L'Oréal Professionnel Serié Expert Curl Expression Drying Accelerator Speeds Drying & Protects Curls for Curly & Coily Hair 90 g/3.17 oz
Curls take a long time to dry, and the longer they stay wet the more chance there is of frizz setting in as they finish. This is a leave-in built to shorten that window. L'Oréal Professionnel put the reduction at 37%.
That figure holds whether you air-dry or diffuse. Applied to wet hair after your conditioner, it changes how quickly water leaves the hair, which is the whole mechanism. Alongside it there is heat protection, so a diffuser is not undoing the work.
The finish is soft and moisturised rather than defined and crisp. This is not a styler and it will not replace a gel or a cream. It sits before those in the routine and shortens the part everybody hates.
- Cuts drying time by 37%
- Heat protection for diffusing
- Leaves curls soft rather than crunchy
- 90 g, from the Curl Expression salon range
For curls and coils that take an hour or more to dry, it is the most useful thing in the line.
Aqua, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-37, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Amodimethicone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Limonene, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Parfum/Fragrance
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Apply to soaking wet hair, straight out of the shower, before anything else goes on. Rake it through in sections so every strand gets some, then scrunch and either diffuse or leave it to air dry.
It layers under gel or cream rather than replacing them, so keep your usual styler and put this underneath. Do not touch the hair again until it is fully dry, or the drying time you saved comes back as frizz.
Results
Drying time drops by around 37% on the brand's figures, which in practice is the difference between hair still being damp at bedtime and hair being dry before dinner.
Curls hold their definition through the process rather than loosening while they wait. The hair stays soft and moisturised, and there is no stiffness or residue, so a diffuser can go over the top without disturbing the pattern.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-37, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Amodimethicone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Limonene, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Parfum/Fragrance
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