What products under $10 do you love?

OG cheapies I love:

ORS: replenishing conditioner, aloe shampoo and hair mayo
Elasta QP mango butter moisturizer: nice heavy moisturizer and edge tamer
HE hello hydration conditioner: Boss for washing out henna, starts the re-softening process
 
Glycerin:great for diy moisturising spritzes, leave-ins, etc

Trader Joes nourish spa:great slip for detangling and as a leave-in

V05 passion fruit smoothie: excellent cheapie leave-in by itself or with added oils and glycerin

V05 kiwi clarifying shampoo: gets my hair squeaky clean!

Suave coconut: great leave-in but I usually add glycerin and oils
 
  • Cleansing Bars (Alaffia & Erzuli African Black Soap, Bobeam, Dr. Bronner's, Auromere, J.R. Liggetts, TheraNeem)
  • Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle shampoo
  • Prepoo & cowash (Alaffia Everyday Shea, Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle conditioners)
  • Unrefined Shea Butter (Alaffia & Erzuli)
  • Pomades & hair food for heavy sealing (Nature's Blessing, Sunny Isle, Tropic Isle)
  • Haitian or Jamaican black castor oil (Okay, Sunny Isle or Tropical Isle)
  • Botanical gel (Theraneem aloe vera gel, SM Three Butters Utility, Fruit of the Earth)
  • Distilled water
  • George's Aloe Vera juice
  • Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier
  • Indian, Italian & Dominican deep conditioners (Dabur Hot Oil Treatment hair masks, Apretol Canela y Romero, Alter Ego Garlic Treatment, Crece Pelo, Tropical Professional Cinnamon)
  • Herb infused hair oils (Sesa, Ramtirth brahmi, Baidynath mahabhringraj, Divya Kesh Taila, Dabur Vatika enriched coconut oil)
  • Herbs and powders for hair teas (amla, kapor kachri, aritha, shikaikai, triphala, burdock, comfrey, sage, lavender, marshmallow, nettle, catnip, slippery elm, neem, tulsi, meera herbal hair wash)
 
- Garnier fructis sleek n shine leave-in cream. My holiest of holy grails. If I could only have 1 product for the rest of my life it would be this.
- Cream of Nature edge control
- Herbal Essences Honey I'm Strong conditioner. Slippery goodness that makes detangling a breeze.

Hi lady,

I am another lover of Herbal Essences Bee Strong Conditioner. Holy Grail status for me.
I have been wondering about Garnier Fructis leave-in. What exactly is it that you love about it?

TIA
 
Thank you! I'm tempted to try it. What are the characteristics f your hair?

ETA: and does it pair well with gel? I use wetline xtreme.
I have fine 3C/4A hair, normal porosity. I don't normally use gel for my wash n go but I do use it to bun. Plays well with eco-styler. Not sure about wetline.
 
I have fine 3C/4A hair, normal porosity. I don't normally use gel for my wash n go but I do use it to bun. Plays well with eco-styler. Not sure about wetline.
Thanks heaps, dear! I think that ecostyler and wetline often react similarly to the different leave-ins. I believe that I am 4a/3c me too. Unfortunately my hair is a combination of low and high porosity (low for moisture to get in and high for it to get out) and I do have a dryness problem. But I'm still excited to try this leave-in. I will let you know what happens when I do.
 
Suave Professionals Honey Infusion 10 in 1 Leave in Conditioning Cream - 5 bucks at Target. Jury is still out on this but it is good for right now.
 
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