'Glass hair' is the latest celebrity beauty trend. Here's how to get the ultra-shiny look
Toronto Star · Caitlin Kenny Special to The Kit ·
It represents K-beauty's next chapter, so we sought out expert tips from Korean hair pros.
For years now, we’ve been double-cleansing our faces, patting on essences, and loading up on snail slime and salmon sperm DNA—all in the name of glass skin. Now, K-beauty’s next chapter is giving a (literal) glow-up to another part of our beauty routine: our hair.
The glass-hair trend is everywhere, and these mirror-like manes are coming not from piling on shine-boosting oils but from a more holistic approach. “Korean haircare has traditionally placed a particularly strong emphasis on hair health as the foundation for smoothness, softness and shine,” says Mia Kang, who works in research and development at Unove, which has been the top haircare brand at Olive Young for four years in a row and just landed at Sephora Canada. “‘Glass hair’ is a visible expression of that healthy, well-repaired hair.”
Sound familiar? “It’s very similar to Korean skincare in that people don’t necessarily wait until there’s a problem,” says Suji Kim, a master stylist at Korean salon Perfect X Hair in Toronto. “They’re more likely to follow a routine, use treatments regularly, and pay attention to their scalp and hair.”
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