Low-Maintenance Hair 101 | Hair.com By L'Oréal

Low Maintenance Manes: How To Simplify Your Care And Styling Routine

Your guide to achieving gorgeous (and fuss-free) hair.

While we adore spending time prepping, styling, and nourishing our manes, we know that saving time is also a priority. If you’re a girl on-the-go, you likely don’t have a lot of hours to dedicate to your hair routine—and that’s okay! There are so many ways to keep your routine carefree while still ensuring that your strands look and feel their absolut best.

Whether you’re looking to revamp your hair routine completely, spend less time styling, or take a breather from bleach blonde hair in favor of a more carefree hue, let us guide you! We’re talking all-things low-maintenance hair, including the most low-maintenance haircut, easy-to-maintain hair color ideas, and the products you need to speed up your styling routine. Read on for everything you need to know.

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Redken

Quick Blowout Heat Protecting Blowdry Spray

A lightweight spray that helps reduce blow drying time

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1 fl oz4.2 fl oz

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Kérastase

Curl Manifesto Gelee Curl Contour Gel-Cream

A curl-enhancing, defining gel-cream for curly, coily, and very curly hair.

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5 fl oz

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L'Oréal Professionnel

Tecni.Art Next Day Hair Dry Finishing Spray

A dry texturizing spray that creates a weightless, tousled, second-day, disheveled look on all hair types.

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6.8 fl oz

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Matrix

Style Link Texture Builder Messy Finishing Spray

A hairspray for achieving a windswept texture.

One size only for Style Link Texture Builder Messy Finishing Spray

5 fl oz

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Mizani

Style Shifter Society Coco Dew Pre-Styling & Restyling Spray

A moisturizing 2-in-1 pre-styling and re-styling curl spray.

One size only for Style Shifter Society Coco Dew Pre-Styling & Restyling Spray

6.7 fl oz

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L'Oréal Professionnel

Steampod Hair Straightener + Curling Iron

A flat iron for fast, smooth styling on all hair types.

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White

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Pureology

Style + Protect Weightless Volume Mousse for Color-Treated Hair

Conditioning mousse provides weightless volume, heat protection, and shine.

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8.4 fl oz

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Biolage Professional

All-In-One Intense Dry Shampoo with Rice Starch

Multi-benefit dry shampoo made with rice starch to deeply cleanse, prime & refresh.

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3.2 fl oz

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Redken

Deep Clean Dry Shampoo

A high-performance dry shampoo that absorbs excess oil on up to day 4 hair.

One size only for Deep Clean Dry Shampoo

9 fl oz

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Biolage Professional

Styling Airdry Glotion Multi-Benefit Styling Spray

A multi-benefit styling spray that works as an air dry spray.

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5.1 fl oz

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Redken

Extreme Anti-Snap Split Ends Hair Treatment

A leave-in treatment for damaged hair and split ends.

One size only for Extreme Anti-Snap Split Ends Hair Treatment

8.45 fl oz

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Kérastase

Resistance Masque Force Architecte Hair Mask for Damaged Hair

A highly-concentrated, strengthening mask for weak, brittle, or damaged hair.

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6.7 fl oz

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What The Pros Say:

1. Opt for long layers to keep your cut low-maintenance with tons of natural movement.

2. Embrace your natural hair texture.

3. Add products like texturizing spray, hair gel, mousse, and curl cream to your routine to make no-heat styling easier.

4. Spritz on dry shampoo to save time (and product) between wash days.

5. Use products and tools that help speed up your blowdry and styling time.

6. Save time in the morning by styling your hair while you’re catching Zs.

7. Choose low-maintenance salon color services like balayage, highlights, and hair glosses.

8. Keep your mane in tip-top shape with weekly at-home hair treatments.

Want to learn more about low-maintenance hair color—and maybe get inspired for a color change of your own? Watch the video below to see a gorgeous honey brunette balayage transformation, created using Redken’s Shades EQ hair gloss.

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Redken

Acidic Bonding Concentrate Sulfate Free Shampoo for Damaged Hair

All-in-one concentrated shampoo for damaged hair

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1.7 fl oz10.1 fl oz33.8 fl oz

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Redken

Redken Volume Maximizer Thickening Spray for Fine Hair

A lightweight volumizing spray that adds flexible volume to fine hair from roots to ends.

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8.5 fl oz

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Invisible Dry Shampoo

A lightweight, fragrance-free dry shampoo with an invisible finish.

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5 fl oz

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