The Elasta QP DPR-11 is a deep penetrating conditioner which
contains 11 + plant extracts, oils and vitamins, and promises to leave your
hair renewed and feeling like silk. I bought this product back in March after
seeing some good reviews on YouTube and doing some online research. I was not a
big fan of the fact that the second ingredient is mineral oil, but still
decided to give it a try. The product has a tan colour and smells like peaches,
the consistency is thick but the product spreads evenly on your hair. The
product appears oily but when applied it doesn’t leave an oil feeling. If you
apply a small amount to your hair and smooth it out it absorbs into the skin in
seconds.
The product states that you should apply to hair and comb
through, cover hair with plastic cap and sit under a warm dryer for 15 minutes,
for extremely damaged, over-processed, or breaking hair follow the same steps
and leave on for 25 minutes. How I used this product the first time is that I added
olive oil, castor oil and my Elasta QP Olive Oil and Mango Butter Growth Oil,
and applied it to damp hair after shampooing with my Keracare Hydrating Detangling
Shampoo. I then covered my hair with a plastic cap and sat under my dryer for
about 30 minutes and then left the conditioner on for about 3 hours. Rinsing
the conditioner from my hair was like washing my hair on a relaxer day, my hair
was just so soft and tangle free. As the product says my hair felt like silk.
My hair had a fresh and renewed feeling and a decent shine to it. Once my hair
was dried I decided to use other Elasta QP products that I had so I applied the
Elasta QP Olive Oil and Mango Butter Leave-in H2 conditioner, heat protectant,
then proceeded to blow dry and flat iron my hair. After 4 days my hair was
still soft and smooth, normally when I flat iron my hair it has a straw like
feeling. However this time it didn’t. The following week I decided to try the product
again however I omitted adding oils, the result was a little bit different. My hair
was soft but it didn’t feel the way it did when I added my oils. It tried the
product on its own overnight and the result was a little better, and it left my
hair a lot softer, but not leading to moisture overload. Also if you tend to co-wash a lot, this product will not leave any oily residue on your hair.
Final thoughts…would I be using this product in the
future??? Yes but mainly with my oils. I have noticed that it really helps to
soften my new growth and my texlaxed hair, preventing my hair from drying out
and breaking. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a decent conditioner,
not a WOW conditioner but a conditioner that does its job of moisturizing your
hair.
