A Good Hair Day — They Finally Bottled it

Summer usually means lots of heat, lots of humidity and — if you’re prone to frizzy hair like I am — lots of bad hair days.

My hair is fine, with a slight wave to it. There’s not enough wave to make it look decent, but just enough bend that you want to straighten it out. So, I usually do. But sometimes, even after I blow dry it straight, the ends look dry. Add in a little humidity and I can officially give up my quest for a sleek, straight style.

So, I’ve been on the hunt for a product that would keep my hair smooth and straight, but not make it look weighed down and greasy. A lot of the smoothing pastes and balms out there make my hair feel coated with product — almost sticky. And, because it’s hard to control how much of these pastes and balms you use, you can easily end up using too much. More often than not, the result is “Fried Chicken Hair” (translation: hair that looks so greasy, you could fry a chicken in it).

But, I have finally found the answer to my hair prayers:

I received a free sample of Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream about a month ago from Walmart. Honestly, I wasn’t really expecting much. “Sheer styling cream with pure olive oil that helps eliminate frizz and adds moisture and shine to all hair types.”

Yeah. Like I hadn’t heard that before.

But, I figured it was worth a shot. Following the package directions, I applied a “pea size” dollop to my damp hair.

The first thing I noticed was how “lightweight” the cream is. It’s smooth (not “pasty”) and when you rub it between your hands it feels like a super-light oil. It feels virtually weightless when you apply it to your hair.

After I blew my hair dry, I stopped to assess the results. And frankly, I was a bit shocked. There was a marked difference in the feel, texture and appearance of my hair. It was softer, slightly shinier and the ends looked smooth and moisturized. It’s the only glossing product I’ve ever used that didn’t weigh my hair down — in fact, it didn’t look like my hair had any product in it at all. My hair looked so healthy. And I was in love.

My sister just got a free sample of the glossing cream from her local Kroger. Her hair is 180 degrees opposite of mine. It’s thick and coarse. She flat irons it daily. She applied the glossing cream to damp hair and blew it dry. She noticed an immediate difference as well. She says her hair “laid better.” The ends were moisturized and she didn’t have to spend as much time flat ironing. She went out to buy a tube the next day.

The cream also works great on dry hair to calm fly-aways and frizz. The only caution is to watch the amount you use. My hair is shoulder length and I use just under a pea-sized amount. I also make sure to keep the product away from my roots — applying it mid-shaft to the ends. The fact that this cream is packaged in a tube (as opposed to a jar or pump) makes it easier to control the amount you apply.

The one drawback is price. At around $20 for 4 ounces, this product doesn’t run cheap. But, the sample I received was 0.3 ounces. I managed to squeeze about 14 applications out of it. So really, one tube is going to last you quite a while because a little goes a very long way.

And seriously. For a guaranteed good hair day? It’s money well spent.

Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream can be found a most mass market retailers including Target, Walmart, Sephora, Bath & Body Works, and drugstore.com.