Healthy Hair

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Last month I wrote an article, Repairing my damaged hair, lamenting the state of my damaged hair and highlighting a possible remedy. Since then I have been using Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal shampoo and conditioner consistently on an every other day basis. The directions say to use it everyday, but I am of the philosophy that washing your hair everyday will strip it of the natural oils and is simply not good for your hair, thus I have been using it every other day. Here is an account of my journey towards healthy beautiful hair:

Wash 1 and 2: I noticed absolutely no change and wondered if this was worth the time. I was also concerned that using a drugstore product might damage my hair, but I decided to keep using it and see if I had any results in the next few washes.

Wash 3: This time I washed my hair in the evening and let it dry over night in a duck bill clip. When I woke up the next morning I let my hair down and as I ran my fingers through my hair I wondered why it was so soft. It was so noticeably soft that I almost thought it was strange, then I remembered the shampoo and conditioner. It must be the Restoratives, I thought! I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next.

Washes 4 and 5: My hair just kept getting softer and softer. The only thing was, it was missing a certain smoothness I was looking for.

Washes 6 and 7: Both washes produced a slightly smoother finish to my hair and over all it was soft and pretty.

wash 8: Now this was the moment I’d been waiting for!! My friend and I were in the store looking at hair products. She felt my hair and her eyes got really wide as she asked me what I had been doing to my hair to get such a drastic change from the fried hair of a few weeks ago. Pantene Restoratives Time Renewal, I answered. Ok, I thought, I am definitely on my way toward healthy hair. Now all I need is for my boyfriend to coment on how nice it feels. Since I fried my hair he never wants to touch it, so that would be not only proof but a nice bonus.

Washes 9, 10, and 11: Washes nine and ten yielded about the same results, but it was just after wash eleven that I found the result I’d been looking for. I was relaxing on the couch with my boyfriend when he ran his fingers through my hair and said, “baby, your hair feels really nice”. Victory, sweet victory! That was enough for me, I was thrilled.

Every wash since then: My hair now looks very healthy, feels soft and shines. I noticed that each strand of hair is smoother and this allows my shine serum to reflect the light better.

Over all I am very happy with the results of Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal. After this treatment, the only thing that is still damaged about my hair is the very ends. They are still split and break. Due to this I started to try the Restoratives hair mask, to be used once a week to “quench parched strands”. This was a mistake, not only did I not see any results, it actually made my hair dry. Taking this out of my routine and going back to the shampoo and conditioner regimen my hair returned to the soft state of before.

Still looking for the solution to my split ends I am going to start using Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Breakage Defense line. This line claims you will have 90% less breakage in one month. I have also noticed that Aveda has released a Damage Remedy collection with Restructuring shampoo, conditioner and an intense restructuring treatment. As I love the aromatic experience that Aveda products offer and am always looking for an excuse to add one of their products to my bath or home collection, I will very likely try this line as well. As results develop I’ll write more. Stay tuned…

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