PHILIP KINGSLEY | Elasticizer | Deep Conditioner | Repair Hair Mask Treatment for All Hair Types | Pre-Shampoo Deep Conditioning Mask | Hydrates, Adds Shine and Reduces Breakage and Frizz | 5.07oz

I have spent a lot of time and money chasing softness and shine for my post-menopausal super dry and delicate hair. I have finally found it in this product - Elasticizer from Philip Kingsley. My hair was doing that Einstein thing - defying gravity, floating about in a cloud and feeling like absolute straw - so BRITTLE, so DRY, so DULL. I don't even dye it, no chemical treatments, nothing. I turned to the internet for advice. One YouTuber is all about bond repair upon bond repair upon bond repair and at first I felt that it helped a little. However, with natural, untreated hair, I don't think my bonds are actually broken. Post-menopausal hair is just thinner and drier, it's not a bond problem. And bond repair products become drying in and of themselves. Another YouTuber is all about leave-in conditioners and hair oils. He's definitely right about the leave-in conditioner and the oils do help. While I enjoy the oils actually, it's always a bit of a tightrope between applying too much and your hair hanging in pieces, or not applying enough in which case it still feels crackly and starts floating upwards. I bought a trial size package of the Elasticizer pre-shampoo mask and the Elasti-Styler leave-in styler. MY WORLD CHANGED. THIS. This is it. My hair feels 50 years younger. I'm not even kidding. It feels soft and silky the way it did when I was in high school. I'm not even really using my oils now as my ends maintain softness and shine between washes. Maybe about day 3 or 4 I'll put a smidge on the very last half inch of hair. It really doesn't seem to need it and it feels so much more silk-like than you can achieve with oil. It also SHINES. After all the money I'd spent I really thought that shine was a thing of the past, well out of my reach now. Nope! (I will say that the Elasti-Styler, Split End Remedy and the Bond Builder Lipid Shield are invaluable for this. They all work to really SEAL the cuticle. Unbelievable. I think they call it "glass shine"). Well, everyone mentions the price. To that I say that I've bought 2 rounds of K18 and 2 rounds of Epres thinking that that was the best hair technology available today. The cost was extortionate but I was so hopeful. Well, they are both drying for me and what I now know is that what I needed was MOISTURE. Nothing I've bought in the last 6 months (it's a long, expensive list, I'm afraid) delivers moisture like this mask. It really does make your hair silky and elastic like young hair. After the trial size I went ahead and bought the 33 oz (bottle? tub?) BARREL and I'm so glad I did. In the Black Friday sale I got it for $100 and it will last well over a year using it twice a week. So not even $2 a week. I've spent more than that on those precious few ounces of bond repair products and it turns out I was wholly misguided in buying those. I find that masking pre-shampoo is pretty easy to do. I did have other masks that I didn't use as there's no way I'm going to step out of the shower, get dried off, apply, wait, and then get back in. I'm also not going to sit in the shower for 20 minutes waiting for it to work. But applying the mask pre-shower is easy and I can get on with some other task while it works rather than actively waiting for the time to be up. It is an extra step but the payoff is incredible. (I've given the other masks to a friend.) Well, that's my story and it's a happy one at last. I definitely recommend all the products I've tried so far, especially this one - Elasticizer and the Elasti-Styler. The Split End Remedy and the Lipid Shield are also incredible and again, for me they really seal the cuticle and bring out the shine. I will definitely be stocking up on Black Fridays and Prime Days. Having finally found EFFECTIVE hair care for my situation, I'm happy to spend what it takes to keep this amazing soft, shiny and healthy hair going. Very grateful to have found these products and I hope that by writing this review I can do a little to repay the late Mr. Kingsley for what he has done for me in formulating these wonderful products.

Honestly, I was skeptical about the pre-wash mask at first. I've been using it for about a month and am very pleased. My hair is very shiny and looks amazing. It really does make it more elastic. I have dry, blonde, tangled hair with terrible ends, but this mask really works. I definitely recommend it.

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer is a lifesaver for my hair! I use it as a pre-shampoo treatment to deeply condition and boost elasticity. It leaves my hair feeling soft, strong, and less prone to breakage. A must-have for anyone looking to improve hair resilience and shine!

I got the travel size of this to try after I read Audrey Hepburn used it religiously. After one use I already can see and feel a difference! My hair was so silky after I washed it out and it looks healthier and shinier

Item was open and spilled inside of its box. What a mess that I have to return.

Received wrong product twice .. I ordered the regular version .. got the Extreme version twice .. great product , just wrong description causing me a pain in the arse

Great product! Made my hair look great!

Wonderful for my hair! Smooths it out, adds shine and helps eliminate frizz. I make sure I always have this on hand as I like my hair so much better when I use this product.

This product is magical with damaged curly hair. I have coarse dry curly hair and although it’s recommended to use as a pre shampoo I use it after shampoo. Makes my curls hydrated, shiny and soft. I highly recommend

Mon soin ultime contre les cheveux secs, élastiques en manque de vitalité. Je le laisse poser toute la nuit et le résultat est spectaculaire. Parfait pour une repousse saine des cheveux

Best product to manage dry and porous hair - makes my hair soft and bouncy. I have fine grey hair. It is also very good for bleached hair and restores to good condition- I found this product 10 years ago when I had over bleached my hair and the results are amazing.

It did make my hair look less brittle

My hair is soft and well conditioned after using. My hairdresser noticed the difference immediately - highly recommend to those wanting long lush locks and escape the breakage split ends and fizzy ends