For the past year or so, I was exclusively loyal to my hair oils and they really have served me well. However, the problem I had was that I always had these pesky flyaways dancing around my head and it all came down to the point of being ridiculous. Dozens of tiny antennas floating about made me slap on more oil than I should and there is no oil on this Earth light yet smoothing enough to resolve this problem without overweighing the hair. I ended up layering so many oils that my ends became so darn heavy but those flyaways were still there. My problem was mostly resolved with the assistance of my Tangle Teezer and the Indola Wonder Blow Dry Spray. Frizz was only evident when I was at work where the air is so incredibly hot and dried out due to many computers we have. I still needed to find something that would work under the circumstances. And I have – the Indola Repair Split Ends Serum, which has (no joke) completely made my hair frizz-free.
Tokom protekle godine sam bila vjerna iskljucivo svojim uljima za njegu kose i zaista su me dobro sluzila (jos uvijek ih koristim). Medjutim, imala sam problem sa nestasnim dlacicama koje bi plesale oko moje glave i stvar je dosla do toga da djelujem vise nego smijesno i suludo. Desetine tih “antena” koje su plutale zrakom oko mene su me natjerale da na kosu nanosim ulja mnogo vise nego sam trebala. No ne postoji ulje koje bi moglo zagladiti kosu a da je ne oteza – barem ne u kolicinama u kojim sam ga ja koristila. Na kraju bih zavrsila sa otezalim, bezivotnim krajevima a te antenice bi i dalje skakutale oko mene. Moj problem je vecinski rijesen uz pomoc Tangle Teezer cetke za kosu te Indola Wonder Blow Dry spreja o kojem sam nedavno pisala. Naelektrisanost kose je bila primjetna jedino kada bih bila na poslu i to uslijed vruceg i isusenog zraka zbog mnostva kompjutera u prostoriji te centralnog grijanja. Jos sam osjetila potrebu za proizvodom koji bi mi mogao tokom dana “ukrotiti” te nestasne antenice dok sam u takvom okruzenju. I jesam, pronasla sam Indola Repair Split Ends Serum koji je (bez sale) u potpunosti doveo naelektrisanost pod kontrolu.
It is stated that this hair product is called a serum but it's more of an leave-in concentrate full of amino acid and hydrolysed vegetable protein to strengthen the hair and give it the boost it needs to repair itself. This “serum” should help seal split ends and prevent them from reappearing. It also prevents hair breakage leaving hair smooth and glossy. Let's just mention that this “serum” doesn't repair already split ends – there is simply no such thing. When hair ends being split up from all the damage, the only thing you can do is to cut those ends off before the splitting goes too high along the shaft of strands. This type of product can only prolonge the time before you visit your hairdresser to chop the split ends off. I find such products to be quite useful and convenient as they allow me to chop my hair off at a later time than I probably should – without hair getting additionally damaged. It's like a mend, a plaster for hair strands and it actually works. It does make hair incredibly smooth without oiling it up or weighing it down. My hair is pretty fine, I have fine strands and a lot of them yet my hair never reacts well to overly rich creams, balms, oils, conditioners or masks. I always end up loving a light product in texture but of a nourishing formula.
Za ovaj njegujuci proizvod je navedeno da se radi o serumu no zaista je vise poput leave-in tretmana za kosu koji je obogacen amino kiselinama kao i hidroliziranim biljnim proteinom kako bi se kosa ojacala te da bi joj sluzio poput poticaja za obnovu. Ovaj “serum” bi navodno trebao uciniti da se ispucali krajevi kose zatvore i da sluzi kao prevencija od stvaranja novih ispucalih krajeva. Samo bih spomenula kako ovaj “serum” ne posjeduje sposobnosti kojima bi obnovio vec ispucale vrhove – mislim da uopste ne postoji takav proizvod. Kada krajevi kose pocnu da “cvjetaju” uslijed silne ostecenosti, jedino sto mozete uciniti jeste da ih odsijecete kako se pukotine ne bi prosirile duzi cijele vlasi kose. Proizvod poput ovog moze jedino da produzi vrijeme do posjete frizeru kada cete ispucale vrhove skratiti. Mislim da su takvi proizvodi izuzetno korisni posto mi omogucavaju da na neko vrijeme odlozim sisanje kose – i bez dodatnih ostecenja tokom tog vremena. Ponasaju se kao zastita, kao flaster za kosu i zaista funkcionisu. Ovaj leave-in serum mi dosta omeksa i zagladi kosu no nece je otezati. Moja je kosa dosta tanka a pri tome mislim na to da su same vlasi kose jako tanke ali ih ima mnogo. I pored toga, ona jednostavno nikada ne reaguje dobro na prezasicene i isuvise hranljive proizvode poput krema, balzama, ulja, regeneratora niti maski. Na kraju mi uvijek najvise odgovaraju proizvodi lagane teksture no intenzivnog djelovanja.
The 75ml tube of this split ends serum is relatively lightweight, is pretty convenient to carry in a bag and can frequently be found in mine. Serum has a light, pleasant scent to it which only ever so lightly scents hair strands. As for texture, I'd say that it's a cream and serum/gel hybrid. It's completely non-sticky – not even when you place a blob between your palms. That was the first positive impression it left on me. It feels like a serum when you rub it between your fingers and it really is extremely light on hair as well. Hair doesn't even feel like it's coated with anything yet all the frizz is gone. It does smooth it out but doesn't make volume disappear which is great news for all of us, volume-searching girls. Hair does look healthier much more than before and I can credit it's good state to many things I've improved – this hair “serum” being one of them. You should apply it on damp, freshly washed hair but I apply it when I blow dry my hair. That means that I get all the benefits and none greasiness by applying it on dry hair. That speaks volumes on how effective it is. I need a grape-sized blob to cover my long-ish hair (ends) and I am guessing that the 75ml tube will last a long time. I think it costs approx $12 but will check again. One info – Indola products aren't tested on animals (huge plus in my eyes).
Tuba od 75ml ovog seruma je dosta kompaktna i lagana te pogodna za nositi u torbi i cesto cete je pronaci u mojoj. Serum je dosta laganog i prijatnog mirisa koji blago namirise kosu. Po pitanju teksture, rekla bih da je rijec o hibridu kreme i seruma/gela. Potpuno je nemastan i cak ne osjetim ljepljivost ni kada nanesem kap seruma medju dlanove. To je bio prvi pozitivan utisak koji je ovaj proizvod ostavio na mene. Dojmilo me sto i kada protrljam serum medju prstima, tek tada se osjeti ta tekstura specificna za serume koja je jako lagana. Njezan je i nemastan. Kosa cak i ne djeluje kao da je namazana bilo kakvim proizvodom no naelektrisanost je uklonjena. Sto mi je bitno – iako zagladi kosu, ne ponistava volumen koji postignem ostalim proizvodima koje koristim. Kosa zdravije djeluje i to primjetno bolje stanje mogu pripisati par proizvoda – medju njima i ovom serumu za krajeve. On bi se trebao nanositi na svjeze opranu, vlaznu kosu no ja ga nanosim tek kada kosu osusim. To znaci da ga nanosim na suhu kosu i uvijek mi takvo nanosenje odgovara jer mi rijesi probleme koje imam sa kosom no ne zamasti je. Potrebna mi je kuglica velicine grozdja koju nanosim na krajeve svoje vec duge kose i mislim da ce tuba od 75ml da mi potraje dost dugo. Cini mi se da kosta oko 15-16KM no provjeriti cu i unijeti tacnu cijenu naknadno (kupila sam ga u cm-u). Jos jedna informacija – Indola kao brend ne testira proizvode na zivotinjama (jako dobra vijest).
