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 Blow-Out Creme, Fragrance Free

Most Helpful Positive Review

Bought this to replace a discontinued blow dry creme...

My favorite blow dry creme, the L'Oreal Nature's Therapy Mega Strength Blow Dry Creme, was discontinued. I have straight fine hair, and the older I get, the less hair I have - so - thin hair, too. The L'Oreal product combined with my blow dry method gave my hair a lot of body without the "bunny fur"... softness it has on its own. A different/newer L'Oreal product was recommended to me, but I opened the cap and it's full of fragrance. (The discontinued product is only lightly scented - nothing that lingers.) As I've aged past 40, I've become more sensitive to added fragrance (migraine triggers). Someone recommended the fragrance-free products from Seen. When I saw they have an unscented blow dry creme, I knew I had to try it. So they get 5 stars for creating an unscented product. Of course, I was going to compare the outcome of my hair from the Seen Blow-out Creme to my discontinued L'Oreal Blow Dry Creme.... The Seen product, first of all, is in a tube (like the L'Oreal product). But the Seen product is quite liquid-y. It just spills out of the tube because it's so liquid. I've lost product right in the sink several times. And I bring my hair products with me to the salon. My stylist also was surprised that a product in a tube was so liquid-y. Some of it ended up on the floor when she used it on my hair. So here is my advice to Seen about the liquid-i-ness: (1) Either put this liquid-y blow-out creme into an upright bottle instead of a tube (which is where liquids belong); or: (2) If you must keep the blow-out creme in a tube, then change the formula so that it is actually a thick creme. Now onto my hair with the Seen Blow-Out Creme... The texture of the Seen product feels like body lotion - and that's how it feels on my hair - as if I've applied a body lotion. (I only use as much of the Seen product as I have with the L'Oreal product - about 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon.) After drying my hair, it's way too soft, which means it doesn't have much body and won't hold a style for very long. It makes my already-soft-hair even softer. For this, I give it 3 stars. (Then the 5 stars for being unscented. And we're at a total of 4 stars for the average.) I think Seen should go back to the drawing board for the blow-out creme. It should leave my hair with body, not without. And it should either be thicker, or this liquid-y version should be put in a bottle. I've attached a jpg file showing the ingredients listed on both products in a side-by-side for comparison.