Loreal Straight Effect System Review

When was the last time I did an individual review? I can't remember but I figured I try these bad boys out. I received them complimentary of Influenster Voxbox but as always my reviews will be honest. So let's jump into this:

So these are packets, which I'm not a fan of but they did give a decent amount of product in them. This is what they looked like straight out of the box. The set includes a Shampoo, Pre-conditioner, and a Conditioner. So that's steps one through three. Now it looks like there was a step four which was some sort of "Straight Perfecting Balm" or something for after the shower but that was not included. So I'm going to go through these one at a time and review them each for you.

Shampoo- As far as shampoo goes this seemed pretty basic. I did notice it foamed up really nicely and once rinsed out my hair felt very soft and smooth.  It does claim to be for "Frequently Straightened or Unruly, Rebellious Hair" which really just made me think of my hair as a teenager. The shampoo also claims it has an advanced formula with Keratin and Tourmaline which I think is supposed to help it stay straight longer. The shampoo by itself was nice but probably not something I would go out of my way to  buy.

Pre-Conditioner- So the idea of a pre-condition is kind of new to me. However I followed the instructions and after rinsing my hair felt very nice. But I feel like its basically just a conditioner. However it does say to use once a week in between shampooing and conditioning so it's not for everyday use. To me this idea does seem a little gimmicky though. This also is supposed to have Keratin and Tourmaline so I'm not sure  exactly what this does.

Conditioner- In all honesty I pretty much just use leave in conditioners. But I did give this a shot and as a conditioner I actually kind of like it. Although I'm not crazy about in-shower conditioner and I probably wont be purchasing this.

Final Thoughts: I don't really have unruly hair nor do I straighten it often if ever. However this did make my hair really soft and actually helped the dandruff issue I was having, although I'm pretty sure that isn't what it was intended to do. I also want to point out how hard it was to open these packets in the shower! I swear I needed scissors. That's really not all that relevant but I seriously struggled with that. So as a whole line I'm not really sure how much it does to help keep your hair straight longer. So I'm not sure how to rate this.

That's all for now,
xoxo
Courtney