Shine Moist Henna Wax Review

Obviously, I love color! (That sounded so cheezy I wanna die! Ugh!)

Finally! After my long search for some alternative to Manic Panic I found this!

Shine Moist Henna Wax Color Treatment

"Specially designed for dull damaged hair. The unique formula is competent to penetrate deeply and protecting the cuticular layer of the hair while the color treatment is processing. Exclusive natural color treatment and rich protein bond nutrients helps give nutrition, leaves hair exceptionally soft plus natural color looking. Henna Wax Color Treatment enhanced by using professional steamer to maximize the potential softness." 

I started testing how to bleach my hair ombre style to prepare it for the color way before I found this.

I initially started bleaching using these products and tools as they were the most accessible ones I can find:

TRIVIA: Prior to finding about Shine Moist Henna Wax, I was so desperate to get a bright unnatural colored ombre that I tried Merthiolate. Yes that chemical you put after a manicure! I did the Kool Aid dip dye method.   

I know, my hair was very dry here. Worsened by the use of Merthiolate!

So back to the review......

Shine Moist Henna Wax in Cyclamen 500ml

Price: P680 (bought at HBC Antipolo)

There are smaller 100ml jars available with price ranging from P178 to P225 (4-5USD). 

These small ones contain free gloves and shower caps!

This is how the product's color looks like.

Cyclamen. 

I learned that cyclamen are actually purplish pinkish flowers. The color varies like shown in the picture below:

Cyclamen Flowers
Photo from: http://mybuzz9.blogspot.com/2012/08/cyclamen-flowers.html

So maybe that's why it smells good!

I think I didn't do any patch test. I figured it's a treatment and I don't have any allergies that I know of. 

I do recommend that you perform a patch test though!

TIP: You can add treatments or conditioner to dilute it if you're after a lighter pink shade!

Pink will only work on BLEACHED HAIR! Otherwise, it will become red or show up on black hair when hit by light.

The Result:

Hot Pink Hair. This was taken early this year and my first time to use it full strength!

 

It was still curly the next day... It has this weird texture when you iron you hair. Feels somewhat like plastic hair! But yeah it's great because it makes the curls last much longer without hair spray. I suggest not to do this often as my hair got dry after this.

For varying shades of pink that you can achieve with Shine Moist Henna Wax in Cyclamen, please view my Hair Journal

Pros:

♥  Great and very affordable alternative for hair dyes like Manic Panic!

♥  Doesn't Damage Hair and actually repairs damaged hair! A 2 in 1 product!

♥  Very good pigmentation

♥  Smells good

♥  Smooth texture and application

♥  Easy to find. (Hortaleza, HBC, Wastson's, and other Salon supplies stores carry it)

Cons:

♠ Can stain skin temporarily

♠ Potentially messy application

♠ Can stain clothes
♠ You can't iron hair a lot or else it will get damaged.

Will I buy again?

Absolutely YES! The 500ml bottle has lasted for almost a year now. I've also used it on other people and they love it too!