The Top 10 Best Japanese Hair Products

If you're looking for the perfect hair spray that will keep your hair healthy, shiny, and feeling fresh after every shower, this is the product for you. Unlike your standard American hairspray, this product nourishes your hair and keep it silky smooth while styling.

The hold on this is very very light and can be thought of more as a leave-in conditioner after you shower. There's not a lot of styling properties, but it definitely improves the silkiness and shine of your hair. You can use it in the shower, right after you shower, or best after towel drying your hair

Also, the product smells super fresh,  almost reminiscent of fresh linen or laundry detergent. It's leaves you smelling clean and your hair feeling great.

Overall, this is a great hair spray as a leave-in conditioner.

Camellia oil has tons of benefits for the body, hair, and skin. It is an exceptional source of Omega-6 Linoleic fatty acids as well as anti-aging antioxidants.

Regarding hair care, Camellia oil softens hair and makes it more manageable. It helps to restore hair’s natural shine and retain moisture.

Camellia oil also helps prevent dandruff by treating dry scalp and itchiness. Additionally, it forms a barrier against environmental pollutants.

Using the product is super simple. Just massage a few drops into damp clean hair ends to nourish dry hair, split ends, and dull strands. You can also use this oil on dry hair.

It is 100% natural made from 100% pure camellia japonica seed oil. This product doesn’t have an expiration date, so you can use it as needed. It is fragrance-free, so you can use it in tandem with any of your fragranced products.

One bottle is 60-ml (2 oz.), but since all you need is a few drops, one bottle can last you quite a while. This is a definite must-have for all hair types.

This hair wax is absolutely incredible. The wax is soft to the touch yet has an unyielding hold. The product is more like a paste instead of wax, making application easy.

Created from a combination of seven fruit extracts, you can create looks that will last, “providing extreme hold for extreme designs.” The blend features apples, jujube fruit, grapefruit, cuneate fruit, lime, orange, and lemon.

The product doesn’t have a strong scent, and it doesn’t attract dust like some other hair gels. It works great for people with short hair. If washing your hair on a daily basis is not your thing, this hair wax lasts for days (not just hours).

It dries quickly upon contact with your hair and is easy to wash off. The container is relatively small (1.24 oz) and cute but kind of pricey. However, a small amount of this product goes a long way, so one jar should be able to last you several months.

Create a feathered look without spending too much time and effort using this wax by Gatsby. This hair wax is formulated for men, but since its ratings indicate that it holds medium short and medium and above hair, women could use it just the same.

Once applied, the product goes on matte and doesn’t leave much shine. That may or may not be a good thing, depending on your particular preferences. A little goes a long way, and applying too much to your hair will result in gunky hair that appears heavy and flattened.

It creates a very strong hold that can sustain most hairstyles throughout the day. Despite its strong hold, Air Rise leaves a soft finish on the hair. The product is also paraben-free, so you don’t have to worry about damaging effects to your hair.

The green apple scent is absolutely delicious, but if you find that this particular wax doesn’t work for you, Gatsby has an extensive line of seven different types of moving rubbers, so we are confident that you will find something that works for you and your hair.

These Japanese retexturizing products work in as little as 45 minutes. Create a permanent natural bounce and healthy shine that needs retouching only once every six to eight months.

Milbon products are formaldehyde-free, and the brand offers three different finishes to cater specifically to your hair type. LISCIO hair straightening is for individuals with curly and unmanageable hair. The smooth control finish is for people with finer hair and inconsistent waves and frizz. It works great for people who want to make blow styling their hair a bit easier.

Finally, LISCO straight variations are for clients with thick, bulky hair who want to keep their natural curl pattern while reducing bulkiness for easy manageability.

Since this chemically retexturizes your hair, it’s best used on virgin hair—hair that’s never been colored or bleached. While you can use it on chemically treated hair, the likelihood of breakage increases exponentially.

This is a little weaker than your standard relaxer but stronger than keratin treatments. Since it is a professional grade product, be sure to follow the instructions. And apply the product in a well-ventilated area because it stinks!

For  those of you who want to heal your damaged hair with a nourishing serum, this is the best Japanese hair product for you. This evening primrose oil serum treatment  is perfect for all types of hair, damaged hair being the main culprit.

Utilizing Carboxymehtyl Disulfide Keratin, aka CMADK for intensive repair and soybeans for antioxidant, this serum gives your damaged hair everything it needs to be revitalized and rejuvenated after color treatments and heat. Also, it gives a great sine and glow that leaves your hair feeling and looking healthy again.

This is the ultimate hair serum if your hair is dying for a luxurious treatment. Your hair will definitely thank you later for this.

Shiseido is one of the most-well known and highly trusted Japanese beauty lines on the market. With over 140 years of experience, you know they must be doing something right.

This bundle features a 500-ml damage care shampoo and a 500-ml damage care conditioner. Both products work to repair hair that has been damaged by chemicals. They also help to restore the scalp, which often becomes rough due to color and perm-related damage.

The main ingredient in these products is Japanese camellia oil, also known as Tsubaki oil. The oil alone has been used in Japan as a conditioner for centuries. It contains high levels of oleic acid that helps to strengthen and moisturize hair. It also combats free-radical damage, thanks to its high levels of antioxidants.

For the size of the bottles, this set is a bit pricey. However, they work great to repair damaged hair, and the shampoo and conditioner leave your hair smelling incredible.

This all-in-one formula is used for cleansing, moisturizing, and reducing hair loss. Three types of seaweeds are used and nothing more, making this product 100% natural.

Fukuro-Funori (jelly moss), Ma-Kombu, and Mekabu are the three types of seaweeds featured in this blend. Each is unique in its concentration of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and polysaccharides. They all contain calcium, magnesium, iron, and vitamin K.

The seaweed cleanser and conditioner has many compelling benefits including restoration of hair’s natural sheen, adds volume to thin hair, makes coarse hair softer, restores hair that has been damaged by coloring and perms, supplies nutrients to hair and scalp, and relieves itchy and dry scalp.

It can be used as a standalone deep treatment, or it can be mixed with your favorite shampoo to create a lather. It works well for all hair types and colors. Funori Japanese Seaweed Hair Cleanser and Conditioner is the holy grail of hair products.

These products combine pure Japanese herbal essences with rice bran to create a great hair line that both repairs and restores moisture to dry and damaged hair.

The shampoo by Kracie produces a smooth lather that gently cleanses each strand of hair without stripping it of its natural moisture. The creamy lather helps to prevent damage caused by excess friction.

The conditioner in this set has natural oils that smooth hair while protecting it from excess friction caused by applying the product. In addition to shampoo and conditioner, Kracie offers a variety of hair care products that you can use in tandem.

A natural wild cherry blossom aroma will leave your hair smelling clean and refreshed. Hiougi, camellia extract, soapberry, walnut oil, yusuru essence, yusuru oil, and yusuru lipids all work together to create a moisturizing and nutrient-packed blend to restore dry and damaged hair.

Just a heads up—this list is going to have several Shiseido products because the company is good at what they do!

This shampoo and conditioner set is formulated specifically for hair that is dry, brittle, over-treated, and damaged by the sun. Plant botanicals and essential oils work together to nourish your scalp and hair.

They do this by leaving an invisible layer of protection around each strand of hair that repairs and moisturizes split ends.

When using the shampoo, it is best to let it “soak” on your head for about ten minutes so that your hair has the opportunity of absorbing the powerful nutrients. The only negative about these products is that the scent can be a little overpowering, especially if you’re prone to allergies.

The shampoo lathers enough to create some good suds but not so much that it feels as if it’s stripping your hair. Each bottle is 600-ml (or 20.3 oz). Compared to other pricey hair care products, this set is really affordable.