So this whole thing started because I ran out of my usual Biosilk oil last month. Was in a hurry and grabbed a bottle from some random online seller who offered it crazy cheap. Should’ve known better, man.
Getting Burned By The Fake Stuff
First red flag was the packaging. Pulled it outta the delivery box and the plastic wrapping felt like cheap candy wrapper. You know that crinkly sound? Real Biosilk comes in smooth, thick plastic that tears clean. This stuff was flimsy as heck.
Opened it up and squeezed some onto my palm. Immediate difference hit me:
- Smell slapped me: Real one’s got this mild, almost vanilla-ish scent? This smelled like someone dumped cheap perfume into motor oil.
- Color looked wrong: Authentic stuff’s golden, like honey. This was pale yellow like diluted pee.
- Texture felt nasty: Instead of that silky smooth glide, this left sticky residue all over my palm.
Dumb me still put it in my hair. Big mistake. Made my scalp itch like crazy and left nasty white flakes after drying. Took three washes to get that gunk out.
The Investigation Phase
Went straight to my bathroom cabinet and pulled out my old real bottle. Did a side-by-side comparison:
First checked the bottle font. Fake bottle had slightly thicker letters on “BIOSILK” logo. The “O” looked more like oval than perfect circle on authentic ones.
Then examined the bottom stamp. Real bottle has laser-etched batch code that’s barely visible but crisp. The fake? Stamped ink that smudged when I rubbed it.
Biggest giveaway was the safety seal. Authentic bottles have this clear shrink wrap seal tight around the cap. The scam version? Just had that flimsy foil sticker I peeled off in one piece. Total garbage engineering.
Why This Matters
Almost threw out both bottles but kept the fake as evidence. Tried testing it on my pet’s brush too (don’t worry, just applied to brush bristles) and it left nasty residue that wouldn’t wash off. Imagine putting that crap on human hair daily!
Bottom line: If the deal looks too good? Probably is. Spend two extra bucks to buy from proper retailers rather than random third-party sellers. Your hair’s worth more than saving few dollars on shady mystery oil.
