Sunsilk surprise

I went to H&M today and found that they had my beloved orange Sunsilk leave in again. Yay!

I had to suppress my urge to sink to my knees, hug the shelf and gently rock back and forth while sobbing to myself.

Instead I bought 4 bottles which I felt was an acceptable, non-freaky number. The supply should last me about 2 months.

But when I came home I discovered I had two different editions of the product.

One looked like it always did and says “Damage reconstruction program” on the label where the other kind says “Advanced damage reconstruction” and is slightly brighter orange with a smaller silver patch where it says “nutrikeratin” on. Both editions have a lot of the same text, including “Thomas Taw, expert on damaged hair”.

The “Damage reconstruction program” (Left)

Looks and image

Both bottles have that mildly cheap look. Orange plastic, sports bottle opening, no pictures, just some graphics and quite a lot of text. Both are very busy boasting of being created by “Thomas Taw” because apparently that guy is so famous that you should know him and be impressed by his name?

Scent

The “Damage reconstruction program” smells a lot fruitier than the other kind.

Touch

Smooth, creamy formula. Some leave in products are too slippery in themselves and actually makes it harder to handle my hair (!) but this one adds slip to my hair and not to my hands.

Rinse ability

Easy to rinse. I felt no residue even without using soap.

Usability

I love this leave in-conditioner. It has that nice creamy texture and makes my hair so much easier to detangle and manage. It also adds nice hold to my updos and keeps unruly hairs down.

Price and value

39,90 kronor for 250 ml. That is 0,15 kronor per ml. Sometimes I find it at half the price at H&M.

Ingredients

Aqua, cetearyl alcohol, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, dimethiconol, dimethicone, amodimethicone, parfum, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, dimethiconol/silsesquioxane copolymer, sodium C14-16 olelin suffonate, trideceth-12, TEA dodecylbenzenesulfonate, ceramide 2,

helianthus annuus seed oil. This is simply sunflower seed oil.

oleic acid, PEG-7 propylheptyl ether, PEG-7 glyceryl coconate, lysine HCI, disodium EDTA, DMDM hydantoin , methylparaben, phenoxyethanol,

cetrimonium chloride. “Safe for use in rinse-off products and were safe for use at concentrations of up to 0.25% in leave-on products.” Hm. This one isn’t in the alphabetised section in the end that indicates less than 1% in the finished product, so I’m not very pleased with this!

methylchloroisothiazolimone,

methylisothiazolinone. “Safe for use as a cosmetic ingredient at concentrations up to 100 ppm.” Hmm?? We’re still not in the alphabetised section…

PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, lactic acid, silica, polysorbate 60, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate,

Citronellol. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

hexyl cinnamal. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

limomene,

linalool. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

Two of the ingredients have restrictions tied to concentrations but are fairly high up the ingredient list. Three of the ingredients have restrictions when the ingredients are used in a fragrance. A few of them I couldn’t find. The rest “…were safe for use in cosmetic products.”

Conclusion

I must admit I wasn’t too pleased to see some ingredients with restrictions on the list. But compared to some of the other leave in-conditioners I’ve looked at, it’s not that scary. I know I’m really new at this thorough analysis, but I guess I have to get used to having at least some questionable ingredients on any ingredient-list. differences. But even with this, I haven’t been able to spot the differences.

This is still my favourite leave in product.

The “Advanced damage reconstruction” (Right)

Looks and image

Both bottles have that mildly cheap look. Orange plastic, sports bottle opening, no pictures, just some graphics and quite a lot of text. Both are very busy boasting of being created by “Thomas Taw” because apparently that guy is so famous that you should know him and be impressed by his name? This one also boasts of “New nutrikeratin technology”.

Scent

It has a mildly “creamy”, soapy scent.

Touch

Smooth, creamy formula. Slightly “glassier” than the other one. Some leave in products are too slippery in themselves and actually makes it harder to handle my hair (!) but this one adds slip to my hair and not to my hands.

Rinse ability

Easy to rinse. I felt no residue even without using soap.

Usability

I love this leave in-conditioner. It has that nice creamy texture and makes my hair so much easier to detangle and manage. It also adds nice hold to my updos and keeps unruly hairs down.

Price and value

39,90 kronor for 250 ml. That is 0,15 kronor per ml. Sometimes I find it at half the price at H&M.

Ingredients

Aqua, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, paraffinum liquidum, hydrolyzed keratin, trehalose, gluconolactone, adipic acid, sodium sulphate,

annuus seed oil. Also sunflower seed oil?

lysine HCI, oleic acid, dimethiconol, stereadmidopropyl dimethylamine, trimethylsiloxysilicate, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, sodium chloride, carbomer,

trideceth-5. “Safe as used in cosmetic products when formulated to be non-irritating.” Kind of a weird way of putting it: Would any product be formulated to be deliberately irritating?

cetyl hydroxyehylcellulose, butylene glycol, disodium EDTA, lactic acid, parfum, DMDM hydantoin,

iodopropyl butylcarbamate. “Safe as a cosmetic ingredient at concentrations less than or equal to 0.1%.” Hm. This isn’t in the alphabetised section so it could easily be in a concentration higher than 1%. Hm?

potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate,

benzyl salicylate. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

Citronellol. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

hexyl cinnamal. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

linalool. Has a comment on cosmeticsinfo.org if used in a fragrance but none as a non-fragrance ingredient.

One of the ingredients has restrictions tied to concentrations but is fairly high up the ingredient list. Four of the ingredients have restrictions when the ingredients are used in a fragrance. A few of them I couldn’t find. The rest “…were safe for use in cosmetic products.”

It boasts of “New nutrikeratin technology” and actually has hydrolyzed keratin as the 5^th listed ingredient. One point for that! Its very rare to actually see the ingredient they brag about being listed so high.

Conclusion

I must admit I wasn’t too pleased to see some ingredients with restrictions on the list. But compared to some of the other leave in-conditioners I’ve looked at, it’s not that scary. I know I’m really new at this thorough analysis, but I guess I have to get used to having at least some questionable ingredients on any ingredient-list. This is still my favourite leave in product.