Why curly hair is dry because of its shape, why frizz is decided in the ten minutes after the shower, and which Japanese conditioners, shampoos and dryers actually change the result. Ranked by impact, not by price.
KINUJO publishes airflow, ReFa publishes temperature, and neither brand sells a dryer on Amazon.com. A Tokyo hairdresser compares both ranges, names the only model from each that runs on US power, and answers the Japan question separately.
Japanese shampoo is built for the lengths; Korean shampoo is built for the scalp. A hairdresser compares seven bottles on Amazon US — and finds the gentlest and the strongest cleanser are both Korean.
&honey and YOLU clean with the same three ingredients in a different order. A Tokyo-trained hairdresser explains what each one leaves on your hair, and which hair type should buy which.
How to find a genuinely sulphate-free shampoo in a Japanese drugstore: the characters to look for on the back of the bottle, why medicated (薬用) labels break the usual rule, and the four I would buy.
Shukumo kyosei (縮毛矯正) is the Japanese name for Japanese hair straightening. A Tokyo-trained straightening specialist explains how it works, the 72-hour rule, and the three costs that come after: shampoo, dryer and touch-ups.
A Tokyo hairdresser compares the Dyson Supersonic and Panasonic nanoe dryers you can buy on Amazon US — one controls the air temperature, the other spreads the heat — and says which hair each one suits.
YOLU and BOTANIST are made by the same Japanese company but clean hair in opposite ways. Here is which one suits your hair — and why the YOLU on Amazon US is not the YOLU sold in Japan.
A Tokyo hairdresser compares BOTANIST and &honey: the cleansers, which hair type each one suits, and why only one of them is really in stock on Amazon US.
Most lists are just shampoo. A Tokyo hairdresser ranks Japanese curly hair products by what changes the result — and names two you should not buy Japanese.
Frizz is not created in the shower. A Tokyo hairdresser covers both halves — 4 Japanese shampoos worth buying, and the drying technique that decides…