Redken Real Control

Review time! As I mentioned in the previous post I have been testing a shampoo and conditioner from Redken for two weeks. I bought the products by myself from the UK website HQhair.com. It has been almost two weeks now and I did my last wash for the test yesterday and I am now ready for the review.
The shampoo and conditioner that I have used belong to the Real Control line from Redken and according to the text on the bottle it is supposed to give nourishing care for dense/dry/sensitized hair. The shampoo and conditioner contain Shea Butter and is safe for color treated hair.

This is the description on the back of the bottle:
Real Control shampoo gently cleanses and moisturizes dense, dry, sensitized hair. Formulated with Redken's exclusive Interbond Conditioning System and Care Adjust Complex, it provides nourishing, smoothing control and strengthening care. Hair texture feels transformed with increased manageability and shine....

The important thing to me is that a product lives up to its description. Does it really do all the things that the text promises? Yes and no in this case but more on that later.

First things first, the description of my hair type. My hair is dry, wavy to curly (depending on the hair cut) and color treated (right now dark brown). It is very hard to control and style since my hair consists of rather thick strands of hair and I have lots of flyaway hairs that form a halo around my hair. It has a tendency to become static and ends up in the face and I usually keep my hair pulled back in a ponytail.

The shampoo and conditioner makes my hair feel soft to the touch and gives it shine. It is not a lot of shine but enough to keep it looking healthy. After I have washed my hair it is easy to comb through and detangle. But it feels like it is hard to rinse out the conditioner, it sort of sticks to the hands and to my hair. However once my hair has dried I can't feel any residue from the conditioner in my hair. It also leaves my hair feeling clean longer than other products that I have used recently and I can't feel any build up of product in my hair.
The one thing that I feel is a negative with the shampoo and conditioner is that my hair feels very light and airy. This gives the hair a tendency to become a little bit poofy at times. It hasn't affected me much since I have it in a ponytail but could become a problem if it wasn't pulled back.

As far as adding moisture to the hair I don't think these products compare to the Hydratherapie line from the Matrix Biolage range. This line really adds moisture to the hair but I have to use it sparingly since long use can make the hair feel a little bit greasy. The Real Control product do give the hair enough moisture to make it feel soft.

Do the product live up to what they claim. Yes and No. I think that they make the hair easy to control in the way they make it easy to comb through and detangle. But the fact that it makes my hair feel very light and airy may cause a problem when not wearing it in a ponytail.

Would I buy this again? Yes I would, but I think that it is way to expensive here in Sweden for what you get. The shampoo costs about 280 SEK and the conditioner 310 SEK at Bellbox. I bought mine from the UK and so I didn't spend that much.

One last note, I think that these products are aimed for thicker/coarse hair so if you have fine hair you should be careful. I don't know how finer hair reacts to these products.