I've got to admit... ever since I was 12~3 year old, I've been dying and perming/chemically damaging my hair. A few examples?
Even though I've chopped off most of my hair and stayed clear of dying/perming my hair for a while... this is why my hair is never glossy, smooth, and silky like ma bestie's hair.
Everyone know's that dying your hair, perming/straightening, and ironing your hair can damage your hair, but did you know that there's 5 types of external environmental factors and daily habits that also stresses out your hair? These 5 stresses are heat/friction, combing, split ends, hair breakage, and dryness!
So what's the 5 types? Well to begin, let me introduce you to the...
The EVIL HAIR STRESS BROTHERS!!
Brazen Blow-Drying Stress - Fries your hair into crisp and damages your poor cuticles.
Heat damage/friction from blow drying The process of blow-drying removes moisture from the hair, both outside and inside the hair - leaving hair dry, brittle and susceptible for further damage
Cruel Combing Stress - Drags your hair down & makes you feel a lot of pain as you comb your hair
Friction to the hair cuticles due to daily combing Combing through wet hair causes great hair damage as the hair follicle is at is most fragile state. Likewise, the friction caused by coming through dry hair can form hair knots which makes hair prone to unnecessary breakage
Badass Breakage Stress - The ultimate badass with a personal mission to snap as many hair strands as possible!
Besides daily heat styling, blow drying and brushing, other seemingly harmless actions like tying your hair into a tight ponytail or twirling your hair with your fingers exert excessive stress on your hair, resulting in hair breakage
Spiteful Split Ends Stress - With his karate skills, he splits your hair in seconds!
Fraying of hair shaft due to dry and brittle hair The ends of your hair are the oldest and driest parts. When the protective hair cuticle is destroyed at the end of the hair, the hair splits into two or more parts.
Despicable Dryness Stress - loves to ruin your happy ending by absorbing all the moisture in your hair!!
Dry hair that feels rough Exposure to the sun, wind or even air-conditioning can result in hair dryness. The hair cuticle that protects the hair is weakened and is unable to retain moisture within the cuticles of the hair
So what can you do to fight against these 5 stress brothers?
It's the Essential CC Oil (60ml SGD$$11.90) to the rescue!!!
No CC doesn't stand for 'Color Control' like the CC Cream you use on your face, 'CC' stands for
'Cuticle Care'!
BUT!!!!
Just like how the BB/CC Cream is like an 'all-in-one' product, this CC Oil protects your hair from multiple hair stresses!
This non-greasy, light CC Oil forms a protective layer around each strand of your hair and protects it from any form of environmental stresses. That means that your hair will have less tangles, feel smoother, look silkier, and become more manageable!
All you just have to do is to apply it in the morning and can be reapplied anytime throughout the day!
So here's what my hair looks like...
Yes I don't have any split ends/broken strands but my hair is far from feeling smooth because of all the crap I had to make it go through... (sorry hair)
Just from this photo you can tell how dry my hair is... T_T
So all you just have to do is to pump an appropriate amount (I only need 1 pump) of the Essential CC Oil and spread it evenly onto a towel dried/damp hair.
For damaged hair, concentrate more on the mid-section/tips of your hair.
You're done!!! This is a leave-on treatment so you won't need to rinse it off.
For optimum results, use after Essential shampoo and conditioner.
Zooming up to my hair and you can tell that it looks glossier and silkier than the previous photos.
I've been using the CC Oil a lot because ever since I've cut my hair shorter, I need to blow dry/iron my hair to achieve the bob hair style and since both my hair tools don't have that ION/CERAMIC COATING technology... this CC Oil's been my hair's lifesaver!
So there's something to protect your hair during the day and how about at night?
Essential also has a special night care product that protects your hair from 'pillow friction' while you're getting your beauty sleep!
So what exactly IS Pillow Friction?
This happens when you toss & turn at night and that causes friction between your hair and pillow.
The results? Your hair cuticles will end up getting misaligned - which is the cause of frizzy hair (aka Lion King hair in the morning).
I had the nickname Lion King because I had frizzy almost blonde hair back when I was younger and in order to control the frizz, I always (and still do) shower in the morning to reset my crazy hair.
In order to shower in the morning that means you need to cut short your sleeping time to get up, shower, and dry up = hassle.
Luckily Essential has a solution for you!
Essential Night Care Milk (100ml SGD$11.90)
This baby can protect your hair from pillow friction and intensively repairs & moisturizes your hair throughout the night! With cuticle coat protection ingredients, this rich, non-greasy milk formula keeps your hair smooth and manageable until the next morning!
It also includes hair supplement oil that's similar to our natural hair oil - which is another reason why it doesn't feel heavy and greasy!
All you just have to do is to pump an appropriate amount and spread it evenly on a towel-dried/dry/damp hair/or before blow-drying at night. Focus more on the mid-area/tips of your hair!
For better results, use it together with the other Essential range AND completely dry your hair before heading off to bed.
What will happen the next morning?
Your hair will feel SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER smooth as if you've never chemically damaged your hair before! The ends of your hair will feel softer and you'll really see a difference even after the first night.
To be honest using both the Essential CC Oil & Essential Night Care Milk provides you with the ultimate results! If I decide to skip out on using either one of these products, my hair ends up screaming in pain with all the blow-drying and ironing.
Been loving both the Essential CC Oil & Night Care Milk that it's become my travel buddies!
The limit is 100ml or less items and both meet the criteria so you can carry it on or put it in your check-in bag! I highly recommend it if you're on a overnight flight to apply the Night Care Milk!!
Besides combating the 5 hair stresses and pillow friction with the Essential products, you can play the Essential’s Mane Hero Facebook game and combat the 5 evil Hair Stress Brothers and Pesky Pillow King to win attractive weekly prizes!
Once you start it's quite addictive LOL!!
Thank you so much to Essential Singapore and the Sample Store for letting me try these awesome babies out! They've definitely earned a spot on my favorite hair products list!
For more information about Essential Singapore & Sample Store check out the links below!
