This shampoo and conditioner start at £3.33 a bottle - here's why they're my favourite
I first stumbled across Monday in 2021, around one year after the brand's market launch. Indeed, with its founder – Jaimee Lupton – being New Zealand-based, our lucky Kiwi friends got their hands on the haircare range 18 months before the products finally landed in the UK. Since then, the brand has expanded to over 40 countries. It came as no surprise - the moment the baby pink bottles graced my shower stand, I was obsessed.
Four years since my first test, Monday now boasts seven different shampoo and conditioner ranges, each targeted toward a different haircare need - moisture, clarify, smooth, volume, repair, colour protect, and gentle.
While I've tested over half the collection, including moisture, smooth, gentle and repair, the moisture range (shampoo: £3.33, Boots.com; conditioner: £3.33, Boots.com) is a personal favourite. If you struggle with knots and tangles, these formulas will be a surefire way to get through those tugs, and they smell wonderful, too.
How I tested
As well as testing the Monday haircare shampoo and conditioner in 2021 (and several times since), I've been testing the moisture range from the brand more closely of late. I rinse and repeat with the shampoo before brushing the conditioner through my hair while in the shower. For context, I also brush my hair pre-shower, but whether my hair brush glides through my wet hair is a completely different matter, so I've certainly been taking note of whether the moisture conditioner can detangle. Other things to note? I paid attention to the scent and the feel of my hair post-drying, as well as how long the wash lasted before I needed another.
Why you can trust us
As someone with more than five years of experience writing about beauty products, plus four years using Monday Haircare, Lucy is confident in her knowledge of which ingredients are good (and bad) for your hair. As for her wider expertise in the haircare field, she recently tested 14 out of the 35 products reviewed in our IndyBest shampoo and conditioner round-up. Within that edit, she crowned Monday Haircare the overall best buy, describing it as 'a wonder for damaged hair.' In addition to real-world testing and experience, Lucy has learned from haircare experts like Michael Douglas and Samantha Cusick.
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