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We’ve all been there.
You make an appointment at a hair salon only for you to hate the results. Or maybe you impulsively reached for the scissors when you should have just picked up the phone and called your bestie.
Whatever the case, bad haircuts are a canon event in every woman’s life — and haircut regret is all too real. But that doesn’t mean there’s no saving your strands.
If you’ve received a bad haircut, the best thing you can do is add products to your routine that will strengthen, hydrate, and help your hair grow out as quickly as possible.
From a moisturizing hair mask to an editor-approved shampoo-and-conditioner duo, these haircare products will make your hair look its best while promoting hair growth.
How To Fix A Bad Haircut
To grow your hair out more quickly, incorporate a hair growth serum or oil into your routine. Look for products with ingredients like rosemary oil or ginseng.
You’ll want to focus on scalp health, since that’s the key to encouraging hair growth.
We recommend using a shampoo that thoroughly breaks down buildup caused by sweat, oils, and styling products, like the clarifying one we found from The Doux. Be sure to check out the “It Girl” haircare duo from Nous that one E! editor says gets her tons of compliments.
You can even give yourself a little scalp massage to stimulate hair follicles. Basically, a clean scalp is a happy, healthy scalp.
It also never hurts to add in a hair mask to keep locks hydrated and reverse or prevent hair breakage.
As someone who is also on a hair growth journey, I know this step takes patience. But with consistency, I promise you’ll start to see results, and it will be so satisfying when you do.
While you patiently wait for your hair to grow, you’ll want to use styling products, such as a root lifter or gloss, because there’s nothing like ultra-shiny, voluminous locks to distract from a subpar haircut.
Dealing with haircut regret? Don’t worry, these products will help you grow longer hair in no time while making it look its best in the meantime.
The Doux Mist Demeanor Honey Shine Mist
This high-gloss finisher brings dull curls back to life and puts humidity on lockdown.
Heat protection? That’s just a bonus.
Nous Haircare The IT Girl Bundle
Senior Commerce Editor Lily Rose says this duo always gets her compliments—and it’s no wonder why.
This “It Girl” duo includes a shampoo featuring amino acids and hydrolyzed rice protein, which penetrate deep into the cuticle and hair shaft to improve elasticity, strength, and shine.
Meanwhile, the conditioner uses niacinamide and avocado oil to enhance texture, reduce inflammation, strengthen strands, and prevent breakage.
Nous Haircare N.05 Let’s Be Clear
The secret to lustrous locks? This hair gloss from Nous.
No matter your hair color or hair type, this clear gloss will enhance your natural hair color and add immense shine while conditioning your strands.
MASAMI Wabi Sabi Scalp Scrubber
To encourage hair growth, don’t forget to massage your scalp. This scrubber is designed to stimulate the hair follicles on your scalp, which has been shown to help promote hair growth.
Plus, it feels really relaxing.
Wholesome Hippy Thicken & Grow Naturals Hair Elixir
If you want your haircut to grow out as fast as possible, you need this serum. It’s designed to thicken hair and promote growth.
Infused with rosehip seed oil and amino acids, this lightweight serum locks in moisture and strengthens strands.
Nécessaire The Hyaluronic Acid Scalp Duo
This hyaluronic acid haircare duo is designed to help you grow thicker, fuller hair fast.
It’s a must if you hate your new choppy layers.
The Doux Breakdown Clarifying Shampoo 12oz
For a healthy scalp, you need to make sure your hair is squeaky clean. This clarifying shampoo does just that.
Made with ingredients including chamomile, rosemary, vitamin E, it rinses out stubborn build-up without stripping your hair of crucial moisture. It will even help make detangling a breeze
Nick Stenson Beauty Smoothing Créme
If you have a less than perfect haircut, the last thing you want is frizzy hair.
Adding this creme to your blow dry routine will help tame frizz by smoothing out strands and providing them with a boost of shine.
NuMe Hair Root Werk Instant Root Lifter
To achieve extreme volume, apply this root lifter onto damp hair and style as desired.
The result is bouncy, voluminous hair. The product also contains hydrolyzed wheat protein for extra lift and algae extract to strengthen strands.
Melanie Jovanovic Beauty Studio Hair Growth Serum
Apply this ginseng and biotin serum everyday to help promote hair growth.
Pro tip: massage this product in with a scrubber to help it absorb and penetrate deeply.
Bare Home Silk Pillowcase Set
A simple thing you can do to help your hair look its best is swap your cotton pillowcase for a silk one.
The Bare Home pillowcases come as a set of two, and won’t absorb pricey hair products. Plus, the material causes less friction, which may help prevent future breakage.
The Doux Sweetest Thing Honey Moisture Mask 16oz
A simple thing you can do to help your hair look its best is swap your cotton pillowcase for a silk one.
The Bare Home pillowcases come as a set of two, and won’t absorb pricey hair products. Plus, the material causes less friction, which may help prevent future breakage.
Nick Stenson Beauty Hydrating Oil
Seal in moisture by applying a hydrating hair oil like this one.
Not only will it lock in hydrating and smooth broken cuticles, it will also add some extra shine, and who doesn’t want that?
