Finding a Leave-In Conditioner

I have been using the Redken Real Control Creama Care leave-in conditioner on my hair for at least 4 years. It was one of my Holy Grail products that I repurchased every time it ran out without every feeling the need to try a new product. I knew it worked wonderfully and my hair still loved it after years of use. Flashback to about 3 months ago when I went to Ulta to replenish my stock and found out that *gasp* it had been discontinued!!!!!

I immediately went on Amazon to see if I could purchase it through there and found out it was selling for $36 a bottle. For reference, it sold in stores or about $16. Now, my curly hair NEEDS a leave-in conditioner, so I wandered to the Marc Anthony aisle, the same line I use for shampoo and conditioner, and found that they had a spray leave-in conditioner. Knowing that my hair likes their other products, I bought it to give it a shot. Long story short, thumbs down. It’s not that it’s a bad product, it just didn’t do what I need it to do.

Back to Ulta I went, this time with my old Redken bottle in tow, deciding to ask the hair salon experts to recommend the closes thing to that product. They recommended the Redken Frizz Dismiss Leave-in Conditioner. Again, I tried it and this time it literally did nothing. At least the Marc Anthony product made a difference on my hair. This one was double or triple thumbs down.

So here I am, without a hair product that I need, trying to figure out what I’m going to do. As a daughter naturally does, I complained to my mother. Recently, her salon started carrying the Living Proof line and her beautician had used the Curl line on her hair and she loved it. Now, I tried the No Frizz Living Proof line a few years ago and thought it was decent, but didn’t love it (especially for the price) so I was a bit skeptical. However, mother always knows best, so back to Ulta I went for the third time, and I purchased the Living Proof Curl Leave-in Conditioner ($26).
 

II have been using the Redken Real Control Creama Care leave-in conditioner on my hair for at least 4 years. It was one of my Holy Grail products that I repurchased every time it ran out without every feeling the need to try a new product. I knew it worked wonderfully and my hair still loved it after years of use. Flashback to about 3 months ago when I went to Ulta to replenish my stock and found out that *gasp* it had been discontinued!!!!!

I immediately went on Amazon to see if I could purchase it through there and found out it was selling for $36 a bottle. For reference, it sold in stores or about $16. Now, my curly hair NEEDS a leave-in conditioner, so I wandered to the Marc Anthony aisle, the same line I use for shampoo and conditioner, and found that they had a spray leave-in conditioner. Knowing that my hair likes their other products, I bought it to give it a shot. Long story short, thumbs down. It’s not that it’s a bad product, it just didn’t do what I need it to do.

Back to Ulta I went, this time with my old Redken bottle in tow, deciding to ask the hair salon experts to recommend the closes thing to that product. They recommended the Redken Frizz Dismiss Leave-in Conditioner. Again, I tried it and this time it literally did nothing. At least the Marc Anthony product made a difference on my hair. This one was double or triple thumbs down.

So here I am, without a hair product that I need, trying to figure out what I’m going to do. As a daughter naturally does, I complained to my mother. Recently, her salon started carrying the Living Proof line and her beautician had used the Curl line on her hair and she loved it. Now, I tried the No Frizz Living Proof line a few years ago and thought it was decent, but didn’t love it (especially for the price) so I was a bit skeptical. However, mother always knows best, so back to Ulta I went for the third time, and I purchased the Living Proof Curl Leave-in Conditioner ($26).