Your Formula 01 routine

Formula 01 is a precision daily scalp ritual for noticeably thicker-looking hair. This guide covers how to apply it each day, what the texture feels like, how the routine tracker keeps you consistent, and when to reorder so your ritual has no gap.

Every day, in five steps

1. Start with a clean, dry scalp. Apply once a day, after your shower once the scalp is fully dry. Water left on the scalp thins the gel and lets it run onto the hair.
2. Part the hair. Make a part where you want to apply: hairline, temples, roots or crown.
3. Apply 1–2 pumps. Pump onto the scalp along the part, not onto the lengths of the hair. More is not better.
4. Spread a thin film. Use your fingertips to spread it into a thin, even layer. Do not rinse.
5. Leave it on and log it. Style as usual. It stays on until your next wash. Then tap “Applied today” in the routine tracker.

What to expect

From the first day you notice the feel. The look you are working toward, visibly fuller-looking, thicker-looking hair with more body at the root, comes from daily use. Here is what to expect:

• Texture. It comes out of the pump as a thick gel, by design, and thins as you spread it.
• Finish. It dries to a light film on the scalp rather than an oily coating on the hair. Keep to 1–2 pumps and the roots stay light.
• Scent. None. Formula 01 is fragrance-free.
• Look. Roots that stay light hold the lift you style in, for visibly more volume and body from the root.
• Styling. Once the film is dry you can blow-dry and style as normal.
• Habit. The same time every day is easiest to keep up, and the tracker shows your streak.

Results vary from person to person, and we do not promise a change by any given day. Formula 01 is a cosmetic.

How the routine tracker fits in

The routine tracker is a page on this site that works like a small app. Add it to your home screen, then tap once a day to log an application. It keeps a day streak, private notes and a bottle-day counter. Everything stays on your device; nothing is uploaded.

When you open a new bottle, tap “Started a new bottle today”. From bottle day 45 the tracker shows a reorder button, and it can add a reorder reminder to your calendar.

What is the Synergy45 app?

The Synergy45 app is the Formula 01 routine tracker at synergy45.com/app. It runs in your browser and can be added to your home screen. You use it to log each daily application, keep private notes and count the days in your current bottle. It stores everything on your device and needs no account.

When to reorder

A 60 mL bottle often lasts one to two months, depending on how much you use each day. To keep your routine going without a gap, reorder around day 45 to 50 of a bottle. Orders are processed within 1 business day and ship the next business day from California to US addresses: $10 shipping on one bottle, free on 2 or more.

If something does not feel right

If your scalp feels irritated, stop using it and email contact@synergy45.com, with the lot number from the bottle if you have it. If a bottle arrives damaged or incorrect, email within 7 days of delivery with photos and a short video; see shipping and returns.

Keep reading

• How to apply Formula 01: the label directions, step by step
• From towel to styling: the post-shower routine: dry, apply, spread, then style
• Wet or dry hair: when to apply a scalp serum: towel-dried, damp or fully dry
• Formula 01 FAQ: directions, bottle life, shipping and replacements