Moroccan Oil Restorative Hair Mask
I know you've heard of Moroccan Oil before. The smell is divine, and the product itself it comes in many other forms besides oil. This particular hair mask was recommended to me after I had finally killed off the remaining hair left on the crown of my head with bleach. Walking around with a mullet wasn't the only thing that was annoying in this situation. It was the distinct difference between the burnt, broken pieces, and the healthy strands below. My bright orange hair refused to hold any color after a few shampoos, and I really had no choice but to add a few Hair Treats extensions in the place of the broken pieces.
A colleague encouraged me to try the Moroccan Oil Restorative Hair Mask to help even out the porosity (give the hair a smooth base for the color to evenly deposit on) and hold the color in a bit longer. I've used several Moroccan Oil products that worked miracles, so I didn't mind dropping the $38 (retail value) to give it a try, but I also didn't expect a miracle. After one very concentrated treatment, I reluctantly cut the four inches left on the top of my head down to two inches. I didn't want to but let's not kid ourselves, the cotton-like ends were not going to magically repair themselves. Also, I touched up my color with a brighter than normal (my hair was on fire) orange-y red with hopes it would not wash out in a week, and then added the hair extensions.
3 weeks later, my grandmother was still yelling at me for my incredibly bright red hair. After 3 treatments in 3 weeks, my hair was feeling like hair again and the color hadn't budged. That really says a lot about the product. When hair won't hold color, it means that the cuticle is blown so wide open that there is nothing left to "hug" the color and make it stay in the cuticle. It was only laying on top, which is why it washed out in 2 shampoos. To hydrate and repair my hair so much that it actually got the cuticle to close, and stay closed, was incredible. The whole thing looked all around great and thanks to one product!
.....Actually, I have to credit one more product that promotes itself as a "Miracle Hair Treatment". That would be the "It's a 10 Plus Keratin" Leave In Conditioner Spray. Another expensive product, but well worth the investment. I used it every time I washed my hair (about 3 times a week), and the shine and softness it added made my hair very workable.
It's been 6 weeks, and the results are phenomenal. The extensions are still there because unfortunately I can do nothing but wait for my hair to grow back in, but they are helping the growing process immensely! Total investment on fixing my hair? About $200. Not having to see a mullet staring back at me in the mirror every morning? Priceless.
