Bad hair days: everyone has them, and everyone hates them. But you know what? You don’t have to accept them! Bad hair doesn’t have to ruin your day, and these great products ensure that. In the last year I’ve been growing out a buzz cut, so there are not many bad hair day experiences I haven’t had. Fortunately for my fellow hair-haver’s, I’ve created a list of my favorite go-to hair-saving products for those tough days.
Creams and powders and clays, oh my! I’ve got plenty of options for crafting and sculpting your hair to perfection. And plenty of great hair tools and accessories, of course. I’ve got you covered so you can take care of the hair that covers you (get it?). Take a scroll through this list and find yourself some awesome items to protect against the next, inevitable, messy hair situation so you can keep bad hair from making a bad day.
Keep Your Edges Maintained
If you’re not careful, your edges can get unruly, and if you’re a wig wearer, it’s likely you’re taming your edges often. This double-sided comb is a great tool for getting those baby hairs to lay just right so you can get a finished and beautiful look from your hairstyle.
Work Through Those Tangles
Tangles are no joke, but if you’ve got curly or coily hair, you know how easy it is for kinks and knots to form. Fortunately, this Crave Glide brush glides right through your gorgeous locks without pulling and damaging as the other brushes do, and it can be used on wet or dry hair.
Stimulate Your Scalp
No one likes dandruff; that’s just a fact. And almost everyone likes the hair-washing portion of the haircut. This awesome scalp massager marries the two and gives you a thoroughly stimulated and de-dandruffed scalp with hair that’s been encouraged to grow in beautifully.
The Ultimate Mask
If you’ve been a little hard on your hair or you’re just looking for a little extra love for your lovely locks, this mask is a great option for you. The serum really digs deep into those follicles to repair and nourish your strands for a healthy and hydrated appearance and feel.
The Best Hair Cream Around
ICYMI, Pattern is Tracee Elise Ross’s amazing hair care line for Black women that is designed to really take care of and nourish your curls and texture. This cream gives you the nourishment and hydration your curls need to stay looking flawless all day, every day.
Go Easy on Your Updos
I love to keep my hair up the vast majority of the time, it’s just easier that way, but I don’t love the tearing and pulling that comes with my normal ponytail holders. These awesome coiled holders are a great way to keep all my hair up and out of the way without adding more damage into the mix.
Bring Back the 90s Look
These giant hair clips are giving me a 90s vibe, and I’m living for it. They’re almost comically oversized, but it’s perfect for collecting all of those little hairs at the nape of your neck, or for really making a statement with a swept-back updo like the one pictured.
Get Great Curls Without Heat
I love using these rollers when my hair is long! They’re such an easy and awesome way to achieve some great curl without further compromising my hair’s health by adding heat. You can curl your hair up in minutes, sleep in these rolls, and wake up to gorgeous curls everyone will envy.
Protect Your Laid Edges
If you’ve gone to all the trouble of laying your edges, the last thing you want to do is allow your nightly tossing and turning to disturb them. Fortunately, this amazing silk headband is a great option from Kitsch that allows you to protect those baby hairs in a comfortable and easy-to-use way.
Protect Your Style
If you’ve got curly or coily hair, you know how time-consuming creating gorgeous styles can be, and you also know how important it is to protect those time-consuming styles with a great shower/sleep cap like this one! It’ll protect your style from the water and preserve it while you sleep.
Rid Yourself of That Yellow
Unless you’re going for a sort of punk rock look, yellow is not the move for anyone that’s dyed their hair blonde, but it’s an easy color to accidentally achieve. This purple mask for blonde hair is an awesome way to pull out those yellow and brassy tones and have a head full of hair you’re proud to rock.
Soft and Comfy Hair Ties
I don’t know about you, but most of my hair ties wind up hanging out on my wrist for at least a few hours throughout the day. These t-shirt material hair ties are far easier on my wrist than the average tie and they look far cuter and damage far less than the others I’ve used.
Bring Back the Scrunchie!
Scrunchies don’t just belong in the 80s anymore, y’all! I love to wear one as a fun, statement piece that looks so fun and exciting and, honestly, makes me look a little younger than I actually am, which is always something I’m looking out for!
Add Texture
Anyone can use this awesome spray, but it’s best for those whose hair needs a little extra “oomph” and body. The sea salt in this adds a little texture and movement to your hair without using heat and without adding too much product or too much “crunch” to your look.
Keep Your Look Secure
If you’ve gone to all the trouble of getting your look together, you know the last thing you want is to let that style move around too much or fall out completely! This hair clay helps to add texture and to keep your style right where you want it without leaving it greasy-looking or crunchy-feeling.
Add Some Fun
These claw clips are such an exciting and fun little pop of color and interest in your look. I love to wear them to add something to my average styles or as a way to disguise the fact that I’m in-between wash days — I wear these quite often.
Put Your Hair to Bed
Sleep time is a dangerous time for your hair. You never know how much tossing and turning you’re going to do, and that tossing and turning can lead to damage and frizz in your hair that you’ll hate. This awesome sleep set keeps that frizz under control and keeps your locks and edges right where they belong — frizz-free.
Spin Up Those Locks
These spiral bun pins are an awesome choice for creating an easy bun look without using a ton of bobby pins. You can twirl your hair up and pin it in place with very little effort needed and a flawless look achieved that you’ll love to rock!
Shape the Perfect Bun
It’s not easy to get the best possible bun, but it’s still a worthy endeavor. Fortunately, you don’t have to get cramped fingers or annoy yourself trying in vain — this great shaper gives you a flawless bun with no effort on your part and you can rock it all day!
Two in One
This bun shaper doubles as a heatless hair curler! I just can’t imagine anything cooler than that. You can keep your hair up and out of the way while you’re working throughout the day and then carefully unwind it for some gorgeous and easy curls when you’re ready to go out at night.
Add Some Moisture
If you have to ask why you might need this, it’s likely that your hair isn’t getting enough moisture. This cream really helps to bring some moisture and health back into your strands so you can get the best look possible and the healthiest hair possible, too.
Happy Hair, Happy Earth
I can’t tell you how many hair ties I’ve been through in my life, so I imagine there are other folks out there like me that have been through quite a few. These awesome hair ties are recycled to really extend the life of your hair tools and they’re super comfy and easy to wear.
Protect From the Heat
Listen, it’s not easy to style your hair every day if you’re like me and enjoy curling your hair (or straightening it), but it doesn’t have to be scary. This heat protection spray is an awesome addition to your everyday hair routine that ensures your hair keeps on keeping on, no matter how often you run heat through it.
All You Need
Okay, it’s not all you need, but it’s a really great start! This set has the amazing hydrating mist and leave-in conditioner from Pattern that really helps you to get your hair looking healthy and feeling healthy, too. It’s an awesome treat for your hair every day or after tough treatment.
Keep It All Up
No matter how thick your hair may be, these awesome spiral hair ties keep it all up and back and out of the way so you can go throughout your workday, workout, or downtime without worrying about everything slipping and sliding and falling out.
Pin it Back
Bobby pins are every hair-haver’s best friend, even if they don’t want to admit it. Bobby pins are there for us when we need a little extra help, when we’re trying to make a statement, or when we couldn’t get by without anything else. These bobby pins are great at making a fun statement, or quietly blending in.
Clean Your Blonde Without Worry
It’s important that your shampoo supports and nourishes your hair in the best way possible, and this great purple shampoo is the best way to clean and nourish your bottle-blonde looks. It takes the brass and the yellow out of your locks while still nourishing and hydrating.
Mask It Up
Hair masks are such an awesome part of the hair care routine, and this awesome mask is designed for Black hair by Gabrielle Union, so it’s a great option for curly, coily hair. It nourishes, replenishes, and repairs your hair so it stays looking gorgeous!
Brush It All Out
Did you know, you should make sure you’re using the best hair brush possible so you’re not tearing or ripping your hair strands and your follicles? This brush is a great option for wet or dry brushing and it really gets through and tangles or knots easily and gently.
Wear It Up and Dry It, Too!
Hair ties are awesome on their own, but a cotton hair tie? Even better! It really helps to soak up any water in your hair while keeping it all where it belongs so you can really cut back on the frizz and any potential damage you might encounter.
Avoid the Humidity
Humidity is no one’s friend. It frizzes hair and destroys styles and really just messes with your day. But it doesn’t have to! This awesome anti-humidity spray helps to keep your frizz under control so you can have a great hair day, every day, no matter the weather.
Add Some Glamour
I love bobby pins! But I love pearl bobby pins even more. These pins are an easy and fun way to add a pop of glamour to your everyday look. It really just brings another element and dimension to your look and they’re so fun with anything you’re wearing.
Work the Product In
If you’re using products on your hair, it’s important that you really work it through the strands so every bit of your hair can feel the benefits. This brush helps you do just that without any of the tearing and pulling that some other brushes and combs tend to come with.
Get Your Scalp Under Control
Tea tree oil is something that’s absolutely amazing for your hair! It can help to clear built-up grime and dandruff and can keep your head from itching or feeling too grungy. It also has the added benefit of making you smell like a bright, fresh, spring shower.
Don’t Compromise Your Color
If you’ve colored your hair, you know how important it is to preserve the colors you’ve worked so hard to put in. This shampoo is an awesome way to really clean your strands off without doing any damage to your lovely color — it’ll all stay put!
In Case of Emergencies
It’s always a good idea to have an emergency kit in your car. And, of course, I mean emergency kits for things like accidents. But it’s also a great idea to keep a hair emergency kit in your front seat for days you’re running late to a meeting or an appointment and have to do something with your messy hair.
This Shampoo Does the Most
Not only is this shampoo cleansing, nourishing, and hydrating, but it also happens to be incredibly helpful in helping you to detangle those knotted-up curls or coils. It makes it so much easier to brush it out and get your style going without having to yank strands from your head.