divalent" is specially formulated for oily scalp and dry hair lengths. According to the manufacturer, it can reduce oil production and give hair ends new softness.
Symbiose: Shampoo for Dandruff-Prone Scalp
For whom?
The Symbiose shampoo "Bain Crème Anti-Pelliculaire" was specially developed for people suffering from dandruff with dry scalp. According to the manufacturer, Kérastase hair care from the Symbiose line offers up to seven weeks of anti-dandruff effect. For dandruff on oily scalp, Kérastase offers the shampoo "Bain Pureté Anti-Pelliculaire."
Ingredients
- Salicylic acid: Has a peeling effect, removes dandruff, and helps regulate dandruff formation to a healthy level.
- Piroctone olamine: Fights fungi and bacteria and can relieve itching.
- Bifidus extract: Nourishes the "good bacteria" on the scalp that protect its microbiome. This strengthens the scalp and helps it better resist external influences.
Properties
Regulates cell renewal: The Symbiose shampoo removes dandruff and regulates the speed of cell renewal without stressing the hair fiber.
Provides moisture: The deeply penetrating moisture soothes scalp and hair and relieves the itching often associated with dandruff.
Cleans pores: Those suffering from dandruff may also have clogged pores. These are deeply cleaned with "Bain Pureté Anti-Pelliculaire."
Genesis: Shampoo Against Hair Loss
For whom?
Hair breakage and loss are hard for many people to bear, as full hair is one of the most important beauty ideals of our time. The shampoo "Bain Hydra-Fortifiant" from the Genesis line is specifically aimed at these people. It counteracts the symptoms of hair breakage and attacks the cause at the (hair) root.
Ingredients
- Edelweiss: Strengthens hair and provides moisture.
- Ginger root: Can stimulate scalp microcirculation.
- Aminexil 1.5%: A well-known active ingredient against hair loss.
Properties
Reduces hair loss: Hair loss mainly results from brittle hair. "Bain Hydra-Fortifiant" therefore aims to strengthen and regenerate the hair fiber. The manufacturer promises up to 84% less hair loss and up to 65.9% less hair breakage.
Against sebum: "Bain Hydra-Fortifiant" can remove sebum and dirt particles from the scalp and hair. It also regulates sebum production.
Bonus: The Bain Après Soleil for Summer
Summer is just around the corner — a reason to celebrate! But for our hair, the warm season often means dryness and heavy stress from factors like chlorine or saltwater. With the "Bain Après Soleil," there is a Kérastase shampoo that specifically addresses the needs of summer hair. This after-sun product nourishes your hair, protects it from sun exposure, and gives it new softness. So, off to the beach!
