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The Body Shop Brazil Nut Moisture Hair Mask. |
| Date: |
08/08/08 (78 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Moisturises and adds shine.
Disadvantages: Hair looks greasier more quickly after washing than usual.
My hair is like a yoyo, long, short, long, short, it is how I have always been. I am one of those people that can never make their mind up and gets easily bored, well when it come to my hair anyway. I always just think 'oh well, if I don't like it I can just grow it out.' That is a dangerous way of thinking when someone has clippers out let me tell you! Yes, I did! I had long hair, half way down my back and in a fit of boredom shaved it all off! That was a long time ago now but the point stands.
I am currently growing my hair out of being short, it is now like a very layered chin length bob. Where I am trying to grow it I am completely against the idea of getting it cut too often as I want the length and when I get it cut I will inevitably end up losing it. I am getting to the point where I am going to have to give in to it though as the ends of my hair are very dry and are starting to look awful.
I bought this hair mask as a birthday gift for someone but bought too much in general and changed what I am planning to give her (don't worry I am not depriving her) and decided to keep this for my poor tired looking hair.
I have used a couple of hair masks before and some have been better than others. The last one I used (and bought several times but can no longer get) is The Strokes from Lush. I loved that mask and so didn't think I would end up being too pleased with this one.
This comes in a nice big tub of 200ml, it has a screw top lid and the packaging is nothing special, but who cares about the exterior it is what is inside that I am interested in.
The mask is like extremely thick cream, stiff enough to keep its shape and not wobble about when you move the tub, you can even turn it upside down and none will fall out. Cream coloured and beautifully scented. All it smells of is, as you would expect the Brazil Nuts but also of Sesame oil, as that is another of the main ingredients. The scent is not overpowering or in any way unpleasant, I actually love it!
It contains Brazil nut oil, Sesame oil, organic Olive oil and honey. This is for dry, damaged and chemically treated hair so is perfect for my frazzled ends.
The directions on the tub are to apply it to damp hair and leave for fifteen minutes or if you can even overnight, and say to wrap it in a towel or cap. I wet my hair over the bath with the showerhead and towelled it dry, then applied the mask in front of a mirror so I could see what I was doing.
Applying it was easy, I just kept scooping out blobs using my finger tips and smoothed it down the lengths of my hair and especially the dry ends that I wanted so desperately to help. As the mask comes into contact with wet hair it smoothes in easily and must mix with the water making it far thinner. You don't need too much of this to cover the lengths and ends, a similar amount to when using a regular conditioner.
From what I used on my chin length, thick hair I would expect to get about ten to twelve uses from this pot so am pleased with it from that point of view, that said if I had longer hair I would have used a bit more so would expect someone with shoulder length, average thickness hair to probably get about eight or nine uses per tub.
I left this mask on for about three hours while getting on with things around the house. I kept a towel on my head and even from under that towel the scent was constantly noticeable.
I rinsed this out over the bath again, I rinsed well and then shampooed as stated in the instructions, actually I shampooed twice, I like to know my hair is properly clean and as this mask contains oils if you do not wash it out well you will find that your hair feels greasy. The instructions actually say to shampoo and condition as normal, I didn't use a conditioner, as I wanted to see the results of just using this.
I towelled dried and brushed it straight away, yes I know, you shouldn't brush wet hair! There were basically NO knots! I was astounded by how silky it felt, the difference was unbelievable. Usually after washing and towel drying my hair it resembles something similar to a birds nest and brushing it is not a nice experience, not this time!
I left my hair to dry naturally as I was in no hurry, I prefer to avoid heat styling as much as possible as I know my GHD habit is not good for the ends and so keep it to a minimum, good job I work from home so don't have to get done up for work.
Once my hair was dry I could see and feel just how much of a difference this product had really made. My hair was more shiny than usual, which in turn made it look less dry and far healthier. As for how it felt, it was gorgeous, like silk! I couldn't stop touching it!
All day I had a slight hint of that nutty scent following me round. The scent lingered even after washing it all out!
The next day my hair still felt amazing and the results lasted.
The only real negative I have is this, the length of time between shampoos after using this is shorter because my hair looks greasier more quickly, to have softer healthier looking hair this is a sacrifice I am willing to make!
Even after washing my hair for a second time without using this again I still noticed a difference. Although it isn't quite as soft it is still better than before.
This is expensive when you think about cheaper products that are on the market but the results are absolutely amazing and well worth every penny! At £8.00 it is far from cheap and so I am sure that will instantly put some people off but give it a try but check that you like the scent first!
I can definitely see me using this about once a week or so to keep my hair feeling and looking better. The results surpassed any expectations I may have had which is always a good thing! I am now glad that Lush has stopped making The Strokes as I have found a better hair mask and wouldn't have even looked at this if my old favourite was still available!
This would be ideal for anyone with frizzy hair too.
The Body Shop also do another hair mask, Poppy Seed Reviving Hair Mask. This is the same size and price and is for lacklustre hair and is used more as a conditioner rather than a mask from what the instructions on the website say.
The Body Shop is involved with many charities and foundations, information on these can be found through links on their website. None of their products are tested on animals. They also run their own version of fair trade, which they call community trade, they pay fair prices to farmers of the ingredients they buy. Details of their community trade programme can also be found on their website.
The website is very user friendly and means not only can you buy online (good P&P charges and fast delivery) but you can also find out more about their products and find out where your local store is situated.
www.thebodyshop.co.uk
Summary: I cannot recommend this highly enough, if you have dry hair give it a go!
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