I returned my Curressence.

Sorry.. I have never heard of Curessence drying out the hair. Where I bought my first bottles of Aveda, the stylist there said he had never heard of anyone having a bad experience with Aveda. I know Aveda does bring out the natural wave of my hair but that doesn't bother me. When I want a straighter look, I use the Nature's Gate because it seems to take out the wave. But nothing I have ever used before in my life conditions my hair like Curessence. I guess it's like the old saying.. not every product is for everyone. Keep looking.. you will find something that works just as well for you. cher> I was really looking forward to a great experience> with this conditioner since so many people on> this site seem to love it. Okay, I'm going to> need to see pictures of your hair, I want proof> because I was not impressed at all! It made my> hair very puffy and light. Not smooth and silky> like I expected. Also, it seemed less vibrant> than normal. Weird Huh? My hair is in pretty good> shape, its just very dry from coloring. It is> also fine. The first time I used it just like> my normal conditioner, after the Aveda Shampure.> Then I blew it out straight with no other products> (I wanted to see what it does all by itself) and> found my hair to be very kinky and puffy. The> second time I used it I put it on as a deep conditioner> and let it sit for about 1 1/2 hours. Same result.> This morning I had to put baby oil (I rub 1 drop> between my palms) on my hair it was so dry. So> I took it back. Has anyone else had the same experience?> I have heard nothing but good things on this site> about it, but the gal at the salon where I got> it did say she had heard some women have the same> experience as I did.

Hi Cher, I am as surprised as you are! I was really expecting a fabulous result. It is entirely possible that the individual hair strands DID have enough moisture and that the overall look just appeared dry because it was so puffy and light. Nevertheless, I just didn't get the look I had in mind. Actually, I have found a terrific product for my hair type, the KMS Silkier Reconstructor. I'll be doing a product review soon on that phenomenal product and others in the line which give a smooth, straight finish for those who are interested. Thanks for commenting on my post!> Sorry.. I have never heard of Curessence> drying out the hair. Where I bought my first bottles> of Aveda, the stylist there said he had never> heard of anyone having a bad experience with Aveda.> I know Aveda does bring out the natural wave of> my hair but that doesn't bother me. When I want> a straighter look, I use the Nature's Gate because> it seems to take out the wave. But nothing I have> ever used before in my life conditions my hair> like Curessence. I guess it's like the old saying..> not every product is for everyone. Keep looking..> you will find something that works just as well> for you. cher

Gigi... keep looking.. and don't feel bad or weird. I have tried many, many products out there. When I first came to this board and read all the great reviews about Aveda..I was skeptical. I have tried so many products both expensive and mid line or cheap..that I hesitated for awhile. But my hair was damaged and I needed something to help asap. So, I went for it and it was marvelous. But that doesn't mean the same product that works for me will work for your hair. I have found this week that Nature's Gate works just as well on my hair as Aveda.. and with the price being a huge difference, I am very happy to find a good product I can afford better but I dont' feel the need to bash Aveda for it's expensive price. I will just use what works for me and my pocketbook. Karen has raved about Artec.. I hope to give it a test soon also.. maybe that would work better for you. When you find what works for you.. rave about it to us.. I for one love to hear when someone finds something that makes them happy about their hair. I tested a few products recently and it tangled my hair up ..my daughter used the same stuff and raved about it and said it totally agreed with her hair. We are all special. Keep looking and let us know when you find what does the trick for you. And I am glad Aveda took back the used product you were not happy with.. that shows they are a reputable company.. best regards.. Cher> Hi Jade, thanks for the comment to my post.> I was feeling pretty forlorn when I saw the results> on my hair, as I have heard so many wonderful> things about the product on this site. I posted> my message because I thought there might be other> people who had the same experience, and I wanted> them to know they aren't just weird, that it happened> to me too. : ) I am very new to the long hair> thing, so it is a real experience to try and find> the best products. I find that the products I> used when my hair was short (products that built> volume) just don't do the trick anymore for my> moisture-starved, flyaway long hair. Thanks for> the support!