3 Minutes But Where's The Miracle? (Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor)

Member Name: ButterBear

Product:	Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor
Date:	17/04/08 (240 review reads)
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Advantages: Softens hair

Disadvantages: Doesn't repair damage as promised, doesn't suit curls, pricey

Whoever said pregnant women glow was lying! Your hair is meant to become thick and glossy, your skin look radiant, your whole body is meant to emanate radiance.............. obviously I'm just one of those women that it doesn't suit. My hair has suffered particularly badly this time round becoming dull and dry and the ends have split. I decided to give my hair a little treat and invest in a more intensive conditioner with the hopes that it might restore a little life back to my locks, I'm not really a hair expert and wasn't sure what to look for but eventually settled on Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor.

3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor is part of an ever increasing range by Aussie and is designed to nourish hair, repairing damaged ends and cuticles with the aid of Australian balm mint. The peach coloured conditioner does indeed have a minty scent to it but in a gentle and fresh way rather than overpowering you with peppermint fragrances, it is quite thick in consistency with a creamy like feel. To use the conditioner you have to wash your hair as normal and then apply the conditioning treatment leaving it for 3 minutes before rinsing and drying your hair. It applies to the hair with quite a silky, creamy feel to it and you immediately get the impression that is must be good for your hair as you work it through the strands of hair, separating them out and coating them all nicely, I have quite long thick hair and I needed to use about a strawberry size blob of the cream to cover my hair completely, obviously shorter hair will require less product.

3 minutes can become quite dull just sat around in the bathroom and while the product is not runny and likely to drip everywhere it's still best to remain in the bathroom just in case, perhaps you could save another treatment such as exfoliating or a face mask to do at the same time to help you pass the minutes. Washing the treatment out is quick and simple, I like to use cool water as it is said to smoothen rough damaged hair a little, and once it's all rinsed out you are free to dry and style your hair as you desire. I'm a natural drying kind of lady, preferring to let my hair dry over time than by using heat as it is curly and liable to frizz if I use a hairdryer, so naturally it takes a little longer to see the results, however the hair does immediately feel softer if nothing else.

Once my hair is dried it is quite obvious that the conditioner has had at least one effect on it, that being that it doesn't suit my curls at all, they seem to separate and require extra work and splashes of water to get them to curl nicely, the hair does feel soft but after early uses of the treatment there is no improvement to the shine or condition. After time and regular use the condition of my hair, at least in terms of shine, has improved but the conditioner has absolutely no effect on split ends at all, my damaged hair is still damaged and quite noticeably so, admittedly I had taken the claim of damaged split ends with a pinch of salt and had chosen the product more for it's conditioning capabilities, so in many respects I was not let down by the product however it does fail to live up to all its claims so I would say if you're thinking of buying this with the hopes of repairing hair damage, don't.

The product, in my opinion at least, was incredibly pricey. £4.44 from Asda for a 100ml bottle seems a lot to pay for a conditioner that doesn't do all it promises, I'm sure many out there will think it's only a small price compared to other products but regardless of the price or brand if a product claims it does a job it should do it, yes this conditions the hair and gives it a little extra shine but it doesn't repair the hair and it also makes curly hair look fluffy and separated, I think you'd be better off saving your money and buying a different product that simply concentrated on conditioning as I can't actually see how the product would repair hair damage unless it contained glue. Overall I don't think I'd buy this again, it softens hair nicely but is not worth the price, looks like I'll have to search for my glow elsewhere.

Go to- http://www.aussiehair.com/products.do for a look at the full Aussie range.

Summary: A nice conditioner but not worth the money considering it only does half a job.