Buzzagent Review : Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil

What is BzzAgent?

BzzAgent is a word-of-mouth marketing website that facilitates a community of consumers who try products and give their honest opinions about them.  When you register for a free account, you then become a BzzAgent.  As a BzzAgent you take several, very short surveys that tell the website what interests you, and after some time you will be invited to join a BzzCampaign.  Once you join a BzzCampaign, you will be sent a BzzKit filled with free products, and in return all you have to do is share your opinions of the products on the website.

Only after about a month of being a BzzAgent, I have already been invited to two BzzCampaigns!  It's a really cool website and isn't time consuming at all. Get more information here, and sign up to get free products!

In addition to offering my opinions directly on bzzagent.com, I will be doing reviews of the products I receive, on Slices of Samantha, because they are often new products or products that haven't hit the shelves yet.  And after participating in the Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil campaign, today I have, for you, my first product review!



About Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil

This new, multi-use product provides everyday use for hair, body, and skin.  Use it to nourish your hair, as a body fragrance, or to combat skin dryness. Garnier Fructis says that the combination of olive oil, avocado oil, and shea oil work to transform dryness, all while this dry oil absorbs instantaneously and leaves no oily residue.

What I Experienced

My hair goes from sleek to tangled on a daily basis, so when I first received the product, I thought this might just be the product that gives me sleek hair for the entire day.  Unfortunately, I had mostly bad experiences with this product.

I first tried to use this product on my day-old hair...trying to revamp it.  When I sprayed my hair with the miracle dry oil and then straightened my hair, my hair absorbed way too much oil and turned my hair very greasy and stringy. Maybe it's because I have thin hair or maybe I sprayed too much, but, when used on dry hair, all of my attempts ended in overly oily hair. On the other hand, the product worked decently on damp hair. When I used the product on damp hair and then blow dried it, it actually did keep my hair soft and sleek all day long.

As for using the miracle dry oil as a body mist and for skin nourishment, I didn't care for the product at all. The smell of the product was not strong enough or good smelling enough to use it as a fragrance. And when I used the oil on my dry skin, I found that it didn't provide the long-lasting moisture I need.

Overall, I would probably not buy this product on my own.  But, thank you BzzAgent and Garnier Fructis for the free product.  Even though I didn't like the product, I loved being able to try out (especially since it was free)!  If you would like to try Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil or if you like other Garnier Fructis Products, use the link below to access a manufacturer's coupon for $1.25 off any one, full-size Garnier Fructis product.

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Free FreshSaver Vacuum Sealer

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Candied Orange Peels (*A Guest Post From Lottie)

This wonderful treat is a reminder of my childhood and hopefully it will bring memories to many others.  I remember that we made it around the holidays, but why not make it anytime?  It is so very easy to make and it tastes delicious.  Makes a nice gift as well!  So next time you peel an orange, save the scored peel in a plastic bag or container, refrigerate, and when you accumulate enough, you are ready to make this treat.

Candied Orange Peels

Ingredients

5-10 navel oranges

3 & 1/2 cups sugar

1 & 1/2 cups water

Directions

      1.   Score peel of the navel oranges about 1/4 inch wide, pull peel from the orange.    

      2.   In a pot,  combine the peel and enough water to cover, heat to boiling over high heat, boil approximately 5 minutes, drain.  Repeat this step approximately 2 more times.  This allows you to remove the bitterness from the peel of the orange and to soften the peel.

      3.   Drain the cooked orange peel and set aside.

      4.   In a skillet, combine 2 & 1/2 cups of sugar and 1 & 1/2 cups water.  Cook over high heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves and the mixture boils.  Continue boiling and stirring, approximately 15 minutes or so.   The mixture will start to become syrupy.

      5.  Add your drained orange peel to the syrup in the skillet and stir to ensure even coating.  Reduce heat and simmer partially covered approximately 1 hour or until the orange peel has absorbed the majority of the syrup, continue stirring occasionally.  Remove the cover and continue to simmer and stir gently until all or most of the syrup has been absorbed.

      6.  On a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper, place the remaining 1 cup of sugar.  With tongs or an available utensil, lightly roll each peel in the sugar to coat.  Place each piece on a wire rack or on a plate to allow it to dry.  The outcome should be that the outside is dry but the inside remains moist.  The mixture is VERY hot so be careful not to touch with hand - always use a utensil for handling it and keep out of reach of children until ready to eat.

NOTE:  You may use the peel of a grapefruit as well, however, from my experience, it is more difficult to remove the bitterness from a grapefruit than from an orange.  I have also tried the peel of a lemon but the skin of a lemon is too thin, in my opinion, and I would not recommend it.   I have also experimented by adding a little zest to the orange peel by incorporating a shot of cognac or brandy, thus making the citrus peel even a bit more flavorful.  The alcohol is removed while cooking but the citrus peel definitely has that added cognac/brandy flavor.