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Dyson have just launched styling products, and although it wasn’t what I was expecting as their latest launch, it actually makes perfect sense! I have been testing the Dyson Chitosan Pre-Style Cream and the Post-Style Serum. Here’s what you need to know.
What are the Dyson Chitosan Styling Products?
There are five products within the new Dyson styling collection which are split across different variations of a pre-style cream, and a universal post-style serum.
The hero ingredient that works across all the formulas is Chitosan which is a molecule found in the walls of oyster mushrooms and the element of the mushroom that gives it its shape,
The collection includes:
- Pre-Style Cream Straight to Wavy, Light Conditioning
- Pre-Style Cream Straight to Wavy, Rich Conditioning
- Pre-Style Cream Curly to Coily, Light Conditioning
- Pre-Style Cream Curly to Coily, Rich Conditioning
- Post-Style Serum
Dyson Triodetic Technology
This new Dyson technology has been developed as a solution to the challenges of traditional styling products which use simple polymers that can sometimes leave hair feeling a bit stiff or crunchy.
Triodectic technology enables each strand to be flexibly locked into place with a lightweight structure of bonds. This means that each strand of hair is able to “move, flex, and recall its style, in unison with the rest, resulting in hair that feels conditioned, without the crunch”.
Dyson Chitosan Pre-Style Cream
The Pre-Style cream has been developed to give a two times longer hold on styles, is weightless and non-crunchy, and allows natural movement and shine. It promises to give hair completely flexible hold and also protect against frizz, even in high humidity.
It is designed to be used on damp, towel-dried hair to prime the strands for styling.
Which Dyson Chitosan Pre-Style Cream to choose for your hair type – Light or Rich Conditioning?
I think you will probably know whether you are straight to wavy, or curly to coily, however, in case you need a bit more clarity on the differences between Light and Rich conditioning variants, here’s a bit more detail:
- Light conditioning formula – this is a lightweight blend of conditioning agents. Dyson recommend this for those with thinner hair strands that are easily weighed down by product
- Rich conditioning formula – his is a richer blend of conditioning agents and Dyson recommend this for those with thicker hair that needs more intense nourishment
Pre-Style Cream Key Ingredients
Chitosan – derived from oyster mushrooms and tested to find the optimum grade and percentage for all-day, flexible hold, with natural movement and shine
Argan oil – for smoothness and shine, used in the formulations as a nanoemulsion, with smaller chain lengths, to smooth the cuticle more effectively – with less
Castor seed oil – protects against frizz, nourishes the hair cuticle and keeps airborne moisture at bay
Dyson Chitosan Post-Styling Serum
The Post-Style Serum is designed to give flexible hold to your already styled hair whilst also adding hydration, shine and definition. It promises two times longer hold and protection from frizz, even in high humidity.
This is designed for use on dry, styled hair to smooth, define and enhance the style.
Post-Style Serum Key Ingredients
Chitosan – derived from oyster mushrooms and tested to find the optimum grade and percentage for all-day, flexible hold, with natural movement and shine
Hyaluronic acid – hydrates with 2 different molecular weights
Amino acid blend – to help repair signs of damage to the hair cuticle
My Review of the Dyson Chitosan range
I was very excited to try out these new styling products from Dyson, mainly because I have a low-key obsession with anything Dyson. But this excitement was greater because I am well aware that there is a knack to getting Airwrap waves to last, and if you could manage this effortlessly, it would be like some kind of hair eutopia!
I love my Airwrap a lot (you can check out my review here), however, I do get a lot of messages from people saying that they wished the waves would last longer. This new launch should mean that this problem is completely solved.
I literally could not wait to try it – I even brought hair wash day forward!
I absolutely love the packaging. It has that Dyson magnetic snap of the lids which I feel is synonymous with the Supersonic attachments. It is very satisfying. As is the delivery system of both products. You place the bottom of the product into your hand and pump down, and it delivers the most precise dose of product.
Chitosan Pre-Style Cream
I was sent the Pre-Style Cream for Straight to Wavy hair in the Light Conditioning formula. According to my actual hair type, I probably really should have had the Rich Conditioning variety, but I didn’t let that put me off!
I actually went for four pumps on to completely naked (no other product at all, apart from a scalp serum from Head & Shoulders* I am loving). I smoothed it through the lengths of the hair and it brushed through effortlessly.
Next I rough dried the hair with Dyson Supersonic Nural hairdryer* and then finished off the style with my Airwrap. As I was working through the sections I could feel that it was giving my hair a lovely bounce and it was helping to make quite voluminous waves.
Chitosan Post-Style Serum
Once I’d finish styling, the hair did feel like it was going to hold better. After my hair was cool, I used 2 pumps of Chitosan Post-Style Serum to start with and gently put it through the lengths. Then I felt I needed to add a bit more, so did this again.
The finished look was really impressive (see photo above), and so much bouncier and voluminous than it is when I have used my Airwrap before. It also made my hair feel really soft.
Here’s how it lasted over the following few days:
Does Dyson Chitosan make your style last longer?
For me, I’d say absolutely yes. The style held extremely well for the first day and still looked good the next morning. It survived 2 Peloton workouts very well. There was still a soft wave by day 3 and still a nice shape by day 4.
Does Dyson Chitosan hold Airwrap curls?
Yes these products definitely made a difference to my Airwrap waves. They stayed much more defined and bouncy for much longer. I slept on them and exercised with them, and there was still a wave by the end of day 3. I tried not to wash my hair for as long as possible.
Does Dyson Chitosan weigh the hair down?
I have the Light Conditioning formula in the pre-styler. Both the Pre-Style Cream and the Post-Style Serum feel completely weightless in my hair.
Is Dyson Chitosan worth the money?
I have to say, at £49 each, I think that the price is a bit of a sticking point. However, these are made for Dyson customers who have already invested rather heavily in the tools, love the styles they create, but just want them to hold longer.
If you love your Airwrap like I do, and you find that these work for you as well as they work for me, then I’d say that they are worth the investment.
Dyson Chitosan 4 Day Test Video
I think what I need to find out next is whether the Dyson Chitosan products work independently. But I have loved how they both work together so it might be a while before I get round to testing them separately.
Where to buy Dyson Chitosan in the UK
The Pre-Style Cream and Post-Style Serum are £49 each and available now via the link below:
