Great hair but make it easy
The viral Abbey Yung method is a game changer for great hair day, everyday. But with so many stages in this haircare routine and choices of product for each stage, it can be overwhelming.
We wanted to make it easier.
The Abbey Yung Method
Abbey recommends a full routine built around four stages.
- Pre-Shower prepares and protects your hair with bond repair treatments and oils
- In-Shower focuses on cleansing, repairing, conditioning, adding gloss, and deep masking your hair
- Post-Shower strengthens, protects from heat, and adds moisture, shine, and hold
- Between Washes refreshes hair with light conditioning, heat protection, and dry shampoo.
Pre-Shower
Before you get in the shower you have two optional steps. Bond repair treatments treat the hair from the inside out and oil treatments are good for those with damaged hair that gets super tangled or really dry after washing.
We Recommend Epres Bond Repair
It’s expensive but this bond repair spray is the ultimate and worth investing in for a noticeable difference. Abbey says to spray this at least 10min before washing and that’s your pre-shower bond repair sorted!
Pre-Shower Oil Treatments
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OGX Anti-Breakage Serum
A good choice for strengthening finer hair, this is a
lightweight, creamy blend with coconut milk and protein.
OGX Coconut Miracle Oil
Good for thicker, very dry, coarse or frizz-prone hair that needs
deep nourishment to soften and tame.
In-Shower
In the shower you need to shampoo, use a bond repair treatment and condition.
For Shampoo: Abbey recommends alternating between clarifying, non-clarifying and if necessary, medicated shampoo. Clarifying shampoo should be used once a week minimum. If, like us you weren’t aware of the difference, clarifying shampoo deeply cleans your hair and scalp to remove buildup of oils, styling products, hard water minerals, and residues from conditioners or dry shampoos. Non-clarifying shampoo is for regular maintenance.
Then comes a post shampoo bond repair treatment.
For Conditioning: Abbey recommends using at least one conditioning product (gloss, conditioning conditioner or mask) every time you wash your hair. If needed, you can use a combination with each wash i.e. gloss + mask, conditioner + mask etc.
Clarifying Shampoos
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Dove Strengthening Shampoo
An affordable solution designed especially for people prone to breakage.
L’Oreal Clarify Shampoo
An affordable option for people with oily roots and dry lengths.
L’Oreal Professional Shampoo
Revitalises colour-treated hair.
Garnier Pure Clean
Affordable option which cleanses and hydrates, with no weight down.
Pantene Volume & Body Shampoo
A great, affordable cleansing option for fine and thin hair.
K18 Detox Shampoo
A higher end option that deep cleans exceptionally well.
Living Proof Clarifying Detox Shampoo
Deeply cleanses hair, removing product buildup, pollution, excess oil, and heavy metals deposited from hard water to keep hair cleaner, longer.
Ouai Detox Shampoo
Like Living Proof, deeply cleanses hair but designed for colour-treated hair.
Non-Clarifying
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Dove Bond Strength Shampoo
Designed to strengthen bonds already in your hair. Said to strengthen hair from daily wear and tear. Leaves hair feeling super soft.
Dove Intensive Repair Shampoo
Designed to go even further than Dove Bond Repair, basically this is more intensive repair for more intensely damaged hair.
Garnier Strength Repair Shampoo
Designed for deep nourishment, this hair serum targets damage at the core, providing long-lasting hydration and repair for visibly smoother and more resilient hair.
L’Oreal Bond Repair Shampoo
Repairing damaged hair and reduce breakage, this formula is close to the Redken acidic bonding one.
Pureology Strengthen Cure Shampoo
A gentle, sulfate-free formula designed to repair and strengthen damaged, colour-treated hair without stripping colour.
amika Bond Repair Shampoo
A bond repair shampoo that is clinically proven to repair and strengthen damaged strands caused by everyday stressors, heat and chemical treatments.
All hail K18
The go-to post-shampoo bond repair treatment, suitable for all hair types, is absolutely incredible. Worth the money.
Other Bond Treatments
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OGX Bond Repair
Repairs bleach, heat and mechanical damage by binding to damage sites and rebuilding bonds. Affordable price tag.
Garnier Fructis Hair Filler + Bonding
A pioneering solution for damaged hair. The strong concentrate delves deep into the hair cortex to repair and strengthen across several layers. No harsh chemicals included!
L’Oreal Bond Strengthening Concentrate
A layer of defense against breakage/future damage. Your bleached, heat and chemically damaged, weak hair will strengthen bonds and thank you for it.
Conditioning Gloss
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L’Oreal 8 Wonder Water
This is the absolute best. Massage into your hair for 8 seconds for the most hydrated, shiniest hair. We back the claims of salon-quality results without the price tag.
L’Oreal Glossing 5-Min Lamination Mask
Transforms dull, tired hair into shinier and smoother hair for up to 5 days.
amika Instant Shine Mask
Suitable for all hair types. Seals the cuticle to soften and hydrate hair.
Results in 60 seconds – a quick addition to the hair routine.
Conditioning Conditioner
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Garnier Strength Repair Conditioner
A really good option to re-set your hair, this reduces frizz and leaves your hair looking sleek and shiny.
Dove Bond Strength Conditioner
Offers a targeted, deep level of repair for damage. Specially formulated for hair that’s been chemically damaged by styling or colouring.
Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner
Choose this for extremely damaged hair that needs rebuilding and nourishment, as it works to repair and strengthen lost amino acids.
L’Oreal Bond Repair Conditioner
Really good formulation for hair prone to tangling.
Repairs and hydrates but is known to have a strong scent.
Pureology Strength Cure Conditioner
A great option if your priority is repairing split ends. Some people say this feels quite heavy in their hair so may be less ideal for fine hair.
amika Strength Repair Conditioner
Expensive but very effective at reducing split ends and repairing damage.
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate
Redken is the choice for repairing damage and strengthening, offering significant repair benefits to prevent breakage.
Conditioning Masks
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Cer-100 Collagen Ceramide Protein
Almost worth buying just for the packaging, a k-beauty staple that detangles and reduces hair shredding.
Pantene Miracle Rescue
Any gold label comes recommended by Abbey.
This one softens hair, reduces frizz, and adding shine.
Pantene Miracle Bond Repair
Higher-concentration treatment for more intensive damage hair repair.
OGX Bond Protein Bond Repair
Works especially well for thick, long and curly hair with results after one-use.
Dove Bond Strength
For general strengthening from daily wear and tear like heat styling.
Dove Intensive Repair
Goes further than Bond Strength, rebuilding and strengthening
amino acids lost from more severe damage.
amika Intense Repair
Good for very damaged hair, this mask is formulated for intense repair, fortifying strands, leaving them smoother and more resilient.
Post-Shower
Once you’ve finished your shower you’ve got the option of another bond repair treatment (not necessary if you’ve done a pre-shower bond-repair treatment) followed by leave-in conditioner and heat protectant, optional styling treatments and three types of style sealers (serums, lotions/creams and oils).
Most of this stuff is optional so if you’re one to get overwhelmed by choice, start with just the mandatory steps in the shower.
Post-Shower Bond Repair
Patent-pending technology with clinically proven results – leaves hair shinier, stronger and smoother after one use. Only required once a week, a quick and easy addition to your routine.
Leave-in Conditioner and Heat Protection
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Bumble and Bumble Invisible
Oil Heat Protective Primer
A multitasking leave-in conditioner spray that delivers 86% more hydration, instantly cuts frizz by 50% + provides heat protection up to 450 degrees. It’s got UV Filters to protect hair against the drying effects of the sun, helps protect colour from fading up to 16 washes, detangles to help protect against breakage, smoothes, softens and adds shine. A #1 best seller.
Pantene Miracle Rescue Spray
If you’re choosing between these cream style sealers, Pantene is best for and affordable intense hydration and frizz control.
TreSemme Protecting
Heat Styling Spray
Lightweight, effective at protecting hair from heat damage.
TreSemme Keratin Smooth
Blowout Heat Protection Spray
Specifically formulated with keratin to not only protect from heat but also to smooth and strengthen hair.
OGX Bond Repair Spray
Strengthens your hair, lightweight and effective heat protectant.
Note, this does have a strong scent.
L’Oreal Moisture Leave-In
Conditioner Spray
Smells great, works great. This is a multi-benefit product designed
to condition, protect, and simplify hair care routines for
colour-treated and dry hair
Redken One United Multi
Benefit Treatment Spray
Created for all hair types, this treatment spray improves manageability, provides protection from heat and styling and enhances overall hair health and appearance. Claims to have 25 benefits!
Pureology Multi-Tasking
Leave-In Spray
A multi-tasking leave-in spray said to have 21 benefits that primes, protects and perfects all hair types. This one comes highly recommended.
Styling
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Oribe Dry Texturising Spray
Oribe is the holy Grail of dry texture spray, but it’s very expensive.
If cost isn’t an issue, it’s a no brainer.
TreSemme Dry Texture
Finishing Spray
It smells amazing and gives your hair a lot of texture so it can hold style and volume a lot better.
Living Proof Dry Volume
and Texture Spray
Transforms fine, flat, and thin hair, adding volume and texture.
K18 Astrolift Volume Spray
Expensive but gives you incredible, long lasting volume.
TreSemme Amplified Volume
Mostly really loved, this spray provides volume and is cost effective. Some people don’t love the scent.
Serum Style Sealers
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Redken Acidic Bonding Serum
Professional-grade treatment focused on repairing and strengthening damaged, colour-treated, or processed hair.
Garnier Vitamin C Serum
Similar to Redken but on a budget – leaves hair feeling soft, strong,
and less frizzy, with results after just one use.
Pureology Strength Cure
Dream Healer Serum
For damaged, colour-treated hair, focusing on repairing split ends and strengthening.
Cream Style Sealers
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Pantene Miracle Rescue
Leave-In Conditioner
If you’re choosing between these cream style sealers, Pantene is best for intense hydration and frizz control.
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate
Leave-In Treatment
Redken is the choice for repairing damage and strengthening, offering significant repair benefits to prevent breakage.
Bumble and Bumble
Long Last Styling Cream
And if you want styling and hold, this lightweight blend is the way to go.
A little goes a long way.
Oil Style Sealers
Feel free to use any of the OGX oil treatments recommended at the pre-wash stage above, you don’t need to buy any extras for this stage.
Between-Washes
Abbey talks through conditioning treatments, oil, heat protection, and dry shampoo. In our guide, we’ve stuck to reviewing and sharing dry shampoos.
If your hair is feeling dry and tangled between washes, you can apply any overnight treatment or oils already recommended to re-condition, smooth and shine. And if you’re using hot styling tools like straighteners or curling irons between washes, apply your preferred heat protection product.
Dry Shampoo
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Living Proof Perfect Hair Day
This is our favourites, a best seller with an engineered formula to actually clean hair, add texture and body between washes. Worth the investment.
Not Your Mothers Clean Freak
We love that this is made by a small business! It’s a no-frills, benzene-free, drugstore formula that manages to soak up grease in a grand total of 30 seconds. Plus it doesn’t leave behind a gross, chalky texture.
amika Perk Up Plus
Works well and does what it should –
gets rid of oil without leaving a white residue.
Dove Volume and Fullness
Adds volume, absorbs oil, lightweight, affordable but does have a scent.
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