What is your defination of affordable luxury? For me it is when you can find the quality of luxury goods (or as close as possible) on an affordable price. After trying a whole lot of Odele products, I think I can file them in this category. A little introduction to the brand before I get into the reviews, in case you are not familiar with this affordable haircare brand.
Odele is a women owned and operated brand of vegan, cruelty free, dermatologist tested unisex hair & body products that are suitable for all ages.
Odele Smoothing Shampoo & Conditioner
When brand offered to send me some of their products to try, their smoothing Shampoo & Conditioner were obvious choice for my hair that was damaged and dry from years of colour treatments and heat styling. I started using this duo with minimum expectations and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. They aren’t miracle products but they performed on par with my other shampoos and conditioners that had many times a higher price tag. Combining this duo with the a couple of other Odele haircare products that I’ll introduce later in this post, Over all result was great. My hair looked and felt soft and manageable. Oh and did I mention they smell great. All thanks to 100% botanically sourced essential oils and with the notes of cucumber, oak moss and ylang-ylang.
Odele Clarifying Body wash
Now for body wash, there are three things I look into
- It foams well and cleanses well
- It smells fresh & calming
- It doesn’t dry out my skin
I am happy to say this clarifying body wash checks all three boxes. A soft citrus scent harmonized with eucalyptus, bergamot, rosemary and mint makes the morning showers a very pleasant experience. It contains AHA for gentle exfoliation and PH balanced formula helps support skin barrier during the cleaning process.
Odele Leave-in Detangling Tonic
Easily my most favourite product from the brand. As the name suggests it is a detangled but it is so much more with that. It is a multitasker that not only hydrates and detangles but also protects hair agains heat and environmental damage. Since the ingredients are all clean and safe, I use it to detangle my little daughter’s hair (If you have kids with long hair, you will know it is a constant struggle to find safe products that can help untangle their delicate locks without pulling and tugging) It not only works well on towel dried post shampoo hair but also is great on dry hair to get the bedhead hair sorted painlessly.
Odele Leave-in Conditioner
A salone grade leave in conditioner that holds its ground in performance. A nourishing formula to be applied on post wash towel dried hair for deep moisture and shine. Amino acids in this formula help improve hair health over the time. It is lightweight and easy to absorb leaving hair soft and shiny without weighing it down. The duo of untangled and leave in conditioner is a wonderful Clean and affordable haircare option for post wash care.
Odele Moisture Mask
Powered by argan and jojoba plant proteins, this post shampoo hair mask is used in place of conditioner when hair needs an extra boost of care. This 5-10 minutes in-shower treatment leaves hair softer, healthier and deeply hydrated. It can be used unto three times a week though I find using it once a week is quite enough. Honestly this is the only hair mask I own from an affordable haircare brand and it performs on par to some of my luxury hair masks.
Odele Comb
I have a weakness for pretty looking things and when those things are functional as well, it is a win-win. This beautiful Acrylic comb looks lovely sitting on my vanity and it helps detangle any head of hair in and out of shower. Wide rounded teeth and gentle on my girls’ light natural curls and helpful in styling.
Although all of these products were gifted to me by the brand, the only reason I didn’t repurchase them myself is that brand is not sold at any Canadian physical or online retailer. Though Odele offers flat rate shipping to Canada for orders over $50 but it can take some time int transit and I am impatient. For US folks, $40+ domestic orders ship for free so I’ll suggest taking a look at this brand if you are in s search of clean and affordable haircare & body products.
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