Ellips Hair Mask Pro-Keratin Complex is enriched with a combination of Vitamin A,C,E Pro Vitamin B5 and other active ingredients helps keep the hair healthy, shiny and strong.
Made in Indonesia, Ellips is just one of the products manufactured by Kino, which started off as a small distribution company and has now evolved to being involved with a wide scope of business in skin care, foods, beverages and pharmacy.
Ellips Hair Mask Pro Keratin Complex comes in 3 variants - Hair Repair, Smooth and Silky and Silky Black.
Hair Repair – Enriched with Jojoba Oil. Nourishes, Smoothens and Strengthens.
Smooth and Silky – Enriched with Aloe Vera Oil and also softens and enhances shine.
Silky Black – Enriched with Candle Nut and Aloe Vera Oil. Smoothens and nourishes black hair.
A good friend has gifted a tube of Ellips Vitamin Hair Mask With Pro-Keratin Complex after she came back from Batam.
Housed in a black and pink tube, Ellips Vitamin Hair Mask With Pro-Keratin Complex certainly looks striking in the bathroom. White with a creamy silicon-y texture, it is heavily scented and contains a high concentration of silicone( Dimethicone listed as the 3rd ingredient ) which makes hair silky smooth during washing and once dried, hair is much softer and smoother.
The mask works pretty quickly - you only need 2 minutes which is much preferred by many ladies. However, the scent is rather strong, which lingers throughout the application and on the hair till the following day.
Note that the material of the tube isn't that good as the pink coating from the exterior of the tube came off each time I was depressing it for usage.
It is recommended to use the mask once a week or as often as you need it. I tend to use it thrice a week where I applied the hair mask on the hair ends.
Ellips Vitamin Hair Mask With Pro-Keratin Complex left the hair feeling softer, smoother and detangles well, leaving very slight kinks behind. However, I don't feel that my hair is sufficiently moisturised.
In terms of ingredients, Jojoba Oil is found in the bottom 1/3 of the ingredient list so the concentration is not high. And truth to be told, too much silicone on hair care products isn't a good thing.
Silicone provides slip and shine, smooth and straighten hair, and gives hair a luxurious, conditioned feel as it is primarily used to lubricate/condition and to add shine. Silicone makes hair that is dry and damaged look and feel like it’s healthy by filling in the porosity—what looks like frizz and split ends—and driving and locking in conditioner. It protects the hair from the elements, keeping it smooth and shiny by ‘waterproofing’ each strand.
While silicone gives the hair the illusion of shine, but it is not the shine we want—it is a fake shine from the plastic. The shine we want is when the cuticle layer is sealed and light reflects off the hair. This only happens when hair is properly hydrated and kept as healthy as possible.
Silicone will weigh the hair down, making it limp, lifeless, and, with time, very dull. It prevents moisture from penetrating the hair shaft and becomes like a magnet for dirt and other ingredients. So in essence, we get a good shine for a couple of days, but over time it will attract more buildup on the hair. With time it will dry the hair out because it won’t allow in the conditioner and it ends up sitting on the surface. Due to lack of moisture, the hair will become very brittle and could lead to frizz and breakage.
Is this what you want from your hair products? You can read the whole story here, quoted from celebrity hair stylists.
To conclude, this is an affordable silicon-laden drugstore hair mask and the effects last as long as you use it. The scent is overpowering and the moisture is insufficient so it won't be a repurchase for me.
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