My hair needs nourishment.
Stress 'nu-tri-MEN-to'. 'Hanno bisogno' = AN-no-bi-ZO-gno.
Use this to describe your hair's condition and open a conversation about treatments, masks, or nourishing products. Italian salons are well-equipped with professional treatment options.
'Nutrimento' = nourishment. 'Hanno bisogno di' = they need (plural 'avere bisogno di'). Alternative: 'i miei capelli sono privi di nutrimento' (my hair lacks nourishment). Related products: 'maschera nutriente' (nourishing mask), 'olio capillare' (hair oil), 'siero idratante' (moisturising serum).
I miei capelli sono sfibrati.
My hair is damaged/weak.
'Sfibrato' = weakened/depleted.
Vorrei una maschera nutriente.
I'd like a nourishing mask.
Requesting a specific treatment.
Che olio mi consiglia per i capelli secchi?
What oil do you recommend for dry hair?
Asking about oils.
Argan oil ('olio di argan'), imported from Morocco, has become one of the most popular hair treatment ingredients in Italian salons. Italian beauty culture embraces Mediterranean and Middle Eastern oils — 'olio di oliva' (olive oil) as a home remedy for hair masks is a traditional Italian practice still widely used.