Failed in my quest for an advent calendar - can't understand why Cadburys ones are so hard to find t...
Failed in my quest for an advent calendar - can't understand why Cadburys ones are so hard to find this year!
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I never ever seem to get to the end of my shampoo and conditioner simultaneously, and a few months ago when I got to the end of my Aussie Miracle Moist Conditioner (which was OK, but slightly too heavy for my hair) I decided to give Charles Worthington's range another go and I'm glad I did. It seems to be just the thing for my hair.
The change in water between university and home confused my hair over three years and by the time I finished studying, it had changed from a mop that could look greasy if left unwashed two nights running to this puzzled thing with drier roots than I'd ever had since I hit my teens. After much experimentation (including a brief infatuation with the Think Happy Organic Surge range which came to an end when Boots discontinued it) my hair needed moisture desperately. Charles Worthington's Dream Hair range had seemingly also disappeared from the high street chemist chain, so the Moisture Seal offering from his Results range sounded like the next best thing. It's around £4.55 for 250ml (but is sometimes on offer, usually £7 for two).
The Moisture Seal conditioner comes in a bright yellow square-looking bottle, which is wide and flat but looks oval when viewed from above. Like the others in the range, you get it out by pressing down on one edge of the lid to make the opening pop up. You might expect that this conditioner would clog up the little hole in the lid - it is of a fairly thick, creamy consistency - but it doesn't and is easy to get out with a squeeze (or shake) of the bottle. The conditioner can dry around it which looks messy but is easy to wipe away and it doesn't clog up. Although of a paler, slightly less translucent yellow plastic than the shampoo, if you hold it up to the light, it is very easy to see how much conditioner is left. (The text hierarchy is slighty different on the current bottle, but you'd recognise it.)
The front of the bottle suggests that using the conditioner will give you "super-shiny, nourished hair", and the extended description on the back tells me that it contains "moisturising rice protein and antioxidant white tea", that it has "a super-rich conditioning formula", will "boost hair's ability to retain moisture", "detangle for smooth, manageable hair from root to tip" and "replenish with targeted conditioning agents, giving an intense, high-gloss finish". Very persuasive - but does it work?
Actually, it does. I washed and conditioned my hair this morning and left it to dry naturally and it now feels clean, soft, smooth, looks very glossy wherever the light catches it and is easy to comb through, whether I use a comb, a brush or just my fingers. It smells fresh and scented in a "just walked out of the hairdressers" way. It is surprising to me that Charles Worthington doesn't seem to offer a specific intensive conditioner amongst this range (as many other brands do) but various experiments have led me to conclude that this product could easily double as a deep-conditioning treatment. Occasionally I will wash my hair, apply more conditioner than usual and work it in generously, then wrap my hair in a towel and leave for 15-20 minutes before rinsing.
The only disadvantage is that, if you don't rinse thoroughly, you will be able to feel the conditioner in your hair but I have found that I can counteract this by letting the water run through my hair for a few minutes after I think it is completely clean.
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