Max Green Alchemy

Company Name: Max Green Alchemy

Product Name: Pomade

Price: 2 oz $19.99

Consistency: Very thick butter (semi solid)

Scent: Lemony

Ingredients: Butyrospermum Parkii (shea butter), Simmondsia Chinensis* (jojoba) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera* (coconut) oil, Glyceryl Stearate (plant derived), Vitis Vinifera (grape seed) Oil, Olea Europa* (olive) Oil, Copernica Cerifers (carnuba wax), Octyl Stearate, Calendula Officinalis (calendula), Melaleuca Alternifolia* (tea tree), Leptospermum Petersonii (lemon tea tree), Lavandula Angustifolia* (lavender), Pelargonium Graveolens* (geranium), Rosemarinus Officinalis* (rosemary), Ascorbyl Palmitate (vitamin C ester), Mixed Tocopherols (plant derived gmo-free). *Organic +Wildcrafted 5.5 oz

Purchase from: Curlmart, Pebble.com

Review:

I first used this for trying to smooth my edges back, because that’s what I primarily like pomades for. I got so-so results when doing this. It was not all that shiny and I had a lot of fuzzy parts. However, I know a lot of people use shea butter to smooth back edges with good results. So keep in mind that it’s never really worked for me. This pomade is very similar to shea butter (which is the first ingredients) because it’s heavy and the same color. However, you won’t be finding any shea butter smell here…I know that’s a big plus with a lot of people.

The consistency is not as thick as regular shea butter either, but still somewhat stiff. When held between the fingers, it melts easily. I tried it again on my ends with a wash n go and found the results pleasantly soft. I reapplied it to dry hair the next day with good results as well, though it took a few minutes to fully absorb.

I also did a few of my twists with it (using very small amounts ) and found it quite moisturizing. You can’t beat the ingredients, they are fabulous.

Will I buy this again? No. Even though it ended up being nice for twists and such, the results were not spectacular enough for me to bypass mixing up my own shea butter batch.

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Company Name: Max Green Alchemy

Product Name: Texture Paste

Price: $14.99 5.5 oz

Consistency: Lotionlike

Scent: Lemony

Ingredients: Purified Water, Aqueous Herbal Extract (Glycyrrhiza Glabra* (licorice) Root, Tussilago Farfara+ (coltsfoot) Leaf, Achillea Millefolium* (yarrow), Salix Alba+ (willow), Tabebuia Impetiginosa+ (pau d’arco), Arctium Lappa* (burdock) Root, Berberis Aquifolium (mahonia), Calendula Officinalis* (calendula), Equisetum Arvense* (horsetail), Urtica Dioica* (nettles)), Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate (plant origin), Cetearyl Alcohol (plant derived emollient), Vitis Vinifera (grapeseed) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis* (jojoba) Seed Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea butter), Dehydroxanthan Gum (plant derived styling agent), Parfum (phthalate-free fragrance of plant origin), Leptospermum Petersonii (lemon tea tree), Melaleuca Alternifolia* (tea tree), Lavandula Angustifolia* (lavender), Pelargonium Graveolens* (geranium), Rosemarinus Officinalis* (rosemary), Sucrose Cocoate (from sugar), Glycine Soja (soy amino acid), Panthenol (pro vitamin B5). *Organic +Wildcrafted

Available from: CurlMart, Max Green Alchemy

Review:

Overall, I liked this product. It reminds me a lot of Aveda Be Curly, except there’s no terrible smell and it’s not chocked full of silicones. I didn’t expect it to have a lot of hold, but it actually has a decent amount.There was some crunchiness in the finer sections of my hair but none at all in the coarser parts. I was able to get second day hair with this product (picture of my puff below). As for the frizz factor, I still had some, but then again, I always have some frizz so that’s no surprise.

I actually used it initially after doing a DC overnight. I rinsed, leaving a little of the DC (jessicurl wdt) in and and then applied the texture paste. This was a good combo as far as softness and defintion, though I found some white flaky parts in my hair once it dried. By itself, it’s not terribly drying though I like it better with a leave in under it. Again, this is not super curl definition, but I would not call it a light hold either. Also, there was no curl elongation for me, if you’re looking for that.My hair also had a pretty decent sheen…no bling, bling, but not lackluster either.