If Your Hair Is Winter-Brittle And Frizzy And Flyaway, This Product Is A Miracle Worker
If Your Hair Is Winter-Brittle And Frizzy And Flyaway, This Product Is A Miracle Worker
WHAT: Redken Extreme Anti-Snap Anti-Breakage Leave-In Conditioner
WHY: We’ve tried what feels like hundreds of of “leave ins” and “masks” and “ludicrously priced bottles of potions that don’t do anything” and we decided to stop trying every new Instagram-famous brand and go back to basics.
Redken.
We haven’t thought of this OG brand in a while because it’s so easy to get swept up in the newest release of whatever the multi-billion dollar beauty industry is foisting on us that week, but we remembered a product that was a godsend back in college (that would be 20 years ago) and although it was amazing, it fell of our radar. Here she is:
And, of course, 20 years ago, our hair hadn’t yet endured having babies and post-partum shedding and covid-stress thinning, so if it was magic back then on our near-perfect, still shiny 21-year-old hair, we were almost trembling with excitement for what it could do for us today.
Friends? It’s good. Ohhhhhh it’s good.
It’s just not like other leave-in conditioners or treatments. It’s INSTANTLY softening, doesn’t weigh your hair down (even if it’s baby-fine), smooths the hair cuticle to drastically reduce frizziness, AND is a heat protectant.
We were using oils and styling products and salt sprays and truly, for the winter, we’ve reduced our entire hair routine to just this. And since using it for a few months, we’ve also noticed LESS overall breakage in our hair after brushing or combing post-shower.
So naturally, we were also compelled to try their shampoo and conditioner, and they’re just as thrilling, especially if you have damaged or color treated hair. The trio of their shamp, condish, plus the the treatment, is alllll we’re using now. A hair capsule wardrobe if you will. And you know what? It feels so good and streamlined and easy, and we actually take better care of our hair now.
Oh. And the best part. The part that’s hardest to describe, but we’ll try:
The scent. Oooooooohhhhhhh the scent. It almost reminds us of spicy, warm, fruity, marshmallowy (!!!) herbal tea. And even that doesn’t quite capture how intoxicating it is. You’ll just have to….smell it for yourself. That last sentence is a Matrix reference. Which you probably got. Because you’re old like us.
Price: $28
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