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Friday, March 18, 2011
Ion gel styling mist
I was looking for something to replace the clear Ecostyler gel that I have. I do not care for the clear Ecostyler gel because it not only flakes but it also makes my hair dry and gives it that crunchy.
So I stumbled across the Ion gel styling mist at Sally's. The particular gel comes in a spray bottle. It is a vegan product. The product includes a number of natural ingredients.
Ingredients: water, vp/va copolymer, glycerin, propylene glycol, PPG-26-Buthreth-26, panthenol, PEG-40/tydrogenated castor oil, carbomer, triethanolamine, fragrance, citric acid, iodopropynl butylcarbamate, methylisothiazolinone, butylene gylcol, aloe barbensis leaf juice, hedychium coranarium root extract, rosemary leaf E, chamomilla recutia (matricaria) flower, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, butyphenyl methylpropional
It gives a light hold.
It did nothing for my hair. There was almost no hold at all.
I have since discovered that the pink Ecostyler gel with a hold of 7 works well. But this is not a review about Ecostyler gel. It is a review on the Ion gel styling mist.
This gel is generally used to give a natural hold and claims to control frizz. This gel was way too light for me. I did not care for this gel especially on my hair. I will not be repurchasing it.
So I stumbled across the Ion gel styling mist at Sally's. The particular gel comes in a spray bottle. It is a vegan product. The product includes a number of natural ingredients.
Ingredients: water, vp/va copolymer, glycerin, propylene glycol, PPG-26-Buthreth-26, panthenol, PEG-40/tydrogenated castor oil, carbomer, triethanolamine, fragrance, citric acid, iodopropynl butylcarbamate, methylisothiazolinone, butylene gylcol, aloe barbensis leaf juice, hedychium coranarium root extract, rosemary leaf E, chamomilla recutia (matricaria) flower, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, butyphenyl methylpropional
It gives a light hold.
It did nothing for my hair. There was almost no hold at all.
I have since discovered that the pink Ecostyler gel with a hold of 7 works well. But this is not a review about Ecostyler gel. It is a review on the Ion gel styling mist.
This gel is generally used to give a natural hold and claims to control frizz. This gel was way too light for me. I did not care for this gel especially on my hair. I will not be repurchasing it.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tangle Teezer Review
The Tangle Teezer is nothing but the truth! I love this brush. It made detangling my hair so much easier and faster.
When I went into Sally's the other day, I was so anxious to grab the Tangle Teezer because I had heard so many good things about it. At first I walked around the store trying to find one and could not find where they kept them. I saw the regular handle brushes but not the Tangle Teezer. I thought to myself "Oh no..they do not have them." I then asked one of the employees there, did they have the Tangle Teazer. To my delight, she said that they did and showed me where they were. At the time there were only three left.
The cashier told me when they first got them in they sold out the first week. I can understand why they sold out so quickly. I noticed on the packaging that it says that the Tangle Teezer has won awards and is used in salons.
I applied Giovanni Deep Moisture Conditioner before using the Tangle Teezer to my hair.
This brush has two bristle sizes to ensure to get out knots and tangles. It glides through the hair smoothly. I followed it up with a shower comb to make sure all the tangles out of my hair. It works so well.
I would highly recommend the Tangle Teezer.
Updated Oct. 10, 2011
I no longer use the Tangle Teezer because I felt after several weeks of use it was not working on my hair and I felt like it may have caused some breakage.
I know I raved about this product when I first purchased it but I think I was guilty of getting on the bandwagon. I have very coily hair and I just do not think it worked on my hair. It may work on someone else's hair though.
When I went into Sally's the other day, I was so anxious to grab the Tangle Teezer because I had heard so many good things about it. At first I walked around the store trying to find one and could not find where they kept them. I saw the regular handle brushes but not the Tangle Teezer. I thought to myself "Oh no..they do not have them." I then asked one of the employees there, did they have the Tangle Teazer. To my delight, she said that they did and showed me where they were. At the time there were only three left.
The cashier told me when they first got them in they sold out the first week. I can understand why they sold out so quickly. I noticed on the packaging that it says that the Tangle Teezer has won awards and is used in salons.
I applied Giovanni Deep Moisture Conditioner before using the Tangle Teezer to my hair.
This brush has two bristle sizes to ensure to get out knots and tangles. It glides through the hair smoothly. I followed it up with a shower comb to make sure all the tangles out of my hair. It works so well.
I would highly recommend the Tangle Teezer.
Updated Oct. 10, 2011
I no longer use the Tangle Teezer because I felt after several weeks of use it was not working on my hair and I felt like it may have caused some breakage.
I know I raved about this product when I first purchased it but I think I was guilty of getting on the bandwagon. I have very coily hair and I just do not think it worked on my hair. It may work on someone else's hair though.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Natural Hair: Three year anniversary
This month makes three years since I did my semi big chop. I have learned a lot in the last three years about what to do with my hair.
The last three years have been interesting. I began transitioning in the fall of 2007. During my transition I wore my hair in braids, rod sets and spiral curls. My hair was cut in February 2008 to get rid of the remainder of relaxer in my hair. My last relaxer was in July 2007. My hair was shaved in the back and cut really short in the front. I wore my hair in two strand twists in the front. I also wore my hair in the palm roll (see picture on right).
During the first year after my semi big chop, I wore my hair in two strand twists. The second year I continued to wear my hair in two-strand twists and I also work my hair in press and curl styles.
When I first went natural, I used the Carol's Daughter product line. This year I plan to do more styles and try products I have not tried before. I just recently purchased Jane Carter products. I have heard a lot about these products and would like to try them for myself. I purchased the Jane Carter Nourish and Shine. I heard that this product makes the hair really soft. This product is normally 20 something dollars but I caught it on sale on Amazon.com. I also purchased the Jane Carter Curl Defining Cream. I will be posting a video on my thoughts about the products. I can't wait to use them. Have you tried Jane Carter products? If so, how was your experience?
The last three years have been interesting. I began transitioning in the fall of 2007. During my transition I wore my hair in braids, rod sets and spiral curls. My hair was cut in February 2008 to get rid of the remainder of relaxer in my hair. My last relaxer was in July 2007. My hair was shaved in the back and cut really short in the front. I wore my hair in two strand twists in the front. I also wore my hair in the palm roll (see picture on right).
During the first year after my semi big chop, I wore my hair in two strand twists. The second year I continued to wear my hair in two-strand twists and I also work my hair in press and curl styles.
When I first went natural, I used the Carol's Daughter product line. This year I plan to do more styles and try products I have not tried before. I just recently purchased Jane Carter products. I have heard a lot about these products and would like to try them for myself. I purchased the Jane Carter Nourish and Shine. I heard that this product makes the hair really soft. This product is normally 20 something dollars but I caught it on sale on Amazon.com. I also purchased the Jane Carter Curl Defining Cream. I will be posting a video on my thoughts about the products. I can't wait to use them. Have you tried Jane Carter products? If so, how was your experience?
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey Review
I have been using Carol's Daughter products for about three years. The products that I like the most is the hair smoothies. Some of the other products do not do much for my hair. When I first bought the products years ago, I bought several Carol's Daughter products when I went natural in 2008. Among those products was the Mimosa Hair Honey.
On the label, it says that it controls frizz and adds shine.
Ingredients
The ingredients include: corn oil with lavender, rosemary, nettles, red roses, sage, blue malva, marigolds and red clover, beeswax, shea butter, cocoa better, annato seeds and alkanet root for color, essential oil of sweet oramge and fragrance. The product does not contain petroleum, mineral oil, or artificial colors.
The product is yellow and the consistency is thick.
I used to try this product to control frizz. It did not give my hair much shine. This product is o.k. I give it three out of five stars.
On the label, it says that it controls frizz and adds shine.
Ingredients
The ingredients include: corn oil with lavender, rosemary, nettles, red roses, sage, blue malva, marigolds and red clover, beeswax, shea butter, cocoa better, annato seeds and alkanet root for color, essential oil of sweet oramge and fragrance. The product does not contain petroleum, mineral oil, or artificial colors.
The product is yellow and the consistency is thick.
I used to try this product to control frizz. It did not give my hair much shine. This product is o.k. I give it three out of five stars.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Ultimate Organic Therapy EVOO Polishing Styling Gel Review
I purchased this product a week ago. I used it to do two strand twists. I love that it does not flake like it says on the labeling. After doing my twists my hair was soft. I did not get any crunchy feeling that some gels cause after application. I also like that it gives some luster to the hair.
This gel even gave me really defined curls. While I was two-strand twisting my hair wet, I used I small amount of this product on the section that I was twist. While twisting my hair, I would twirl the ends with my fingers so that it will curl at the end. This product does the trick for definition at the ends of my hair.
Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Triethanolamine,Carbomer, Olive fruit oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dimethicone Copolyol, Tocopherol, Propylene Glycol, Fragrance, Tetrasodium EDTA, Diazolidinyl Urea,Hydrolyzed Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Starch, Hydrolyzed Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Protein, Benzophenone-4, Propylparaben, Methylparben, CI 60730(Ext Violet 2).
Plus, it has sunscreen in it.
I bought this product at a local beauty supply store and it was $3 and change. A draw back that some may take issue to is that the product has parabens, which is an artificial preservative.
This gel even gave me really defined curls. While I was two-strand twisting my hair wet, I used I small amount of this product on the section that I was twist. While twisting my hair, I would twirl the ends with my fingers so that it will curl at the end. This product does the trick for definition at the ends of my hair.
Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Triethanolamine,Carbomer, Olive fruit oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dimethicone Copolyol, Tocopherol, Propylene Glycol, Fragrance, Tetrasodium EDTA, Diazolidinyl Urea,Hydrolyzed Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Starch, Hydrolyzed Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Protein, Benzophenone-4, Propylparaben, Methylparben, CI 60730(Ext Violet 2).
Plus, it has sunscreen in it.
I bought this product at a local beauty supply store and it was $3 and change. A draw back that some may take issue to is that the product has parabens, which is an artificial preservative.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Curls' Lavish Curls Moisturizer Review
Here is my review of Curls' Lavish Curls Moisturizer:
I bought the Lavish Curl Moisturizer at Target three weeks ago. I have never tried Curls products before so after my purchase I decided to go to the Curls website and check out the company that produces these products. According to the website, the founder of Curls, Mahisha Delinger, started her own line of ethnic hair products after trying out a lot of products that did not work for her hair. I admire her motivation to do this.
Now on to the product itself. The product does not have any sulfates, silicones, parabens, mineral or petrolatum oils.
Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 80, Methlheptyl Isostearate, Silk Amino Acids, Certified Organic Anthemis Nobillis Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butyrospernum Parkil (Shea Butter), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba), Seed Oil, Certified Organic Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citric Acid, Guar Hydroxypropy Hrimonium, Chloride, Disodium, EDTA, Potassium, Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl, Glycol, and Fragrance.
The product comes in a spray bottle. I love the smell. You can use it for daily use to moisturize your hair, which I love. On a scale one to 10-I give it a 9.
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