F.A.S.T Shampoo and Conditioner | Review

I have styled, cut, straightened and dyed my hair so much since I was little (I was dying my hair red from the age of around 10!), that no matter how much i try to grow it, my hair just sits limp and lifeless. Six months on from my last hair cut, my hair still wasn't growing at all, not even slightly! So I knew I needed to take matters even further, and I found a shampoo called Fast. I was pretty dubious about buying it at first, as for a small shampoo and a small conditioner, it is £29.99! Considering there were hardly any reviews about this product, I knew it was a big risk for this kind of miracle hair growth treatment. But man am I happy with the results!

             

I realise the pictures aren't the best quality, and i'm really gutted that I didn't take a proper before/after picture. To be honest, I didn't think it would work as well as it has done, so I didn't really bother. But hopefully you can really tell just how much my hair has grown in such a short amount of time. My hair is now the longest it has ever been. Also note that in the first picture, my hair was straight, and since using the shampoo, i have not straightened my hair at all. So in the second picture, my hair is wavy, so some of the length is lost to the waves. You can hopefully also tell just how thick my hair has got from using the shampoo. It was pretty thick before, but now it is like a lion's mane.

I feel the need to mention, however, that if you are going to try this shampoo, do buy a high quality conditioner to use with it. Although you get a conditioner with it, I didn't find it was the best, and often sent my hair greasy really quickly. The reason I say all of this is because i've found that the shampoo alone leaves your hair extremely dry. The instructions also say to use it every single day, which I haven't even bothered with. Unfortunately i'm not made of money and my hair isn't in the best condition to begin with (plus i'm too lazy to wash it every day), so I chose to only substitute my old shampoo for my new one, when washing my hair every other day. So considering I ignored their instructions, I say their shampoo has improved my hair massively. I would definitely recommend this to anybody looking to grow their hair at a faster rate. 

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Treatment | Review

Because of the amount of times i have dyed, straightened and hacked at my hair, i find that it takes a lot longer for my hair to actually grow nowadays (other than my fringe, which is so annoying!). I was recommended Lee Stafford's treatment, which i guess is a replacement conditioner, that claims to help hair that never grows past a certain length. I have read a lot of reviews about this treatment, and thought i would give it a go myself, since i had nothing to lose from it!

You can buy the conditioner from boots, superdrug and many other beauty shops for around £7.99. For me, i didn't think it was that steep a price to pay, since many of my friends had had good experiences with the treatment in the past. 

However, note on the tub, the conditioning cream does not say it actually helps the hair to physically grow, like it states in the slogan. Instead, it is meant to strengthen the hair, and help 'sooth' the scalp. Which, in my experience, is what most shampoo and conditioning products claim to do by themselves anyway. Regardless of this, i thought i would give it a try anyway. 

The instructions on the tub say to use an 'egg' sized amount on your hair, and massage into your scalp for 5 minutes, using the lotion every other day, until you feel your hair condition has improved. Taking an egg sized amount out of the tub every two days will obviously use up the conditioner extremely fast. Using a smaller amount seemed to have the same effects too, as long as it is appropriately dispersed and massaged in to your scalp. 

The conditioner itself smells really nice, almost with a bubblegum scent to it. It feels really smooth and creamy, but is a pain to open and close the tub if you are using a shower! The conditioner is watery enough to enable you to simply massage it in to your scalp with no problem. 

I've been using Lee Stafford's hair treatment for around three weeks now, and so far it has massively improved the strength and feel of my hair. Since i regularly dye and straighten my hair, this is a massive improvement, and my hair feels and looks in a lot better condition than before. However, i haven't seen much improvement in the growth of my hair. At first, using the recommended amount of cream on my hair, i also found that my hair would need washing a lot faster than previously, which is why i suggest using a smaller amount. Hopefully, as the treatment has improved the quality of my hair, my hair itself will grow better in the future. Although for the price, and size of the bottle, i would probably suggest a high quality conditioner instead, as this is all the treatment seems to be.