Review: Moroccanoil's Oil Treatment

Hello again! So yesterday, I made a post on the Nywele's Argan Oil that I currently use, and now I will be doing a review on the Moroccanoil Oil Treatment!

 

As you can see from the picture, that's how the bottle looks! It's a cute glass bottle with a pump and I think it looks great.

So, before I tell you more about this product, I'd like to tell you a little bit of the Argan Oil. A lot of you may already know this, but Argan Oil comes from the Argan tree that is grown in southwestern Morocco! Argan Oil has also been nicknamed liquid gold!

 

This tree is vital to the Berber People who use this tree to produce the Argan oil from the fruit! The fruit is hand squeezed using rocks and/or stones there the oil is extracted. For thousands of years the Berber Women have used this oil as a hair and skin treatment. This oil is full of vitamins and nutrients that nourish both your skin and hair. It is also rich in anti-oxidants which is beneficial to your skin, and hair. This website is full of useful information on Argan Oil. Also, this lady Euchante had made a video of Argan Oil and she uses Eden Allure which is not the same as the Morccanoil brand, but both brands still have Argan Oil. 

Another fact, is that the Argan Tree can live up to 200 years! Amazing isn't it?!

A sad fact about the Argan Tree is that it is endangered which is really bad because the Berber Women depend on the trees for their source of income. As you all may know that Morocco isn't the richest country in the world in means of money, but they are very rich in means of culture and history. 

Some websites or Argan Oil company brands put on their product bottles that every time you buy their product, you are contributing to the Berber Women who are working very hard to produce this oil for exporting to places around the world. Supporting the Berber Women means that we will all have a near endless supply of Argan Oil!

Overview

A lot of people I know use it to blow dry, straighten and maybe even curl their hair. I personally don't curl my hair because I have tried before in the past, and curls don't hold... at all. According to my one hairstylist, you should never use oils to straighten or blow dry your hair. He said to think of it this way, if you have a hot pan, and you put oil on it what happens? It starts to fry! 

Nevertheless, I use it to straighten and blow dry my hair. I do find that with this oil, I get a lot more damaged ends and that may be due to the fact that this oil isn't really meant to use on straightening your hair! He was right I guess! But then again when I used the Nywele's Argan Oil to straighten my hair, I hardly get any split ends. 

So now that I gave you an overview of this product, and a little bit of history that I have had with this product, I want to tell you all about the pros and cons. 

Pros

This product smells wonderful! It really smells like the Argan Oils from Morocco! I absolutely love this smell. Unlike the Nywele's Argan Oil, this oil doesn't have that disgusting fake paraffin like smell, which kind of annoys me while I'm prepping my hair for blow drying. This oil also makes my hair very smooth and shiny especially after straightening my hair. It also helps with the frizz problem that I have from constant heat styling and colouring. I'm not a natural redhead, but I wish I was.

Cons

This product as much as I love it, it is also very expensive! I paid about $50 Canadian Dollars for this! Ridiculous! I don't really think it's really worth $50 since I bet there are much better Argan Oil products out there that are a lot less expensive, and have just as much natural Argan Oil in them. I know the one brand called Eden Allure, sells the Argan Oil that is 100% pure Argan Oil with no fillers, no fake silicones, and is also filtered to remove most of the strong natural smell that the Argan Oil has. 

Also, aside from being super expensive in my opinion it also doesn't keep my hair straight in the high humidity. It does help to repair my hair though! Sometimes even in normal humidity, my hair won't stay completely straight. When I used to go to school every day, I would straighten my hair in the morning and then put the oil on again after I have finished straightening it, and then i would go out and by the time school is over, or not even, my hair would be puffy or just not straight! 

What the natural Argan Oil itself contains!

• 44% Oleic Acid
• 30% Alpha-linolenic acid
• 12% Palmitic acid
• 6% Stearidonic acid
• 5% Linoleic acid
• 3% Myristic acid

I got the facts from Wikipedia :P Just saying.  

So after telling you all about the oil, I'd like to tell you what the back of the bottle says. 

A unique formula rich in  antioxidant argan oil that instantly absorbs into hair immediately enhance manageability, shine and deliver long term conditioning without leaving residue.

To use: apply a small amount throughout damp or dry hair. Style as usual. Warning: Use product only as directed. Avoid contact with eyes. For external use only. 

Overall, even though there is so much hype about this oil, I really like it but I prefer my Nywele's Argan Oil oil instead, but I still do use this oil from time to time when I want to switch in between this oil or the Nywele's Argan Oil oil. 

                                               Overall Rating - 4/5

 

Review: Nywéle's Argan Oil

Hello everyone! Today, I'd like to share with you all a product I have been using for about a month and a half now. Its the Nywéle's Argan Oil!

This product is one of MANY hair oil products that I have used throughout the past few years I have been using hair oils. I'm a big fan of using natural hair oils on my hair mainly because they are very moisturizing and are great for making your hair shine!

The information on the glass bottle says:

Nywéle's Argan Oil, is a revolutionary styling, finishing & conditioning product. Enriched with proteins, keratin & infused with Moroccan Argan Tree Oil. Instantly absorbing, helps eliminate frizz, easily detangles your locks and provides long term conditioning for added bounce without leaving an oily residue.

I use this product straight after towel drying my hair, and then I let it air dry a little, then I blow dry my hair. It does help calm down the frizz a bit in my hair which is wonderful! Because my hair has been through so much i.e; heat styling, colouring, etc this oil is great for bringing my hair back to life!

You can see from this picture here, it's a microscopic view of a damaged hair strand. Constant heat styling, hair dying etc can cause your hair cuticles to become rough and damaged! So be sure to always use a good heat protectant when heat styling your hair ! :)

It's infused with Keratin and of course Argan Oil, which is essential to our hair! Our hair is made mainly out of Keratin Proteins, so having a product like this that has Keratin and Argan Oil, really helps to restore dry and damaged hair!

I also use this product after I have finished flat ironing my hair to make it nice and shiny! It also helps to protect it from the humidity a bit since my hair never stays straight in the humidity without adding any finishing products in the end!

So since I have said so much good things about this product, I also want to mention the cons about this product.

This product... Smells nothing like Argan Oil in my opinion, this may be because there are other oils in with the Moroccan Oil, but in my opinion even though this oil does wonders to my hair, it also smells a bit like Paraffin, or something not "natural" so to say. Also, as you can see from the picture I took of the ingredients in this bottle, the first two ingredients are silicone based, which to a lot of people, it may seem a little bit scary since I know there are a lot of people who despise using silicone based products.

So, overall this product is great except for the smell, and I would give this product a 4/5 rating!