Company Name: Hamadi
Product Name: Shea Hair Cream
Ingredients: Purified Water (Aqua), Shea Butter* (Butyrospermum Parkii), Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Candelilla (Euphorbia Cerifera) Wax, Glyceryl Laurate, Ceteareth 12, Glycerin (Vegetal), Dimethicone, Rice Amino Acids, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin (Vegetal), Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) Extract, Panthenol, Sodium Hydroxide, Grapefruit Seed (Citrus Grandis) Extract, Tocopherol, Pyridoxine, Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Flexuosus) Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Palmarosa (Cymbopogon Martini) Oil*, Exotic Verbena (Litsea Citrata) Oil*, Beta Carotene, Lemon (Citrus Limonum) Oil.
Price: $38 8 oz
Consistency: Very thick
Scent: Mild
Purchase from: Hamadi Beauty, Hairrogant,
Review:
I was sent this to try out, just FYI
I’d never heard of this line before. Three things that jump right out at me: they seem to be a fancy pants line, they have great ingredients and they also are very expensive.
The consistency of this stuff made me think of a paste. I used it on my twists and it gave them a nice, soft hold. However, the sheen was a bit lacking. The moisture was so-so. I used a leave in under it, so I’d expected better. I had to remoisturize the next day with a spritz, which doesn’t usually happen for me when my hair is in twists.
Then I happened to re-read the ingredient list. How in the world did I miss that cone? That hasn’t happened to me in a long time. I think it’s because it was so far down the ingredient list. Which also may be why my hair didn’t feel completely crunchy as it usually does with cones. But the dryness was still there.
Anyway, I digress. Someone who is a cone lover may love this, but it just won’t be a repeat for me. Even if it didn’t have a cone, the price is just too much.
Product Name: S curl Moisturizer
Company Name: Luster’s
Ingredients: Water , Glycerine , Cetearyl Alcohol , Propylene Glycol , Acetamide MEA , Ceteth-20 , Olealkonium Chloride , Stearalkonium Chloride , Panthenol , Simethicone , Imidazolidinyl Urea , Methylparaben , Propylparaben , Fragrance
Consistency: liquid
Scent: Old Mannish
Price:$ 4-5
Purchase from: Drug Store, Beauty Supply Store, Walmart
Review:
I was actually talking about this product the other day with a natural coworker. She brought it up and I thought “I totally forgot about that stuff!”.
I’ll say it. It’s a good moisturizer. As you can probably tell from the picture, it comes in a spray bottle. I loved this on my TWA, though too much would leave me a bit greasy.
Here’s the thing: I don’t like smelling like an old man. I don’t know how to describe it, kind of a funky….80s….old man smell. Maybe someone understands what I mean!
If you look at the ingredient list, you’ll see simethicone. This is not a silicone. It does have parabens but at least the ingredient list is somewhat short. For the price, it’s not bad.
It also lasts a long time. A few pumps per application and you’re done!
I’ve seen the commercials, I’ve heard the hype, but now I’m going to try it out. I am purchasing Mederma first and foremost for my 3 year old, who fell and cut open his forehead (requiring 5 stitches!). The doctor recommended this product to reduce scarring as well as aiding in the removal of the stitches.
Here’s the product claim:
Soothing Topical Gel for Scars.
• #1 Physician Recommended Product for Scars.
• Formulated with Cepalin™ Botanical Extract.
• Greaseless gel.
• Pleasant-smelling.
• Easy to use.
Helps Scars Resulting From:
• Surgery.
• Burns.
• Stretch Marks.
• Injury.
• Acne.
Just apply it to your scar 3-4 times a day for the recommended usage period. If after regular use you don’t see an improvement in one or more of the following – scar color, texture, appearance, or flexibility
Directions:
Should be generously applied and gently rubbed into the scar 3-4 times a day for 8 weeks on new scars, and 3-4 times a day for 3-6 months on existing scars.
Store at room temperature.
I hesitantly went to Walgreens and bought this, thinking surely it had to be chemical laden to do what it claims. Well this just goes to show how miraculous nature is.
Here is the ingredient list:
Water (purified), PEG-4, Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Sorbic Acid
Friggin onion? Are you kidding me? Ok, there are some paraben and “fragrance” in there, but overall the ingredients are not bad at all. Mine is “soothing” so it has aloe vera gel in addition to the above ingredients. The onion extract is supposed to be the active ingredient. Who knew?
Anyhoo, I have two “situations” going on on my face. One is an old scar from childhood that is pretty obvious above my upper lip. The second is a patch of dark sports on the right side of my face from pregnancy.
For those of you who have not had children, some kind of demon possesses your face for about 8 months. Therefore, in addition to being “with child”, I was also “with acne”. And this terrible acne scarred some areas with darker spots. Never having had acne during adolescence, I was a little taken aback. I mean, these new stretch marks were bad enough…now this?
Speaking of which, I’ve found quite a few testimonies online that Mederma helps to decrease the appearance of stretch marks. That might be interesting to try later.
Plan of Action:
- Wash face twice a day, per usual
- Apply Mederma after each face wash and one time in between
- I may forgo makeup for a while or try to work around it. I plan to bring some to work with me so that I can apply it there as well
I have taken pictures of the problem areas and will be doing an update post to compare progress. I’m really hoping that this will be something that works for me!
Company Name: Bee Mine
Product Name: Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer
Price: 8 0z $18
Ingredients: Distilled water, Hydrogenated Persea gratissima (Avocado) Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (and) Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Persea gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Emulsifying wax, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Vitamin E Tocopherol Oil & Fragrance (Island Mango).
Scent: Mild
Purchase from: Bee Mine
Review:
I described the scent as mild because I can’t really pinpoint what it smells like. As a newbie to the Bee Mine product line, I have noticed that most of the products have a very mild smell.
The consistency is actually not as thick as it looks in the picture below. It kind of has the consistency of yogurt, but a bit thicker. This does make it considerably easier to spread on compared to a dense butter.
I’ve used this on both dry and wet hair. For the dry hair, I retwisted an old braidout to re-moisturize. It worked incredibly well, both moisturizing and softening my hair. I used it a few times over a week and experienced no buildup (though buildup is not often a problem for me in general)
The next time I used it was when I banded wet hair. Again, soft and moisturized hair. Oh and I almost forgot, super soothing to the scalp! I slathered a bit of this on and my itchy scalp went away.
In other words, awesome!
Company Name: Organix
Product Name: Nourishing Coconut Milk Conditioner
Consistency: creamy
Price: $6.99 13 oz
Ingredients:Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Bethentrimonium, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone, Jojoba Oil, Panthenol, Silk Amino Complex, Coconut Milk, Egg White Protein, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E, Terasodium EDTA, Fragrance, DMDM Hydatoin, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinon
Purchase from: Drugstore, Walmart, Target
Review:
*This product contains silicones, a type of ingredient I have removed from my hair care routine, but this review is based on before I stopped using them
Ya’ll know I have to comment on the scent. It’s absolutely heavenly. When I used this, I even remembered DH commenting on how good it smelled. I got compliments when I went out, asking me what scent I was wearing LOL.
Anyway, it also worked really well. The slip was decent (not the best) and I found it very moisturizing. The consistency is rich and creamy.
The ingredient list is actually very good for the price and it works a lot better than some of the pricier conditioners with worst ingredients. The cones are not very high on the list, and the addition of jojoba oil, coconut oil, and silk amino complex sweeten the deal. If you’re a cone user, you will probably like this.
