Hair & Beauty

Winter season is finally here, with freezing cold temperatures and heavy wind which means extra frizz and dry hair for some of us.This month I decided to try out something new for my hair, and having a look around, I came across Mixed Roots.Mixed Roots specialise in hair products for fine waves, thick kinks, or a mixed curly texture (like my own) to cleanse, condition and care for your hair.The ingredients are natural as possible, including vitamin fruit oils and protein, and not having baddies like parabens, sulfates and mineral oil.Now before you worry if you suffer from having too much protein in your hair, these two products do not try your hair out what so ever, and actually had a lot of positives.

Curl Control Leave-In Lotion

Firstly I'd like to say how amazing this leave in smells, it makes you want to eat it!The scent lasts in the hair for the whole day, but isn't too overpowering at all, you'll just might end up sniffing your hair now and then when your out and about, no biggie, its normal right?.The texture of the product is that it pumps out as a cream, but once you rub it between your hands and apply it to the hair, it turns into a light oil, which for my hair worked great in soaking it up and doing its job.My hair wasn't left greasy by this, despite applying a 50p size amount to my hair, instead it left my hair shiny, defined, frizz free and smelling amazing.
The next test was to see how long my hair could stay defined on that day and also how many days it would stay moisturised without having to apply water which I do on a daily basis to keep my hair in good condition.Over the next couple of days,I would apply a small amount of this lotion to the parts of my hair that needed that extra definition (my 3c curls). My hair lasted a total of 5days, as on the last day my hair started to shrink a little and my curls weren't as defined.I'm very happy with the results so far and this lotion will be a hair staple for this winter.

Availability:
In-store: Tesco and Sainsburys
Online: Amazon and Pakcosmetics

Ingredients: WATER (AQUA, EAU), AMODIMETHICONE, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, TRIDECETH-12, GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, POLYSORBRATE-60, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN/PVP CROSSPOLYMER, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, SILK AMINO ACIDS, ETHLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS, (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, METHYL GLUCETH-20, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, PARFUM, METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE.

Deep Moisture Conditioner

This feels amazing on the hair, especially when you have a silk cap on for extra hair penetration, and also gives you this cooling feeling across the scalp that is quite relaxing.After washing it out my hair felt incredibly soft and moisturised.My hair stayed moisturised for a very long time while having my hair styled up in a bun, and didn't begin to lose moisture until the third day after from applying this.Applying the curl lotion can extend the moisture and also giving your curls more definition. so these two work great together.


Availability:
In-store: Tesco and Sainsburys
Online: Amazon and Pakcosmetics

Ingredients: AQUA, CETYL ALCOHOL, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, AMODIMETHICONE, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, TRIDECETH-12, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, GLYCOL STEARATE, ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, PARFUM, SODIUM PCA, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA, (CARROT) SEED OIL, CARAMEL, CITRIC ACID, METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE.

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