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speed of light™ Blow Dry Accelerator Spray

Aveda

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What it is: A multi-benefit blow-dry primer that cuts your dry time, leaving hair perfectly primed for styling.

What it does: Naturally derived lactic acid from sugar beets helps smooth and seal the cuticle, allowing for enhanced fiber separation, increasing air flow around the fibers to decrease dry time. It also helps reduce breakage while moisturizing hair to protect against thermal damage. It features the brand's pure-fume aroma, with certified organic mandarin, star anise, ylang-ylang and other pure flower and plant essences.

How to use: Shake well. Section clean, towel-dried hair into four quadrants. Spray each quadrant until saturated. Comb through. Blow-dry hair.

  • 6.7 oz.
  • Cruelty-free
  • Made in the USA
  • This brand has B Corp certification, representing business practices with emphasis on social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency
  • This brand meets Nordstrom Responsible Brands criteria: brand adheres to responsible social and environmental practices
  • Item #5825731
  • Core Product ID 333335L8J6

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Aveda products for women and men are professionally developed and clinically tested, and go to exceptional lengths to be respectful of the earth. A pioneer of holistic beauty, Aveda focuses on the latest botanical ingredients, innovations and salon-style performance developed for a wide variety of hair and skin types. This brand meets Nordstrom Responsible Brands criteria: Aveda has B Corp certification, representing business practices with emphasis on social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.

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Most helpful positive review

June 27, 2024

SAVE TIME!

I love this product! i have long and thick hair and this product reduces my blow drying time. It is helpful to put your no-rinse heat protector then spray speed of light!!!
SlopisForever
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Aug 10, 2023

Do not recommend

This product somehow managed to make my hair greasy and dry at the same time! I didn't think that was possible. I have fine thin hair and only used a little bit. My hair looks stringy and it also dried it out. It's such a hassle to return so I will have to just discard it.
Jrose
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Thanks for taking the time to review your experience with Speed of Light Blow Dry Accelerator Spray. We understand you were not pleased and we're here to help! We invite you to speak with an Aveda Online Advisor who can make personalized recommendations and offer applications tips. Click here, bit.ly/AvedaLiveChatUS to connect with a US Advisor now. Also, when you shop our website we offer a great, hassle-free return policy so you can try out a product new to you with confidence. Read all about how we do returns here, aveda.cm/Returns. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Sept 8, 2019Incentivized review

Aveda Speed of Light: Fast and Flat

My hair blow dried quickly with this, but came out straight, flat, and without the body and bounce that I usually get with a big round brush, at roots and ends. Some shine, some texture, but not that fresh look I often get with other Aveda products. Brilliant Damage Control is my favorite at the moment, always good alone or with another styling product.
Trixxi
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June 27, 2024

SAVE TIME!

I love this product! i have long and thick hair and this product reduces my blow drying time. It is helpful to put your no-rinse heat protector then spray speed of light!!!
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Dec 27, 2023

So worth it!!

My daughter has very knotted hair and we have tried so many different products throughout the years. I was very skeptical when the stylist gave us this to try. I just used it on her and it is a miracle spray. No screaming, no crying and no damaging her hair trying to comb out her knots. 100% worth it.
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Kvh
Aug 10, 2023

Do not recommend

This product somehow managed to make my hair greasy and dry at the same time! I didn't think that was possible. I have fine thin hair and only used a little bit. My hair looks stringy and it also dried it out. It's such a hassle to return so I will have to just discard it.
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aveda.com response
Thanks for taking the time to review your experience with Speed of Light Blow Dry Accelerator Spray. We understand you were not pleased and we're here to help! We invite you to speak with an Aveda Online Advisor who can make personalized recommendations and offer applications tips. Click here, bit.ly/AvedaLiveChatUS to connect with a US Advisor now. Also, when you shop our website we offer a great, hassle-free return policy so you can try out a product new to you with confidence. Read all about how we do returns here, aveda.cm/Returns. We look forward to hearing from you!
Jrose
July 28, 2023

Don't buy this product - defective. Aveda should discontinue

I purchased this product when it originally came out. I liked it then. I ordered again a few months ago. As stated by many other reviewers this product does not spray properly. The spray pump sticks and you have to manually pull it up after every spray. I tried cleaning the sprayer with hot water. I tried transferring the product to other spray bottles that I know worked fine, however, a couple of pumps of this and again, a stuck sprayer.
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We're concerned to hear about your experience. If you would like further assistance, please send details directly to consumercare-soc@gcc.aveda.com and a member of our team will be in touch.
Karen
May 31, 2023

Very satisfied with this product.

My hair seems to dry so much faster with this product, and leaves me with lots of controllable volume.
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