This is a quick review of 2 hair products that I have been using lately. As the title suggests one is an oil and the other is a dry shampoo meant to cure the hair of that oily look. I have thick colour treated hair with a bit of natural wave (or maybe I should say natural kinks! Wave sounds pretty and my kinks are not!haha). I must blow dry my hair and often use a straightener to tame the frizzies. I am on a kick lately to pay more attention to my hair. I have vowed to get trims more often and make an effort to find products that will help repair/prevent split ends. My hair rests halfway down my shoulder blades and that's as far as I can grow it. I would love it longer, but my ends get so bad that I have to cut it and I can't get past this length. I am hoping the extra attention I'm giving to my hair will help me reach my goal....I'll keep you posted.
On to the review.....
Moroccan Oil
I received this from a dear friend for my birthday. I have been using it for 2 months and I am really liking this! It is an amber oil that restores moisture and smooths out my frizzies. I use a nickle sized amount and apply it to my "pontytail" part of my damp hair. I say ponytail because I grab my hair as if to put in a ponytail and apply the oil from there down to the ends. Once I rub it in I then run my fingers through the rest of my hair. I don't want to use this product too close to my scalp as I have oily roots. I then blow dry and style! I sometimes use my flat iron but I really don't have to as my hair is alot less frizzy when I use this. It also makes my hair incredibly soft and less likely to tangle throughout the day!
The Moroccan Oil can be purchased at salons and it's not cheap ($32/100ml). I will continue using this as it makes my hair feel incredible, but due to the price I don't think I would repurchase. I will continue to look for a cheaper alternative. I also wish that this was a lasting treatment to help restore/repair my hair, it's not, it does the trick the day you use it and once you wash it out that's it.
Overall rating 3.5/5
TRESemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo
I was so excited when I saw this product a few months back at my local drugstore! I don't like to wash my hair everyday, and if I don't it looks a little oily and doesn't feel nice on day 2. This product claims to zap oil and odor in between washes and give hair a clean look and feel with volume. I paid about $3 as it happened to be on sale. It killed me to wait a day to try this as I had just washed my hair before I made the purchase. The next day I read the instructions very carefully and shook the can vigorously and sprayed along my hairline and on the roots at my part from about 6" away. I left it for 2 minutes then brushed it out. I didn't get any white cast at all and instantly my hair looked so much fresher! I didn't particularily like the smell but it didn't bother me too much. The texture of my hair felt a little funny- tacky in a dry way?! I was happy overall. The next time I tried it I thought a little more product might get an even better result, right? WRONG! I got the dreaded white cast and it took 5 minutes of brushing to get rid of it. I have since gone back to my original method and it's perfect! The only reason this didn't get a 5/5 rating from yours truly is because of the funky smell.
Rating: 4/5
2 comments:
Def would like to try the Dry Shampoo as I feel it is tine to retire the "baby powder" technique!
Ah yes! That's an old school trick that I've tried many times but it always leaves a white cast and makes hair appear ashy.
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