AHLIANREVIEWS: Bee Choo Origin Herbal Hair Treatment Review - first trial

I was recommended by my colleague who visited a hair salon that uses Bee Choo Origin Herbal hair treatment to colour her grey hair. Her verdict was that it was much cheaper than normal chemical colouring and they use herbs to dye the hair, which is better than chemical colouring.

So I searched online on what exactly is this "Bee Choo" thingy... You can also search for it so I shall not waste time to repeat whatever you can find in their website or other website.

Maybe as age is catching up, one tend to be more conscious of what goes into our body so anything herbal, natural should be good right? :)

For my case, it is not so much about hair loss although I do lose hair everyday. Especially after I wash my hair or when I am blow drying my hair.. the amount of hair on the floor is scary... I have long, over shoulder hair, fyi.

I wanted to try this Bee Choo herbal hair treatment to see if it really can help with covering my grey hair and hopefully reduce the amount of hair drop. I do have slight receding hairline over time and also at the two temples of my head. It also claims to leave your hair softer and less dry, which is what I want!

Finally, I went for my first trial... Sorry that I did not get any pictures taken on my first visit. And really it is just a normal hair salon shop... I have read reviews that the place could be very crowded and so I chose to pay a visit on a Sunday at 10.30am! Luckily for me, there was only one lady in front of me and the therapist (I called her therapist as she does not style or cut hair, only do the treatment and blow dry hair) was able to service me immediately.

She examined my scalp and said my scalp was "not too bad" and went ahead to spray some gingerly-tonic and apply olive oil on my hair. "But your hair is really dry. This treatment will help to improve the condition of your hair," said the therapist.This was followed by applying THE cream or paste on my hair/scalp. It has some herbal smell, but not very pungent. I would say acceptable to most people in general. I told my sister the smell reminded me of lotus leaf... thinking of ba-chang! (Slurp) Next stage was to let the hair go under the steamer for 40 minutes.

Ok, this is the part where I think most people will drag... Sitting there under the hot steamer for 40 minutes!!! Well, just make sure you ask the therapist for more magazines or you could bring your own entertainment devices.

Once the timer went off, you would need to sit there for another 20-30 minutes for your hair to cool off... Urghhhh.... another long wait... Then again, for the sake of healthy looking hair, I shall endure... When your hair has cooled down, you would be asked to move over to the shampoo area for the therapist to rinse off the paste. So I had 2 washes and some head massages which was relaxing.

I was told not to wash my hair for the next 5 hours and should use dark colour towel when I do wash it. That was nice, we all love constant reminders. :)

While blow drying my hair, the therapist gently asked if I would like to add an ampoule ($8) for my scalp to further enhance the benefits of the whole treatment. Ok ok, bring it on.. Oh it does feel good as the ampoule has a minty feeling on my scalp.

One thing to note, they will not blow dry your hair until it is completely dry. The reason not to do so is because our hair has the herbal paste and if our hair is completely dry, it will turn very hard. So the trick is to let the hair dry up naturally... Therefore, have to be prepared that when you leave the salon, your hair is still 30-40% damp. That is for my case as I have very thick hair and long... But still ok for the sake of beautiful hair...

The therapist did mention about the treatment package at the end of the session, but I was not keen as I do not see the big pull factor to get it. At the end, it cost me $52 for the whole treatment, including the ampoule. What a steal, I have to say, comparing it to a normal chemical dye in any salon. Even my neighbor salon's hair colour plus treatment would set me back by at least $130.

I did purchase the hair tonic ($28) that I have been using it daily. After I washed off the first time, I had to say my grey hair has nicely turned red. It has become like highlights, which is quite nice, haha... I promise to post some photos in my next review. :)

Oh, btw, my hair was not soft after the first trial. Still the same stiff, dry, coarse... perhaps too much chemical still lingering on my hair. Hopefully after the next visit, I can see some improvement.