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I took my braids out the past weekend and between Monday and today I have a few product reviews that I thought I would share. First, let me say that my braids were in approx. 6 months-I did retouches in between-and I lost hardly no hair. In the past I would have thinning hair and hardly no hairline on one side...now after keeping the braids in for that amount of time-my hairline on the left side has grew back in and my hair feels fuller instead of thin. I do not know how much growth I gained because I have not pressed my hair yet. Okay, now on to the reviews.
Product Reviews for Monday-Thursday, Feb. 23-26, 2004
Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo
: I did this as a pre-wash before using Kenra's Moisturizing shampoo. It got the job done but I felt my hair was a little dry after using it. I will continue using it when I need to clarify [as long as I follow it with another moisturizing shampoo] until I use it up...maybe it work better next time considering I had just taken the braids out.
Kenra Moisturizing Shampoo
I give it a thumbs down because I felt it wasn't as moisturizing as I thought it was going to be. This could also be due to the fact that I tried it after I did a pre wash with the Suave Clarifier. It provided enough slip but my hair was still shedding a little...which can be contributed to the braids but not necessarily because I took the time to take the braids out with extreme care and in the past when I did this and washed with Creme of Nature..I had minimum shedding.
Carbonel Concentrated Thickener and Hair Conditioner
I have used this in the past...but then I did not follow with a moisturizing conditioner. Needless to say, I got the hard hair. It worked pretty good this time around..and I merely wanted to use it up. It's a product made by Gold Medal (and I don't normally use their products after the Herbal Tame wrecked havoc on my hair back in the day) but since I was too afraid to try Aphogee Treatment for Damaged Hair, I decided to use this for strengthening as it contains Hydrolyzed animal protein...I think it worked good this time around...and of course I will finish the bottle and decide if I need to purchase it again or try something else...
Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner
Nice, thick consistency and I love the coconut scent it has. My hair was easily detangled after using this. I will definitely use it again.
Ultra Black Hair Dew
I used this as sort of a leave-in/moisturizer type thing. Also, I continued using it for daily moisturizing. I didn't find that it worked in keeping my hair ultra-moisturized though..after a few hours my hair felt dry again. I think I'm going to try Sta-Sof-Fro when I finish this bottle.
Ultra Black Hair Lotion Creme Moisturizer
I find this to be very moisturizing on both wet and dry hair; if I can't continue purchasing this from Cathy Howse I will probably try Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Lotion..since it's available in local beauty supply stores.
African Royale Hot Six Oil
I found this to be very lubricating but it doesn't "slick" my hair like regular grease...when I use it with water or a moisturizer...of course its not going to do the same thing as "grease" does, but I find that I have to tie my hair down to get it to stay in place. When I was younger..water and grease did this without a problem. Now, since I am trying not to press my hair after every wash, I have to find something to tame "the hair that sticks out". I still like this oil and will continue using it...thus the thumbs up I gave it. I find it lubricating to the scalp also even though I don't apply it to my scalp liberally.
Product Reviews for Friday, Feb. 27, 2004
Jason Natural Sea Kelp Shampoo
At first, I felt like this shampoo wasn't moisturizing enough [chalk it up to my use of Creme of Nature Shampoo for the past 2-3 years]. But after I rinsed this out, I applied a second application. The shampoo was very detangling..and I lost no hair after combing with the Jilbere de Paris Shower comb. Even though I don't care for the smell, I will continue using this one.
Ultra Black Hair Conditioner
I thought this conditioner was a little thin in consistency. I applied to my hair and especially the ends of my hair. I sat under the dryer for at least 20 minutes. The peppermint tingles were a little too much for me; I felt the tingle before I even sat under the dryer. After awhile, I felt like it was going to burn my scalp but that wasn't the case. To be honest, I grew impatient sitting under the dryer for 20 minutes. In the past, I never sat under any kind of dryer for deep conditioning...unless I was at a salon and note: I haven't been to a salon in over 3 years since I've been doing my own hair and wearing it in braids. To my relief my scalp wasn't burned but my hair felt great! I didn't experience any of the hardness other people have experienced while using this product. My hair actually felt quite moisturized and extremely soft. I checked if my hair could be detangled...and I had great slip as well-no loss hair. This could be due to the fact that I didn't just rinse out and applied moisturizer [like she recommends]but I don't know...I went ahead and followed it with Jason Natural Sea Kelp Conditioner anyway-because I wanted to get a feel of the sea kelp conditioner too, not just the shampoo. Anyway, the Cathy Howse UBH conditioner is a keeper for me-I can't wait until my next hair wash.
Jason Natural Sea Kelp Conditioner
I left this on for five minutes with a shower cap. The consistency is thin and I don't care for the smell but my hair was easily detangled. I will continue using this one as well.
Other products I have yet to try: Giovanni Direct Leave-In, Giovanni Magnetic Power Treatment, Kenra Straigthening Serum, Blue Magic Pressing Oil, and Aphogee Evening Primrose Oil Hot Oil treatment. I have these now but haven't tried them yet. As far as other shampoos/conditiner lines...I may still try out Elucence..and Keracare was supposed to send me samples but I haven't gotten them yet. I want to try different oils too which I will eventually in the near future.
Edited to add: I do not know my hair type...that hair typing thing confuses me. I will say that my hair is in it's natural state and it's fine and thin.
Product Reviews for Monday-Thursday, Feb. 23-26, 2004
Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo
Kenra Moisturizing Shampoo
Carbonel Concentrated Thickener and Hair Conditioner
Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner
Ultra Black Hair Dew
Ultra Black Hair Lotion Creme Moisturizer
African Royale Hot Six Oil
Product Reviews for Friday, Feb. 27, 2004
Jason Natural Sea Kelp Shampoo
Ultra Black Hair Conditioner
Jason Natural Sea Kelp Conditioner
Other products I have yet to try: Giovanni Direct Leave-In, Giovanni Magnetic Power Treatment, Kenra Straigthening Serum, Blue Magic Pressing Oil, and Aphogee Evening Primrose Oil Hot Oil treatment. I have these now but haven't tried them yet. As far as other shampoos/conditiner lines...I may still try out Elucence..and Keracare was supposed to send me samples but I haven't gotten them yet. I want to try different oils too which I will eventually in the near future.
Edited to add: I do not know my hair type...that hair typing thing confuses me. I will say that my hair is in it's natural state and it's fine and thin.
