I've stepped my hair care routine up a notch since I had it cut about a month ago. I've been growing my hair for about three years now, taking hair growth vitamins and using hair encouragement hair masks and my hair has ever so slowly been growing. However, I know the one thing I've missed out in this routine is stability. I never paid too much attention to what shampoo and conditioner I was picking up, would sprits a bit of heat protection on and that was it. Being a student, I'd just pick up whatever shampoo/conditioner combos were on offer and that was it. To be honest, I don't understand now how I was confused that my hair was barely budging!
I've been reading up a lot about Argan oil recently and the wonders of this amazing oil, and now from experiencing it on my own hair I can tell you it is definitely the best thing you can put on your hair. With my current routine, I'm feeling a definite difference in the feel of my hair, the look of my hair and the growth of my hair. The ends look thicker, it feels so, so soft and I've definitely gained back the length I got cut off last month already.
So, here's a run through of what I'm using at the moment, and yes, they all contain Argan oil!
I've been looking for a new shampoo for a while and was prepared to spend a bit of money on a decent one that was going to make a visible difference. However, on a trip to Morrisons I was perusing the toiletries isle and came across this beauty, for only £3.80 if I remember correctly. As soon as I saw those magic words: 'Argan oil' on the back, I nabbed it straight away!
Its a big 400ml bottle, so great value for money for starters. On the bottle it claims to nourish and tame last smoothness for dry, frizzy and rebellious hair. Its anti-humidity (great for if you're going on holiday, which I'm not wah) and claims up to 48hrs of anti-frizz! However, above all this probably the two most important factors for myself are the Argan oil contend and the thermo protect, as I'm a major heat whore!
This shampoo smells amazing, really luxurious and lathers up a treat! In the shower I can instantly feel the smoothing effects as I'm washing it out which I find really impressive. Its consistency fairly oily, indicating to me that the Argan oil is very present, as well as this it is that ominous golden colour that we associate with Argan. Its so smooth, I can actually rub it into my dry skin and it absorbs in very easily, leaving quite a smooth finish! I mention this as Argan is also known for its skin smoothing benefits.
Conditioner: Moroccan Oil Restorative Hair Mask (c/o Hair Trade)
I think everyone knows that Moroccan Oil is the must have hair product at the moment. I've been desperate to try their hair mask out for myself for months and months, after reading amazing reviews and watching YouTubers raving about the incredible effects of the Moroccan Oil treatments.
Moroccan Oil's range include everything from glimmer spray to luminous hair spray, all containing the magical ingredient of Argan oil! The restorative mask is designed to help reconstruct and rebuild, reverses damage done by chemicals, restores hair from environmental elements like sun and wind, penetrate deep into the hair with a unique formula brings out hairs inner health and leaves hair shiny and moisturised.
The conditioner itself has a very rich and smooth feel to it. I scoop a small amount into my hand and smooth it through my mids and ends of my hair and leave it in while I shave my legs and wash my face. I would presume for a more intense effect you could leave it in for about half an hour and wash out. I really think it does the job in depositing the Argan into my hair and I've definitely noticed my ends look thicker after I've used it, so it must be helping with my split and dead ends. The smell is very distinct and smells fresh and revitalising, plus I feel the Argan does remain in my hair after I've washed it out.
I use this every other time I was my hair, using the Boots Coconut and Almond Hair Mask in between, as I don't want my hair to become resistant to it as I've heard can happen with intensive conditioners (don't know if this is true?). Overall, a very impressive conditioning mask, worth the money.
This was an exciting discovery for me. My mum always goes on about the Kérastase Elixr Ultime Versatile Beautifying Oil and what a difference it has made to her hair (baring in mind she has long, regularly coloured hair) and I wanted to try something similar to this but wasn't keen on the price tag.
I came across the Avon treatment when I was researching for an article and instantly found some great reviews of it. It was a real bargain especially seeing as it contains Argan oil, so thought it was worth the risk and went for it. I pump two squirts into the palm of my hand, rub in between my hands slightly, then run through the mids and ends of my towel dried hair to absorb in as my hair dries. Spraying on some heat defence spray (I used Morrison's own as it smells of melon and mangos) and blow dry my hair as usual.
I do try to use the hair dryer on the coolest temperature on my ends now to try and minimise the heat damage as much as possible. After drying my hair it honestly feels intensely smooth. This oil treatment has literally been my saviour and really is the fitting way to end my new hair care routine. My hair definitely feels more moisturised and hydrated which I'm hoping will continue in encouraging my hair to grow!
What is your current routine? Have you made any changes which have made a significant difference? And is anyone else as obsessed with Argan oil as I am?! haha!
