Tried and True Must Haves - 1 year or more

[lushlady]

Peppermint castile soap
Olive oil
Cocoa butter
Scarves
Shampoo comb, wood pin brush, and boar bristle brush

 

[LaidBak]

Well I've only been at this hair stuff for 15 months. The products I've held on to over a year(despite all my PJism and experimenting) are:
1) Elasta QP mango butter
2) Aphogee Deep moisture shampoo
3) EVOO
4) Roux Porosity Control
5) Roux Fermodyl 619ES

 

[Angelinhell]

Bumping....

 

[crlsweetie912]

CON green (and new ultra moisturizing version) 7 years
JC Nourish and shine 3 years
Motions Moisture Plus 7 years
CHI silk infusion 5 years
Hairveda Whipped Gelly 5 years
Star Lacio Lacio 7 years
LottaBody Creme Wrap 7 years
LottaBody setting lotion 10+ years
EcoStyler gel 4 years

 

[NaiyaAi]

CrecePelo DC. Some of the products I've recently started using might get on the list next year, but that's the only thing I've consistently used for almost a year and a half.

 

[LoveisYou]

AO GPB
Coconut oil

 

[Nix08]

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Gleau oil blend
WGO
Beauty Without cruelty Leave in
AOGPB
AOWC
AORM
AOHSR
AOIN
Elucence clarifying Shampoo
Giovanni 50:50
Steamer

 

[Nightingale]

Linange Shea Butter Texturizer
Joico KPak Reconstructor
Joico Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm
Denman D41 Brush
LCL Beauty Professional Hair Dryer

 

[chelleypie810]

Wen Cleansers
Silicon Mix Bambu

 

[Angelinhell]

I honestly can't think of too many because I quickly became a product junkie

Ion clarifying shampoo(the only shampoo we always had in the house, been using over 10 years)
Alter ego hot oil garlic treatment(over a year)
Chi silk infusion(old formula)(used over two years)
Protein filler(using for over a year, this has replaced aphogee 2 step)

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

My tried & true must haves:

- Castor oil
- Vitamin E
- Giovanni Direct Leave-in
- Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Shampoo
- Chi Keratin Mist
- Chi Silk Infusion
- Nexxus Emergencee
- Dudley DRC

 

[KinkyGenius]

1.) Elucence Moisture Balance Conditioner
This is my "Go To" product --- DC, leave-in, daily moisturizer, etc. It leaves my hair so incredibly soft.

2) Aubrey Organics GPB Conditioner
Use as my weekly protein pre-poo. Surprisingly moisturizing, light protein treatment. Keeps my hair strong with no worries about protein overload.

3) Mizani Renew Strength Reconstructing Gelee
Completely revitalizes my hair when I use it. I would consider this a hard protein so I use it sparingly.

4) Oils
- Avocado Oil
- Camellia Oil

5) My Pibbs dryer!

Most of these have changed for me since I am natural now :
#1 is not a staple any longer (DB Pumpkin Seed Condish and Anita Grant's Rhassoul Clay cubes)
#2 is still great, but needed a "stronger" protein so this has been replaced. I use coconut milk and/or yogurt in my weekly DCs so I no longer need a light protein product.
#3 no longer use, "bad" ingredients.
#4 my go-to oils are grapeseed oil in the warm months and so far regular 'ol castor oil in the cooler months. I use other oils in my DCs, hot oil treatments and whipped shea butter mix though.
#5 still use, but I do the majority of my DCing overnight or under my Hair Therapy Wrap Cordless Thermal Turban Heat Wrap....easier.

 

[southerncitygirl]

giovanni shampoo

aubreys conditioners

darcy botanicals leave-in

claudies revitalizer moisturizers (about to be a full year of use next month)

oils: evoo, evco, sapote, castor, kukui, and meadowfoam

 

[luciole]

1) ORS Replenishing conditioner. Tried and true. I've tried others but I always come back to this product. The best DC for me.

2) Castor Oil. For sealing and scalp massage

3)Olive oil. For, like, everything.

 

[Ogoma]

I have been consistently using these for over 18 months.

- Curl Junkie Curl rehab

- Curl Junkie Repair Me

I hope to add more by the end of this year as I think I have some other staples/HGs that will stand the test of time.