I recently had the opportunity to visit the Phyto hair care headquarters, or as they call it the, Phytouniverse, to learn about the brand and try out some of their new products and cult classics. Known as one of the first botanical hair care brands, the company focuses on bringing “highly concentrated, plant based solutions” to help all hair types reveal their natural beauty. With formulas that contain over 500 botanical active ingredients and are overall 95% botanical, I was intrigued by their efficacy claims. After being introduced to the line and taking home a few products to try, I saw a difference in my hair almost immediately.

The first product I used was their cult classic – Phytodefrisant – a product I had been introduced to by a hair dresser more than 10 years ago. Since then I had forgotten about this miracle straightening balm, but after just one use, I was reminded why I had fallen in love with it years before. Lightweight and easily absorbed on towel dried hair, this made my routine blow dry effortless. What normally is a quite unpleasant experience each morning trying to tame and straighten my unruly (see frizzy) curly hair, became an easy process that left my hair smooth, sleek and super shiny.

Though my hair has quite a bit of curl, it still lacks the body necessary to really give me a glamorous look for a night out. I recently decided instead of going for sleek, I would try to add some volume back in and pump up my look. I used the Phytovolume Actif on the roots, and then went about my normal blow dry. I instantly saw a lift in the volume, but the true test would be how it would wear throughout the night. I am ecstatic to report that after a full night out of dinner and drinks (by drinks i mean one glass of wine. i’m a super light weight,) my hair was still full and maintained a significant amount of volume – truly a miracle in my book!

While most of the products I tried were geared for a style to wear during the day, I was most intrigued by their newest launch – Secret de Nuit – a hydrating regenerating night treatment. Applied to damp or dry hair, focusing on the ends, this treatment is designed to help replenish the hair fibers deep down and leave the hair soft, supple and manageable the next morning without needing to be rinsed. Since I struggle with an oily scalp, I was hesitant to let it stay on my hair all night and then just wake up and style it as I normally would. But to my surprise and delight, my hair did not feel weighed down and was easy to style. After a few weeks of using it, my hair looked healthier and was handling the daily heat gauntlet I run it through quite well.