I’ve always found that no matter which home hair colouring pack you use, the conditioner enclosed in the box always makes your hair feel fantastic.

In fact, many times I’ve wondered why these conditioners aren’t sold separately for use between colourings.

Well, it appears someone was eavesdropping on my inane internal monologues about hair care, because Clairol has apparently done just that. Clairol Nice ‘n Easy ColourSeal Gloss intensive conditioner can now be purchased at most chemists and supermarkets for the very reasonable price of approximately $6 a tube.

I am absolutely in love with the stuff. I have very dry hair, and while this conditioner hasn’t solved the problem entirely, it does seem to have helped a great deal.

The packaging says each tube contains three applications, but I think you can get more out of it as you don’t need much (unless you’ve got very long, thick hair). You should use this once or twice a week as an intensive treatment - I wouldn’t recommend using it every day (then again, I also wouldn’t recommend washing your hair every day. Full stop).

By Caroline Warnes