For a girl, hair is one of the most important part of her life. Ever since I was 3 or 4 years old, I have always been having long long hair. I never wanted to cut and I will never do so. I appreciate my hair because I know it deserve so.
Before, I did not want to do anything to my hair which can possibly damage it such as flattening it, curling it or dying it. But then one day I realized I can do some level of changing my hair as long as I take care of it carefully and of course, in the right way.
Again, I have to admit I am such a YouTube freak! I watch God knows how many beauty videos on there of many pros of how to take good care of their hair. I mean how can it be more awesome, right? :D From there, I have a chance to enlighten myself a lot, and know a lot about different products with specific advantage to my little baby hair.
First of all, what everyone in the whole world ( or at least every single girl) needs are shampoo and conditioner. Since the first day I came to the US, I have found such amazing set of shampoo and conditioner that not only do they make my hair so smooth and sleek but also do not make my scalp flaky or something like that. And they are Matrix Essentials Sleek Look (in orange color). I have gone through probably 3 or 4 times using those huge huge huge bottles and I still love them a lot.
I have used the ones above when I had virgin hair (no styling or anything like that at all). But then I finally decided to change my style a little but by dying my hair. However, the shampoo and conditioner I used were not good for colored hair. I asked my hair stylist about some new products and he recommended me Matrix Biolage Colorcare The'rapie. I literally felt so happy because they were the same brand with the ones I had used and loved before. I just have belief on them ya know :)) OMG! The more I expected those products, the more I was disappointed about them. I mean they just literally made my hair super super dry and dehydrated. I did not know so much back then so I thought maybe it was because of the chemical kinda thing from dying that damage my hair. Yet I kept using them for a while with the hope that everything might be better eventually. Seriously, I saw no improvement. That was the time I knew I have to buy new shampoo and conditioner.
I thought really carefully of what should I get. I also have to deal with the oiliest scalp ever! OMG it was bugging so bad!I have such a long hair and I can't wash it everyday. And also we are not supposed to wash our hair everyday since it would dry out the hair. However my hair can't never last longer than a day. It will be so greasy and oily and ugly the next day when I don't shampoo it. I then walked to the beauty store nearby my house where they sell tons of different high quality products for hair and skin and nails and everything relates to beauty that I can ever think of. I asked the sale lady over there what I should get for my type of hair. She introduced me Lanza Daily Clarifying Shampoo and Lanza Nourishing Conditioner. She said that the shampoo would help my scalp dry, but the hair would be dry also, therefore the conditioner would help nourish my hair and make it softer. I used them like twice but I did not see much of the difference and I was really disappointed.On YouTube, everyone is crazy about Lush products. They love Lush, they talk about it every time, they use so many kinds of stuff over there... I have been to Lush before, but I used to think that the store is not my type. I mean All the things there are just very strange to me. One of my friend also loves Lush a lot. She actually got me into one of the Lush stores and I tried out several stuff at the store like the soap and the facial cleaser. I think I kinda get the idea of the stuff in Lush from then. Plus too many gurus on YouTube really made me curious about it. Finally, I decided to go there and grasp these two little cute things for my hair (and a bottle of shower gel which I think I'm gonna show later on). The guy told me the I Love Juicy shampoo would suck all the oil from my scalp and let me have a break between washes. He was so nice that made me truly believe in the products he was talking about. Honestly, I am pretty sure all Lush staffs are super super super nice to their customers. How wonderful is that? :D Goes along with the the shampoo is the American Cream conditioner since the guy said it is one of the best seller conditioner and it was just very good for nourishing hair. I bought both of them and tried on several time. At first I don't really like the smell of the shampoo and I thought it works similarly to the Lanza things that I had (because it did let my hair a lil bit dry), and the conditioner was kinda thin and did not make my hair that sleek. However, when my hair was dry, I felt my hair so so soft like it was treated by some luxurious products from a spa or something. I kept waiting until the next day and I really saw my scalp less oily than normal. OMG, I was just too happy. Finally I found the right one to treat my hair.
After a while, I got back and tried the Lanza things again and I mean they worked just as well as the Lush ones. I had no idea why, but I guess because I only tried the products twice and they did not have time to impress me yet. So now, I frequently change up between my 2 set of shampoo and conditioner and I am happy about both of them. I think I will completely get rid of the Matrix Biolage ones. The Matrix Essential Sleek Look ones are still one of my favorite but I realized they they do weigh down my hair a lil bit which is bad for someone who has oily scalp like me. I maybe will use them once in a while until I finish them.
The last thing for this blog today, I wanna talk about the hair mask. I think hair mask is just as important as the shampoo and the conditioner if people want to get the healthiest hair. It works for any type of hair, even so oily hair like mine (You just need to find the right one). I have tried quite many kinds of hair mask. I do not have my favorite one yet (kinda upset about it though), but I do have some good things. Before I tried Fekkai coconut oil hair mask. I did not like the small but you know how good coconut oil helps your hair being healthy right? Then I also tried the one called Nyxon which was recommended by one of a sale lady I knew at the beauty store. I loved loved loved that but it was just too expensive with such a little amount. I did went back there to buy it again since I ran out of it so quick but they did not have it there that time. I asked for some help with some new hair mask and the seller got me the Morrocanoil Weightless Hydrating Mask. I know Morroccanoil is a very famous brand and the product itself is really pricy either, but I wanted to try it out. It is also good for my oily scalp situation too. I bought it and tried it several time. I don't like it, I have to say. It is just too thin comparing to a hair mask. And it does not get my hair any sleeker than it already is. I'll just try to finish it up and buy the Nyxon again because so far I like that the most, or maybe I'll try out some different one. Who knows, right?
