a good water based moisturizer, por favor?

[mischka]

i suspect the missing piece in my dryness/stiffness puzzle is my lack of a moisturizer for dry hair. i bought amla heavy creme and was less than impressed with it (even more so when i learned it wasnt actually a moisturizer ). i thought a heavy creme would be good for my cottony hair but now im thinking maybe i need something slicker and lighter?

im allowing myself to try a couple new products in effort to solve this problem, so do you guys have any suggestions? i am natural. i think the only times i tried using a moisturizer was back when i was still relaxed. i tried HE LTR, care free curl gold, glycerin and water, and moisturizing conditioners like nexxus humectress as leave ins... nothing really rocked my world i guess. the only product i have really loved was john frieda daily vitamin leave in (any thoughts about this product? every time i mention it no one cosigns it in any way)

i need help!

 

[Nonie]

Psst...look-a-here

Start reading from this point...but read to the end of the thread because there's a method to the madness.

 

[AHeadOfCoils]

The AOHC is too heavy for my hair so I opt for the Burdock Root Butter Cream... I'm not home so I can't look, but I think it's water based or water is one of the main ingredients.

Any why does AOHC not count as moisturizer? The castor oil?

 

[mischka]

i have gleaned that since an oil, not water, is the first ingredient, its not a moisturizer and its a sealant

 

[mischka]

Psst...look-a-here

Start reading from this point.

so i should try scurl?

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

Psst...look-a-here

Start reading from this point.

that's cute

 

[NJoy]

My water-based moisturizer of choice is my beloved NTM Silk Touch Leave-in.

 

[mischka]

i ran out and bought some immediately... oh, this smell... memories.. it takes me back.

 

[Nonie]

so i should try scurl?

You haven't left to get it yet??? Did you miss the altar call?

i ran out and bought some immediately... oh, this smell... memories.. it takes me back.

mischka Care to tell us about you Soul Glo days? Were you juice dripping, shiny and sleek? You done let the cat out the bag. Now you must post pics. That's the law. G'wan then oke:

 

[BERlin]

Moisturizer? Light and slick reminds me of products that are more more similar to a leave-in. I really like Oyin Hair Dew.

 

[mischka]

Moisturizer? Light and slick reminds me of products that are more more similar to a leave-in. I really like Oyin Hair Dew.

girl. idk what i need. im at a total loss for finding the right moisturizer for my hair.

pics (please dont mind my hair, i was out drinking last night

you can tell which strands i sprayed, right?

 

[mischka]

hey nonie, i think i like this s curl stuff. it sprays widely and isnt too heavy but still weighs my hair down a little. i just sprayed over my dry hair and it seems like a good tool for wearing my hair out/in a fro

 

[southerncitygirl]

kbb hair nectar or milk (she changed the names and i don't use these anymore)
komaza care shea hair lotion or coconut curl lotion
oyin hair dew

 

[alive]

You haven't left to get it yet??? Did you miss the altar call?

 

[nymane]

http://darcysbotanicals.com/natural...g/coconut-lemongrass-transitioning-creme.html

 

[darlingdiva]

Jane Carter Solution Hair Nourishing Cream

Hydratherma Naturals Daily Moisturizing Growth Lotion

 

[Crystal]

I had mentioned this in another thread but I'm a 4A natural and Scurl has been my method of moisturizing for years. Tried other stuff but always went back to my boo Scurl. Recently I bought the Olive Oil Smooth and Hold pudding for my upstyles and quickly found it doesn't smooth and hold for nothing but I found that it was an excellent moisturizer. I read the ingredients and Water, Coconut Oil, Mineral Oil and Gylcerin were the first four ingredients so it made sense...why they're marketing has a smooth and hold gel is beyond me, but if you just want to try something different, this isn't bad.

 

[Bnster]

I am relaxed and love NTM water base leave-in for my hair.

 

[Mische]

http://darcysbotanicals.com/natural...g/coconut-lemongrass-transitioning-creme.html

Co-signing! This is my staple

 

[beans4reezy]

I have had good results with Bioinfusion olive oil moisturizing lotion. I have that dry, hard to moisturize hair and this actually keeps my hair soft.

 

[Ruby True]

I also use NTM leave in but right now I am experimenting with infusium moisture leave in, water and some taliah wajid in a spray bottle. the juries still out thought

 

[Imani]

I use Bee Mine luscious balanced moisturizer and really like it. I tried S-curl and didn't like it, too sticky and would build up after a while.

I spray my hair w/water, apply moisturizer, and seal w/oil.

 

[mostamaziing]

ilovee using Scurl as a detangler its soo cheap and makes me
hair very manageable

 

[divachyk]

Imani - last year I loved Scurl. I applied it to 100% dry hair after air drying. I felt like it made my hair super soft and the glycerin content wasn't a factor (it was summer). As the seasons progressed to Fall/Winter - Scurl stopped working. Now that it's Spring, Scurl and other glycerin prods are still not working. I was forced to find another moisturizer, which brings me to, I love Bee Mine Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer.

 

[.:Eden:.]

Hawaiian Silky Miracle Worker 14 in 1

 

[Imani]

Imani - last year I loved Scurl. I applied it to 100% dry hair after air drying. I felt like it made my hair super soft and the glycerin content wasn't a factor (it was summer). As the seasons progressed to Fall/Winter - Scurl stopped working. Now that it's Spring, Scurl and other glycerin prods are still not working. I was forced to find another moisturizer, which brings me to, I love Bee Mine Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer.

divachyk Cool! Someone else who likes the stuff I like. That rarely ever happens ! It seems like my hair doesn't like any of the stuff that everyone on the board rave about.

The glycerin based sprays would feel good at first. (In addition to Scurl I also tried Oyin Juices and Berries and Taliah Wajiid Mist Bodifier). But then after a while my hair would just feel coated and sticky.

 

[divachyk]

@Imani, never tried Oyin but Taliah Waajid (TWPMB) wasn't my friend at first. Now that I've diluted it, I'm addicted to it. It moisturizes me so nicely now. I love, love, love it. If you have some left, try diluting it according to this post and see how you like it. http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=13156777&postcount=10 I mostly spritz my ng with TWPMB and then will smooth the remaining product down the shaft. It moisturizes me differently than BM Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer (BMLBCM). I love both of them and interchange them throughout the week. I also use BMLBCM to air dry.

 

[Etherealsmile]

Scurl is the only moisturizer i've tried that works on my 4B hair

 

[Imani]

@Imani, never tried Oyin but Taliah Waajid (TWPMB) wasn't my friend at first. Now that I've diluted it, I'm addicted to it. It moisturizes me so nicely now. I love, love, love it. If you have some left, try diluting it according to this post and see how you like it. http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=13156777&postcount=10 I mostly spritz my ng with TWPMB and then will smooth the remaining product down the shaft. It moisturizes me differently than BM Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer (BMLBCM). I love both of them and interchange them throughout the week. I also use BMLBCM to air dry.

Yeah I've read that people were dilluting both the Oyin and the Talliah W, but I just never got around to experimenting with it. I don't even know where the Taliah W is, may have given it away at a meetup or something. I started just spraying w/water and applying the Bee Mine; that seemed to work really well so I just stuck with that.

 

[blackpearl81]

My water-based moisturizer of choice is my beloved NTM Silk Touch Leave-in.

I second that...I absolutely love this as a moisturizer!!!