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January 17, 2007 6:12 PM
Nexxus Colour Ensure Conditioner
What They Say: "A pH3 formulation that combines NexxuSphere® technology with Nature’s finest conditioning Botanicals to promote incredibly smooth, tangle free hair.
Benefits: The formula with Grapefruit, Aloe, Geranium, Comfrey, Avocado Oil, Protein, and time released Nutrients improves hair strength, elasticity, and manageability. COLOR ENSURE may be used on all hair types to help eliminate split ends and static electricity, leaving hair full of body with remarkable sheen. Also acts as an excellent color additive to enhance depth of color."
Jen's Experience: I've been spending a whole lot of time lately trying to make my hair have more volume and body and look healthy overall, but in the meantime, my hair (perhaps just from a bad dye job) started looking, well, a little lackluster. I decided to go a shade darker and cooler, but I also picked up this conditioner to help my color stay where I want it.
As far as a detangler goes, I think it does its job. It doesn't make the tangles just fall right out, but it does make the job of combing through just a bit easier once I'm out of the shower. And I suppose it helps my color last, too, but that's hard to measure. What I'm really disappointed about but should have expected, I guess, after reading the description is just how much it would weigh my hair down. There's pretty much no texturizer powerful enough to give my hair some bounce when I use this. It also looks a little greasy on day two, which is not something that usually happens in the winter. Nexxus has been good to me so far, but I think I'm going to stick to conditioners that specialize in volume from now on.
Retail Price: $9.32/5 oz. (Drugstore.com)
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Age: 31
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