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Shiseido Sublimic Airy Flow Shampoo
Shiseido Professional
Read our Shiseido Professional brand guide →A Japanese smoothing shampoo direction for hair that expands, bends, or frizzes easily.
Why Asian Stylists Recommend It
Thick, coarse Asian hair expands and frizzes in humidity; a smoothing shampoo calms the cuticle for a sleeker silhouette, which a volumizing wash would puff up.
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Best for
Thick or coarse Asian hair needing a sleeker flow.
Avoid if
Skip if your hair is very fine or volume-focused.
Why we recommend it
This is Shiseido's Sublimic Airy Flow smoothing shampoo — a Japanese professional wash for thick, coarse Asian hair that expands, bends, or frizzes easily. It cleans gently while smoothing the cuticle, so dense hair dries calmer and lies in a sleeker, more controlled silhouette rather than puffing into frizz in humidity. It leans smoothing rather than volumizing, suiting coarse, unruly hair over fine types that want lift. Massage it into the scalp and rinse through the lengths, following with the Airy Flow treatment. It de-puffs and smooths dense hair rather than clarifying or building volume, so very fine hair may find it flattening. Best for hair that reads too big or frizzy and wants a sleeker flow.
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