We've all had those days where your hair doesn't listen to you. It just does the exact opposite of what you want. I realized that using the right leave-in conditioner can significantly help how my hair cooperates when going from wet to dry. Just like how a hydrated complexion or a proper primer can make all the difference in a flawless makeup application, a good leave-in conditioner preps your hair for your styling needs [1], whether it's a '90s blowout [2] or effortless beachy waves. It can truly make or break how your hair looks and feels and even impacts how easy it is to style and manage. Drunk Elephant [3] is coming out with a new leave-in conditioner that is supposed to deeply hydrate, strengthen, and smooth out your hair [4] while maintaining movement and volume.
The Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk [5] ($32) is a multitasking product [6] that combines the best parts of a leave-in conditioner, a styling milk, and a heat protectant. It's supposed to deeply moisturize, strengthen and protect the hair, and smooth it out for a soft-as-silk feel, and it does not disappoint. It contains silk amino acids and proteins, Abyssinian oil, argan oil, and marula oil for hydrated, manageable ends and a frizz-free, shiny finish. I got a chance to test it out firsthand, and it's worth every penny.
How I Use the Drunk Elephant Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk
The leave-in has a creamy-jelly-like texture that feels thick at first but becomes lightweight and fast absorbing when I distribute it onto my towel-dried, damp hair. It has a light, sweet, vanilla-like scent, but it's not overwhelming; you can barely notice it. I use around a quarter-size amount for my hair, concentrating it on the ends and slowly working my way up to the roots. Since the Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk is fast absorbing and deeply hydrating, I add a smaller amount specifically to my scalp. My scalp tends to get dry and flaky, especially when I heat-style or blow-dry my hair. Doing this helps retain the hydration of my scalp; it feels like putting a lightweight moisturizer or hyaluronic acid on my scalp. However, the leave-in conditioner doesn't feel heavy or greasy and doesn't really affect the volume of my roots, either. I even use a tiny bit on my dry hair to tame my flyaways and replenish and moisturize my ends on day-two and -three hair.
How the Drunk Elephant Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk Performs
As I was combing through my hair with my fingers distributing the product evenly, I noticed that the leave-in was doing a pretty good job at detangling and retaining the hydration of my hair. While blow-drying my hair, I didn't come across a single snag. My hair instantly felt conditioned and soft; each piece just slipped through my hands and brush. The blow-drying process was a breeze. My hair came out feeling silky soft with no frizz and a shiny finish. The only place I used a flat iron was to style my bangs. The Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk even helped my hair stay frizz-free during the summer heat. The picture above was taken about five hours after styling and after I was outside in mid-70-degree weather for two hours.
The Drunk Elephant Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk instantly became a staple in my hair-care routine. With this leave-in, my hair listens to me; it's so easily manageable. It flips and sets the way I want it to while diminishing frizz. My hair stays detangled and oh-so-silky soft for days. It is deeply conditioning and adds hydration to my hair, yet it doesn't impact volume and movement; it feels weightless. I love that it's so versatile and multifunctional. I highly recommend the Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk for everyone, especially those with drier ends or damaged hair, whether it's from color-treating or heat-styling. The leave-in conditioner makes your hair more manageable for easy styling, plus it feels softer and silkier than ever. You can shop the Silkamino Conditioning Leave-In Milk at Ulta [7] ($32) and Sephora, along with the new Silkamino Mega Moisturizing Shampoo [8] and the new Silkamino Mega Moisturizing Masker [9] right now.
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