Treasure Chest Rediscovery

Sooo... I went digging thru my hair (product junky) crates, and (re)found my cantu moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, Kids Organics shea butter hair lotion, Avon advanced techniques clarifying shampoo, and mane n tail hair strengthener. I also did a Polymedic treatment.

Although the cantu isn't sulfate or silicone free, my hair actually responded well to it. My hair didn't really like it when I was relaxed, but I initially bought all the cantu products for my girls' (younger sisters) hair. I stopped using these, not because I had bad results on the girls' hair, but because I got caught up in the sulfate free "ALL natural" whirlwind. I'm now learning that what works, works. Now... I'm not running back to sulfates, but I'm more open to not totally demonizing products that contain them. Especially since this stuff left my hair really moisturized, so much so that I didn't feel like I needed to DC. My curls were popping, like they used to when I first bc'd. My hair needed this.

My full routine this week:

I hadn't combed thru my hair for a couple of days just fro'd it out and threw my bonnet on at night so I needed to detangle before even thinking of getting in the shower to wash that mess. So I sectioned off my hair in four, and applied kids organics shea butter detangling moisturizing hair lotion by Africa's best to each section. I then misted each section right before detangling with my hair strengthener daily leave in conditioning treatment spray by mane n tail.

Once I was fully detangled, I proceeded to clarify each section with advance techniques clarifying shampoo by Avon. I did two shampoos with this. My scalp was very itchy and had been for the past few wash days with no relief, I realized I needed to really clarify and it worked wonders. I also clarified because I wanted to do a treatment with Nexxus Polymedic, and figured I'd get better results with a "clean slate", that also worked wonders.

I kept the Polymedic on for 10 mins with a plastic cap on then thoroughly rinsed. Did one shampoo with cantu moisturizing shampoo, then applied cantu moisturizing rinse out conditioner and detangled. I rinsed with warm water then did a cold rinse to seal.

I air dried half way with a t-shirt then did the LOC method (which my hair looooves) using my tresemme heat tamer leave in spray, coconut oil, then Giovanni direct leave in. So much life given to my hair with this method. It's officially apart of my regimen now.

The lesson this week was:
I don't need to go out and by a damn thing more... Lol nah. Seriously, it was that I can find something new in something old. I will be digging in the crates more often.

****update****
My hair was weird in the last few days of the week closer to my next wash day. My ends kept tangling... Like a nightmare. I never had my ends do that to me before, before i blame it on anything in particular, i will eliminate one and see if they still tangle up. The different things I did was the clarifying poo, cantu shampoo n conditioner, and this LOC method I've done for the second week. So I didn't clarify or wash with cantu this week and continued the LOC method. I will update accordingly.

Product review: Organix vanilla silk

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a sucker and a huge fan of the organix line. So it's no surprise that I had been eyeing this duo for a while now. I have the biggest obsession with all things vanilla so that only added to the fiendish-ness.

On first sight when I flipped the lid to sniff it, the yummy goodness in this bottle was enough to make me want to impulse buy this. It smells like creamy vanilla mixed with white chocolate. Reading what the product promises "soft & silky" hair, "nourish and moisturize", "strengthen and seal... Cuticles". Plus the already known fact that its sulfate and paraben free... I could not resist!!

Once I got it home I jumped in the shower and... Honestly it's been a good while since I used their shampoo... But instantly it made my hair feel exactly the way I've been craving for a shampoo to make it feel. It's rich, creamy lather moisturized my strands leaving them soft and silky, and manageable not matted or stripped. It felt like I could detangle it with the shampoo on my hair. It rinsed clean and left my hair feeling soft.

Then the conditioner... It's thick consistency can double as a deep conditioner. When applied to soaking wet hair it produced a foam that moisturizes the strands and combs thru easily. It also rinses out clean yet leaves the hair soft, silky, and conditioned. It also gave my hair a noticeable, glowing shine, I hadn't seen in a while. And of course it leaves my hair smelling like vanilla... Mmmmmm.

I just wish they had vanilla silk styling products to enhance my vanilla experience after I wash and condition. I know they had a serum, which was discontinued for one reason or another and replaced by the Moroccan oil serum. But that's not vanilla.... So no. They need to fix that.

I did straight my hair to style and it was soft and sleek, it didn't puff up at the first sign of moisture as it usually does. So I think I'm loving this stuff beyond the scent.

Soft & silky vanilla silk:

indulge your senses with this exclusive blend of smoothing Tahitian vanilla bean oils to instantly nourish and moisturize, while silk amino proteins strengthen and seal your hair's cuticles, revitalizing your hair, creating silky, smooth shiny hair.

What you want: smoothing Tahitian vanilla bean oils blended with exotic silk amino proteins create a decadent treat. All you need for soft, smooth and seductive hair in one irresistible formula.

Shampoo:
What you do: apply organix shampoo generously to wet hair, massage into a lather through to ends, then rinse the hair thoroughly. After shampooing, follow with organix conditioner.

Ingredients: water, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium c14-16 olein sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, parfum, glycol distearate, dimethicone copolyol, cetyl alcohol, cocamide DEA, DMDM hydantoin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquarternium-11, silk amino acids, panthenol, vanilla oil, shea butter, vitamin E, limonene, CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Conditioner:
What you do: after shampooing with organix shampoo, apply organix conditioner generously to hair, working through ends. Wait 3-5 minutes. Rinse hair thoroughly.

Ingredients: water, parfum, behentrimonium chloride, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, cetearyl glycoside, glyceryl stearate, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, jojoba seed oil, cetyl alcohol, panthenol, silk, amino acids, vanilla oil, DMDM hydantoin, shea butter, vitamin E, tetra sodium EDTA, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, limonene, CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Product review: 1st impression: Loreal eversleek

1st impression of the shampoos: didn't soften my hair on contact as a moisturizing poo does. It almost felt as if it would strip my hair, but once I rinsed I was pleasantly surprised at how soft my curls were, I kept touching my hair.

1st impression of the deep conditioner: it's very light, it didn't feel like it would penetrate my hair shaft or moisturize it at all. But in the time I left one side to sit while I applied some to the other side, going back to the first to ensure its evenly distributed, my hair was softened and moisturized I couldn't believe it. and it was even better once I left it to sit the full 10 mins. I think this would work wonderfully in conjunction with a steamer.

1st impression of conditioner: it didn't detangle well, wasn't enough slip. At this point I just knew it was going to be amaze-balls, but it wasn't. I was disappointed.

1st impression of leave in: this stuff was great!! It moisturizes, detangles well, makes hair manageable, and defines curls a bit. I could see the sleeking effect with this. It's very very light though, so if you need something a bit heftier... You may not like this. This is a great summer product for me.

1st impression of finishing creme: another light weight moisturizer. I used this for a braid out, didn't really like it for that because it gave no hold so my hair was less defined and more pillowy (not necessarily a bad thing just not what I intended)... But it doesn't promise hold or definition so I couldn't be disappointed on that front. Next time I will use as directed to really review.

1st impression of precious oil treatment: I used this to take down my braid out, it added even more softness and the smell is great pretty reminiscent of the typical argan oil scent with a sweeter undertone.

Although I didn't straighten my hair with this line to see the benefits of the "sleek performance" I can say that my hair was a lot more manageable in its natural state, easier to comb even after being partially air dried, and better curl definition. It has a light moisturizing texture that leaves the hair very soft and not weighed down. This is great for the summer because its so light weight.

I plan on using it again in the warmer seasons, and this time I will straighten with it to really test the sleek properties of the line.

I'll be back for a full review of each piece.

Deity of Hair Plant Shampoo for Hair Loss

I use this and absolutely LOVE this stuff... because it works!!! It softens the hair, cleanses the scalp and hair without stripping your strands yet without adding any filmy residue. It has natural plant based ingredients that soothe itchy scalp, help reduce dandruff, and is sulfate free. I use this right before I do my henna treatment.
It also encourages heathy hair growth by stimulating the scalp. Get it here: http://astore.amazon.com/myrhai01-20/detail/B000N62U8G

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I just bought a bottle of Plant Shampoo For Hair Loss by Deity of Hair.

The plan is to use this until the bottle is done without alternating
poo's. I want to see if this product works as good as the ads say. I
want something that's going to accelerate growth and soften my natural
hair in one product. According to the ingredients there's tuber of
multiflower knoweed, angelica, fruit of rangoon creeper, fruit of glossy
privet, myrobalan root bark of shaggy gruited dittany, ginseng, saffron,
and more that do exactly what I want it to do, along with strengthen and
thicken my hair.
I'll record my results I didn't purchase the matching conditioner... so
I use either of my Organix conditioners.

*sidebar: I also used the tibet
tonic hair growth restorer by deity america and in two weeks it made my
hair grow already. i'm impressed now that i'm using the shampoo as well,
we'll see how how far it takes me in my hair growth journey.

*side note this was originally written 5-5-10 tomorrow I will post an
update on my results, with pics.

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