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2010 Stylist's Choice Awards from Behind the Chair

Best Hair Products & Tools

By , About.com Guide

Every year Behind the Chair employs their members, all professional cosmetologists, to vote on their favorite hair products and tools. For the past 10 years, the best of these products are crowned as the Stylist Choice. Thousands of hairstylists can't be wrong. Here are the products that topped the list in each category for 2010.

Favorite Shampoo: Redken Color Extend Shampoo

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Redken is well known for superior haircare products. Redken's Color Extend Shampoo is formulated to gently cleanse the hair while and exclusive fade-resistant complex blocks UV rays, locks in color, and leaves hair full of shine and radiance.

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Favorite Conditioner: PureOlogy Hydrate Conditioner

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PureOlogy knows how to deliver moisture and maximum color retention, so it was no surprise to see the Hydrate Conditioner make the top pick for conditioner. The concentrated formula (a little goes a LONG way) delivers deeply penetrating multi-weight proteins (like soy, wheat, and oat) to revitalize and nourish your hair while protecting your color. 

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Favorite New Shampoo/Conditioner: Sebastian Volupt

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Discover new heights with Sebastian's Volupt shampoo and conditioner. Sebastian utilizes a revolutionary cushion particle technology that leaves hair with maximum volume while remaining soft and full of shine. Oh, and it's color safe, too.

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Favorite Prestige Shampoo/Conditioner: PureOlogy Hydrate

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As previously mentioned, seeing PureOlogy's Hydrate system on this list was no surprise. The PureOlogy Hydrate system was awarded the number one stylist pick for Favorite Conditioner, Favorite Prestige Shampoo/Conditioner, and Favorite Color Protecting Product. This amazing hydrating and color retaining system also includes the following products:

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Favorite Deep Conditioner: Joico K-PAK Deep-Penetrating Reconstructor

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Joico's K-PAK Deep-Penetrating Reconstructor has been the go-to deep conditioning treatement by stylists for years. This highly concentrated treatment results in an immediately noticeable difference in your hair's strength, texture and appearance. It's perfect for hair that's super dry, course, over processed, or damaged.

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Favorite Prestige Styling Product: Moroccanoil Oil Treatment

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Moroccanoil is well known for top-of-the line treatment products. Moroccanoil Oil Treatment was not only awarded as the Stylist Choice Favorite Prestige Styling product but professionals also voted it as their Favorite Product You Can't Live Without. With a recommendation like that, you really can't go wrong.

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Favorite Straightening Product: Matrix Sleek.Look Blow-Down Extreme Crème

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When you want your hair to be soft, straight, and frizz free, you also want it to stay that way. Matrix gives you this incredible styling product designed to begin the straightening process before you dry your hair. Matrix Sleek.Look Blow-Down Extreme Creme blends ceramide, shea butter and apricot oil to help repair damage, condition hair and control frizz with long-lasting humidity protection for shine and all-day smoothness. It also protects your hair from the heat of the hair dryer and flat iron, protects against UV damage, and will even decrease your blow-dry time. Pretty cool.

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Favorite Styling Product: Sebastian Whipped Creme

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Sebastian's second appearance on this list isn't a disappointment. Sebastian Whipped Creme is a must have styling product to give your curls and waves a bouncy, conditioned, and perfected look. Perfect for beachy waves or to give your waves an unmatched foundation to set your curls with a curling iron.

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Favorite New Styling Product: TIGI Catwalk Your Highness Thickening Gel Crème

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TIGI is making waves throughout the hair industry with some fun and high performing hair products. In fact, TIGI was voted as the Stylist Choice for Favorite Hair Product Company. The TIGI Catwalk Your Highness Thickening Gel Creme found itself at the top of two categories: Favorite New Styling Product and Favorite Volumizing Product. This formula is designed to promote impeccable fullness with amazing manageability and shine. A unique blend of jasmine, jiolet & UV filters helps protect your hair from color fade while making it feel thicker and heathier.

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Favorite Hairspray: Kenra Volume Spray 25

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Kenra is no stranger to awards for it's Volume Spray 25, in fact this hairspray has been named the Stylist Choice Favorite Hairspray six times. Kenra delivers volume, all day hold, fast dryng, and humidity resistance all in one fantastic hairspray.

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