Giovanni

Product Name: Direct Leave In

Company Name: Giovanni

Consistency: Light Creamy

Ingredients: Aqua (Purified Water), Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) Oil, Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Oil, Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) Oil, Birch Leaf (Butela Alba) Oil, Chamomile (Anthemis Nobilis Flower) Oil, Clary (Salvia Sclarea), Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia), Coltsfoot Leaf (Tussilago Fargara), Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) Oil, Mallow (Malya Sylvestris), Horsetail (Equisetum Arvense) Oil, Soybean Protein (Glycine Soja), Cetyl Alcohol (Plant Derived), Tocopherol (*Vitamin E), Trace Minerals, Citric Acid (Corn), Sodium Hydroxymethlyglycinate, Grapefruit Seed (Citrus Derived)

Price:  8.5 oz about 8.00

Where purchased: Local health food store, may be available at Target or Walmart

Review:

Fantastic leave in that I found early on in my natural days and continue to use. It has wonderful ingredients and the slip is pretty good.  What’s great about this product that all different types of hair types seem to rave about it. It’s moisturizing and easy to apply.

What I really like about it is that it actually provides a bit of curl definition if I use enough. However, I have experienced some small amount of crunchiness with this product when trying to use it for curl definition. It’s not on the same level as a gel, though and I would never recommend buying it just for curl definition.

As with a lot of Giovanni products, I find that I hate the container and find it hard to get out the last bit. It also does not like to be mixed with a lot of other products such as many gels. If I recall you get the “little white ball syndrome” when mixing it with KCCC. The residue goes away as it dries, but it’s still annoying.

Will I buy this again? Yes,it’s in my rotation

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Name of Company: Giovanni

Name of product:Nutrafix Hair Reconstructor

Price: 8.5 oz ~8.00

Ingredients: Infusion of Rosemary Extract (and) Nettles Extract (and) Thyme Extract (and) Birch Leaf Extract (and) Chamomile Extract (and) Sage Extract (and) StJohn’s Wort Extract (and) Coltsfoot Extract (and) Yarrow Extract (and) Mallow Extract (and) Balm Mint Extract (and) Horsetail Extract (and) Red Clover Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Castor Oil, Sterikonium Chloride, Safflower Oil, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Soy, Mineral Trace Elements, DL Panthenol, Cinnamate. Herbs, Minerals, Sunscreen, Provitamin B-5 and Vegetable protein

Color: White

Consistency: Creamy

Review:

This seems to be a light protein treatment. I am a fan of protein but even after a strong protein treatment, I still usually need a good moisturizing DC. Not so much with this product though. It left my hair moisturized, spread on easily, and had a pleasant scent.

My hair felt great after use. My only real complaint is that it was kind of hard to get out of the container when I got down to the last bit.

Will I buy this again? I don’t think so. When I go for protein, I like to get a heavy protein. Good product though for those looking for a light protein treament.

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Product Name: 50:50 Balanced, Hydrating Conditioner

Company Name: Giovanni

Consistency: Creamy

Ingredients: Aqua (Purified Water), *Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, *Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, *Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, *Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, *Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Leaf Extract, *Lavendula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, *Tussilago Farfara (Coltsfoot) Flower Extract, *Achillea Millefolium (Yarrow) Extract, *Equisetum Arvense Extract, *Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Panthenol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Polysorbate 60, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance with Essential Oils.

Price: about 8.00 8 oz

Where purchased: Local health food store, may be available at Target

Review:

Giovanni once again pleases with this moisturizing conditioner. The slip isn’t just the greatest for detangling purposes, but it’s not the worst I’ve come across. I especially love using this if I’m going to leave in a conditioner (I made a post not too long ago about that).

Do I use this conditioner on a regular basis? No because for cowashing I prefer my Suave and it’s cheaper by far.  I tried at some point to use this a deep conditioner which was a mistake that I recommend no one repeat.

Will I buy this again? Maybe here and there, but it’s not a regular for me.

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Name of product: Smooth as Silk Deeper Conditioner

Company name: Giovanni

Retail Price: 8 fl. oz  8.00

Consistency: light creamy

Scent: grapefruit or citrus

Color: white

Ingredients:Water, Extracts of Rosemary Oil, Nettle Oil, Thyme Oil, Birch Leaf Oil, Chamomile Oil, Clary, Lavender , Coltsfoot Leaf, Yarrow Oil, Mallow, Horsetail Oil, Soybean Protein, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Chloride, Vitamin E, Trace Minerals, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Grapefruit Seed. Certified Organic

Purchased from: Target, online, Rite Aid

Review:

Smooth as silk is a great deep conditioner that I have been revisiting lately. I’d been trying to lean towards more natural products, and though it’s ingredients are more natural than most out there, it’s not as “pure” as say AOHSR.

It does offer good detangling properties and provides moisture. The smell is lovely as well. I have used this with and without heat and I definitly prefer it with heat (or at usually with a plastic cap).  One of the best things too is that it is usually available locally, which is always a big plus! It does have some protein in it, so some people may not get along with this DC. I, on the other hand, love protein like I love air, so we get along just fine

*Just a note: I heard whispers and rumors that this product may have an ingredient change (ie adding more not so natural ingredients). I bought a bottle recently and it does not seem to have changed, but I will updating if I see that it has.

Will I buy this again? Yes, but that ingredient thing might be a factor.

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