What Is the Elasticizer?

The Elasticizer is a deeply conditioning hair treatment designed to improve hair’s elasticity, bounce, and manageability. It’s applied to damp hair before shampooing — which, admittedly, feels a little unconventional at first. But trust me, it’s worth the extra step.

Packed with ingredients like hydrolyzed elastin, castor oil, and olive oil, it works to strengthen hair strands, reduce breakage, and restore softness and shine. It’s suitable for all hair types but especially ideal for dry, damaged, chemically treated, or heat-styled hair.

How I Use It

On wash days when my hair’s feeling brittle or dull, I’ll dampen it, generously coat the mid-lengths and ends with Elasticizer, and leave it on for about 20 minutes while I do my skincare routine or scroll through emails. On particularly rough hair days, I’ll pop on a shower cap and let it soak in for longer. Then I rinse it out, shampoo, and condition as usual.

The result? Silky, soft, manageable hair that feels noticeably healthier from the first use.

Why It Stands Out

What I love about the Elasticizer is that it genuinely delivers immediate and long-term results. My hair feels softer and looks shinier right after rinsing, but with regular use, I’ve noticed less breakage and far more bounce. It doesn’t weigh my hair down or leave it greasy, which is a huge win for fine hair like mine.

Plus, it’s free from parabens and sulfates, making it a great option for anyone mindful of what they put on their hair.

Final Thoughts

If your hair needs a little extra TLC — whether from heat styling, colouring, or just life in general — Philip Kingsley’s Elasticizer is absolutely worth the hype. It’s the kind of product you don’t realize you needed until you try it, and once you do, you won’t want to be without it.

I love alternating this mask with another favourite, the Intense Nutrition Hair Care Mask from Sisley Paris, which I've reviewed here. For aftercare, I alternate between the Revitalizing Fortifying Serum and the Soothing Rebalancing Cure (review here), depending on how my scalp is behaving. Also, I make sure to brush my scalp and hair with my favourite hair brush (review here).

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The Gold Hydralifting Mask

The instant face-lifting mask from Omorovicsa uses the curative power of colloidal gold to renew and tighten the skin. Its light, fluffy texture is ultra-nourishing and has a delightful rose scent. The gold hydrating mask is a unique express treatment containing hyaluronic acid that immediately plumps the skin for long-lasting and deep hydration.

Although the mask uses gold-based ingredients, it is powdered pink and creamy. Easy to apply, the mask comes in a black tinted glass pot.

What's Inside?

The Gold Hydralifting mask suits normal, dry, combination, and sensitive skin types. Inside the Omorovicza formula is a unique blend of powerful skincare ingredients:

• Colloidal Gold: Helps to calm and heal micro-damage to the skin.
• A natural Polysaccharide: Tightens the skin visibly, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.
• Bio-polymers: Blur imperfections for a smoother and silky soft finish.
• Hyaluronic Acid: Deeply rehydrates the skin cells while plumping.
• Omorovicza's Patented Healing ConcentrateTM: Skin becomes firmer, suppler, and youthful.

How To Use It?

I have used this face mask for some of the most important events in my life and swear by it. The Gold Hydralifting mask can be used as a morning lift or before a big event. Apply it evenly over the skin and rest for 10-15 minutes before rinsing. The mask is easy to apply, and my skin absorbs most of it. Applying a thick layer is unnecessary as long as it covers the whole face (except the eye contour).

The Benefits

• Instantly firms skin
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles
• Smoothes skin texture

My Experience

The Omorovicza gold face mask is an excellent lifting mask if you are looking for instant and long-lasting actions. Each time I use this mask, I can't help but be impressed by how smooth and bright my skin is afterward. The Gold Hydralifting mask has similar actions to the Chantecaille Gold Recovery Mask (review here).

Also, check out my other favourites from Omorovicza here.

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