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Ever since I got pregnant, I haven't had the time to go to the salon and get hair treatments to my almost dead hair. Plus, the fact that a lot of people advise against having hair treatments, I just decided to wait until a few months after I give birth to go back to my favorite salon, HairShaft, and have a complete hair overhaul. I badly need Fred Penales right now to do magic on my hair.

For the meantime though, I have resulted to ever more, home treatments that would tame my very dry hair. The ends of my almost dead hair have already began to result in knots and feel very sticky, specially after I shower and air-dried.

My beautiful ash blonde hair has turned ombre (which I sort-of like, considering...), and the layers that Fred styled has turned fringes. After bath, I always applied DOVE Hair Vitamin which has worked out so well for my hair. But when I ran out, I wanted to try something else. Good thing this arrived for me a few months before I ran out of DOVE so I have a reserve! Yay!

Lucido-L Hair Makeup Supplements

There are so much at-home remedies I can do to revive my almost dead hair but I can't stand the smell of mayo, or most deep-conditioning hair masks out there recently. Yes, it's the hormones.

More about Lucido-L after the break!

I was too excited to try these products out (plus the packaging is way too cute!), that I decided to use them at the same time. I had an event the following day so I decided to wash my hair the night before instead of the day of the event which I am used to doing.

One thing you should know about me is that I do not shampoo my hair everyday. I find that it's very drying to the hair plus, constant washing can result to hair fall so I wash only every other day. I turn to dry shampoo in between washes. Believe me, you need those oils in your scalp to maintain a healthy one and stimulate hair growth.

Lucido-L Hair Make Supplement Repairing Oil for Straight Hair, PhP 295

To be honest, I didn't know how to use these products when I received them so I had to read the labels and the instructions on what it does. See? Thank goodness for brands that include english instructions! This is from and made in Japan, but english instructions are included.

This Repairing Oil contains CMC-like ingredient which provides moisture treatment. CMC stands for Cell Membrane Complex which exists among cuticles and cortez cells to help them bond with each other and also works as "path of water" to transport water to cells. When CMC is lost due to hair damage, cuticles and cortex cells break away, reducing the water-maintaining ability of hair, thus the combination with CMC-like ingredients helps to improve water retention to create manageable hair up to ends.
I know that this repairing oil says that you can style your hair as usual, but I found that this is more of a serum hair treatment rather than a styling product. This oil reminds me so much of DOVE Hair Vitamin which both do not feel so heavy on my head/hair and no sticky feeling at all! Which is always a plus for me.
I am totally so into the packaging too! PINK! Yay! It's quite handy so you can bring it with you when you travel.
It comes with a pump too which is important for products like these so you won't end up with too much on your hair.

So the night before, I washed my hair with a new shampoo and conditioner I am reviewing (this will be posted soon), and wrapped my hair in a towel for a few minutes to absorb excess water. I don't like rubbing my hair with the towel because this is damaging.
I divided my hair in two sections and applied one pump on each section concentrating on the ends of my hair. I also applied an extra pump of product for the top part of my hair trying to avoid the scalp area to avoid making my scalp heavier after a few days.

I then used a wide tooth comb and combed through my hair to distribute product equally on my hair and let my hair to dry naturally.

This serum has a very good consistency too. Some treatment oils feel so thick and heavy when you rub your palms together. It's not as thick as the one from Vitress or Ellips Hair Vitamin, nor is it as runny as L'Oreal Fall Repair 3X.
Now let's move on with the STRAIGHTENING MILK. Again, I am so loving the popsicle colored bottle. I think I may just keep the bottle after I have finished this one!

Lucido-L Hair Make Supplement Straightening Milk, PhP 295

I have never heard of Lucido-L before but I am told that this is a drugstore line of hair care products in Japan.

Lucido-L Smooth and Sleek Straigthening Milk (photographed above) is loaded with Hyaluronic Acid that traps and seals-in moisture (which I hope can penetrate dead hair too), and coats the hair strands for effortlessly silky straight hair.