Yep; you and I are of the same mindset right now. I literally said to my mom yesterday “I’m going back to the basics”. I’ve been reading a lot of old hair threads, trying to remember products and practices that used to work for me before I abandoned them, following the waves of the larger hair community
I originally started going in this direction for the same reason as you: reliability of natural hair companies. So I switched to only natural hair products I could get on the ground. I happened to pick up an old salon brand DC by chance, and realized it works so much better for me than any of the natural ones. I feel like natural products are are so heavily oil and butter based. It makes my hair feel decent when it’s on there, but doesnt really do anything for the health of my hair. When I was using salon brands exclusively, my hair was thick, dark, had a nice healthy sheen, smelled good, and looked polished. I don’t get that from natural hair products.
I picked up the universal styling cream and the anti humectant pomade. What other Aveda products are you still enjoying?