Hair Care
Hair care in Japan can be challenging. There is definitely not a lot available for natural hair, and unless you have thick, copious amounts of Asian hair, finding products that work is tough.
However, they do exist and they can be found. Below you can find shampoo, conditioner, styling products, and hair colour that is popular in Japan for a variety of hair types.
Select a category from the left or scroll down to see the whole lineup of the most popular hair care products, with descriptions in English.
If you have natural hair and you have found products that work for you in Japan, send us a message through our contact form to let us know so we can spread the word!
Men's Hair Products
Wax/Pomade
Gatsby Moving Rubber
Spiky Edge (pink)
-For Very Short and Short hair. Volumizing wax for spiked styles.
Wild Shake (purple)
-For Short and Medium Short hair. Texturizing wax for tousled styles.
Loose Shuffle (orange)
-For Short, Medium Short, and Medium hair. Pomade for relaxed styling of wavy/curly hair.
Airize (green)
-For Medium Short and Medium hair. Volumizing pomade for light, texturized styles.
Cool Wet (blue)
-For Short, Medium Short, and Medium hair. Pomade for beachy, tousled styles.
Grunge Matte (grey)
-For Very Short, Short, and Medium Short hair. Volumizing pomade with a matte finish.
Gatsby Perfect hold
Gatsby Perfect Hold Wax Extra Hard
-For very short hair. Natural style, hard finish wax.
Gatsby Perfect Hold Wax Short Hard
- For short hair. Natural style, hard finish wax.
Mousse
Gatsby Styling Foam
Gatsby Soft
-Soft hold styling mousse for a natural, soft finish.
Gatsby Hard
-Firm hold styling mousse for a natural yet firm set.
Gatsby Super Hard
-Extra firm hold styling mousse for an all-day strong style.
Gatsby Wet & Hard
-Firm hold styling mousse for a beachy, slightly wet look.
Gel
Hair Spray
Men’s Shampoo & Conditioner
Clarifying Shampoo and Conditioner for removing built up styling products and oil
Volumizing Shampoo for Fine, Thin, and Thinning Hair
Shampoo/Conditioner Combo
Dandruff Control
H&S (Head & Shoulders) Volume Up Series Shampoo, Conditioner, and Treatment
- For treatment of dandruff and itching. Volumizing products for fine, thin, and thinning hair
H&S (Head & Shoulders) Scalp Ex Series Shampoo and Conditioner
- For treatment of dandruff and itching associated with very oily scalp
Men’s hair colour
Liese Prettia Foam Colour
- Full range of colours that lighten your hair and then deposit colour. This colour is not designed to darken light hair. It is designed to lighten and colour darker hair.
Gatsby Foam Colour
Full range of colours that lighten your hair and then deposit colour. This colour is not designed to darken light hair. It is designed to lighten and colour darker hair.
Salon de Pro
- This brand makes grey-cover natural hair colours in a range of browns and blacks.
Women's Hair Products
Aerosol ->Scented
Aerosol -> Unscented
Non-aerosol hair sprays
Women’s Shampoo & Conditioner
Moisturizing Shampoo, Conditioner, and Treatment for Dry, Brittle Hair
Damage Repair Shampoo for Chemical and Heat Damaged Hair
Volumizing Shampoo for Fine, Thin, and Thinning Hair
Curl/Wave Control Shampoo for Unruly and Difficult Hair
Dandruff Control
H&S (Head & Shoulders) Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner
- For treating itching and dandruff associated with dry scalp
H&S (Head & Shoulders) Refresh Shampoo and Conditioner
- For treating itching and dandruff associated with oil-congested scalp
Non-Silicone Shampoos & Conditioners
Clarifying Shampoo and Conditioner for removing built up styling products
Mod’s Hair Aqua Clear Shampoo and Conditioner
Women’s hair colour
Liese Prettia Foam Colour
This product is designed to lighten and then deposit. It is made for dark hair. If you want to go from a darker colour to one of the colours on this list, simply use the product without buying bleach or peroxide separately.
*This product is not designed to deposit only and is not for use on hair that is lighter than the target colour.
1. Jewel Peach 2. Pink Berry 3. Elegant Peach 4. Rose Tea Brown 5.Irish Brown 6. Cocoa Brown 7. Natural Mocha 8. Milk Tea Brown 9. Marshmallow Brown 10. Glossy Brown
11. Royal Brown 12. Dark Chocolat 13. Royal Chocolat 14. Milky Beige 15. French Beige 16. Candy Beige 17. Cool Ash 18. Natural Ash 19. British Ash
Liese Prettia Colour Return
This colour is deposit only and is designed to darken lighter hair. It comes in two colours: Natural brown and Natural Black. There is also a temporary Natural Black available.
*This product is designed to deposit only and is for use on hair that is lighter than the target colour.
Natural Brown hair colour
Natural Black hair colour
Natural Brown hair colour
Cielo Hair Colour
This brand provides a line of grey-cover hair colours. Most of their products are no-mix or mess-free mix. The following link provides English instructions and precautions on each product line, as well as a colour guide.
Colour guide: http://www.cielo.jp/global/en/index.html
Japanese source:http://www.cielo.jp/lineup/
Bigen Hair Colour
This brand provides a line of grey-cover hair colours. Most of their products are no-mix or mess-free mix. The following link provides English instructions and precautions on each product line, as well as a colour guide.
Colour guide: http://www.bigen.jp/global/en/
Japanese source:http://www.bigen.jp/catalog/bigen_color.html
Bleach
Beauteen Base Up Bleach
This is a standard hair bleaching product.
The following link provides instructions, colour guide, and precautions in English.
Bleach guide: http://www.beauteen.jp/global/en/bleach/
Fresh Light Bleach
This is a standard hair bleaching product.
Japanese source: http://schwarzkopf-henkel.jp/brand/freshlight/bleach
Unisex shampoo & Conditioner
Clarifying Shampoo and Conditioner for removing built up styling products and oil
Non-silicone
Merit Pyuan Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner
- Moisturizing shampoo and conditioner for dry hair
Shampoo/Conditioner Combo
Additive-free
Miyoshi Additive-free Soap Shampoo and Conditioner
- Shampoo contains only water and potassium soap base
- Conditioner contains only water, citric acid, and sodium citrate
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