*Disclosure: I received these products complimentary for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
For the most part of my life, I’ve enjoyed my hair in its natural state. Sometimes I’ll curl it, other days I’ll straighten it but I never got into coloring my hair except that one time in college where it completely dried it out. So yeah, my hair is the typical wash and wear type which made it perfect when I transitioned to motherhood. I didn’t really have to make any grave adjustments with my hair care although my hair issues did change so the shampoo and conditioner that worked for me before had to be replaced.
“All I use is shampoo and conditioner”, I loosely say but when you come to think of it theres a lot of factors that contribute to your hair issues. How many times do we shampoo/condition our hair? Do we live somewhere cold, hot, humid? What is the length of your hair—long or short? Is it straight, wavy or curly? So many things we need to take into account so how is it it so easy for us to just go to the grocery or a Beauty store and select a set off the rack, based on what the labels say? based on the scent? based on packaging? How many times have you wasted time and products looking for the perfect set? I know there have been times when I have to just rough it out until I finished the bottles just because I didn’t want to waste it.
Now, what if I say that there’s someone willing to take all of these details into account and create a shampoo and conditioner set that will (try to) aim to cater to all of your hair needs. Impossible?
NOT REALLY. Not with FORMULATE.
Why try FORMULATE?
√Good for US
– it saves us time, money and bottles of wasted shampoo and conditioner that don’t work for us
√Good for our Hair
– it aims to address ALL our hair issues with a personalized kind of care and NOT generic
√ Good for the Planet
-Preservative free. Sulfate free. Paraben free.Cruelty free. Need I say more? On a side note, ‘Hi, VEGAN friends!’
If you’re not satisfied with the current formula then let them know and their chemists will work on a new formula and send you a second set completely FREE of charge. If you’re still not happy with the second set, let them know and they will give you a full refund.
How it Works
Sam, my personal contact from Formulate sent me an invite code and it directed me to their website ( FORMULATE ), if you don’t have an invite code it’s okay, you can still go their website and they will ask for your name, an email address to reach you and then direct you to the Hair Wizard who will ask you a bunch of questions regarding you hair. These questions will include what type of hair you have, hair color, hair tools you use, hair products you use, hair care routine, hair problems you want to address, preferred scent and also where you live because they try to factor in the climate and weather conditions of your location. Talk about PERSONALIZED.
Give them a few days (mine, literally came in less than a week) for your personalized set to come in the mail. With it is a guide that contains an overview on the type of hair you have, a summary of the top 5 hair issues that you want to address and a set of instructions on how to use it (don’t worry its just telling us how many pumps of the shampoo and conditioner you’ll need, not rocket science ), the scent you selected and the ingredient list with a short description on what every single ingredient is for and what it does. So they do want you to be in the know and they want you to be aware of what you’re putting in your hair.
My FORMULATE Journey
So for my hair, I wanted to focus on Hydration, Replenishing it, Strengthening it, Anti- Frizz and Improving Scalp Health. I gave it a week and a half to see some changes with my hair and noticed that it looked less dry and it felt healthier, more moisturized rather than damp and I also experienced less hair breakage. I wasn’t sure if my formula was supposed to address hair loss but I noticed less hair fall since I started using my set. I normally don’t have dandruff but on occasion I experience some flakes especially when my scalp is dry so with this set I’ve noticed very few flakes close to none.
Sam closely monitored my journey and explained to me why my hair felt a little bit greasy during the first few days of my transition and he made sure that everything was still working fine that was why it was easy for me to tell him that I noticed my hair feeling a little bit heavy after we experienced a cold front. I’m not sure if I should blame it on the change of temperature but my hair was fine when let down but as soon as I’d tie it up it would frizz on me and appear stiff, not to mention hard to comb. Upon hearing this he quickly took note of my issues and sent it to their lab so they could tweak my formula based on my hair observations and Formulate sent me a completely new set free of charge.
I am now on my second week of using my second set from Formulate and so far they’ve addressed the issues I was facing with the first set; no more frizzing and my hair is so easy to comb even after getting out of the shower (when my hair is all tangled). Most importantly I’d say we’ve achieved 90% of my hair goals : Hydration, Anti-Frizz, Replenish Hair, Improve Scalp Health and Strengthen. I am at ease knowing that there are people out there willing to help me out and willing to take part in my hair journey.
And since it’s the holidays, I’ve partnered with FORMULATE to give one lucky person a chance to win his/her very own PERSONALIZED hair care set. To join the giveaway, just click on the link below:
This giveaway will run from December 11- December 31, 2018 and if you can’t wait that long to find out if you’ve won, all entries will automatically give you a $5 discount off your purchase and free shipping as well.
Enjoy the Holidays with personal hair care guys, its close-to life changing, if you know what I mean and if you have any questions feel free to send me an email. Good luck!
~Rhea
Thank you so much for sharing this product with us 😍 I would love to try it out ❤
I’ve never tried formulate, but I am always on the hunt for good hair products! I enjoyed this post 🙂
Thanks! ❤
Your hair is beautiful! Love this post!
This stay at home mom truly appreciates that since I look like a zombie half the time, haha thanks a lot!
What?! This is so cool! I agree that I’d need to use about 10 different shampoos to try to address all my hair’s needs so I might have to try Formulate.
I hope you do and I hope you love it as much as I do 🙂
I haven’t heard of this brand. Thanks for sharing.
I haven’t heard about this brand yet. Would love to see more photos. 🙂
I haven’t hear of this product before, but I think it deserves a try.
Definitely. Feel free to join the giveaway for your free set, based on your specifications 😉
I don’t know if Formulate is available from where I am. But it’s a good habit to take care of your hair, men and women a like.
I definitely agree, Although sometimes I’m guilty of overlooking it 😊
You have such lovely hair. I think this product is also worth the try. I also experience having some flakes especially when the weather is hot. Perhaps, I could give it a try.
Thanks so much girl, it has its good days but believe me I definitely have my hair issues 🙂
This is the first time I’ve ever seen this brand 😍 thank you for sharing your experience ❤
I think I’ve seen this product somewhere on instagram.
Hahaha yeah IG definitely 😁
I try my best to take care of my hair but its so hard. It gets so dry during the winter time. I haven’t heard of this brand but it’s good cause now I will read more about it. Maybe it can help me grow my hair.
Worth a try, I’m trying out some vitamins too to go with it 🙂
Never heard of Formulate before but I have now so good post.
I take very good care of my hair, so would love to try Formulate! Healthy hair is just more than shampoo and conditioner!
YES, its also taking into consideration your lifestyle. 🙂
I have so much hair problem. Okay i’ll try this one. I think it would remove my problem.
Feel free to join the giveaway, they’re giving one set for free based on your hair problems of course 😉
I have never tried this. Please tell me will this help me reduce my high hair fall rate?
They formulate it based on your specifications so if you tell them that’s a hair problem you want to address then they’ll make you a set that will 😉 feel free to join the giveaway to try them out
Formulate sounds like a great company! It was nice of them to alter the formula to help with the the frizz and stiffness free of charge. I feel like not too many companies would go that extra mile. I may check them out myself.
Feel free to join the giveaway, they’re giving one set for free of course based on your specifications 😊
I have never heard of this brand but I entered your giveaway. I would definitely try it if I win.
Awww thanks and good luck! If you know anyone else who wants to join the giveaway send them my way 😉
This is something new for me, thanks for sharing your experience.
No worries 😉
Ohh this looks neat, so basically they send you a personalized hair treatment products especially for your hair, that is really cool, I don’t think its available in my country sadly. But I will look into them, because this might just be a good Christmas gift for someone, thank you for sharing
That’s exactly what it is. Thanks for looking into it, it’s life changing 😉
I am sure it must be a nice product to try. Will check if I get one in my place in India. Looks great. I like the review and the pictures also.
Thanks so much dear, I hope so too 🙂
have not heard about this product. Thanks for sharing this post.
Thanks for sharing, never heard about this brand before, but always enjoy learning about new/different products
Wow personalized hair products actually seem practical as all of us have different issues and sometimes our hair need special care
You said it, i totally agree with you!
Glad the formula works on your hair. Will you repurchase?
Why not… they can always tweak it for me if I have any complaints. 🙂
oh man I have so much hair problem! Ok ill give this a try! hope this works!
Awww, good luck dear!