"Hair Serum" - Part 2 of my reviews on Frizz Ease Products
Written: Apr 16 '03
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Pros: softens hair, tames SOME frizz
Cons: oily, greasy and sticky, doesn't eliminate all frizz, stains clothes, crappy applicator
The Bottom Line: A product I've heard great things about but that just failed to impress me.
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| baby_pie's Full Review: John Frieda Frizz Ease Hair Serum |
I really wanted to like this product. If anyone's seen the blond girl who does the Frizz-Ease Hair Serum commercials you'll know what I mean when I say they make this product look amazing. Being a fan of some of the Frizz-Ease products and liking hair serums in general I decided to try John Frieda's version.
Frizz-Ease hair serum comes in two formulas. Original- for dry, frizzy, permed or color-treated hair (this is the one I tried) and Extra strength - with aloe vera and vitamin E for coarse, extremely frizzy or chemically-damaged hair.
The Frizz-Ease line of products are described as follows:
"Frizz-Ease products seriously address the problems related to frizzy, dry, permed or color-treated hair, much in the same way cosmetic companies address dry skin...prescriptively and step-by-step. We designed Frizz-Ease products first and foremost to smooth, add shine, replace suppleness, control frizz and reduce styling time."
Hair Serum is not an alternative to gels, mousses and other styling products. Rather, it's something to use BEFORE applying other products. It's especially effective for the dry/frizzy crowd as it usually contains silicones which "tames" frizzy hair and smoothes the hair's surface. I actually tried a sample years ago and remember being less than impressed with it. So I either have a bad memory or am a sucker for flashy advertising (a marketer's dream) because I risked buying a full sized bottle.
Frizz-Ease Hair Serum comes in a small glass bottle of 1.69Fl Oz/ 50ml with a screw off applicator that looks sort of like an eye-dropper. In theory I suppose the applicator was a good idea at controlling the small amount of serum you need but in practice the serum is so sticky it just sticks all over the outside of the applicator. It costs a ridiculous AUS$29.95 and is approx. US$12. As you only use a tiny amount it will last a long time. It doesn't have much of a scent and is greasy and sticky in texture, however it washes out OK.
Frizz-Ease Hair Serum makes the following claims:
"The original and No. 1 selling product for frizzy hair this revolutionary serum instantly transforms the appearance and actual surface of dry, frizz-prone hair. A unique blend of silicones leave hair hair visibly smoother, glossier and stronger. Smoothes away frizz when blow-drying straight; activates curls when drying naturally. Contains sunscreen."
Directions: Use after shampooing and conditioning on soaking wet hair (squeeze out excess moisture but DO NOT towel dry). Dispense a dime-sized amount of serum into palms and smooth through wet hair, distributing evenly. Use more or less depending on the length and texture of your hair. DO NOT rinse out.
I tried several times using different methods to really give this product a fair go.
FIRST TRY: I applied following the directions exactly using a very small amount on my just washed wet hair- just enough to barely get all of my long hair. I applied nothing over it. I found that as my hair naturally dried my curls weren't defined, smoothed or glossy at all. It looked the same as it would if I applied nothing while letting it dry only it was greasy to touch. My hair looked messy, curls were frizzy and scattered and it fell limp and lifeless.
SECOND TRY: I applied following the directions exactly again only this time I followed up with a small amount of my usual hair cream which gives me good results. The results weren't as bad as the first try but my hair again felt very greasy and fell limp. There was also some frizz and curls weren't as defined as they normally are.
THIRD TRY: I applied only to the bottom half of my hair and the tips while applying my usual product to my roots and top half. Results were better but I still didn't like the greasiness and the way it killed any volume and bounce my hair had.
(I really did take notes on all these attempts lol how's that for dedicated research?)
FOURTH TRY: By now I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get a good look applying on wet hair so I decided to apply a small amount to dry hair and see what happened. This method worked the best for me by far by smoothing out my curls and seemingly softening my hair. However as usual, it was greasy and this time on dry hair it felt sticky and after about half an hour I noticed my hair starting to frizz at the roots!
FINAL IMPATIENT TRY: I mixed the dimed-sized amount with a small amount of my hair cream and applied to dry hair. Pretty much same results as fourth try.
With each try I was applying the tiny-dimed sized recommended amount (which if anything was a little too scarce for my long hair but I didn't want to over-apply and end up looking like a grease pit). There was no other factors I could think of that could have altered my results, I didn't use anything else new on my hair and didn't try it out on unusually humid days. Overall I was disappointed with Frizz-Ease Hair Serum as it didn't define curls, it didn't stop frizz (and sometimes seemed to create it!) and it was so greasy that it left my hair flat and oily.
People with dry, frizz-prone hair may benefit from this product as I have heard some people rave about it. It's not only for curly hair but also for those that blow dry their hair straight. If you try it hopefully you'll have better luck than me!
Ingredients:
cyclomethicone, dimethiconol, octyl methoxycinnamate (Sunscreen
Recommended:
No
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