ion Anti-Frizz Solutions leave-in-conditioner review

The LAST time I dyed the ends of my hair I also renewed my Sally's card and as I was talking to the cashier she told me I had earned a freebie of something on the counter. I typically don't pay attention to this section as it usually full of product I don't use, chiefly because of silicone as it weighs my hair down too much.

In this section, though, it did notice this leave-in-conditioner from ion. Now I've been using ion color for about a year now and while I can't say I'm super pleased with their bright's line in terms of longevity, I like the way my hair feels after. 

So I picked it up because it was free and I wasn't too sure but I thought I read somewhere that amodimthicone is one of the nicer silicones. 

I didn't try it for another month or so.  I tried it on, it felt amazing and then hand damage.  

It wasn't until recently that I started using it again when one of the girls from LHC reminded me of a curly method I'd taken last winter and modified for my non-curly hair. (The method is LOC, Leave in Oil Cream)

However, I was STILL worried (though not too much since it is on a leave in and such products tend to be rather light) about the amodimethicone so I decided to dig up some info and I did this on the LHC boards by looking up Luxe Piggy's info because she is the Queen of Cone and knows her stuff. Like, she knows the first-hand what silicones can do and the science behind it. I respect and bow down to the fountain of knowledge that she is. 

So I found it

LuxePiggy : Amodimethicone is my favourite cone of all! \(^(oo)^)/

Unlike other types of silicone, amodimethicone carries a positive charge, which results in targeted conditioning of damaged areas and the formation of a shine-enhancing nanostructure (ETA:Formation of nanostructure on hair surface, Journal of Cosmetic Science). Once deposited, the positive charge helps repel further deposition, so amodimethicone does not build up on the hair.

I've tried a few other leave in conditioners but have not been that great. My favorite have been the Johnson & Johnson no tear leave in an detangler but that stuff isn't very cheap. The bottle may look big but its only because its wide.

I was given a sample of Big Sexy Hair leave in and that smelled *amazing* and did a fantastic job but it was waaaay too expensive.

ion's stuff smells almost the same as the Big Sexy Hair leave in, works just as well and its cheap. A large 12fl (355mL for any non-US readers) is about $5-$6 and with my discount its about $4 and some change.  Not bad and I may end up picking up another bottle when I'm done... though honestly, I probably won't. I have been making my own leave in for a while and that just comes out to be like $0.05 to make. I just now have a bigger bottle to use.. 'cause its a pain in the rear to fill up the travel BSH bottle with my own concoction every week.

On to the method I've been doing, LOD:



1) On damp hair, apply a Leave in conditioner.
2) Add Oil of choice to the length.
3) let air Dry or blow dry on low.

My ends still feel super silky, like I did when I cut it weeks ago.

New cut and Color!

I'm sick. I'm miserable and I should be going to bed right now BUT... I just finished my sleep braid which reminded me to share what I just accomplished.

About two months ago, I did my bi-annual trim and not too long after that I felt my hair feel like straw. I thought it was just dry and had planned to do some more maintenance when I fell down and sprained my wrist a few weeks after the trim, ruining my plan. And good thing too!

the ends kept feeling dryer and dryer. I finally stopped to look and I saw an ABUNDANCE of splits, which angered me. WHY!? Why was I having such problems when I do my best to care for Slayer without being a little too crazy and over the top.

Turns out Manthing, my beloved husband, had been using my hair scissors on paper.

Which irritated me because scissors are not cheap. Mine were cheapish but still not cheap. So I decided to pay to have them sharpened and realized the fee is MORE expensive than my pair of scissors. They were like, $25... which is a lot for my cheap little heart.

After months of hemming and hawing, I finally spent the $150 on a Kamisori student kit. It was a *steal*, considering that one of their regular shears is upwards of $400 or more... so much so you can actually *finance* a damned pair.

It was $150 and it came with a razor. Good for cleaning up and shaping men's hair-- razors don't touch Slayer. My hair is way too long and my goals too extreme for me to use razors. I'll explain more on that in a different blog entry, I promise. Its too lengthy and I'm falling asleep.

I gave myself a cut. A legit cut. Long layers, length, bangs. I even thinned in some places.

And if that wasn't enough, my cut came out so perfect I felt emblazoned, emboldened even! I bought bleach and did my OWN bleaching. I did an amazing balayage on my bangs  (the only place I actually would test such a thing since bangs get cut frequently anyway).  I added my red and BAM, gorgeous hair.

It came out so amazing a friend asked me to dye her hair. We did it all black with peekaboo red blayaged in around the crown and nape of the neck.

I wont' share her pictures without consent, but here are mine.

Do you like my beard, my sexy beard? I think I can place in contests!

I don't know why I keep thinking to go purple. Red's too amazing. 

Also, I love this dye. Its 'N Rage in Neon red. This lighting does not do it any justice. Its amazing. And the 'beard'? The last dye job on that was back in MAY.

Cold pin curl set

When you have hair as long as I do, about twenty four pins ain't enough.

So I got about halfway through my pin curls when I ran out of pins so I undid them all and decided to do bandana curls.

Can't find my bandanas either.

So I start to panic... and I find regular duckbills used to hold pins. About half of them, and then I realize I need about two per curl since I'll be sleeping with this set. Thankfully I have the other bobby pins I couldn't use and once I finished the whole damned thing.... I find the other bobby pins I knew I had.

DAMN IT

I should have done a practice run before tomorrow!

Its 11pm and the madness has begun

Sadly, I'm not talking about hair or beauty... although I should put on my mask as soon as I finish this.

See, we're having this night construction going on and I can hear it all the way over here. I'm like halfway down the property of my complex and all I can hear is the backing up of trucks, the honking of horns. It really makes me want to avoid the bedroom although I have a very comfortable, soothing, sexy Manthing to cuddle up to.

-sigh-

Lately I've started to spruce up a bit again. I've started to wear dresses that I've missed. Part of it is because, well, its easier to pull a dress over my head and let it fall than it is to pull up a pair of pants in my condition. Hopefully with therapy and rest my sprain (and ganglion cyst) will get better. Its almost crafting time for the Yuletide, damn it. I want my hands to work.  That, among other things.

So I did a very simple manicure today. Hurt like hell, but damn it, I'm tired of having dry, chapped hands with naked, brittle nails and as of late, superbly bloated and swollen as well.

I love the color, its by Finger Paints and a fantastic fuschia-purple. Its color is Pop Art Purple.

Maybe, if I could find my card reader, I'd be able to share.. as well as get some stuff out of the card on my camera as well.  I had a nice trip with my girls to the Pacific Science Center and I got some lovely shots of us being kids.

MY MUSE!! She has returned

For a little while at least.

I can't say that I've been doing much of *anything* at all.

Letsee..

It took us months to get settled into the new apartment.

Finally went on vacation after 3 years of nada. Let me just say that maybe I *don't* hate Disney as much as I thought I had. I suppose the trick is to keep me the FUCK away from Small World.

Hell, I even had a BLAST with my mom. I know. right? Shocker.

Then shit went downhill quickly.

I somehow injured my back during vacation. My balance off, I fell once, twice, THREE times on the same hand. I have a nice, gnarly sprain, an injured tendon (Thank the gods its only bruised, not torn) and a fanfuckingtastic Ganglion cyst on the underside of my wrist.

Work has been busy as hell too.

BUT I joined Dames for Dreams and my Muse has returned a little.

I cannot believe I'm doing a nude, artsy photoshoot with the possibility of the images being printed in publication. O.O;

I also cannot believe I'm writing again. That's super amazing.

WHEE.. I'm rambly again. I spent about three hours getting up the new blog up and going. Just as I thought I was about to get some friggin' sleep I realize there's this night construction going on and I get to hear everythign bright as daylight because .. I ain't asleep yet.

Great.

Imma go try and doze off some. I have only slept like, two hours in the last 72 hrs.

I am feeling like. *shit*

My allergies this season have me confused. Is this an allergy bout or is it a cold? I can't tell anymore. I just know my voice went bai bai at some point in the night. Tonsils are sore. I had a fever this morning. BAH. Just hate it.

The new place is somewhat organized. Its liveable. And now, I need to go back to editing portraits of the cats because the land lord demands them. -sigh-

I don't see what the point is for that, but I suppose is either child decides to run out of the house at least he'd be easier to find. It has also taught me that I have a pretty good eye for pet photography.

Whee!

So, the move had been somewhat done. It's more liveable, though still somewhat topsy turvy.

Anyhow, I've been busy with a new type of art. Here's a sneak peek, a patio of earrings for my bish.

I think I may make myself my own pair, but maybe kitties to hi with my new pendant!