iHair on Market Street in Blenheim Central is part working hair salon, part specialist haircare store — pairing salon services with a curated shelf of professional brands like Joico, Actyva, Angel, Matrix, Redken and Pureology. Everything on that shelf is also available through the iHair online store, which ships New Zealand-wide with daily dispatch and offers free local pick up in Blenheim.
What sets the range apart is how it's organised: by hair type — fine, medium, thick, straight, wavy, curly, coloured, brunette, blonde and red — and by concern, including dry, oily, frizzy, damaged and thinning hair, plus dandruff and scalp care and options for sensitive hair and scalp. Whether you're after hydration for dry lengths, strength for colour-treated hair or a scalp routine for thinning hair, there's a clear path straight to the right products across shampoo, conditioner, treatments and styling.
A regular sale section brings discounts on brands like Joico, LUST, NAK and Angel, and the Blenheim salon takes appointments booked directly through the website — so you can pair professional care in the chair with the right products to maintain the result at home.
Part salon, part specialist haircare store, iHair on Market Street in Blenheim Central has built its name on a simple idea: professional haircare, matched properly to your hair, whether you're in the chair or shopping from home. The team curates a range of salon-grade brands and organises it the way a stylist would think — by your hair type and by the concern you're actually trying to fix — rather than by whatever's shouting loudest on the shelf.
That structure is what makes browsing iHair different. Instead of wandering aimlessly, you can head straight to fine, medium, thick, straight, wavy or curly hair, or shop coloured, brunette, blonde and red hair specifically. On the concern side there are dedicated collections for dry, oily, frizzy, damaged and thinning hair, plus dandruff and scalp care and options for sensitive hair and scalp. Within each, the range covers the full routine: shampoo, conditioner, treatments and styling products. If you already know you need a treatment for damaged hair or a shampoo for fine hair, the filters get you there in a couple of clicks.
iHair's shelves lean on names the industry trusts. Joico and Redken sit alongside Pureology; Italian brand Actyva brings a salon-first, science-led approach; Angel adds botanical options; Matrix rounds out the colour and care lineup; and Hanz De Fuko covers premium styling. The store also runs regular sales across its brands — recent promotions have featured discounts on Joico, LUST, NAK and Angel — so it pays to check the sale section before paying full price.
The store's best sellers reveal what Blenheim customers are stocking up on. The Actyva P Factor line — a hair loss prevention shampoo, a scalp treatment and an intensive lotion — leads the way for anyone dealing with thinning hair. For frizz, the Actyva Disciplina range, including the Crystal Fluid Silkiness & Control, smooths things out. Pureology's Hydrate Shampoo and the Strength Cure duo, including the blonde-specific pair, are steady favourites for dry and colour-treated hair, while Redken's Big Blowout heat protection jelly takes care of styling.
The retail side is backed by a working salon. Appointments can be booked directly through the salon page on the iHair website, which makes it easy to pair a cut or colour with the products to maintain the result at home. And because the team works with these brands day to day, product advice comes grounded in salon experience rather than guesswork.
The online store ships New Zealand-wide and dispatches every day, so orders head out promptly after checkout. Blenheim locals can skip the courier entirely and choose free local pick up in Blenheim instead. Payment is flexible too, with American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Mastercard, Shop Pay, Union Pay and Visa all accepted.
Whether you're chasing a specific fix for damaged lengths, building a routine for coloured hair, or simply after a shampoo you can trust, iHair pairs Blenheim's salon expertise with the convenience of a well-organised online store — and makes finding the right product for your hair the whole point of the visit.