Concoction Review: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancer & Eco Styler Gel



Day 1



Curl Definition Side View

After the roots of nature feather whipped cream debacle (see prior post); I attempted to make my own curling cream. I was very impressed with the results. I mixed 2 parts Shea Moisture Curl Enhancer Smoothie ($9.99 Target) and 1 part Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel ($3.99 Sally’s beauty supply).  I co-washed my hair as usual and made sure my hair was completely saturated when I added my concoction. I also added a little Hot Six oil, as I normally do to all my products. My hair looked absolutely gorgeous. I had coils from the roots to the end; I never had such definition with any other products. Usually, I have a fairly flat or wavy front and more definition in the back. I attached a side definition view to show the tight coils. I also attached a day 4 hair picture, which is a ponytail of soft loose coils.   I never have day 4 hair; my hair was so soft the entire time. As different sections became flat during the week, I would just wrap that hair around the ponytail. No one was any the wiser. I usually just use Lets Jam regular hold gel on my edges, on my ponytail days. I think I kept my hair for an entire week before my next wash. Love, Love, Love my curl cream.

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Day 4 Hair

Hair Dye: Why?

My hair is a very dark brown almost black color. I have wanted color since I stopped dying my processed hair midnight blue by Dark and Lovely. I read so many blogs, articles, youtube, etc… about how your hair breaks off, it will loosen your natural curl pattern, it dries your hair, and so on. I still wanted to do it, so many people natural and processed have color and it looks pretty healthy, why couldn’t I? Well, big mistake! I researched do it yourself brands and tried to pick the one with the least amount of bad reviews. I tried Clairol Textures and Tones in Red Hot Red 4R www.clairol.com. It was red hot for about 1 week, until my next wash. Then it became bland burnt orange, not exactly what I spent my hard earned cash on, all of 4.99J Second mistake, I let my sister apply it, why? I purchased two boxes and she still didn’t cover my whole head. Her excuse, “it was dark in your house, I couldn’t see”.



Smoothing technique, also burnt orange color after 1 week



Moving on, instantly I could feel a difference in my hair; it felt really rough when I washed it. When I applied my styling products it would not curl, it just stayed fuzzy and rough. So I tried to apply more product, yeah, that’s the only logical answer. I ended up smoothing my hair with my two hands like a flat iron from root to tip, just to get a smooth hair shaft. It looked like the attached picture for 3 days and then it began to swell and became fuzzy again.  I am not sure if getting my hair professionally colored would have changed my fuzzy results, I would think their chemicals are much harsher. Needless to say I have to wait for all of this fuzzy colored hair to grow out; by then I will be itching for more color, it is really a sick cycle.

Product Review: Soft Sheen Carson’s Roots of Nature Feather Whipped Curl Cream

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Feather Whipped Curl Cream

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I was shopping and perusing the styling products aisle, when I came across Soft Sheen Carson’s Roots of Nature Feather Whipped Curl Cream http://www.softsheen-carson.com/. I had such high hopes for this product. Why? I am not sure; I just thought I would stumble upon a good product, that was fairly accessible, i.e. Wal-Mart. Not so much. I liked how my hair looked the first 2 hours, but it felt horrible. It was extremely drying, that’s even after I added lots of oil. As soon as I applied the product I could feel some resistance, which is weird considering its creamy texture. It instructs you to use it on drenched hair, which I did, then I used a warm setting and a diffuser to speed the drying process. Note: I have done this before with other products and it did not contribute to the drying effects this product caused.



Day One



I am attaching a picture of Day 1 hair: It was big; it had a nice coil, curl, wavy effect for 2 hours, but very dry as you can see in the front. My hair is a 3a from the forehead to the crown of my head and 3c from there back.



Day Two



Day 2 hair: I still had a nice coil/curl effect in the back, front flattened, hence the pull back with a clip. Extremely dry feeling.

Day 3 hair: What day 3 hair? Hair felt so bad, I was afraid to manipulate it or have it exposed to the elements (sun). So I put it in a head wrap and couldn’t wait until my next co-wash, maybe a little poo to get rid of this product buildup. I noticed some flakes only two days in.

I would not recommend this product to anyone, I am going to try and get my money back. Another one bites the dust!