Sunday, November 9, 2008

Brocato Cloud 9 Miracle Repair Shampoo & Treatment Review

Cloud 9 system of shampoos and treatments is a sulphate free line from Sam Brocato.

Shampoo Claims:
To nourish, strengthen and restore damaged, weak and vulnerable hair. This reparative cleanser features Cloud 9 Miracle Repair Complex that containes active levels of natural plant proteins, a powerful strengthening complex proven to leave hair 3 times stronger.


Shampoo Ingredients:
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide MEA, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Heliogenol [Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract], Glycol Stearate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Quaternium-33, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Dimethicone, Polyquanternium-10, Stearamide AMP, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance

Treatment Claims:

To nourish, strengthen and restore damaged, weak and vulnerable hair. This nutrient rich strengthening and conditioning treatment features Cloud 9 Miracle Repair Complex that containes active levels of natural plant proteins, a powerful strengthening complex proven to leave hair 3 times stronger.

Treatment Ingredients:
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Dimethicone, Stearalkonium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Quaternium-33, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Panthenol, Trimethylsilyamodimethicone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Isolaureth-6, Octoxynol-40, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin, Propylparaben, Fragrance.


Review:

I shampooed my hair in quarters, working the shampoo into each section at a time. The shampoo has a very light scent (not overpowering at all). It worked in well and gave good lather. For most of the sections I only needed one shampoo to cleanse my hair....anything other that 2 shampoos I think would have resulted in significant tangling. Immediately after shampooing each section, I applied the treatment and worked it in with my fingertips so that my scalp and length of hair was well covered. I then pinned up the treatment drenched section and moved on to the next section to start shampoo. This procedure was repeated untill all my sections were shampooed and treated. I then started to rinse out the treatment in the same way (i.e. one section at a time).

The treatment although it has in protein did not tangle my hair, in fact it detangled and smoothed it out quite nicely. I was very impressed...and I'm still wondering why I stopped using this in the first place. Overall, the results were very good because I'm 8 weeks post and my hair was not tangled at all when I came out of the shower. I was able to blow dry my hair on the cool setting with no breakage!! I think I'll be looking out for this line again...unfortunately I bought it in the US and it's not so easy to find here in Canada :( If anything I'll have to check with my stylist to see if they still stock it or order it online.

New Shampooing Technique

This may not be a "new" technique per say, but I came up it out of necessity. My hair is 8 weeks post and very difficult to manage right now. I can barely get a comb through and when I do try to detangle it alot of breakage happens.

This morning instead of simply hopping in the shower and doing my shampoo, I sat down armed with a wide tooth comb and my trusty coconut oil and went to work. I divided my hair into quarters. On each quarter, I separated it into small sections and drenched the new growth with the coconut oil. I massaged it into my scalp and let it sit for a bit before combing it through. Miraculously, combing it through was a breeze! Once the section was combed through I plaited it and tucked it under.
I did lose some hair in the process, but I think it was a lot less than if I had tried to detangle after shampooing.

I think I will wash my hair in the same way (i.e. in sections). We'll see how this goes.