Today, the best professional hair repair products don’t simply mask damage, they work at a molecular level to reverse it.
This is not marketing mumbo; it’s clinically proven in scientific trials and endless customer reviews. Innovative, new-generation products now actually fix the hair’s cortex to repair damage internally, not just on the outer cuticle.
At Hair Health & Beauty, we stock some of the world’s most advanced hair-care brands, like superstar K18. Its revolutionary patented PEPTIDE technology uses biomimetics to reconnect keratin chains broken by bleach, colour and chemical services. The product took 10 years of research to come to market.
We bring you the latest in hair technology, supplying the best professional hair repair products for salons in South Africa in 2025. Here are some of our favourite products, plus common FAQs about hair repair.
Pre-service/hair prep treatments
The first step in preventing or reversing damage is preparing a client’s hair for a chemical or colour treatment. These pre-service treatments remove product build-up, demineralise hair and ready it for chemicals and hot tools, greatly reducing the threat of damage and ensuring treatments last:
Bond-building and filling treatments
These latest-generation treatments use patented technologies during and post-service to reverse damage and prevent breakage while strengthening hair and improving elasticity:
Shampoos
Effective shampoos remove product build-up, environmental debris and unwanted oils to create the perfect canvas for treatments, and providing maximum repair and protection. They can be used in salons and/or at home for maintenance.
Conditioners
These conditioners help maintain repaired hair through concentrated, targeted ingredients that don’t leave hair weighed down or greasy:
Masks, oils and leave-in treatments
Maintenance is key for keeping hair repaired, hydrated and salon-smooth. These masks and oils can be used in salon between chemical and colour treatments, or by clients at home.
FAQs
Why is there growing demand for premium hair repair products and treatments?
Stylists and clients want products and treatments that genuinely repair hair and resolve hair concerns. According to a recent report, consumers are no longer satisfied with generic solutions. They’re seeking “personalised, ingredient-conscious, and multifunctional products that align with their values and routines”.
The global hair care market is projected to grow from US$96.7 billion in 2025 to US$128.7 billion by 2034, “driven by rising demand for specialised treatments and hair health solutions that go beyond aesthetics”.
Consumer research shows the current emphasis is on scalp health and on repairing breakage or damage. The top hair goals or concerns reported were:
- preventing hair loss or thinning (37%)
- scalp health (34.5%)
- growth or length (34%)
- repairing damage or breakage (32%)
- adding volume or thickness (28%).
What are the key factors clients are looking for in hair repair treatments?
Clients want innovative hair repair treatments that give visible and lasting results. These treatments must be backed by positive customer reviews online and be highly praised by independent beauty editors and influencers.
What’s more, discerning clients demand that these products be from sustainable brands that use natural, organic ingredients and are vegan. A sample of our brands include:
K18 is vegan, never tested on animals and free from parabens, sulphates, silicones, phthalates, sodium chloride, artificial colours, formaldehyde and formaldehyde donors. Made in Canada.
OSMO Chromaplex is vegan, never tested on animals, and free of chemicals, parabens and sulphates. Made in UK.
Damage UNDO is vegan, never tested on animals, and 96% naturally derived products that are free from parabens, silicones, SLS/SLES. Packaging is 100% recycles and recyclable. Made in Italy.
Crazy Color is vegan, never tested on animals, and free of parabens, glutens and sulphates.
What are the latest advances in hair repair treatments?
In the past, hair repair treatments worked by nourishing and restoring broken, damaged, brittle hair. They worked on the surface to soothe, smooth and add sheen to hair, masking damage and providing temporary results.
Today, hair repair products actually UNDO damage caused to hair at its core by chemical services, thermal styling and environmental factors. They work in different ways, but the game-changing superstar in repair treatments is K18. It has reinvented how they work and is the first brand to use biomimetics to reconnect broken keratin chains.
Its patented peptide, K18PEPTIDE, penetrates the hair’s inner layers to repair broken polypeptide chains and disulphide bonds, restoring hair strength, elasticity, and softness. The four-minute, two-step salon service gives visible results after just one use, and improves continually with at-home maintenance.
What is meant by keratin bond repair?
This refers to treatments that restore and strengthen the keratin bonds within the hair’s shaft. Keratins are the building blocks of hair and are essential for its integrity and strength.
When they are broken or damaged by chemical and colour treatments, hair is left brittle and damaged. Repair treatments fix these damaged keratin bonds.