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Anvaya: Moisturizing and Strengthening Hair Oil
A 1 fl oz leave-in and pre-shampoo hair oil. Sweet almond, avocado and olive oil with squalane and hydrolyzed keratin. Contains tree nut oil and lanolin.
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Description
Anvaya is a blended hair oil for the lengths and ends of the hair, in a 1 fl oz bottle. This potent formula is built on sweet almond, avocado and olive oil, with carrot seed oil, squalane and hydrolyzed keratin worked in.
Enriched with premium ingredients to help the lengths feel stronger and look smoother. Use it as a leave-in oil after the shower, or as a pre-shampoo treatment before you wash. Mid lengths and ends only, never the roots.
Contains tree nut oil. Contains lanolin, so it is not vegan. Fragranced.
Ingredients
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Isoamyl Laurate, Squalane Oil, Isostearic Acid, Sorbitan Oleate, Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, d-alpha-tocopherol, Fragrance, Lanolin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Manuka Honey Extract, Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil.
Shea butter, manuka honey extract and sunflower seed oil sit near the end of the list, which means they are present in small amounts.
How to Use
Apply a small amount to your hands, rub well between both palms, and work it through the length of your hair. Do not apply to the roots.
Use it as a pre-shampoo treatment on dry hair before you wash, or as a leave-in on towel dried hair after the shower. It can be applied to dry or wet hair.
A few drops is enough for most people. Start with less than you think you need.
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Safety Information
Contains tree nut oil. Sweet almond oil is the first ingredient. Not suitable for anyone with a tree nut allergy.
Contains lanolin, which comes from sheep wool, so this is not a vegan product.
Fragranced. If you react to fragrance in cosmetics, patch test on your inner forearm first.
For external use on hair only. Avoid contact with eyes. If irritation occurs, stop using it.
Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place.
Anvaya: Moisturizing and Strengthening Hair Oil
What it is
A leave-in and pre-shampoo hair oil in a 1 fl oz bottle
Anvaya is a blended hair oil for the lengths and ends of the hair. The base is sweet almond, avocado and olive oil, with squalane and hydrolyzed keratin worked in. One bottle holds 1 fl oz, which is 30 ml, and it is used a few drops at a time.
Two ways to use it
Pre-shampoo or leave-in
As a pre-shampoo treatment
- When
- Before you wash, on dry hair
- How much
- Enough to coat the mid lengths and ends
- Where
- Mid lengths and ends only, never the roots
- Wash it out
- Yes, shampoo as normal afterwards
- The idea
- The hair meets oil before it meets shampoo and water
As a leave-in after the shower
- When
- Straight out of the shower, on towel dried hair
- How much
- A few drops warmed between the palms
- Where
- Mid lengths and ends only, never the roots
- Wash it out
- No, leave it in
- The idea
- A thin layer on the cuticle to smooth the finish
The label does not set a time for the pre-shampoo method. Most people leave an oil on for fifteen to thirty minutes before washing, but start shorter and see how your hair responds.
Before you buy
What is in it, and what is worth knowing
The blend
- Sweet almond oil
- First on the ingredient list, so it makes up more of the bottle than anything else. A lighter oil that sinks in reasonably fast.
- Avocado oil
- Richer and heavier than almond. This is the part that gives the blend its weight.
- Olive fruit oil
- The heaviest of the three base oils and a long standing hair oiling ingredient.
- Carrot seed oil
- Used in small amounts. It is deep orange and it carries a strong scent of its own.
- Squalane
- A light emollient. It is in the blend to stop three heavy oils from feeling greasy together.
- Hydrolyzed keratin
- A protein broken into pieces small enough to sit on the outside of the hair. It smooths the surface. It does not rebuild anything.
- Shea butter, manuka honey extract and sunflower seed oil
- All three sit near the end of the ingredient list, which means they are present in small amounts.
- Vitamin E
- Listed as d-alpha-tocopherol. It is an antioxidant, and in an oil blend it also slows the oils from turning rancid.
Worth knowing
- It contains tree nuts
- Sweet almond oil is the first ingredient. If you have a tree nut allergy this product is not suitable for you.
- It is not vegan
- Lanolin is in the formula and lanolin comes from sheep wool. The hydrolyzed keratin is usually animal derived as well.
- It is fragranced
- The ingredient list includes Fragrance without a breakdown. If you react to fragrance in cosmetics, patch test on your inner forearm before putting it through your hair.
- It is a small bottle
- 1 fl oz, 30 ml. It is designed to be used a few drops at a time rather than poured.
- Keep it off the roots
- This is the instruction on the bottle, not a preference. Oil at the root weighs the hair down at the part.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Is it a pre-shampoo oil or a leave-in?
Both. The label says it can be used either way, on dry hair or wet hair. The comparison above sets out how each one works.
Why not on the roots?
That is the instruction on the bottle. Oil sitting at the root weighs the hair down at the part, and the roots are the newest and least dry part of the hair anyway. The ends are the oldest part and the part that needs it.
Does it contain nuts?
Yes. Sweet almond oil is the first ingredient and almond is a tree nut. It is not suitable for anyone with a tree nut allergy.
Is it vegan?
No. It contains lanolin, which comes from sheep wool. The hydrolyzed keratin in it is usually animal derived too.
Is it fragrance free?
No. Fragrance is on the ingredient list.
Does the keratin repair damaged hair?
No. Hydrolyzed keratin is a protein broken into fragments that sit on the outside of the hair shaft and smooth how it feels and reflects light. Hair is not living tissue, so nothing applied to it rebuilds it. What a keratin oil changes is the surface.
Will it make my hair look greasy?
That comes down to how much you use. A few drops warmed between the palms and worked through the lengths is enough for most people. Any oil looks heavy if you use more than the hair can take.
How big is the bottle?
1 fl oz, which is 30 ml.
How often can I use it?
The label does not set a frequency. Most people use a leave-in oil on the days they wash. Start with less than you think you need.
Where is it made?
Made in the USA and shipped from the US in 3 to 5 business days.