Sweet Dreams, Kinda.
So, here’s the deal. I’ve been trying to grow out my hair for what seems like three years now. But, for whatever reason my hair seems to be growing at a snails pace. Because of this I have managed to acquire a ton of hair products over the years and most of them haven’t been very successful in the long run.
When I started seeing overnight treatments pop up on shelves, I thought they might be promising, but wasn’t enthralled enough to take the plunge…until a few weeks ago when I was in the death trap, otherwise known as Target. Target is one of those places I can’t possibly leave without buying something and you never know what I’ll walk out with. For my last visit it just happened to be some stationary and a bottle of L’Oreal’s new EverStrong Overnight Repair Treatment.
Like I said, I’ve seen several overnight creams before, but the thing that grabbed my attention was the fact that this treatment just happened to be apart of L’Oreal’s new sulfate-free line. I’m all about finding solutions to my hair woes, and right now I’m treading clear of sulfates (FYI-sulfates help make shampoos and soaps foamy, but they also strip oils that your head/hair and body need). This treatment claims that it penetrates the hair fiber making it stronger just after one use. Sounded good to me, especially with all the split ends that seem to haunt my hair. It also promised not to leave your pillow a greasy mess and that the product absorbs quickly into the hair.
The day I brought it home I was super excited to try it out. Before bed I used the suggested amount of product (1-2 pumps) and started dispersing it through my hair. This was not the easiest task. The product was very heavy and hard to smooth over all of my hair, I was left with pieces of hair that had a lot of product and other pieces that had zero product. The product did absorb pretty quickly and it smelled really good, but I wasn’t exactly impressed. Over the next week I used the treatment almost every night, playing around with how I applied it. Now, I just pull my hair in a pony tail and rub it through the ends (where I feel I need help the most).
It’s been about two weeks now since I started using the overnight treatment and honestly I haven’t seen any real results. My hair isn’t necessarily stronger, and it’s for sure not longer. While I probably won’t give this particular product another chance, I will say that it won’t hold me back from buying the shampoo and conditioner from the EverStrong line. I guess I will just have to keep searching for that perfect product…which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Posted in drug store favorites, hair
March 19th, 2010 at 7:43 am
I’ve been trying to grow my hair out forever too. Have you found anything that works well?
March 19th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Casey- I promise as soon as I find that magic product, I will post it on here. But, I think the number one thing you need to grow your hair is to have healthy hair…which can mean cutting back on things that damage your hair: blow drying, curling irons, flat irons, coloring, daily washing…things that are hard for most to give up. It’s also very important to get frequent trims, something that I don’t do b/c it takes so long for my hair to grow. Unless you are blessed with naturally beautiful hair, growing it out can be a pain in the you know what.
March 20th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
thanks sarah! i started to only dry my hair with the cool setting, but i can’t give up my flat iron! i know it’s bad, but my hair looks awful if i don’t use it. so i try to make up for it by using a leave-in conditioner every day. i try to get a trim every 10 weeks or so too – it always feels like i’m cutting off what i just grew! lol i’ll cross my fingers for that miracle product!
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Casey- I know what you mean about giving up the flat iron, it was hard for me to give it up (but I finally did). If you are going to use a flat iron make sure you use a heat protecting spray (I use Tresemme) before you blow dry and then add a protecting product for flat ironing (one you can use on dry hair). I also wanted to mention that if you have a warm setting on your dryer to use that instead of the cold setting. It helps to keep your hair smoother and it’s not very damaging. Once you’re done drying, blast it with the cold setting to help set your style and to cool off your hair. Good luck!
May 19th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Casey- I know what you mean about giving up the flat iron, it was hard for me to give it up (but I finally did). If you are going to use a flat iron make sure you use a heat protecting spray (I use Tresemme) before you blow dry and then add a protecting product for flat ironing (one you can use on dry hair). I also wanted to mention that if you have a warm setting on your dryer to use that instead of the cold setting. It helps to keep your hair smoother and it’s not very damaging. Once you’re done drying, blast it with the cold setting to help set your style and to cool off your hair. Good luck!