Saturday, June 6, 2015
Wash Day 06-06-2015 (Koils By Nature & Uncle Funky's Daughter Wash N Go)
Hey, beautiful people! For this wash day, I did a couple experiments. The first was unintentional. As usual, I did an overnight deep conditioner first. I had just enough Hairveda Acai Phyto Berry Conditioner in the bottle for one side of my hair. I wasn't ready to open up another bottle; so, on the other side of my hair, I used another favorite light protein deep conditioner - Aubrey Organics Island Naturals Replenishing Conditioner. These are both awesome conditioners for my hair. The Hairveda was easier to apply because it glides better on my strands. However, the Aubrey Organics left my hair softer when I washed the conditioners out of my hair the next day.
Next, after I rinsed out the conditioners, I went straight into styling. After my successful wash n go last week, I wanted to see if I could duplicate the results with another favorite leave-in conditioner -- Koils by Nature Leave-In. After applying the leave-in, I applied my oil mix and applied Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic for my wash n go. So far, so good. My hair seems a little bit shinier and it dried a little faster; but, other than that, it looks pretty much the same. It did flake a little, but it was barely noticeable.
Wash and style time - 35 minutes, including periodic pauses to entertain the baby, who was watching me apply products
Dry time - ~6 hours for the front, and the back is still damp.
Next, after I rinsed out the conditioners, I went straight into styling. After my successful wash n go last week, I wanted to see if I could duplicate the results with another favorite leave-in conditioner -- Koils by Nature Leave-In. After applying the leave-in, I applied my oil mix and applied Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic for my wash n go. So far, so good. My hair seems a little bit shinier and it dried a little faster; but, other than that, it looks pretty much the same. It did flake a little, but it was barely noticeable.
Wash and style time - 35 minutes, including periodic pauses to entertain the baby, who was watching me apply products
Dry time - ~6 hours for the front, and the back is still damp.
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| The top is a picture of wet hair, and the bottom is dry |
Power Product Review: Koils By Nature (& The Deep Conditioner Files #14)
Hey, beautiful people!
As I mentioned last year, I purchased a single Curl Collection box when
they featured Koils by Nature. As part
of the box, I received the Ultra Moisturizing CocoAloe Deep Conditioner, the
Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-in Conditioner, the Peppermint Herbal Soothing Curl
Defining Gel, and the Marvelous Mango Hair & Body Butter.
Ultra Moisturizing
CocoAloe Deep Conditioner with Argan Oil ($18 for 12 oz) - I love this
product! This and the leave-in are my
two favorite products out of the box. It
is a lotion consistency (not overly thick).
It goes on smooth, has a lot of slip for detangling. It actually makes a great pre-poo. I was able to use this to detangle my dry
hair without any water. It also revived
my hair within a couple weeks, after I had been neglecting it a little.
Moisturizing
Shealoe Leave-in Conditioner with Argan Oil ($20 for 12 oz) – I love
this product. It has a creamy
consistency, which seems to be best for leave-in conditioners for my hair. It goes on smoothly, has a lot of slip and is
moisturizing. I’m not sure why, but it
smells a little like citrus fruit. It is
a very light scent. I would definitely
re-buy this.
Peppermint Herbal
Soothing Curl Defining Gel ($14 for 8 oz) – This was my least favorite
product in the box. I tried it on a wash n go. I also tried it on a bun. It smooths on easily, and has a lot of slip
(probably because of the marshmallow root and slippery elm), but it has little to
no hold and it flaked a little on my wash n go.
My wash n go also shrunk A LOT and frizzed. My favorite part of this gel was the
peppermint. It smells strongly of
peppermint, and leaves a cooling tingle on my scalp, so I know the peppermint
is not just fragrance. Because I couldn’t
find a way to use this that worked for me, it is a “leave it”.
Marvelous Mango Hair
& Body Butter ($25 for 4 oz) – I took one look at the butter, and
knew that I could not use it on my hair.
However, I love it for my hands and elbows. It is kind of creamy and melts easily,
leaving my hands baby soft. I keep it in
the diaper bag, and use it whenever my hands get dry. In complete disclosure, I also used it on the
baby’s legs once when I noticed they were a little dry at the pediatrician’s
office. Do not buy this if you do not
like the smell of mango, however, because it does have a strong mango scent. This would be a “love it”, but my hubby
thinks the mango smell is too strong and it is expensive. Thus, this is a “like it”.
INGREDIENTS:
Ultra Moisturizing CocoAloe Deep Conditioner with Argan Oil
(pH 4.5-5.0) – Distilled Water, Aloe Leaf Juice, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl
Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Coconut Oil, Aloe Butter, Argan Oil, Macadamia
Nut Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Organic Olive Oil, Mango Alphonso Powder Fruit Extract,
Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Potassium Sorbate , Willow
Bark Extract, Vitamin E, Pro-Vitamin B5, Fragrance, Citric Acid.
Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-in Conditioner with Argan Oil (pH
4.5-5.0) – Distilled Water infused with Organic Calendula Flower Whole, Burdock
Root, Organic Horsetail Shaved Grass, & Organic Nettle Leaf; Aloe Leaf
Juice; Cetyl Alcohol; Behentrimonium Methosulfate; Organic Marshmallow Root
Powder; Organic Burdock Root Powder; Organic Calendula Flower Powder; Organic
Slippery Elm Bark Powder; Chamomile Flower Powder; Shea oil; Rice Bran Oil; Organic Olive Oil; Macadamia Nut Oil; Tropic Isle Living Jamaican Black Castor
Seed Oil; Argan Oil; Aloe Butter; Grape Seed Oil; Mango Alphonso Powder Fruit
Extract; Kosher Vegetable Glycerin; Potassium Sorbate; Willow Bark Extract; Vitamin
E; Pro-Vitamin B5; Essential Oil & Fragrance; Citric Acid.
Peppermint Herbal Soothing Curl Defining Gel – Distilled Water infused with Organic Calendula Flower Whole, Organic Burdock Root, Organic
Horsetail Shaved Grass, & Organic Nettle Leaf; Aloe Leaf Juice; Carbomer; Organic
Marshmallow Root Powder; Organic Slippery Elm Bark Powder;
Chamomile Flower Powder; Shea Oil; Organic Olive Oil; Macadamia Nut Oil; Jamaican Black Castor Seed Oil; Grape Seed Oil; Mangifera Indica; Potassium
Sorbate; Willow Bark Extract; Peppermint
Essential Oils, Citric Acid.
Marvelous Mango Hair & Body Butter –Shea Butter, Coconut
Oil, Kokum Butter, Mango Seed Butter, Avocado Butter, Aloe Butter, Sweet Almond
Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Organic Olive Oil, Jamaican Black Castor
Seed Oil, Illipe Butter, Vitamin E, Pro-Vitamin B5, Organic essential oils
& fragrance.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Wash Day 05-30-2015 (Curl Junkie & Uncle Funky's Daughter Wash N Go)
Hey, beautiful people! Today, I was in the mood to use up some things and try out an oldie but goodie.
First, I did an overnight deep condition last night with the Koils By Nature deep conditioner. I am in love with this stuff, and it may end up on my staples list.
This morning, I washed my hair with the Uncle Funky's Daughter cleanser and detangled with Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship. As my leave-in, I went back to an old favorite that I have been using since my BC - - Curl Junkie Curl Assurance Smoothing Lotion. Then, I added my oil mix, and used Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic for my wash n go. Next, I tied a t-shirt around my hair for an hour to suck up some of the water.
It has been 8 hours, and my hair is completely dry in the front, and 90% dry in the back. I am loving the way my hair looks, and it is surprisingly soft. This may be my favorite wash n go so far.
Wash and style time - 1 hour, including a pause to change and diaper a baby
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Wash Day 05-23-2015 (Eco Styler Wash N Go)
Hey, beautiful people! Today was another simple wash day. I started off by deep conditioning overnight with the Koils by Nature Deep Conditioner. I am really loving this deep conditioner. It has amazing slip that allows me to detangle dry hair with no water.
This morning, I rinsed out the deep conditioner. Then, I detangled my hair with Herbal Essence Totally Twisted Conditioner. I didn't completely rinse out the conditioner today because I've noticed that it really helps my hair to clump. Next, while still in the shower with sopping wet hair,I applied pink Eco Styler gel, first running it through,then using the praying hands method.
Since I did this all on sopping wet hair, it took forever for my hair to dry. I had it in a Turbie twistie for 30 minutes because it was dripping wet. Then, I used a regular bath towel because the turbie twistie could not hold all of the water. It was still sopping wet 4 hours later.
When it finally dried, it was Epic fail. I got dull, mushroom hair that flaked ALOT and it took over 12 hours to dry. I won't do Eco Styler for a wash n go again, unless it is an updo.
I forgot to take a pic once it dried. I have a pic of it wet.
Total time from wash to style - 30 minutes (end time 8:13 a.m.)
EDITED 4/3/2017 to add -- In looking back on this post, I am not entirely convinced that the pink Eco Styler gel is the culprit for my results. It might be the process I used (which was not my typical process), or the fact that I left in Herbal Essences Conditioner (something I normally don't do). I plan to try Pink Eco Styler gel for a wash n' go again in 2017 to see how it goes, and I will link the results here.
EDITED 4/3/2017 to add -- In looking back on this post, I am not entirely convinced that the pink Eco Styler gel is the culprit for my results. It might be the process I used (which was not my typical process), or the fact that I left in Herbal Essences Conditioner (something I normally don't do). I plan to try Pink Eco Styler gel for a wash n' go again in 2017 to see how it goes, and I will link the results here.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Wash Day 05-13-15 & 05-17-15 (The Co-wash Initiative)
Hey, beautiful people! I had been neglecting my hair because of work, so I am currently on a mission to get more moisture into it. As part of my mission, I'm trying to co-wash 2-3 times per week.
On Wednesday and Sunday this week, I did the exact same thing. First I co-washed and finger detangled with Herbal Essence. On Wednesday, I used the Totally Twisted Conditioner. On Sunday, I used the Long Term Relationship Conditioner because I ran out of Totally Twisted. These are my holy grail conditioners. My curls clumped together so well with the Long Term Relationship that I may incorporate it into my next wash & go.
After I rinsed out the conditioner, I ran Koils by Nature Leave-in Conditioner through my hair, and put my hair up in a low bun. On Sunday, I put a little bit of the Koils by Nature peppermint gel on the top of my hair to keep down flyaways.
Total wash time (including styling): 36 minutes
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Product Review: Curl Junkie Repair Me! Reconstructive Hair Treatment (The Deep Conditioner Files #13)
Ingredients: Water, Cetearyl
Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Hydrolyzed Keratin Protein, Sunflower
Seed Oil, Panthenol, Keratin Amino Acids, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Glyceryl Stearate, Jojoba
Seed Oil, Glycol Stearate, Apricot Kernel Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate,
Tocopherol Acetate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, Propylene Glycol,
Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Promise: Excellent for chemically
damaged, weak and brittle hair. Helps fill in cracks in the hair shaft to help
give strength and prevent further breakage. Also great for general maintenance
of the hair. Makes a great once a month treatment to help keep your hair in top
shape!
Scent: Coconut
Consistency: Creamy, medium
thickness. Not too light, and not too
heavy
Results: This is another
favorite. It has good slip, and leaves
my hair feeling soft, yet moisturized, even though protein is high on the ingredient list. I
have used it both overnight and as a traditional deep conditioner under a heat
cap. My only hesitation on this one is
the price. Through my deep conditioner
search, I’ve found other deep conditioners that work well and are cheaper.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Product Review: Aubrey Organics Island Naturals Replenishing Conditioner (The Deep Conditioner Files #12)
Ingredients:
Aloe leaf juice,
water, cetyl alcohol (from coconut),
brassicyl isoleucinate esylate, coconut
fruit extract, glycerin, alcohol denat. (38b, lavender), brassica alcohol,
glyceryl caprylate, persea avocado
oil, shea butter, mango seed butter, caprylic/capric
triglyceride, arginine, grapefruit
extract, quinoa seed
extract*, vitamin C, vitamin E, rosemary leaf oil, alcohol, sage oil*, alcohol, calendula
extract*, chamomile flower
extract, balm mint flower/leaf/stem
extract, hops flower extract, horsetail extract, fragrance, fennel seed extract, gluconolactone, coltsfoot leaf extract, sodium
benzoate.
Promise: Replenishing conditioner
smoothes hair fiber and leaves hair silky and manageable with mango &
organic shea butters. Perfect for natural and relaxed styles. Luscious Mango
Coconut scent! Contains 70% Organic
Ingredients
Scent: Like medicated menthol. It is not the greatest smell, and the smell
is strong.
Consistency: Creamy, medium
thickness. Not too light, and not too
heavy
Results: In full disclosure, I
have been using this deep conditioner for a couple years now, and I love
it. Even though I am near the end of my
deep conditioner challenge, this is still my favorite. It is amazing as both an overnight deep
conditioner and in the traditional deep conditioning. This is one of the few conditioners that
actually says you can use it as a pre-poo.
It is light enough that it easily spreads through the hair, but it packs
a powerful punch as both a moisturizing and strengthening deep conditioner. For people who cannot use Aubrey Organics GPS
(like me), try this one.
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