Philip Martin’s: An Italian Haircare Ritual, Range by Range

Philip Martin’s isn’t a brand you shop by trend, it’s one you shop by problem. Every range starts with a single job to do, then strips back to the ingredients that actually do it. Here’s your way in, range by range.

At scar, we stock Philip Martin’s, the Italian haircare label that arrived in 2006 with a simple premise: strip products back to ingredients that actually earn their place in the bottle, then build a proper ritual around them. The brand sums up its own approach in one phrase, “la bellezza è nei dettagli”, beauty is in the details, and it’s stocked exclusively through salons, ours included, which is part of why so many of you already know it by feel before you know it by name.

Every range is built the same way: certified-organic ingredients where possible, recyclable packaging, nothing tested on animals, and formulas that skip the harsher stuff depending on what the range is for. What changes range to range is the problem being solved, from flat, static hair, to a reactive scalp, to colour that’s starting to fade.

How The Range Breaks Down

Philip Martin’s don’t market their line as a handful of headline collections the way some brands do, it’s built product by product, wash paired with rinse, around a specific job. Here’s how we’d group it if you’re trying to find your way in.

For Everyday, All-Purpose Care

Not chasing a specific problem? Start here. Everyday is the wash and rinse built for regular use across all hair types, a sensible go-to if you just want a shampoo and conditioner to reach for most days.

For Volume and Flyaways (Babassu)

Fine, flat, or fighting static? Start here. Babassu oil runs through this whole set, a lightweight tropical oil that adds body without weighing hair down. Wash, rinse and finishing spray work together to control static and flyaways while building volume.

For Damaged Hair (Canapa)

Hair feeling damaged rather than just dirty? This is the repair range. Canapa is Philip Martin’s hemp-infused pairing, wash and rinse built to restore manageability and shine, not just clean.

For Curls and Hydration (Moringa)

Curls losing definition or feeling dry? Moringa is built for exactly that. The extract runs through both the wash and the curl-defining gel here, shaping and controlling definition without the crunch some curl products leave behind.

For Scalp Care

Scalp reacting, flaking, or just needing a reset? Pick your problem below. Calming is the sensitive-scalp option, a detoxifying wash and soothing spray for scalps that react easily, while still protecting colour. Purifying Wash strips product buildup back to a clean foundation, and Opaco Wash takes the gentlest route of the three, low-irritant and built specifically for reactive scalps that can’t tolerate a stronger purifying formula.

For Colour-Treated and Blonde Hair

Colour fading, or hair recently toned? This is the maintenance range. Colour Maintenance Wash and Colour Repair Rinse protect colour from fading while repairing the damage underneath it, and Blu Rinse is the toning conditioner to reach for specifically on blonde hair, neutralising brassiness while it conditions.

For Deep Treatment (Luxury Range)

Want one indulgent step rather than a whole new routine? This is it. Luxury masks (Fusion, Re.mersive, Maskhair), a scalp nutriment spray, a revitalising leave-in, three different pre-wash oils and a pre-wash gel, and the Infinito protection oil for heat styling, all worth recommending as an add-on treatment rather than a daily-use step.

For Styling, Finishing and Grooming

Finishing a style, or grooming for the men in the chair? Both live here. Curl-defining creams, detangling and volumising sprays, a texturising spray and the high-gloss Shine Rose serum round out the finishing side, while the grooming range splits by finish: Pepenero, Pepenero Wax and Pepegrigio hold matte, Pepeshine and Hair Mud add gloss and shape, and Free Shave 3in1 rounds it out as a cleanse-soften-protect shave solution.