Phytospecific Optimal Hydration Shampoo

Most people have a love-hate relationship with their hair...well, I don't! I'd say I have a hate-hate relationship with my hair and that's an understatement. It seems that no matter what I do, my hair just wouldn't behave! My hair is very thick, frizzy and to top it off: WAVY. Not the nice, healthy & shiny wave. No siree. The waves form when I tuck my hair behind my ear (which I often do because like I said it's too thick I can't just leave it hanging) and so by the end of the day I'd develop an ugly hair wave on the top part & a fly-away look at the bottom. Hideous! I can't wear a ponytail because my hair is too short & it slides off --again because of my thick hair.

I've tried rebonding my hair but it just comes off unnaturally so I'm not a fan of it. Plus too much chemicals only reduce it to a sorry state. I don't give up easily though so I tried lots of products which all failed to give me the result I want, until I started using Phyto Specific Optimal Hydration Shampoo. I was so satisfied, I'd like to share my experience with you.




===THE PACKAGING===

I was expecting it to be in a plastic case/tube like most shampoos but it's not. The shampoo is inside a metal tube, much like how old metal tube toothpaste look like. I didn't like it because it's much much harder to make the most out of it since it's harder to squeeze. Although when it's new, even if you just squeeze it a little the shampoo comes pouring down. So yeah, I hate the packaging!

===THE EXPERIENCE===

The color of the shampoo is burnt yellow while the consistency is just like that of normal shampoo. The shampoo is unscented but when you try to smell it, the natural scent of the ingredients are not so nice but you'll get used to it, eventually. The instruction says to apply it twice (apply-rinse-apply-rinse). And I was like, why? That's such a waste! I soon found out the reason why. It's because when you first apply it, it wouldn't bubble at all so it would be hard to massage it through your hair. I'm not entirely sure why but I think it's because of all the dirt in my hair. =P Other shampoos work normally on my hair though. Okay, so I rinsed it and I applied it again, this time it bubbled, not a lot but I was successful in massaging it through my hair.

===THE EFFECT===

After rinsing it, I felt that my hair is a lot softer and smoother than usual. After drying my hair with a towel, I already noticed that my hair looks nicer, it's straighter! Hurray! I was afraid that my hair would be back to normal when it's totally dry but surprise, surprise! It stayed that way the whole day! I was ecstatic!

Twice application everyday is too much for my budget so after two days, I decided to use a different shampoo for my first application. I prayed really hard that it would still have the same effect and guess what? It did! I was so glad that it solved my double application dilemma.

VERDICT

For those gifted with normal hair, I doubt you'd benefit much from this. But for those people with hair like mine, it's worth it. If you'd compute it, since it only lasts up to 4 weeks (single use everyday), it'd pretty much cost the same as having your hair relaxed but at least it won't ruin your hair with chemicals! The main ingredient of the shampoo is Shea Butter which as we all know is an effective natural moisturizer. It hydrated my very dry hair like no other shampoo has ever had. No more unruly waves!

Despite the hefty price tag, I'd really recommend it to desperate/hopeless people like me. Finally a shampoo that would allow you to have normal, beautiful hair. =)

Advantages: Smoothens & softens my hair in a few minutes
Disadvantages: It is packaged inside a metal tube which would be hard to squeeze out in the end<,italic>

Rating: 4/5

Note: If this review seems familiar, that's because it's also posted at ciao.com where my username is russiandoll.