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Which one to choose? L'Oréal Paris: Kérastase Nutritive Oleo Relax Vs. L'Oréal Nutritive Oleo Therapy
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Which one to choose?
"To be quite honest, I love both of them! Both of them work great on my hair. However, wise buyers will always pick the cheaper one with the same result. Won't they?"
I
have been using hair serum since I was in high school. FYI, I have done many
experiments to my hair ranging from hair straightening to curling and
then dying, and even hair extensions. That is why I really need some
hair supplements such as hair serum in order to keep my hair healthy.
In the past, I routinely used Kérastase Nutritive Oléo-Relax Serum and then changed it to L'Oréal Nutritive Oleo Therapy Perfecting Oil Essence
today.
To be
short, Kérastase is the high-end luxury line of L'Oréal Paris. While the
L'Oréal brand itself is more affordable and also offers similar
products in terms of quality. Kérastase Nutritive Oléo-Relax Serum
performs many tasks at once: it hydrates, de-frizzes, shines,
detangles, adds softness and helps style my hair. My hair stylist
recommended me to use this product especially to prevent my processed
curly hair from tangling. The thing that I like most about Kerastase
Nutritive Oleo-Relax Serum is the fact that it doesn’t weigh my hair
down. In addition, it has a fresh and clean scent that lingers in my
hair all day long. I had been using this serum for about a year until I
finally changed my hair style into straight and stopped using it because it
drained my wallet.
Here are some other Kerastase Nutritive Oleo-Relax products to complete your treatment:
Product Quality: B+
Product: 7.5/10 Texture: 9/10 Longevity: 7/10 Application:8/10
Total: 79%
Product: 7.5/10 Texture: 9/10 Longevity: 7/10 Application:8/10
Total: 79%
Product Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetrearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Amodimethicone, Potato Starch Modified, Cetyl Esters, Isopropyl Alcohol, Palm Oil, Shorea Robusta Seed Butter, etc
Type of hair: Curly, wavy, kinky, dry, frizz or tangled hair
Function: Help soften and detangled hair, silicone to help fight frizz, Nutri-Huile Complexe nourish the hair and give immediate smoothing to the hair cuticles
Will I re-purchase? Maybe!
More Kérastase products:
L'Oréal Oleo Therapy Perfecting Oil-Essence works just like the expensive Kérastase serum, but costs me only half the price. The other good thing about this serum is that it is 100% vegan as they use natural botanicals in their ingredients. The serum is lightweight and soft, it makes my hair smooth like silk. The scent of this serum is also very high-end and unique - like nothing I have ever used before! It has a soft smell like a mixture of baby powder and light floral scent. Although the texture of the serum is thicker than Kérastase, but it doesn't make my hair greasy. In fact, I found that Kérastase serum makes my hair oily in the next day.
The Application
For the application, I usually need about four small pumps to cover my entire medium long hair. As you can see from the picture, the L'Oréal serum is fairly thick, similar to a gel but not too thick that it cannot be delivered via a dropper. For the texture itself, I actually like Kérastase one better since it has a really nice watery-like texture. However, you can not judge things from their appearance solely since we often make a wrong judgement.
In addition, L'Oréal also has an entire line of Oleo Therapy products, take a look:
1. L'Oréal Oleo Therapy Sulfate-free Shampoo
2. L'Oréal Oleo Therapy Deep Recovery Mask
3. L'Oréal Oleo Therapy Self-heating Hot Oil
Both Kérastase Nutritive Oléo-Relax Serum or L'Oréal Oleo Therapy Perfecting Oil-Essence have their pros and cons. As for myself, I will continue using L'Oréal Oleo Therapy Perfecting Oil-Essence for the next few years. It has reasonable reasons for me to continue the purchase, because not only is the serum affordable but also gives a great result to my hair.
Product Quality: A
Product: 9/10 Texture: 8/10 Longevity: 9.5/10 Application: 8/10
Total: 86%
Product: 9/10 Texture: 8/10 Longevity: 9.5/10 Application: 8/10
Total: 86%
Product Ingredients: Natural Botanical Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethiconol, Fragrance, Capric Triglyceride, Caprylic Argania Spinosa Oil, Coconut Oil, Hexyl Cinnamal, Chamomilla Recutita Extract (Matricaria Flower Extract), Isoeugenol, Gardenia Tahitensis Flower Extract, Rosa Canina Flower Extract, Linalool, Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract, Linum Usitatissimum Flower Extract, Carrot Oil (Beta-Carotene)
Type of hair: Dull, dry, damaged hair
Function: Beautifies each hair strand for intense shine and ultimate lasting softness and a silky finish. No weigh-down and non-greasy. Natural botanicals, 6 flower oils and 100% vegan.
Will I re-purchase? Yes, definitely!
More L'Oréal products:
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DeleteI wish I could do this kind of hair routine as religiously as you do! It's hard to be committed I guess :P or maybe it's that I don't really care with my hair -__-
ReplyDeleteBtw, what's your hair condition? Mine is a bit oily at roots (which makes me have to shampoo every night) and very dry at the ends (but I'm lazy to use conditioner sometimes), which one would you recommend me? Should I use additional product or just stay committed to conditioner first *sigh*
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Point 1. What's my hair condition?
My hair condition is combination but tends to normal. A bit oily at roots and a little dry at the ends due to frequent heat styling. I could say that we have a similar hair type.
Point 2. Which kind of treatments would I recommend you?
I would say you should do several steps of hair treatment ranging from using hair conditioner to hair mask/spa:
Step 1. Conditioner. If you have oily roots and very dry hair ends, don't forget to use conditioner first 'before' you shampoo your hair. And after you finished shampooing your hair, apply more conditioner only to your hair ends and rinse.
Step 2. Hair Tonic. Hair tonic is very good to maintain hair balance and reduce hair problems. It will helps to nourish your whole hair and give shine to each strand of your hair so it will be less dry. Additionally, it helps to balance the excess oil at your roots
Step 3. Hair Serum. You can try this L'oreal hair serum! Just apply some small pumps to your hair strands. Ps: avoid the roots area!
Step 4. Hair Mask. Do a routine hair mask treatment every each week. Apply a hair mask only to your hair strands and cover them with hot towels for 15-20 minutes. And rinse.
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Point 3. How to motivate yourself?
In some pieces of paper, please write all of those steps above and hang them in your room, where you can see it every day after you wake up and before you go to sleep.
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OMG!! I remember that time back then when my hair felt super healthy. That was because of the hair tonic! I should repurchase it ASAP. Thanks for the detailed answer and reminding me ^^
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