Price: As I Am wins, but not by much. These are both on the pricey side, but Jane
Carter is more expensive without a sale.
Jane Carter is $34 for 16 ounces, while As I Am is $22. However, for the past two years, Jane Carter has
been 40% off during their Black Friday sale or 30% the days after, bringing the
price down. Tomorrow, they are having a 50% off sale for 4 hours. Other retailers sometimes follow suit. For example, as of this post's publication, Jane Carter is on Amazon for $23.50. Of course, retailers that
sell As I Am have sales too, but I haven’t seen one with that high of a
percentage.
Consistency: Jane Carter wins for me. Jane Carter is a creamy consistency, like a
heavy lotion. As I Am is more
jelly-like. Imagine if you mixed cream
with a thick gel, like Eco Styler. As I
Am is also sticky and leaves a weird residue on my hands. The stickiness is odd because it has little
hold.
Ingredients: Jane Carter wins this one for me too. Both have infused water as the first ingredient. Looking past the water, the next 5 key ingredients
on my Jane Carter jar are Shea Butter, Jojoba Seed Oil, Avocado Oil, Vitamin E
and Glycerin (in that order). The ingredients on the website are different. In As I Am, the next 7 key ingredients after infused water are Glycerin, Acetamide MEA, Sunflower Seed Oil, Castor Seed Oil,
Triethanolamine, Coconut Oil and Shea Butter (in that order).
Depending on how your hair reacts to Glycerin and the weather,
Jane Carter may be better because glycerin is lower on the ingredient list meaning there is a lower concentration of it. Acetaminde
MEA is also a humectant. Michigan winters can be very drying, so Jane
Carter is the better pick for me for year-round use for this reason alone. The fact that As I Am has two amines (Acetamide
MEA and Triethanolamine) also makes me a little uneasy because they can be
cancer-forming when mixed with other products, like DMDM Hydantoin.
Styling: This is another Jane Carter win, but not by
much. I’ve tried both for twists (flat
twists & box twists) and wash n’ gos, and they both work for both. Both leave my hair soft and get the job
done. However, with As I Am, the biggest
issue for me is the weird sticky feeling it leaves on my hands while styling
and the coating it leaves on my hair. Also,
if I use too much As I Am, then residue shows up in my hair. This might be ok if As I Am actually had some
hold to it, but it doesn’t. Also, I find
that my hair stays a moisturized just a little longer with the Jane Carter.
Final Ruling: In a head to head comparison, Jane Carter’s
Curl Defining Cream is my preference, but not because As I Am’s Twist Defining Cream
is a bad product. I just like Jane
Carter’s cream better for my hair.
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