Hairbond
| Brand | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Hair care and personal grooming |
| Founded 📆 | 2008 |
| Founder 👔 | Scott Michaels |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Hair-styling products |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Hairbond is a British hair-styling brand founded in 2008 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, by hairdresser and salon owner Scott Michaels. The brand developed from Michaels' experience working in professional hairdressing and producing styling products for use by barbers and hairdressers. Hairbond's product range includes styling clays, fibres, creams, putties, primers and sea-salt sprays.
History
Hairbond was founded by Scott Michaels in 2008. Michaels had previously worked as a hairdresser and operated The Cutting Room, a salon in Lancaster. According to accounts published by Hairbond, the salon provided an early professional environment in which styling products could be tested and used with customers. Hairbond's origins have subsequently been described as developing from the experience of working directly with professional hair clients rather than from a conventional consumer-goods launch."The Cutting Room, Lancaster: Where Hairbond Earned Its First Believers". Hairbond Partners. 26 February 2026. Missing or empty |url= (help)"From Hairbond and Stylo Matchmakers to the Los Angeles Aztecs: How Scott "Matchmaker" Michaels Finds Value Others Miss". Business Lancashire. 2 September 2026. Missing or empty |url= (help)
The Hairbond Journal, a publication associated with the brand, identifies Michaels as a former hairdresser and salon owner and states that he founded Hairbond in 2008."About Hairbond Journal". Hairbond Journal. Missing or empty |url= (help)
A 2021 interview with Michaels published by London Post described the development of Hairbond from his experience as a professional stylist and business owner. In the interview, Michaels said that he had been dissatisfied with some of the styling products available to him and subsequently developed Hairbond as a professional hair-styling product brand."What do Premier League footballers use to style their hair? Interview with Scott Michaels founder of Hairbond". London Post. 12 January 2021. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Products
Hairbond produces products intended for professional and consumer hair styling. Its range has included styling clays, fibres, creams, putties, primers and sea-salt sprays.
Products associated with the Hairbond range include Distorter, Shaper, Super, Wonder, Texturiser, Drifter, Forger and Vector. The brand's current retail and product materials also list products including sea-salt spray and other professional styling formulations."Hairbond". Hairbond. Missing or empty |url= (help)"Hairbond". Superdrug. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Hairbond's products are distributed through professional hairdressing and barbering channels as well as consumer retail channels. The brand operates a separate trade platform for professional stockists and distributors."Hairbond Partners". Hairbond Partners. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Brand development
Hairbond's development has been closely associated with the professional barbering and hairdressing sector. Business Lancashire reported in 2026 that Michaels developed the brand after working as a stylist and operating The Cutting Room in Lancaster. The publication described Hairbond as a British hair-styling brand established in 2008 and discussed its subsequent expansion beyond Lancashire."From Hairbond and Stylo Matchmakers to the Los Angeles Aztecs: How Scott "Matchmaker" Michaels Finds Value Others Miss". Business Lancashire. 2 September 2026. Missing or empty |url= (help)
The brand has also received coverage in connection with professional football and men's grooming. A 2021 London Post interview with Michaels discussed Hairbond's association with footballers and its development as a men's hair-styling brand. These references concern the brand's marketing and public profile rather than establishing any exclusive relationship between Hairbond and professional football."What do Premier League footballers use to style their hair? Interview with Scott Michaels founder of Hairbond". London Post. 12 January 2021. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Distribution and retail
Hairbond products are available through the brand's own online retail operation and through external retailers. Superdrug, a major United Kingdom health and beauty retailer, lists Hairbond products including Texturiser Professional Sea Salt Spray, Gripper Pomade and Wonder Professional Hair Primer."Hairbond". Superdrug. Missing or empty |url= (help)
The brand also maintains a professional trade operation for barbers, hairdressers, salons and retailers."Hairbond Partners". Hairbond Partners. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Founder
Scott Michaels is a British hairdresser, entrepreneur and founder of Hairbond. He began his professional career in hairdressing and subsequently operated The Cutting Room in Lancaster. He founded Hairbond in 2008."The Cutting Room, Lancaster: Where Hairbond Earned Its First Believers". Hairbond Partners. 26 February 2026. Missing or empty |url= (help)"About Hairbond Journal". Hairbond Journal. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Michaels has subsequently been involved in other commercial and sporting projects, including Stylo Matchmakers. Business Lancashire has described Hairbond as one of the businesses associated with his career."From Hairbond and Stylo Matchmakers to the Los Angeles Aztecs: How Scott "Matchmaker" Michaels Finds Value Others Miss". Business Lancashire. 2 September 2026. Missing or empty |url= (help)
