botanical repair™ strengthening leave-in treatment Reviews

It was such a pleasure trialling this leave-in treatment by Aveda. I have been using this after every wash through damp hair. I disperse about a 10 cent coin amount into my fingers, and I apply from mid-length to my ends.

Using this product has felt like a luxury and has made me feel like I am at the salon. The scent is refreshing and botanical, and it just has this feel of quality about it.

Once my hair has dried, my hair feels soft, hydrated and shiny. I love how this product absorbs into my hair without leaving an oily residue which I often experience with leave-in treatments.

Overall my hair looks healthy, it feels healthy, and I have noticed with the help of a trim, my overall hair health has improved.

The botanical repair strengthening leave-in treatment is a very thick cream but evens out beautifully when applied onto the hair. What I like about botanical repair strengthening leave-in treatment you can apply to dry or wet hair. I prefer to leave in overnight and wrap my hair in a warm towel. In the morning my hair is replenished and it's super easy to brush my hair and style. My hair looks so much healthier and more alive. The treatment doesn't feel heavy at all. Less is more, I have thick and long hair so I apply enough to cover my the ends of my hair Even though it is a much smaller bottle than the shampoo and conditioner, a little bit goes a long way. The bottle should last for awhile. I wouldn't use botanical repair strengthening leave-in treatment after every wash but only when my hair feels super dry and needing nourishment.

I was super lucky to be on the trial team for this leave in treatment! Firstly Aveda are great with their packaging! From recycled plastics etc. This is a strengthening leave in treatment which is great because I have breakage. I love the green colour of this range. The texture is light and creamy. I used probably more than would be suggested but my hair is super coarse. I like the feel of it but I do need a lot to feel like it has been distributed evenly. The only problem is the smell! It smells like mothballs to me. It does actually contain camphor! Not sure why? It also seems to have an awfully long list of ingredients many of which I do not think would be considered "botanical" as per the name of the range. I didn't feel overly hydrated when using but it is a strengthening product so perhaps over time with consistent use my hair will be stronger. It doesn't weigh hair down which I prefer in a product because I'm quite frizzy.

Of all three products in the review trial, this one was my favourite, the smell was much softer and more feminine in this one too - I think it has a more obviously dominant Ylang-Ylang note - which is just as well, since this lingers more on the hair considering you apply it once out of the shower and it stays on!

I did not need to use a separate detangling spray on my wet hair when using this as it was enough on its own (and I have waist length dry, very fried hair!) the effect only lasted a couple of days though and then I was back to needing to add something 'more' to my hair to brush it out again in the mornings.

Although the product is very good, I would be highly unlikely to re-purchase it once it runs out because it is extremely pricey in my view. I also wish there was more information on what the formulation has *avoided* - they don't go to any trouble to list the avoided ingredients - which is the norm in this space typlically - they just rather ambiguously go for the 'plant-powered damage repair' tag line and say nothing more - I mean plant powered doesn't *actually* mean the same thing as saying it's 100% naturally derived & organic ingredients - so it's pretty clear to me that this product is perhaps not as planet friendly a choice as others in the space.

The other sticking point for me (as a natural-product shopper with high expectations) is the packaging itself - I really appreciate that they have used and noted the use of this being packaged using some % of recycled plastics, however, because of this, there is no standard plastic recycling code on the bottle, and not only this, instead of it, they actually note (also on the matching conditioner), recycling options are limited because of the plant-derived bioplastic % content. (Note the shampoo does not say this - it is full recycled plastic - but because all three packaging options look identical, I am concerned that people will treat all three as being essentially 'the same' and either will not recycle them at all, or will incorrectly recycle them, and thus create potential issues within the recycled plastics chain.

I really appreciate when a company makes an effort to do more, but I believe it needs to be simple and consistent within a product line to make it EASY for consumers to do the right thing - even those not typically motivated by such things should be able to 'accidentally' do right by the planet when they just throw the containers away into their curbside recycling. I just do no see everyone who buys this going to the trouble of individually contacting their local recycling program (as is advised on the bottle!) before figuring out what to do with the used containers. So this for me, was a big issue with how the brand has perhaps not quite thought out the full life cycle of the packaging from creation, through to consumer end use and beyond.

This is much needed product for anyone who uses heaps of heat tools, may have quite dry and even colour treated hair for heat protection and for healthier, stronger hair. Consistency is thick enough to feel like it's coating my hair (although my hair is fine, I have a lot of it so I find oils don't really feel like they do much).

The smell is pleasant enough, not horrible but not delightful, divine smell either!

When my hair is feeling especially dry on the ends (maybe a day after washing) I like to run a small amount through the ends before doing a quick go over with the straighteners. I feel like this just give the ends a bit more of much needed heat protection, and also just makes it feel that bit healthier, shinier and stronger for that day.

I think this range from Aveda is great and I will continue to buy the leave in treatment, shampoo & conditioner. From the ingredients they use, philosophy on the environment, environmentally conscious packaging & cruelty free, I think they are a company that all beauty companies should be looking to for inspiration.

The Aveda Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In Treatment comes in a dark green 100ml tube with white and light green writing that stands on its lid which I find great for less wastage.

I like that it is printed on the pack that this product is tested on people, good to know straight away that it is not tested on animals.

The only instructions this product has is to apply through damp hair, no amount is indicated after the first application I applied the amount of a $0.20 cent piece through my damp hair and left to dry and I have recently damaged hair I am trying not to blow dry and straighten in on days I don’t have to.

It has the same unpleasant earthy scent as the shampoo and conditioner which I find very off putting the more I smelt it my stomach started to turn. It is printed on the back that it is Avedas own pure-fume for the price point I would have thought that at least it could be something more pleasant especially given the price point I would purely not repurchase this given the scent.

I have used it quite a lot to get a good feel of the product and give it a good chance but it did nothing for my hair after the use of all three products it immediately felt kind of soft after drying, still frizzy and even after the leave in treatment quite brittle and crisp, usually after using good quality products around the same price my hair usually responds really well to that kind of a product unfortunately it was not the case with this looking at my hair in the mirror and then trying to run my fingers through it isn’t the best and makes me feel like I need to wash it and start again.

I’ve only had a couple of days to trial this product so this is more of a first impressions of the leave in treatment.

The bottle is a good size, however the instructions are really vague on the back with no real guide on how much you should be using. This may have affected the outcome of my use as I possibly didn’t use enough.

The leave-in treatment has a nice light weight texture but I found the scent quite strong and off putting. I know it’s a botanical range and was expecting the herbal scent from an unscented product but this was quite earthy (but not in a nice way) with a hint of menthol possibly. The treatment applied well with no real greasy or sticky residue and I was happy to find that the scent didn’t linger in my hair. My hair came out soft, but still a bit frizzy despite the leave in treatment so I may need to increase the amount I use.

The treatment hasn’t affected the length of time required in between washes (yay) and still feels lovely and soft. With continued use over longer period of time I believe this treatment would be beneficial to my hair.

Aveda botanical repair strengthening leave in treatment
I've really begun to enjoy using leave -in conditioning products as they cut my time getting ready and seem to have a genuinely great effect on my hair. This one from Aveda is lovely. It smells clean and botanical and the texture is smooth without being heavy or weighing my hair down. Once it's in, my damp hair combed out relatively easily, though not as easily as using a regular conditioner. It left my hair feeling soft and manageable for a couple of days. Happy to keep using it!
This leave-in treatment works great for my fine and thin hair. It leaves my hair feeling super soft, hydrated, less frizzy, and it makes my hair easy to brush after a shower. I really appreciate that it doesn’t leave my hair looking greasy. I think that this treatment would be perfect for any hair type.

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