Review of Ogilvie Straightener, Hair Straightening System

I love the way my hair looks and feels when it is straight. I hate the amount of time it takes me to straighten though. My hair is extremely thick, and semi long. It takes me at times 2 hours just to get it completely straight, without any waves or run away curls or frizz.
When I came across Ogilvie Straightener, I was in heaven. In this box was the answer (or so I had thought) to all of my problems.
According to the box I could have it all! Straighter hair, shiny hair, manageable hair, and hair that would be easy to style. However the box did not promise completely straight hair, in fact it only promised straighter hair. I learned later on that if I used the Ogilvie Straightener system every other month my hair would eventually get straighter and straighter.
As of now though, the first treatment just promised changes... and with my hair type I knew these 'changes' would be subtle; very, very subtle! Grrr!
No matter though, I went ahead and purchased the system anyway. At the time the system came to $14.99.
Warnings:
No before you run out and buy it, I figured I would let you in on a secret, do not use this is you have recently bleached your hair, or had it dyed, chemically processed and so on. Ogilvie is meant for untouched hair.
I figured that since I had not died my hair at all that summer, I would go ahead and use it.
When I got home I was pretty overwhelmed with all of the steps involved. I could not believe how many times this system called for a rinsing. Usually when I used boxed hair products I only have to take 1 shower; 2 the most. This system called for 3 or 4 rinsings, and I knew it was annoying.
Not only that, I needed a partner to help me during the process.
The first process calls for rubbing some sort of cream into your hair. Rinse it out.
The next step is the stinky step. The egg fart step. You are to rub this rotten egg formula into your hair while brushing your hair flat for about 20 minutes.
I did this, and my mom (thank God she was there) brushed my hair, while trying to keep it as straight as possible. The stink though was so terrible that I nearly vomited a few times during the process.
A few moments into the brushing my hair became extremely brittle feeling. As she brushed pieces were falling out, and my hair felt crunchy. After brushing for the time directed, I then went in for a shower to rinse it out. It smelled so bad, and what sucked was that I could not use any shampoo!
Next more crap was thrown into my hair. This formula was to sit for about 5 minutes, and then I was to rinse immediately. That word; immediately, just freaked me out, and I wondered if I would be bald after the whole process.
After the steps were all complete, I let my hair air dry. I could definitely see a difference, as my hair was more flat and straight; but God was it knotty. Ogilvie felt like it had made the hair follicle very thin, and because of this my hair was wispy and got caught up and tangled easily.
Brushing my hair was difficult too. No matter how hard I tried to remove knots, its seemed more and more formed.
Not only that but my hair was extremely dry, brittle and dull looking after the process.
I really, really was dying to go and do a deep conditioning, but the directions stated that I was to not shower for the next 48 hours! Egad! 2 days of feeling icky, and the rotten egg scent was also very present!
I waited it out. I suffered with frizzy, dull, and brittle hair for 2 days, until finally I was able to deep condition. Deep conditioning did improve my hair slightly, but that dull lifeless look was still very present.
After my hair dried, I could see that it was only slightly flatter. The frizz, and the waves in my hair though were still present. For the mess that Ogilvie caused, the results were definitely not worth it at all!
Ogilvie ruined my hair, and it took me months to get it back to normal. I would never ever again in my life use another chemical hair straightening system! I could barely even brush my hair without clumps of it coming out, and the knots....ahhh the goddamn knots!
I swear this crap ruined my hair worse than I could of done dying it 7 times in a row. It truly strips your hair, and leaves it looking, and feeling disgusting! For 2 months my hair felt cakey, weighed down, and greasy. It's totally gross. Avoid it all all costs!
Recommendation:
NO ONE!