Oh Looky: Shine Bright My Hair

Here are three simple items that makes my hair looking shiny and healthy.

Kindly read Oh Looky before proceeding to read, thanks.

Avalon Organics Conditioner
I first tried the lemon variant and fell in love with it (and if ever that I wanted to go on the more natural products again, I'll hunt that variant - seems to be always out of stock) cause it just makes my hair moisturize (no split ends when I still have short hair) and less frizzy some people thought I had a salon treatment.  My hair just soaks this conditioner that there's not much residue when I rinse it.  The difference between the lemon and the peppermint variant aside from the fragrance is the consistency: the lemon is thicker.  The only downside I guess is that my hair is not as shiny compared to when I'm using the usual chemical based conditioners.

Watsons Shampoo and Hair Treat Hair Spa

*burp* Excuse me, sorry I just had my tea time and I'm so full.  Funny that "tea time" sounds elegant but really I just have some sweets namely mochis and bread and salted biscuit spread with chocolate/hazelnut spread with green tea and an alternative rock songs with orchestra on the background .  Maybe next time I'll buy some nice plates and cute cup and saucer to complement the aztec-designed blanket that I just bought.

Enough of my tea time and let's move on with 2 of my hair products that I got from Watsons (as requested by Shane of Queen Of All You See).

Once upon a time my sisters and I experimented in rebonding our hairs.  Overall, the result is good though there are some parts of my hair that seems to be electricuted.  One of my sisters colored my hair when I was in grade 3 and my hair was curl-treated when I was in kindergarten.  The result?  My hair is damaged and dry.  2 years ago, I had a semi-rebond in a salon and the guy in charge really took care of my hair that somehow improved the condition of it.  To be honest, I'm actually afraid to go to a salon to get my hair done because I got traumatized with what my sisters experienced in salons (even if they paid a lot).  Think of bleeding scalp and excessive hair fall, yikes! Plus I also hate to stay and read magazines for extended hours.  And so I usually just choose products that are repairing and promises to be moisturizing.

Let's start with the Watsons Repairing Treatment Shampoo.  My go to shampoo is Palmolive in green variant because it just has the right smell and bubbles but lately the price of this particular brand is going up although it's still one of the cheapest in the market but really, for me shampoo is just a shampoo.  As long as it cleans my hair and scalp without drying it then I'm okay with it.  So one, while browsing the aisles of Watsons, I saw a Watsons branded shampoos that are on a buy 1 take 1 promo in 400 ml each for just P299! Whoah, that's a big saving.

Watsons Repairing Treatmeant Shampoo Honey and Hair Treats Hair Spa

I got the honey variant which is for dry or permed hair (also got the milk protein variant which is for brittle and damaged hair) and so far so good.  It cleanses my scalp and hair plus I also think that it strengthen and moisturizes my hair and scalp (as claimed by the product) and don't see a lot of split ends even if it's a lready two months since I had my haircut.  It doesn't bubble mcsh which is fine because they say that if a shampoo excessively bubbles then there's this chemical added to it that is somewhat harmful? Not sure but then again a bottle is 400 ml so I use a lot when I shampoo (I shampoo every other day only) plus it also has this nice not too sweet and baby-like smell.

Nope, the shampoo is not yellow in color-just milky pearly white and please pardon my super-lined hands.

Enjoy a salon treatment for your hair at home!  Watsons Honey Treatment Shampoo is formulated with Natural Honey and Hydrolized Wheat Protein.  It cleanses your hair whilst repairing each hair strand from root to tip.  It leaves your hair healthier and more manageable after use.
Usage:  Apply to wet hair and massage into the scalp.  Rinse thoroughly.  For best results, use with Watsons Honey Treatment Wax.

Sad though that I can't find the treatment wax counterpart of this one so I just randomly buy hair treatments.

Hair Treats Hair Spa Virgin Coconut more natural ways to revive full bodied and nourished hair, leaving hair soft, shiny and manageable.

Okay this hair treatment is actually my niece but she totally forgot about it and buoght another hair treatment.  And when I showed it to her, she said it's all mine ~sweet~ free hair product for her tita (this is usually on a buy 1 take 1 promo too at more or less P150).

Let me say that Hair Treats Hair Spa is superb as a hair conditioner but underperforms as a hair treatment.  For the first week, I only use this twice a week and the effect just last for a day.  So since I wanted to get rid of this ASAP since my niece open this for how many months already, I decided to use it on a daily basis and it just made my hair tamed.  It just give the result that I want - that is straight (because I have straight hair) but still have body (I don't like walis tingting result) and shiny.  So I'm liking this one too though I can't recommend it to this with sensitive scalp as it might be too much to use it on a daily basis since I sometimes scratch my head and see blood on my nails, I'll just remind myself to reduce the amount of product and time that I leave this on my hair and scalp, maybe 5 minutes max.  By the way, be surprised with the scent of this one ahahaha.

Oh and here's my bed hair by the way.  Unedited and a little messy but I'm happy with it.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Skin Food Argan Oil Silk Hair Mask Pack

Everytime I have my hair chop, the haircutter will always tell me that my hair is dry on some parts.  True!  At the age of 4 or 5, my hair was already permed.  At 9 or 10, my hair is already dyed and at the age of 16 my hair is already rebonded so it's no surprise that my hair is damaged.  And so every now and then I go for a home hair treatment.

Argan Oil Silk Hair Mask Pack Sample
A hair mask pack that contains nourishing argan oil and silk to transform dry, damaged hair into healthy, shiny tresses.

After shampooing, remove excess water and apply to damp hair.  Leave on for 5 minutes.  Rinse off with lukewarm water.

The smell is something that I don't like.  It's a combination of herbs and chemicals and the combination for me is a disaster.  The pack has a thick consistency and has a light brown in color.

As instructed, after shampooing I applied the mask pack to my hair and well I put a shower cap on too then after around 5 minutes I rinse my hair with tepid water.  Then dry my hair with a fan.  The uncolored part of my hair became shiny and smooth but the part that is colored kind of became frizzy and dry especially the ends though shiny. The smell is too strong too for my liking.

I'm a 50-50 about this product.

Thanks for reading.  Till. then.  Bye!

Etude House Silk Scarf Hair Treatment

Included in Etude House Bubble Hair Coloring is a small sachet of conditioner-like product which is applied to the hair after rinsing the coloring solution.  It makes the hair smooth, shiny and manageable again after the hardening and tangleling effect the bubble hair coloring gives.  Impressed with its performance, I bought the full size of Etude House's Silk Scarf Hair Treatment.

200ml

P378

Here's the description and instruction from the back of the tube:

"Specially formulated with oil complex and floral scent, this highly concentrated treatment restores and reinforces brittle damaged hair, preventing future breakage and leaving your hair extraordinarily strong, soft, silky, and manageable."

Directions:  Use once or twice a week.  Massage into hair and comb through evenly with fingers.  Let treatment work for 5 minutes and rinse thoroughly.

The hair treatment is light lilac in color and has a mild sweet flowery scent.  Texture is a bit watery than most conditioners that are available in the market so be a little careful in squeezing out the product from the tube.

~watery~

I tried many ways before I achieved the result that  I want.  How do I use it?  Here are the first 4 attempts that I made (sticking to the fourth):

1. As instructed.

• After towel drying, I applied a handful amount of hair treatment into my hair and let it stay for 5 minutes.Result: Hair became soft but not shiny and manageable.

2. Time Extended.

• Same with method 1 but this time I let the hair treatment stay for 20 minutes.  Result:  Hair was soft and shiny but not manageable.

3. Shower Cap

• It seems that the longer I put the hair treatment on my hair the better the results it gives and so I extended the time to 40 minutes and instead of leaving my hair into thin air, I used shower cap.  The result?  I overdid it.  My hair became oily. But after shampooing, my hair became soft, shiny and a little manageable (some parts are still “fly away”).

4. Time is of the essence

• Same with method 3 except for the time.  I guess 30 minutes is enough for my hair.  And voila!  Soft, silky, shiny, manageable hair at last!

*Note:  May hair is rebonded (2011) and is now colored with Etude House Bubble Hair Coloring and I think it's normal that the ends of my hair are a bit brittle even after using the Silky Scarf Hair Treatment.

Thanks for reading and feel free to type in your comments.  Till then.  Bye!