Before I started, I want to share with you some background on my hair. It is long (reaching the bottom of my shoulder blades, or bra strap length for the girls). It is a medium brown, and I have only dyed my hair twice; once chemically, and another with henna. I hardly ever do stuff to my hair like straightening and curling it, so I guess you could say that my hair is really healthy. I have type 2a-2c hair depending on the day, and if I scrunch it, and leave it alone or comb it through, and mess with it. The waviness of my hair also depends on the weather. Where I live is quite arid, so most days it is a 2a type wave if I don't do anything to it...so everyday pretty much. For the last year I have been noticing a lot of my hair is falling out. Not that I am going bald, but it was an alarming amount, and I could never figure out why.
Now that you know a little bit about my hair, time for the review. Normally, I just buy cheap shampoo at the store, so this is a little out of my reach. I will review the product on categories. So here we go:
Price
Holy smokes this shampoo and conditioner is expensive. Normally it retails for about 20 dollars a bottle, so in order to buy this, you really have to wait until they have a sale on it, or look online for a better price. The first time I bought the shampoo and conditioner, it came in a set at Costco with a special price for Christmas. I can't remember the price from the first time I owned these products, but I do remember that they were expensive. More recently, I found a Black Friday/Black Weekend sale on the set at a local beauty supply store in my area retailing with a discount for 7 dollars a bottle of the same size (which I took advantage of). Like I said before, you need to be on a lookout for the sales that are on these products. Although the price is out of this world without the sales and coupons, the shampoo and conditioner last a long time considering there is 26 oz, and because it costs so much to own, you don't really want to waste any of it.
Does it follow the claims?
Control freak has three main claims that it makes, and we will be discussing them individually.
1.) Control the frizz
From my experience of using the shampoo and conditioner, I didn't notice any difference in using this product from another cheap drugstore shampoo and conditioner. Honestly this claim is a little too presumptuous. I haven't found one shampoo or conditioner in all of my experimentation that actually controls the frizz. Naturally, my hair is more poofy than downright frizzy, so for me I did not see this claim follow through.
***Just a quick note: my hair is completely unique to me, and because something does not work for me does not mean that it will not work for you. These are just my opinions.***
2.) Stomp the Curl:
Again the claim seems too high. Like I said in my introduction, I have 2a-2c wavy hair. I don't necessarily want to stomp the curl, so I was a bit worried the first time I bought these products. I also did not see that claim following through.
3.) Help dry hair faster:
Out of the three claims, this one really holds true. I have noticed that my hair dries faster when I use the shampoo and conditioner, though it is really too bad that out of the three claims this is the only one that follows through.
The product itself:
The shampoo and conditioner have interesting textures. The shampoo is really thick and I find the it struggles to go through the pump. You have to pump several times just to get enough product out to use. The conditioner boasts that it has a new texture called "slickquid", and that is what it feels like. I rather like the texture of both the conditioner and shampoo, although it's a little tricky to work with. The scent is pleasant. It lingers between apple, pineapple and pina colada. As far as the fall out goes, I notice it is not as severe as before, and my hair is not so snarly as it used to be.
Overall the product is nice. I give it 3 out of 5 stars. The scent is nice, the product lasts a long time and it helps dry hair faster. It helps with my fall out and tangles, but other than that it is as good as a shampoo and conditioner from the drugstore. I like it, and I will use it, but I will only buy it if it is on sale or a coupon is going on.
That's all for now!
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