Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner are designed to give a boost of volume while gently cleansing, detangling, and hydrating fine or limp hair. The unique volumizing formulas provide shine, manageability, and movement without weighing the hair down. These products are also color-safe and formulated without sulfates, phosphates, or parabens.
I need to state for the record: I am addicted to Moroccanoil®! While I am fairly new to this range of products, I have quickly become a convert and no, it’s not because this is a line highly endorsed by stylists and celebrities alike; I have been convinced solely based on the results I’ve seen, using my own hair as a testing ground.
I attribute the good health of my hair to several factors: genetics and the inordinate amount of time I spend pampering it. As my hair is artificially colored such a pale shade, it leaves the door open for so many things to go wrong, with excessive dryness and breakage topping the list.
Enter Moroccanoil®, with their ever expanding line of products, all geared towards giving your hair the best and most effective nutrition available, all without the use of harmful additives such as sulfates, phosphates, and parabens, while still remaining colour-safe as well as keratin-enriched.
Let's explore the details of these products, including their ingredients, how to use them, and what users are saying.
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Key Ingredients
The Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner are infused with several key ingredients that contribute to their volumizing and nourishing properties. Here's a closer look at some of them:
- Argan Oil: Rich in antioxidants, argan oil helps to hydrate and nourish the hair, adding shine and smoothness.
- Linden Bud Extract: This element derived from the nutritious buds of a member of the hibiscus family, called the Linden plant. Linden bud extract naturally plumps up lifeless hair, adding volume and body.
Here is a complete ingredient list for both products:
Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo Ingredients
AQUA/WATER/EAU, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, GLYCERIN, COCAMIDE DIPA, POLYQUATERNIUM-70, PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT, CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT, ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM EXTRACT, LAMINARIA SACCHARINA EXTRACT, PALMARIA PALMATA EXTRACT, UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL, RETINYL PALMITATE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLDENEMALONATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, LAURETH-10, COCAMIDE MEA, POLYSORBATE 20, PEG-20 GLYCERYL LAURATE, ACRYLATES/PALMETH-25 ACRYLATE COPOLYMER, LINOLEIC ACID, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, TETRASODIUM EDTA, CHLORPHENESIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE.
Moroccanoil Extra Volume Conditioner Ingredients
AQUA/WATER/EAU, DIMETHICONE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CANOLA OIL, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, ALLIUM SATIVUM BULB EXTRACT, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER EXTRACT, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT, ARNICA MONTANA FLOWER EXTRACT, HEDERA HELIX (IVY) EXTRACT, LAMIUM ALBUM FLOWER EXTRACT, NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE LEAF EXTRACT, PINUS SYLVESTRIS BUD EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL, CITRIC ACID, GLYCERIN, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, POLYQUATERNIUM-37, PPG-1 TRIDECETH-6, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SORBITAN OLEATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, DISODIUM EDTA, CHLORPHENESIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LINALOOL, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL.
Note: Ingredients listed may vary slightly from products received.
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How to Use
To get the best results from Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner, follow these steps:
Extra Volume Shampoo
- Massage Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo throughout wet hair and scalp.
- Continue to add water to activate a rich, luxurious lather from the highly concentrated formula and stimulate its volume-boosting properties.
- Rinse thoroughly until water runs clear.
- Repeat if needed, and follow with Moroccanoil Extra Volume Conditioner.
Extra Volume Conditioner
- After shampooing, gently squeeze excess water and apply from mid-length to ends.
- Leave on for 1-2 minutes and rinse well.
The company’s fact sheet specifically states that as this is a water-loving product, it needs “plenty of water to build its rich, luxurious lather“. For myself, I needed to apply large quantities of this shampoo - twice - in order to create major lather, but I need to stress here that A) I have long hair, naturally requiring more product and B) I already have masses of hair, so extra volume becomes rather superfluous.
To begin with, Moroccanoil’s® ‘Extra Volume Shampoo’ doesn’t have the exact same scent as the ‘Moisture Repair Shampoo’, being a touch lighter-smelling, and perhaps slightly more citrusy. The formula as well is significantly runnier and generally feels thinner, when comparing the two. I attribute this discrepancy to the fact that if it’s volume you’re looking for, then weighing your hair down with a hefty shampoo, would most likely not be the way to achieve that result, whereas when looking to replenish hair’s lost moisture, you would definitely need something denser to completely penetrate.
The other feature I noticed , is that if your hair is not completely drenched before applying the shampoo, you will have a harder time generating decent lather, but again, I’m assuming that anything excessive at this point, would defeat the purpose that you’d be looking to end up with.
Comparing the two Moroccanoil® shampoos, the swatch above bears the ‘Extra Volume Shampoo’ on the left, showing how much runnier and translucent its formulation is when compared to the denser and sudsier sampling of the ‘Moisture Repair Shampoo’ on the right.
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Expecting the conditioner to be close in density to the shampoo, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it appeared rather similar to the ‘Moisture Repair Conditioner’, with the exception being that once again, the scent was in a lighter format, and there was just a small difference in the feel of the “slip” - this conditioner seemed to be a touch less slippery, yet no less effective as a result. A little of this product goes a long way, and as is my habit, after shampooing my hair, I applied the conditioner liberally from roots to ends, thoroughly drenching my hair, while I completed the rest of my shower.
Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo
User Reviews and Experiences
Here's what users are saying about the Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner:
- My teenage son has thick, straight hair. He was looking for a way to add some texture and volume to his hair in an effort to achieve the current in style, messy hair look all the teenage boys have. I thought we'd try this shampoo and it was a success! This product gave his hair the volume and waviness he was hoping for....
- I liked the way this shampoo smelled, but it felt too heavy on my hair.
- This version of the Moroccan Oil shampoo adds extra volume to hair. As a senior citizen, my lovely fairly thick head of hair has diminished quite a bit. I rely on this shampoo to add some volume to my short hair (followed by a volumizing mousse). I did not rate the shampoo 5 stars since it does leave my hair a little tangled.
- I really like this shampoo. I use it every other time I shampoo as using it every day tends to dry my hair out.
- I happened upon trying this fabulous shampoo while at an overnight stay with my 14 year old Granddaughter, Alexa. I wondered why this shampoo and its cream rinse partner was in HER shower. I should have known - one day, she’ll be makeup and hair artist to the stars! She likes what she likes and spends much of her babysitting money on hair and makeup products. So, I gave it a try! After blow drying it out, she said, “Grandma, you used my Moroccanoil Shampoo didn’t you?
- Gently cleans with great smell, but does not weight down fine hair. I have very fine hair. This shampoo went on very drying at first then after I styled it, my hair was way to soft. My hair has never been better. Shine and fullness are reveled in 2-3 shampoos. I tried this for extra volume but it was very drying.
- I love this shampoo. It adds volume to my hair while leaving it soft and smelling great.
Pros and Cons
Here's a summary of the pros and cons based on user experiences and product details:
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Final thoughts: Upon drying my hair, I must confess that I did not notice any increase in volume, but then again, I did NOT expect to, seeing as how one would be hard pressed to prove any volume increase with the amount of hair I have to begin with. What I did notice, was wonderfully clean and shining hair, with a scent that did not compete for my attention, with significantly less fly-aways. The other thing I realized, was that my hair actually stayed oil-free longer after using this duo, perhaps because there was less moisture to begin with which would normally weigh down one’s hair. All in all, and while the ‘Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner’ are perhaps not the products best suited to my hair type, they still gave me a fantastic “clean hair” feeling, and I feel that someone with thinner and/or less amount of hair which may be prone to limpness, would definitely benefit greatly from using these products.
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