Monday, August 4, 2014

Agadir argan oil daily moisturizing conditioner vs Swiss O Par Hair treatment with argan oil

I have naturally dry, thin hair so I always look for something moisturizing yet light to use without weighing my hair down. These 2 products promise similar effect (and their packaging is somewhat similar as well) so I figured it’d be good idea to compare them.

Price: Agadir costs 10,97$ on US Amazon.com or 24,50$ on strawberrynet.com (ships to Europe for free) for 355ml. Swiss O Par can be found in DM drugstore under 5€ for 200ml.

Smell: Agadir has musky oriental scent while Swiss O Par some kind of a fruity scent. I personally prefer fruity scent although the oriental one is still quite nice. However none of them smells like argan oil.
 
Agadir argan oil daily moisturizing conditioner 

Texture and colour: Agadir has thicker liquid slippery consistency and milk colour. Swiss O Par has thick cream consistency and milk colour as well.

What they promise:
Agadir: anti colour fade for long, lasting hair colour, it detangles, smoothes and corrects dry, frizzy hair, protects against heat and chemical damage, paraben free, 24 hours lasting shine, humidity resistant, featherweight formula with protective sunscreen, enriched with antioxidants and vitamin E.
Swiss O Par: delivers best available care for your hair, gives your hair health and natural look, detangles and smoothes your hair, contains high quality argan oil from Morocco and provitamin B3.

Swiss O Par Hair treatment with argan oil

My experience:
Agadir: I didn’t need much of Agadir conditioner to use, little went a long way. It made my hair smooth, easy to detangle and comb. My hair was soft and shiny although I cannot say that the shine lasted for 24 hours like it promises. One bottle lasted me at least 2 months so even though it looks a lot more expensive than Swiss O Par its not so bad.
Swiss O Par: to cover all my hair I needed quite a lot since it has a thick cream consistency. It felt very moisturising during the application but when I washed it out my hair didn’t keep as much moistures as I expected. It didn’t make my hair smooth and easy to comb as Agadir conditioner. It wasn’t the worst conditioner/hair treatment I had, there were far worse conditioners before but it just didn’t give me what Agadir did. As I needed more amount for one application I used the tube up much quicker than Agadir bottle.

Final verdict: I actually really enjoyed Agadir conditioner and once I use up everything I have in stock I will repurchase it. On the other hand Swiss O Par wasn’t worth buying for me, even though it was a lot cheaper. I have dry hair so I really need something effective and I’m willing to pay little bit more for it.