Brazilian Blowout Protective Thermal Straightening Balm, 8 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)

I’m a guy who has been letting his hair grow out from the tired fade style that has only nurtured a deepening ennui. My hair is coarse, thick, and as it has grown longer it has cemented itself into a super highway of wacky flips and cowlicks nearly impossible to tame. Moira Rose might say I look like a disgruntled pelican emerging from a blustery tropical storm. Lately I’ve been Increasingly tempted to hack it all off and abandon my pursuit of resembling a horseback Disney prince who can remove his helmet and shake out long, smooth flowing locks of swoon-worthy hair *insert turn of the head and flirtatious eye wink here* that makes theater audiences cross their legs in hopes of staving off the need to urinate lest they miss even a flash of his on-screen splendor.Could this tube of goo be what keeps me on the pursuit of sporting longer hair that doesn’t frighten small children in the grocery store? Happy reviewers often shared a similar tip—use a small amount. As the good obedient guy I am, I listened, learned, and warmed up the shower to begin my transformation. I shampooed to color changing LED shower lights while carefully dancing around on my non-slip mat to the blaring greatest hits of ELO (highly recommended). Fast-forward to the moment my favorite oatmeal hued plushy towel slipped from my fingers onto the floor post a thorough hair drying and I bravely stepped up to the vanity where I met the unblinking gaze of the gilded tube of Brazilian Blowout Protective Thermal Straightening Balm.*Gulp*I steadied myself and squeezed an amount of the product equal to a healthy pea released from its pod into the palm of my hand. Well…no…maybe a touch larger…perhaps more a robust edamame bean. However you picture it, keep it on the small side of whatever product you might typically comb through your hair. The scent was extremely light, clean and fresh but ethereal and unobtrusive. It was easily massaged evenly my through my damp hair. It met my hairdryer like a new friend, with no resistance or hesitancy to submit. And, the process of drying my hair elapsed FAR faster than with any other styling product I’ve tried. Oh my! What IS this? Could it be my hair has finally met its soulmate?Let me end in a way that is acceptable to Amazon’s family-friendly platform. The result was totally satisfying. It left my hair so soft! The temptation it has been fighting to erode into coarse, frizzy, uncooperative elipses, has ended! Using a conservative squeeze of the balm leaves no greasy reside that others have mentioned. Nor did it leave my hair hopelessly pin straight and useless; it’s subtly wavy and caresses my head instead of jutting out like it did previously in some weird attempt to escape the orbit of my scalp. Oh yeah, baby, I’m looking forward to our next date. I believe we may have a beautiful future together and will live happily ever after.The end.*cue saccharin sweet, tweeting animated sparrows to drag down the red velvet theatre curtains*