Marmozel je majhna, ročno narejena znamka naravne kozmetike iz Litve. Izdelki so narejeni iz ekološko pridelanih sestavin – iz nepredelanih rastlinskih olj, aromatičnih zeliščnih vod, zeliščnih prahov in izvlečkov, voskov, glin in eteričnih olj. Marmozel kozmetika je izdelana po naročilu in izdelki so tako vedno sveži. Niso testirani na živalih, večina izdelkov pa je tudi vegan – le balzam za ustnice ni, ker vsebuje čebelji vosek. O znamki pred prejetjem izdelkom nisem vedela veliko in pravzaprav sploh nisem vedela, da obstaja. Moj prvi vtis je bil več kot odličen. Njihova spletna stran, sploh fotografije so čudovite in le kako ne bi želela preizkusiti kar vsega po vrsti! Kot lahko vidite na tej sliki iz mojega Instagrama, preizkušam več Marmozel izdelkov, a v vrsti za oceno se je najprej znašel balzam za lase oziroma Conditioner for Colored, Dry, Damaged Hair*.
Krasen balzam za barvane, suhe in poškodovane lase vsebuje mešanico sestavin na vodni osnovi in olj – hidrosol sivke, rožmarina in kamilice ter jojobino in avokadovo olje. Celotni spisek ekološko pridelanih sestavin najdete tukaj. Balzam je v zelo luštni, 100 ml steklenički s temnim steklom in krasnim dizajnom. Diši po mešanici rožmarina in sivki, sama tekstura balzama pa je precej redka in pri uporabi je tako treba biti malo pazljiv. Sicer me doziranje ne moti, bi bilo pa morda lažje, če bi imela steklenička razpršilo.
Po imenu sodeč sem pričakovala običajen balzam, ki ga nanesemo na sveže umite in mokre lase, a hitro sem ugotovila, da temu ni tako. Gre za leave-in balzam, ki se lahko uporablja na dva načina, a vedno le na suhih laseh. Prvi in tudi moj najljubši način je nanos balzama na sveže umite in suhe lase. Nanesem ga malce več kot ga je na spodnji fotografiji, ga razporedim po laseh ter jih počešem. Drugi način pa je uporaba izdelka kot maske, ko nanesem veliko več izdelka in ga na laseh pustim najmanj eno uro ter jih nato umijem kot običajno. Kot sem omenila, pa ga najraje uporabljam tako, da ga vsakodnevno nanesem na suhe lase ter jih nato počešem. Moji lasje so bili že pri prvi uporabi občutno mehkejši, kar me je res presenetilo in obenem tudi zelo navdušilo. Na laseh sem v zadnjem času uporabljala le olja, povečini kokosovo, in rahla sprememba v negi je bila zelo dobrodošla. Sploh pa zato, ker menim, da lasje, tako kot koža, potrebujejo izdelke, ki vlažijo z vodo in olji. Poleg mehkobe las sem opazila tudi, da so lasje bolj navlaženi, se manj vozlajo in posledično se tudi lažje razčešejo. Še ena zelo pozitivna stvar je, da lasje ne izgledajo mastni, če uporabite preveč. Ja, to se mi je že zgodilo z oljem in ni bilo lepo! 🙂
Balzam me je nadvse pozitivno presenetil, učinkuje in zato ga tudi priporočam. Sploh pa zdaj v tem zimskem vremenu. Na voljo tukaj.
Translation
Marmozel is a small, hand made brand from Lithuania. Products are made
with organic and certified ingredients like unrefiend vegetable oils,
aromatic herbal water, herbal powders, extracts, waxes, clays and
essential oils. They are always freshly made and produced in small
quantites. Marmozel is cruetly free, free of harmful componets and most
of the products are also vegan – only their lip balm isn’t because it contains beeswax. I’ve never heard of this brand before but when
the lovely Rimantė contacted me and when I had a look at their site, I
was immediately intrigued. Their pictures of products are wonderful and oh
so pretty! They just make you want to try every single product! As you
have maybe seen on this photo from my Instagram, I was lucky enough to
receive a few products to test out, but today I’ll only talk about one, the
Conditioner for Colored, Dry, Damaged Hair*.
This lovely product contains a mixture of water based ingredients and oils, such as Lavender, Rosemary and Chamomile Hydrosols and Avocado and Jojoba Oil. For the whole list of ingredients click here. Conditioner comes in a cute little dark glass bottle (100 ml) with a pretty design on it. It has a nice scent of rosemary and lavender and quite a runny consistency so you have to be a bit careful when you’re using it. I don’t mind the bottle, but it would have been easier if the product was in a spray bottle.
At first I thought that this product is like any other conditioner, that you use on freshly washed and wet hair, but it’s not. It’s actually a leave-in condtioner, which is even better, because I was actually thinking of buying something like this. You can use it in two ways. First and my favourite is to use it on freshly washed and dry hair. I use a small amount, a little bit more than it’s one the photo above, distribute it on my hair and brush them. Or it can be used as a hair mask – you apply more and leave it on for at least one hour. I prefer the first one, so I apply it almost every day, on freshly washed hair or not, doesn’t matter. My first impression was great! My hair was much softer which was such a lovely surprise, I really didn’t expect that. I’ve only been using oils as a leave-in treatment, mostly coconut oil, and this little bottle of goodness made such a nice addition and a very welcome change. Besides the softness I also noticed my hair to be more moisturized and nourished, they’re just not so dry (this winter is killing me!), and they’re so much more manageable with less tangles. Yay! Oh and the other super positive thing is, that your hair doesn’t look greasy if you apply too much! And yes, that did happen to me with oils and it wasn’t pretty! 🙂
I really like this one, it works and I think you need it. 🙂 You can buy it here.
With love,
Jana xx
*sample generously provided