Which Kérastase Is Right For My Hair?
Kérastase makes sixteen different ranges, all of them good, most of them named in French. That is genuinely hard to shop. So instead of sorting by line, find the sentence below that sounds like your hair.
Everything here is what our stylists actually reach for behind the chair — not what the brand pushes hardest.
My hair is dry, dull or thirsty
Kérastase Nutritive
The hydration line. Bain Satin for normal-to-dry, Bain Riche if your hair drinks everything and still wants more. Masquintense is the weekly reset.
Start with: Bain Satin + Lait Vital
My hair is damaged or breaking
Kérastase Résistance
For hair over-processed, heat-styled or lightened one time too many. Force Architecte for structural repair, Thérapiste for severely damaged lengths, Extentioniste if you are growing it long.
Start with: Bain Force Architecte + Ciment Anti-Usure
My hair feels rough and I have hard water
Kérastase Première
The newest line, and the one most people have never heard of. It removes the calcium build-up hard water leaves behind — often the real reason hair feels coated and dull no matter what you use.
Start with: Bain Décalcifiant Réparateur
I colour my hair
Kérastase Chroma Absolu
Keeps tone true and shine high between appointments. The difference between colour that still looks expensive at week six and colour that does not.
Start with: Bain Chroma Respect + Masque Chroma Filler
I am blonde or lightened
Kérastase Blond Absolu
Repair and tone for lightened hair. Bain Lumière for shine, Bain Ultra-Violet when brass creeps in, Cicaflash to rebuild what bleach took out.
Start with: Bain Lumière + Cicaflash
I have curls or waves
Kérastase Curl Manifesto
Manuka honey and ceramides rather than heavy silicone, so curls hold their shape without the crunch. The Masque Beurre is the weekly treatment that changes people's minds about their curl pattern.
Start with: Bain Hydratation Douceur + Masque Beurre
My hair frizzes and loses its shape
Kérastase Discipline
The anti-frizz line, for hair that puffs the moment the weather turns. Kératine Thermique matters most — the majority of frizz is created during the blow-dry, not after it.
Start with: Bain Fluidéaliste + Kératine Thermique
My hair is fine or feels thin
Kérastase Densifique
Density rather than styling volume. It works on the scalp to support thicker-feeling regrowth, so it is a programme rather than a quick fix.
Start with: Bain Densité + Mousse Densimorphose
I am losing hair
Kérastase Genesis
Targets hair fall caused by breakage — hair snapping at the root rather than falling from it. The daily serum is the step that does the work.
Start with: Bain Hydra-Fortifiant + Anti-Hair Fall Serum
I am losing hair — men's range
Kérastase Genesis Homme
The same approach in formats built for a shorter routine, plus a thickening wax that styles fine hair without weighing it down.
Start with: Bain de Force Quotidien + Anti-Hair Fall Serum
My scalp is oily, sensitive or itchy
Kérastase Spécifique
Treats the scalp as skin, which is usually the missing step when nothing else has worked. Bain Divalent balances oily roots without drying the ends; Dermo-Calm is for scalps that react to everything.
Start with: Bain Divalent or Bain Vital Dermo-Calm
My scalp flakes
Kérastase Symbiose
Anti-dandruff without the harshness that usually comes with treating it, and a conditioner that looks after the lengths while the scalp treatment works.
Start with: Fondant Apaisant Essentiel
I want shine above everything
Kérastase Gloss Absolu
The newest shine line — glaze technology borrowed from colour work, for a finish that reads as glass rather than grease.
Start with: Bain Hydra-Glaze + Glaze Drops
I just want the oil everyone talks about
Kérastase Elixir Ultime
The original Kérastase hair oil. Marula, camellia, argan and maize — smooths and adds shine without sitting greasy on fine hair. Available as a refill once you know you like it.
Start with: L'Huile Originale
My hair is ageing and I want the luxury one
Kérastase Chronologiste
The most indulgent line Kérastase makes. Renewal, shine and fragrance, built for hair and scalp that have earned it.
Start with: Bain Régénérant + Masque Intense
I am in the sun, sea or a pool
Kérastase Soleil
UV, salt and chlorine lift colour and dry out lengths faster than anything you do at home. Worth having through summer if you have paid for colour you would like to keep.
Start with: Huile Sirène
Still not sure?
Most people fit more than one of these, and the honest answer is that a stylist who can feel your hair will pick better than any page can. Ask at your next appointment, or get in touch and we will point you at the right one.