Assalamualaikum and hello! Hair is women's crowning glory. Her pride, her invaluable tresses. But being a woman, I am not exempted from having some hair problems including frizziness, hair loss and itchy scalp. To find hair products that really work on my hair are like finding a needle in a haystack, it is nearly impossible. I dont know if my hair is destined to be this stubborn, but I'm glad that there are several products than have been very helpful to me in maintaining my hair's manageability. So, without further rambles, I present to you my budget style, hair saviours at the moment ;)
1. Ma Cherie Moisture Shampoo & Conditioner
I have been using this set since early 2014 and I say this is my number one moisturizing shampoo so far ^_^ i really fell in love with how it makes my hair soft, manageable and it smells so amazing that I (again and shamelessly) fell in love with my own imperfect tresses. It is like a therapy to me when using this Ma Cherie Moisture range and I always step out of the bath feeling all happy, positive and refreshed. The power of enjoying something simple, inexpensive and something that makes me feel pretty, I guess. I have rebelliously dry and frizzy hair, so I really need this Ma Cherie Moisture shampoo and conditioner to tame them. I suggest you to try the travel size first if you would like to buy this duo. It is available at all major pharmacies nationwide.
I was influenced to buy this one upon reading Sabrina Tajudin’s review of the whole range. I bought it at Cold Storage One Utama. Speaking of my dry hair, this Batiste Original dry shampoo is not meant to treat any specific hair condition as it only serves as an instant hair refresh in between shampoos. It cannot be substituted for the normal bath shampoo okay? I love this Batiste Original because it is true to its tagline, clean and classic. My hair and head feels and smells very fresh upon using it, and it gives my hair a light, manageable feeling. It gives a bit of volume as well in a very sophisticated manner, even my dry and frizzy hair looks good upon using this dry shampoo. Too bad I cannot show you the before and after picture but if my dry frizzy hair loves this, then I guess you with soft hair will look even more fabulous ^_^
3. L'Oreal Paris Extraordinary Oil
This is my new favourite and sometimes I cannot avoid but think the Extraordinary Oil is actually better than it’s sister Mythic Oil. Apart from being nearly half a fraction cheaper than Mythic Oil, this Extraordinary Oil works far better on taming my frizzy hair. My hair was in the state of mess that even Einstein will scream Eureka! upon smoothing this oil all over my crazy tresses. I was literally struck in awe the first time I tried this oil and from then I swear I must always have this with me. It makes my hair feel silky smooth, truly manageable and frizziness reduced by 70% (please trust my calculation, hehe). I saw on adverts that this oil can be used before shampoo, after shampoo and before heat is applied (blow dry especially) to give you a fabulous after look. So far, I am irrevocably in love with it!
4. Good Virtues Co. : Happy & Heavenly Anti-Dandruff + Hair Fall Protection Shampoo
I first saw this on Jannah’s instagram. And then I saw it live on display at a local beauty shop in Melaka Sentral while I was about to board the bus back to Kuala Lumpur. Me being a volunteer lab rat, I cannot resist not buying. What more with a very cheap price tag of RM9.90 for 300ml, I refuse to leave the shop without taking one with me. There were a few variants and I chose Happy & Heavenly, the anti-dandruff shampoo with hair fall protection. It has organic black seed oil (habbatus sauda in Arabic). What more interesting is that the products of Good Virtues Co. are free from SLES, ALES, parabens and synthetic colourants. This shampoo comes with its sister conditioner as well but it was not sold at that shop so I haven’t gotten any chance to stumble upon it yet. I have been using this shampoo frequently for more than a month and it works on me just fine. I rarely get the itch on my scalp anymore (it does not disappear entirely though) and my hair fall is not that ridiculous like before. I think this shampoo’s workability depends on how frequent I use it. There was a few days where I was away and couldn’t bring it with me and my hair fall was a disaster. Anyhow since I’ve seen some improvements, I shall rate this shampoo as working on my condition, just not as excellent as Aveda’s Invati line maybe because of my diet and I don’t use its complete set. Give it a try will you? It’s our local product anyway, your investment will help Good Virtues Co.’s growth :) my blogger friends said that apart from being found at local beauty shop / kedai jamu, Good Virtues Co. products can be bought from Jaya Grocer as well. Go and check them out at @goodvirtuesco and their website!
5. L’Oreal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Mask
I actually hate using hair conditioners because they are slimy, slippery and I do not have the patient to wait one minute two minutes whatever minutes in the shower doing nothing before washing them off. However it is a different story when I first used this L’Oreal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Mask. All my deepest hatred towards the slipperiness of hair mask/conditioners went down the drain because of how soft my hair feels like after this mask. It is truly nourishing even after a day, my (again) rebelliously frizzy hair still looks good and not like any mad scientist. It smells good too, but a bit intense and the scent is not as light as Ma Cherie’s fragrance. Never mind, it makes me happy and content, and that’s more than enough.
Well, I hope I did not bore you with my frizzy hair story. I am truly sincere in sharing this because to me, finding the perfect hair solution that does not turn me into a beggar is quite hard as most drugstore brands does not work on me. Been to salons and ‘cried’ paying the expensive treatments that really works is not the luxury I could afford monthly so I have to keep trying to find the best and most economic solution. I wear a headscarf but it does not mean I can slack off from taking care of my tresses. Healthy hair is the goal for all women who cares about her self, it is her confidence no matter her head is wrapped with a shawl all day or if she always proudly flaunt it. To me, all women should get the best treatment for their hair; their pride and their crowning glory. Toodles!
Disclaimer : This is not a paid post. Everything is sincerely from my heart and experience as a user. Three products in this post were bought using my own money and the other 2 products were received in gift bags.
Love,
Mieza
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