I am a hair care junkie. Or at least……..I was a hair care junkie. Seduced by all of the TV and print ads promising luxurious hair, I would try nearly anything in the hopes that it might tame my fine, naturally curly (read: frizzy) hair. In my younger years, I would simply beat my hair into submission with curling irons, flat irons, perms (but none post-1990!), even trying out someone else’s hair through extensions, to make my hair look how I wanted it to look. But now I seek to be kind to my hair, to let it do what it naturally wants to do, and find the best cut, and the best product to make it as close to luxurious as possible. I hate to think how much money I have spent on this road. And how many bottles of barely-used product have gone to waste. So many of the “curl-enhancing” and “tames frizzies!” products actually made my hair frizzier and worse looking that I was happy just to have a product that performed marginally well.
This spring my stylist recommended a new product to me. I was, as usual, skeptical, but considering that my stylist, who knows my hair about as well as I do, never recommends products, I bought some. Thank god I did. It actually smooths my hair and leaves it soft and shiny and it smells wonderful. My road to luxurious (or as luxurious as my hair can naturally be) hair has ended with the addition of Moroccan Oil. Let me qualify this a bit by also saying that the shampoo and conditioner that I use also plays an important role. I’ve found that Moroccan Oil does not work quite as well if I’m not also using a good hydrating shampoo and conditioner. Bumble and Bumble Creme de Coco works best for my hair.
The good news for all reading this is that Moroccan Oil seems to work well on all hair types; it is oily, yes, but once it goes on the hair, it is light, nongreasy, and does not weigh hair down. It does not look at all as if you have product in your hair; your hair just looks and smells nice. I cannot recommend it enough. Yes, it’s a little pricey, but now I am spending far less in general on hair care, and my hair looks better for it.