Hair Prep Tonic Explained.
So… What Exactly Is It?
This lightweight, hardworking spray is designed to make your life easier, your cuts smoother, and your clients happier.
If you’ve ever had clients with tangled, dry, or unmanageable hair, Dark Stag Hair Prep Tonic might just become your new go-to. It’s a simple, lightweight spray designed to make hair easier to section and cut, while giving it a healthy rich conditioning boost of moisture and softness.
Hair Prep Tonic is a conditioning mist that you spray onto damp hair. It hydrates, softens, and detangles—leaving hair in a better state – ready to be sectioned and cut. It’s not heavy or greasy, and it doesn’t leave a sticky residue—just clean, refreshed hair that feels and behaves better.
It’s especially useful when you’re dealing with thick, coarse, dry, or hard-to-control hair. Spray, comb, and you’re good to go.
Key Benefits
- Detangles damp hair – Less tugging, smoother sectioning
- Adds control and softness – Cleaner scissor or clipper work
- Softens and smooths – Ideal for dry or coarse hair
- Preps for styling – Gets hair ready to style
- Reduces frizz – Especially useful before blow-drying or coloured hair
- Gentle and easy to use – Great for all hair types (even curls) and everyday use
- Smells great – Addictive fan-favourite tobacco-inspired scent
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How To Hair Prep Tonic in the Barber Shop
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After shampooing or wetting the hair down with your normal water spray bottle, towel dry until damp.
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Apply a few sprays of Hair Prep Tonic evenly — focus on the mid-lengths and ends.
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Comb through to distribute and detangle.
- Now you’re ready to section like a god, cut more crisply than ever!
- Finish with blowdry and style as required.
Simple, fast, and effective.
Dark Stag’s Hair Prep Tonic has been years in the making.
ASK YOUR BARBER is a new styling range made in England by Dark Stag with a game changing ethos based around respecting and supporting Barbers. Part of the range is our Hair Prep Tonic. It is a proven winner shaped by extensive barber testing and real world barbershop feedback. We adjusted the formulation until our barber tester panel told us we had absolutely nailed it. SPOILER ALERT: it smells incredible.
Since 2017 Dark Stag have crafted products thousands of barbers the world over trust and rely on every day. And if they love it, you know its good.
Why It Matters
In the chair, time is everything. The smoother the prep, the smoother the cut. Hair Prep Tonic helps you move faster without sacrificing quality. Your clippers glide cleaner, your sectioning improves, and your finish looks sharper. Plus, clients notice the difference—it feels good, smells fresh, and makes the experience better.
It’s not just for longer hair, either. Short crops, fades, pomps—every cut benefits from better prep.
Anyone who wants their hair to be a little easier to manage. Whether your hair is long, short, curly, thick, fine, or somewhere in between, Hair Prep Tonic helps keep it feeling soft, smooth, and under control.
Pro Tip: Keep a bottle at every station. Once you start using it, you won’t want to work without it.
