Review - AVON lotus shield

This was recently launched by AVON, and promises to protect the hair from humidy and reduce frizz...

A 60 ml bottle retails at £7, but it's currently on offer for £5 on the AVON website (www.avonshop.co.uk). The sample I'm reviewing was sent to by a PR for review purposes.


Packaging wise, this is a nicely packaged product for the price point - the bottle is housed in a silver cardboard box, and looks attractive enough. The bottle itself has a nozzle dispenser and is easy to dispense from - the screw-on cap also prevents product from drying up and clogging up the nozzle, which is a pet hate of mine. 

One gripe with the packaging is that there are not abundantly clear directions for use - it doesn't specify how much to use, or whether it should be used on wet or dry hair. I did find plenty of info on the AVON website though


The product can be used on both dry and wet hair - to use, shake the bottle well and apply approx half a teaspoon to towel dried hair, and style (Use more for very long and less for shorter styles etc.). A few drops can also be used to tame any remaining flyaways on styled hair. 

The USP of this product is that it contains a technology derived from lotus plants, which adds a water resistant layer to the hair. This prevents frizz from forming due to humidity. AVON also claim that the protection lasts over more than one wash, so this is not a product you have to reapply every time you wash. This is also a different take on frizz fighting as it markets itself as a "leave in treatment" rather than a post drying styling product.


I had high expectations of the product as I have fine hair which is dry and damaged towards the ends, but prone to oiliness at the roots, which is frizz prone due to being fine. I find that traditional silicone based frizz fighters such as serums are fine for a day, but leave my hair looking lank and needing more frequent washing. Which makes the dry ends worse. It's a sad story...


My first use of this left me feeling a little bit mixed. My hair looked very shiny, but still didn't feel as smooth as I'd have liked it to. But I perservered and used it every other wash, to prevent any product build up, and to test AVON's claims about the product lasting between washes. 


I'm now almost three weeks into use, and I'm pleased with the results - my hair still feels shiny, but is a lot less frizzy, and does appear less prone to freaking out in the humidity and drizzling of the Great British Summer - it's had a great testing with the recent weather! I'm also liking the way that it gives good results with either blow drying or leaving it to dry naturally - which I usually do if I am working, as I have to tie my hair back for work, so I see little point in heat styling and damaging it for the purpose of tying it back. 


My one concern is that the product might start to build up and begin to weigh the hair down making it look lank, but I think that using it every second or third wash will reduce the chances of this. I have only used this on wet hair, as I know from experience with my own barnet that applying anything on it once dry is a bit of a no-no. 

Obviously, take into account your own hair type - I can only describe results on my own hair, but I'd anticipate this working well for people with fine to medium textured hair, that is not overtly oily, and would work well for dry hair types.


Verdict - Definitely worth trying, just don't overload your hair with too much product. Resulted in a natural shiny looking swishy hair for me, and so far, no issues with weighing the hair down too much.  This worked well for me, and I would be likely to repurchase, as it is competitively priced with a lot of high street brands.