This product is one of my favourite products when it comes to shine and humidity. As you all may know from my previous posts that my hair does not stay straight in the humidity. Especially if I don't apply a finishing product on after!
So before I begin telling you about the pros and cons about this product, I'd like to give a heads up notice saying that this product is basically all silicone! I know there are a lot of people who are not a big fan of silicone based shine serums because silicones aren't easy to remove, especially if you are using a sulfate free shampoo. I suggest that if you are going to buy this product, you should use a clarifying shampoo every month just to get rid of all the build up. I personally don't use clarifying shampoos anymore because I dye my hair red continuously, so using a clarifying shampoo defeats the purpose of keeping in the colour.
For those who want to know the ingredients and what the back of the bottle says, I will post it below.
Smooths split ends and calms frizz by sealing and protecting the hair cuticle and polishing hair to a brilliant shine. alcohol free and non-oily. Directions: work a few drops through damp or dry hair, paying particular attention to frizzy or split ends.
INGREDIENTS: CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, DIMETHICONE, CYCLOPENTRASILOXANE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE.
So as you can see from above, this product is basically silicone based, but it is alcohol free which is great for a lot of people who don't like hair products with alcohol in them!
Pros
So the pros of this product is that the shine is extreme! I love shiny hair, and having your hair dyed all the time really can decrease the shine in your hair which really is a downer. Also, it didn't mention this on the back of the bottle but this product is a UV protectant in a way because since it is a silicone based product, and the silicones work by coating your hair strands not allowing anything to come in or go out of the strands, this makes it an ideal UV protection. I really like the fact that this product is a UV protectant because as you all know, people who dye their hair a lot and spend a lot of time outside especially during the summer months have to deal with their hair colour fading or just starting to look dull, and not pretty.
Also, another pro about this product is that it has a nice light smell to it! I don't like products that have a really strong smell because I do get headaches from some products that I use.
Cons
So now that you have heard the Pros about this product, I'd like to tell you about the cons.
The cons about this product is the price. Depending on the size of the bottle, I have the 12 fl oz bottle, but there is a lot smaller bottle size which is more of a travel size bottle. This bottle costs me about $50 Canadian dollars? While the smaller travel sized bottle is about $20 Canadian Dollars. Personally, I bought the larger 12 fl oz bottle because it was "cheaper" so to say than the smaller bottle. You get more for the price in my opinion.
Either way, the price is a con for me because if I run out of this product, I will need to save up the money to buy it again. I do love this product, I just wish it wasn't super expensive.
Also, another con about this product is that if you don't like greasy, super shiny oily looking hair, you may not like it. I personally like it because the oilier looking my hair is, the shinier it is and the more it weighs my hair down.
OVERALL
This product is great, especially great for people who have a problem with frizz! You can use hair oils too as a frizz control kind of thing, but silicone based products like this one also keeps your hair shiny, smooth and frizz free! Plus, it doesn't really absorb into your hair as easily as hair oils do so you will always get that extreme shine lasting all day compared to oils where they just absorb into your hair making it soft, and giving some shine.
So without further ado, I have to rate this product a 5/5 mainly because it is great for giving shine, taming frizz, and is very humidity resistant!
If you would like to see more AG products, this website here is the main website where the company posts all of its products and information here.
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