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Shielo Antioxidant Leave In Protectant
by Shielo
Size: 4.0 oz (118 ml)
Special price $17 for a limited time, regular price $20.
A TIA Best Product of 2010 winner.
One of our readers tipped us off about Shielo Antioxidant Leave In Protectant with these words: "the best I've found yet. I find that most detanglers fall into one of two categories: effective but goopy, or ineffective and non-goopy. The Shielo Leave In is unlike these in that it is light, but ACTUALLY detangles."
I took a look at it and was immediately impressed by the ingredients and the reasonable price. Although tangling isn't the biggest of my hair worries, I decided to give Shielo Antioxidant Leave In Protectant a go because my hair has been looking dry and dull recently and an antioxidant-rich leave in conditioner seemed to have my name on it.
Although I can't yet comment on the long-term effects, one of which (if Shielo) is to be believed) is to help retain chemical color, I can say that Leave In Protectant makes my hair soft, with a gentle sheen and very manageable. I wasn't wowed by the look of Shielo's other hair products and so am using it after Nutra-Lift's Simply Superb shampoo ($19 in the TIA shop) and followed by SenZen's Drenched & Quenched Scalp Therapy ($42 in the TIA shop or by them both and save a few bucks).
One of the key actives in the Shielo leave in (and, for that matter, the SenZen) is hexapeptide-11. It is derived from yeast, but there isn't that much information available on it other than it is able to upregulate the androgen receptor gene, binding to it much the way testosterone will. This has led to speculation that hexapeptide-11 may be able to help convert young velus hair into mature hair.
There are plenty of other good things here including antioxidant white tea, apple, soy and cysteine, an amino acid that helps form the antioxidant glutathione. Plus there is immune system boosting golden seal. Helping detangle the natural way are horsetail and mallow, both sources of silica.
Shielo is also proud of its wheat based copolymer that forms a protective layer around the hair. Unfortunately, this didn't prevent them adding in some silicone. But other than phenoxyethanol at the end of the list, there's not much to dislike.
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Special price $17 for a limited time, regular price $20.
A TIA Best Product of 2010 winner.
One of our readers tipped us off about Shielo Antioxidant Leave In Protectant with these words: "the best I've found yet. I find that most detanglers fall into one of two categories: effective but goopy, or ineffective and non-goopy. The Shielo Leave In is unlike these in that it is light, but ACTUALLY detangles."
I took a look at it and was immediately impressed by the ingredients and the reasonable price. Although tangling isn't the biggest of my hair worries, I decided to give Shielo Antioxidant Leave In Protectant a go because my hair has been looking dry and dull recently and an antioxidant-rich leave in conditioner seemed to have my name on it.
Although I can't yet comment on the long-term effects, one of which (if Shielo) is to be believed) is to help retain chemical color, I can say that Leave In Protectant makes my hair soft, with a gentle sheen and very manageable. I wasn't wowed by the look of Shielo's other hair products and so am using it after Nutra-Lift's Simply Superb shampoo ($19 in the TIA shop) and followed by SenZen's Drenched & Quenched Scalp Therapy ($42 in the TIA shop or by them both and save a few bucks).
One of the key actives in the Shielo leave in (and, for that matter, the SenZen) is hexapeptide-11. It is derived from yeast, but there isn't that much information available on it other than it is able to upregulate the androgen receptor gene, binding to it much the way testosterone will. This has led to speculation that hexapeptide-11 may be able to help convert young velus hair into mature hair.
There are plenty of other good things here including antioxidant white tea, apple, soy and cysteine, an amino acid that helps form the antioxidant glutathione. Plus there is immune system boosting golden seal. Helping detangle the natural way are horsetail and mallow, both sources of silica.
Shielo is also proud of its wheat based copolymer that forms a protective layer around the hair. Unfortunately, this didn't prevent them adding in some silicone. But other than phenoxyethanol at the end of the list, there's not much to dislike.
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Watermelon Oil, Hexapeptide-11, Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), Lemon Fruit Extract, Sunflower Seed Extract, Acetylcysteine, Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Flower Extract, Horsetail Extract, Golden Seal Root Extract, Burdock Root Extract, Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Apple Fruit Extract, Sugar Cane, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Lemon Peel Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Sodium PCA, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Mallow Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Algae Extract, Panthenol, White Tea Leaf Extract, Cactus Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/pvp Crosspolymer, Betaine, Butylene glycol, Cetrimonium chloride, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Dimethicone Peg-8 Meadow Foamate, Hexylene Glycol, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-55, Ppg-26-buteth-26, Silicone Quaternium-3, Trideceth-7, Trideceth-12, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance.
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August 29, 2012
5 stars 1 out of 5
by Lindsey
Wow, I think this is the first time I've actually hated a product in my recent obsession to try to find something that will help my hair badly damaged by a salon. Got the shampoo and conditioner nailed, but needed a detangler with protein. I thought this was going to be perfect! All the ingredients I could hope for plus the added hex 11 to hopefully help me grow out the damage just a tad faster and stop the shedding from my stressing about it :) but no, this was pretty terrible for me. First time my head just felt gross. My hair was sticky, my scalp greasy and itchy, i used as much as i normaly would for a detangler (couple of sprays, flip, couple of sprays, work it in). The next time I tried just three spiritses to one to each side and one to the back. It's still nasty. It took several wash days to get rid of the feeling of gross. This is coming from someone who normally uses heavy oils to combat frizz. My hair is fine to medium, wavy and dense. I even tried just using it as a light pre wash treatment and could not get that feeling out of my hair, I had to wait for it to wear off. I'm glad others are having luck! Maybe I got a bad batch, but it was a huge waste of the money I spent. So sad. The hunt continues.
July 12, 2012
5 stars 5 out of 5
by KateZ
I have finally found the best way to condition my thin, oily hair! I have tried plenty of conditioners and they ALL weigh down my hair - even the ones claiming to be 'body building'. And, if I don't use a conditioner I get the flyaways. Shielo Leave-In is perfect for my medium length tresses. It detangles and protects my hair from styling heat and I now have silky hair that isn't limp. And no static! You only have to spritz a little so, though it may seem a little pricey, it will last quite a long time.
April 9, 2012
5 stars 4 out of 5
by paul
Hi. I was interested in purchasing either Shielo's leave in protectant primarily because of the ingredient Hexapeptide 11. Not sure about its benefit in helping with hair loss though. My question is if Hex 11 activates the androgen receptor gene wouldn't that be hurting the hair follicle and make it more prone to falling out?
July 8, 2011
5 stars 3 out of 5
by JustD
I am very, very pleased with the results. I wash my gray tresses with Kiss My Face Whenever Shampoo and follow it with the conditioner. It seems to be working best for me of the organics for now. I have used many leave-in conditioners over the years, Morroccan Oil being the latest, which I do like very much, but this one is lighter and works beautifully. I tend to have three different types of hair on my head, wavy, curly and frizzy, the frizz being located on the fronal and sides areas so I have to be careful not to overload them with wishful thinking and product.
For me, this is a win-win situation, my hair is silky and not dry, or flyaway. The product does what it claims, for me, and I will definitely be buying this product again!