by Maria Lianos-Carbone
I have pretty dry hair, even though I don’t use permanent colour or highlights. Most days, and especially on rainy days, my hair is a giant frizz ball. I’ve tried many products to smooth out my frizzy hair – deep conditioners, leave-in treatments, serums and even just warm extra virgin olive oil to calm down my long tresses.
I had the chance to try out Dove’s Nourishing Oil Care collection which includes Shampoo, Conditioner, Daily Treatment Conditioner, Leave-In Smoothing Cream and the new Anti-Frizz Serum.
All of these products contain a blend of weightless Nutri-Oils to help control frizz without making hair feel heavy or greasy.
I first used the Nourishing Oil Care Shampoo with weightless Nutri-Oils that help “revive dry, frizzy hair”. Usually I need quite a bit for my long, thick hair but a quarter-size was enough to get a really nice lather going. It has a light, pleasant smell as well which I like because I’m sensitive to hair products with too-heavy perfumes.
Once I washed my hair, I used the Daily Treatment Conditioner which looked so good coming out of the tube – almost like candy! I left the product in my hair while I took care of some other business – those winter stubbly legs!
Dove hair expert Mark Townsend says you should shampoo your hair when you first get in the shower and then apply conditioner and leave it in while you do everything else, like exfoliate or shave your legs. Those extra few minutes makes a huge difference in keeping your hair healthy and shiny looking.
Keeping the Daily Treatment Conditioner in longer seemed to really smooth my hard-to-manage tresses.
After showering, I wrapped my hair in a towel to dry for a few minutes. Here’s a tip from Townsend: to help avoid rough hair texture, try blotting it with a towel to get rid of excess water rather than rubbing. The friction of the towel against your locks just creates frizz!
Before I brought out the hair dryer, I added a few drops of Dove’s Nourishing Oil Care Anti-Frizz Serum and worked it through my hair. The Anti-Frizz Serum is enriched with Argan Oil from Morocco for soft, smooth hair.
To my delight, a lot of the frizz that comes with blow-drying was gone. The serum didn’t leave an oily residue on my hands either and seemed to absorb into the hair really quickly. The natural almond and coconut oils in the serum really seemed to work; it penetrates into the hair shaft and repairs any damage caused by heat styling tools. I’ve used serums before that only left my hair greasy and limp, but the Dove Nourishing Oil Care Anti-Frizz Serum was light and didn’t weigh down my hair.
After blow drying my hair with a diffuser, I used a dab of the Dove Nourishing Oil Care Leave-In Smoothing Cream to my hair. Townsend says that adding just a pea-sized amount to your tresses helps make your blowout last all day and into the night. Raking it through your hair gives it extra shine, texture and hold – a treatment and styling product in one.
Voila!
My hair feels softer and smoother, bouncy and full. I can run my fingers through my hair without any tangles or it feeling really dry and brittle. My hair smells lovely, looks shinier and the frizz is tamer!
I was delighted by the Dove Nourishing Oil Care Collection and having just used the products once, I can’t wait to see how my hair will look and feel after a week of using them!
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