Hi, girls!

Today, I am having a blitz on two highly popular products for hair ends care. Avon Advance Techniques Serum for Dry Hair Ends and Oriflame HairX Restore for Split Ends. According to the products’ descriptions, they nourish and moisturise dry and damaged hair tips, and keep them from splitting so both products offer the same action and effects: healthy and fully repaired hair ends.

Do they deliver the same effects?

I decided to put them to the test.

I was enthusiastically applying both oils to my hair for a month – one side of hair with Avon serum and the other – Oriflame cosmetic. I am glad my boyfriend did not see me… He would have thought I had a split personality problem 🙂 On the other hand, he is used to my strange hair care routines and nothing would surprise him. Before describing my hair ends after the treatment, let me start with a ‘technical’ side of the products – the list of ingredients:

AVON Advance Techniques Dry Ends Serum

Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclomethicone, Alcohol Denat, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Parfum, Benzophenone-2, Panthenol, Phytantriol, Aqua, Propylene Glycol, Creatine, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Coumarin, HydroxycitroZingiber Officinale Extractnellal, Amyl Cinnamal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde

ORIFLAME Hairx Restore Therapy Split Ends Serum

Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone, Amodimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Parfum, Dimethiconol, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Citronellol, Coumarin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Extract

You can clearly see that Oriflame serum has a shorter list of ingredients, to put it bluntly – fewer chemical nasties. Another minus of Avon serum is a large quantity of harmful and dehydrating short-chain alcohol denat. Both products include light and volatile silicones yet Oriflame serum contains also the heavier ones (like Trimethicone) that are comedogenic and you will not remove them with a mild SLS-free shampoo.

Sadly, both serums are composed of not totally hair-friendly ingredients. If I were to choose the lesser evil, I would pick silicones that can be washed off and do not dehydrate the hair as much as alcohols. Besides, I believe the rule: the fewer the ingredients, the better the effects. Except for the situation when the short list is made up of ‘deadly enemies’ – parabens, clogging silicones and dehydrating alcohols.

Now, a little about the benefits. Avon Serum is composed of algae – a rich source of lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, magnesium, calcium, iodine, chloride and iron. Oriflame Serum can boast about a lot of argan oil that contains a high concentration of omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids and many vitamins. The oil offers rejuvenating action and excellent protection from heat styling. It is intended for dry and brittle hair.

I must admit that argan oil is more convincing. Algae? Okay but not necessarily in hair care. I love them in skin products. When it comes to nourishing the hair, I am an oil fanatic. I will be always faithful to oils… till the end… (of hair 😉 )

It turned out my preferences were confirmed by the test’s results. After four weeks, I am not afraid to say that Hairx Restore Therapy Split Ends Serum delivered better benefits for my hair tips. They gained a proper moisture and shine. On the other hand, the hair treated with Avon Serum got a bit dry; I could see it on the days when I did not use the serum. So, I had to apply it to reduce frizz and tame the strands. The vicious circle.

If you want to take good care of your hair ends, you should invest a bit more and buy Oriflame Serum.