Hiya Everyone
Todays review is of a peculiar (packaged at least) Korean hair product. I am typically pretty particular what I put in my hair. Why? well because my sister is a hairdresser, and I'm a qualified make up artist (although professionally I'm an accountant lol), so I can purchase professional salon quality hair care products at wholesale.
This is yet another item received in a Memebox (#9 to be exact). I may as well come out with it now - I am a Memebox-aholic, and I very much doubt there is any hope for me. Mind you, Memeboxes seem to induce some type of insane addiction in everyone who purchases from them, so I know I'm in good (as well as enabling) company.
Todays review is of a peculiar (packaged at least) Korean hair product. I am typically pretty particular what I put in my hair. Why? well because my sister is a hairdresser, and I'm a qualified make up artist (although professionally I'm an accountant lol), so I can purchase professional salon quality hair care products at wholesale.
This is yet another item received in a Memebox (#9 to be exact). I may as well come out with it now - I am a Memebox-aholic, and I very much doubt there is any hope for me. Mind you, Memeboxes seem to induce some type of insane addiction in everyone who purchases from them, so I know I'm in good (as well as enabling) company.
Important Info
Name: 25cc HairboosterSize: 25g
Price: $8.25AUD from www.gmarket.com
What is it?
Description from the Memebox information card
25cc Hairbooster is absolutely the best hair care system that will nourish your hair from the scalp and repair damaged hair and increases strength against breakage.
Packaging
The cardboard is satin black with silvery/grey writing and pattern. Its about 20ish centimetre's long, so its reasonably big for a product containing only 25 grams!. The name and description of the product are in English, but all other writing is in Korean.
The product itself is in a clear plastic syringe - which is a bit weird - but I guess it goes along with the whole medically themed "25cc" thing. The opening of the syringe has a little plastic cap on it that fits snuggly.
Picture courtesy of www.gmarket.com
First Impressions
I didn't think there was very much of it! I should say, I have a lot of hair - its curly and goes 3/4 of the way down my back and when I saw this product, I doubted very much that there was enough there for a single treatment on my hair!
The treatment itself is a pale yellow colour and is pretty thick when "syringed" out of the packaging. The scent smells like a nice hair product - I'm terrible at describing scents - but the smell of it certainly wouldn't be out of place at any hair salon.
After I shampooed my hair, I squeezed the water out of it and applied about a big marble size (anyone remember Jacks?) of the product to the ends of my hair, and distributed it about 3/4 up the hair shaft. I did not bring it all the way up to my roots, as this is something I never do (with normal conditioner or a treatment).
The instructions say to leave it in for about 3 minutes and then rinse, but I probably left in closer to 7 minutes (I didn't read the instruction card before I got in the shower so I was winging it).
Oh, I should probably pop in here that my hair is in pretty good condition - my ends are dry because of its length, but I rarely colour or heat style it, so there isn't much damage.
The treatment itself is a pale yellow colour and is pretty thick when "syringed" out of the packaging. The scent smells like a nice hair product - I'm terrible at describing scents - but the smell of it certainly wouldn't be out of place at any hair salon.
After I shampooed my hair, I squeezed the water out of it and applied about a big marble size (anyone remember Jacks?) of the product to the ends of my hair, and distributed it about 3/4 up the hair shaft. I did not bring it all the way up to my roots, as this is something I never do (with normal conditioner or a treatment).
The instructions say to leave it in for about 3 minutes and then rinse, but I probably left in closer to 7 minutes (I didn't read the instruction card before I got in the shower so I was winging it).
Oh, I should probably pop in here that my hair is in pretty good condition - my ends are dry because of its length, but I rarely colour or heat style it, so there isn't much damage.
Was it Any Good?
Well firstly, I was wrong about there not being enough product to give my hair a treatment - I probably used 1/5 of the product.
After rinsing it out, my ends felt nice and soft, but not weighed down. I couldn't find an English ingredient list, so I have no idea if it contains silicones.
I had no problem brushing through my hair with my tangle teaser when my hair was still wet, and after brushing my hair felt almost light and bouncy - not bad for hair that is pretty long and wet!
I went to bed with my hair still damp (yes I know that isn't very good but it was late), and it the morning my hair felt really nice.
Styling wise (if you can call it that) all I did in the morning was run a small amount of oil though it (my hair still wasn't knotty despite sleeping on it damp), and out the door I went (daughters ballet class). My curls didn't have any frizz, and there was a nice soft definition to them.
I was really impressed with this product, and I think it holds its own against my beloved Macadamia Hair Treatment Mask. I would definitely consider buying this item again.
Rating
4/5
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