Hair

With over 200 items, it's worth browsing our five subcategories instead of scrolling through the entire list. In Shampoos & Care you'll find shampoos for every hair type, from liquid to solid. Conditioners & Leave-Ins bundles conditioners, treatments, and leave-in products for daily or intensive care, while Hair Oil & Scalp Care focuses specifically on hair oils and scalp treatment. In Hair Colour & Tints you'll find both classic and plant-based colour, and Styling & Accessories covers gel, spray, mousse, and styling tools. You can also use the brand filter to search for specific brands such as Aveda, Schwarzkopf, or Puremetics if you're looking for a particular direction.

The foundation is a suitable shampoo from our Shampoos & Care category, chosen to match your hair type: volumising for fine hair, moisturising for dry or curly hair, mild for sensitive scalps. Right after that comes a conditioner or leave-in product from Conditioners & Leave-Ins, which makes the lengths easier to comb and adds moisture without weighing down the roots. Once or twice a week, it's also worth adding an intensive hair treatment or a hair oil from Hair Oil & Scalp Care, especially for stressed or coloured hair. If you want to style your hair, finish with products from Styling & Accessories, matched to the hold and hair structure you want. Fine hair benefits from lighter textures such as mousse or spray, while thicker or curly hair often benefits more from richer creams and oils.

Yes, and the selection keeps growing: brands such as Puremetics, cmd Naturkosmetik, avril, CULTIVATOR'S, Uoga Uoga, and Mossa rely on certified organic ingredients and often skip silicones, sulfates, and synthetic fragrances. Especially interesting for anyone wanting to avoid plastic are solid formats such as the hair soap bar, solid conditioner, or solid hair treatment from Puremetics, which come without a plastic bottle and go further than classic liquid products. CULTIVATOR'S also offers plant-based hair colours made from henna and other plant pigments as an alternative to classic chemical colouring. You can usually tell whether a product is certified directly from the product name, with terms such as 'organic', or from seals such as Cosmos Organic on the product page.

The most reliable source is always the INCI list on the relevant product page, where the full composition is listed regardless of brand. With classic care lines, it's worth checking whether they contain silicones, which give noticeably smoother hair but can sometimes be less well tolerated by sensitive scalps. Natural cosmetics brands such as cmd Naturkosmetik or avril deliberately skip silicones and sulfates and list plant oils such as argan, jojoba, or coconut oil instead. For hair colour, the INCI list is especially important for telling chemical and plant-based colour apart and spotting possible allergens such as PPD (para-phenylenediamine). If you have known allergies or a sensitive scalp, you should always check the list before buying and, if in doubt, carry out the allergy test required by the package insert.

Classic chemical hair colours such as Igora Royal or Palette from Schwarzkopf contain oxidative dyes that penetrate deep into the hair, deliver long-lasting, fully opaque results, and reliably cover grey hair too. Plant-based hair colours such as the organic plant hair colour from CULTIVATOR'S, on the other hand, are based on henna and other plant pigments, coat the hair rather than penetrating deeply, and are gentler on the hair as a result, but they also fade faster and generally cover grey hair less completely. One important practical note: plant-based colours generally can't be applied directly over previous chemical colouring without risking unpredictable results, so a strand test is worthwhile before switching. Whichever option you choose, always carry out the allergy test required by the package insert before any colouring - even plant-based dyes can, in rare cases, trigger a reaction.

For a sensitive scalp, it's worth looking at especially mild formulas such as the Schaumie Sensibelchen from Puremetics, which deliberately does without fragrances and irritants, or at specialised care lines from our Hair Oil & Scalp Care category, which target the scalp specifically rather than just the lengths. For dandruff, it can help to leave the shampoo on the scalp a little longer and massage it in gently instead of rinsing it out immediately, so the active ingredients have more time to work. If dandruff is stubborn or itching is severe, don't keep switching between different products - instead, give a mildly formulated shampoo at least two to three weeks before deciding it doesn't work. For persistent symptoms such as strong redness, pain, or widespread dandruff, we also recommend consulting a dermatologist, since these can sometimes point to a scalp condition that needs treatment.

Solid hair care products such as the hair soap bar, solid conditioner, or solid hair treatment from Puremetics contain the same active ingredients as their liquid counterparts, but highly concentrated and without the high water content of classic bottled products. That makes them noticeably longer-lasting, ideal for travel since there's no risk of spilling, and it saves on packaging waste by skipping the plastic bottle. To use, you either rub the solid bar directly onto wet hair or work up a lather in your hands first before massaging it in, then rinse as usual. Many people report a short transition period of one to two weeks in which the hair needs to adjust after switching from liquid to solid shampoo - that's normal and usually settles on its own. Between uses, store the bar on a draining soap dish so it can dry properly and last longer.

Professional and salon brands such as Aveda and Schwarzkopf stand out with intensively tested formulas for specific hair needs such as repair, volume, or colouring, often originally developed for professional use in hair salons. Certified natural cosmetics brands such as cmd Naturkosmetik, avril, and CULTIVATOR'S, on the other hand, focus on plant-based formulas, ingredient transparency, and often plastic-saving formats. Puremetics combines both approaches with handmade, solid care products made in small batches. Which direction suits you best depends on whether proven salon quality for a specific hair issue, certified natural cosmetics, or a particularly plastic-saving approach matters most to you - and here too, you can easily combine products, for example a professional shampoo with a solid natural cosmetics conditioner.