Augustinus Bader, the skin-care range beloved by celebrities, makeup artists, and beauty editors alike, expanded into the hair-care category in 2021. The range includes six products, five of which contain the brand's signature proprietary ingredient Trigger Factor Complex, or TFC8 (the one that doesn't is a neem tree comb), which the brand claims is made up of over 40 different ingredients including vitamins, peptides, and amino acids. The complex allegedly activates stem cells in your skin, encouraging them to go into healing mode. "This is about stimulating the everyday turnover that should naturally happen in your skin," Bader told The Cut in early 2019. "The cream introduces molecules that our skin would need to fix the skin properly."
With the success of its skin-care products, the brand was eager to see what TFC8 could have on hair, and after conducting clinical trials it looks like they were onto something. People reported back that their hair was stronger, shinier, softer, and thicker. It makes sense, though. If TFC8 is helping to repair the skin and regenerate cells and you apply it to the scalp, logic says that the cells on your scalp may potentially be triggered to start regrowing some hair. With that in mind, we recommend trying out the Augustinus Bader The Shampoo (£40) and the Augustinus Bader The Scalp Treatment (£62), both of which get applied directly to your scalp.