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Made from Earth Reviews

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The folks at Made from Earth were too kind and sent me many products to review. I’ve been using them over the last month or so to try them all out and give a thorough review for each one. These products are very interesting as they use a lot of fruits in the ingredients, along [...]

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Lush R&B Moisturizer

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Product Name: Revive and Balance Moisturizer Company Name: Lush Price: $ 18.95 3 oz. Ingredients: Oatmilk (Avena sativa), Glycerine, Organic Avocado Butter (Persea gratissima), Fair Trade Olive Oil (Olea europaea),Glycerl Stearate & Peg – 100 Stearate, Perfume, Cetearyl Alcohol, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Cold Pressed Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis), Bay Oil (Pimenta racemosa), Orange Flower Absolute (Citrus Dulcis), Jasmine Absolute (Jasminum grandiflorum, Cupuacu Butter (Theobroma [...]

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Butters N Bars–A Compacted Review

March 4, 2011

Because of all the hype it was getting on the hair boards, I decided to place an order to Butters N Bars. Honestly, I don’t often place online orders anymore as I receive a lot of products to review from various companies. I also have a ton of products I need to go through that [...]

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Butter and Bars Conditioning Hair Masque

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Company Name: Butters and Bars Product Name: Conditioning Hair Masque Ingredients: 100% Australian Pink clay and Moroccan Mud (Rasshoul clay), aloe vera  juice, hemp seed oil, olive oil ,raw honey and silk protein, grapefruitseed extract, and germall (formaldehyde and sulfate free preservative) Consistency: Muddy, moist Price: 6 oz-$6.99 (also available in 12 oz and 16 oz) Purchase [...]

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GVP Shine Remedy

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Product Name: Shine Remedy Company Name: GVP Ingredients: Cyclomethicone, Isobutane, SD Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denat.), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Propane, Pathenol, Phenoxythanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethyl Ester of Hydrolyzed Silk, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Boron Nitride Powder, Butane Consistency: Liquid (in an aerosal can) Price : $6.99 Purchased from: Sally’s Beauty [...]

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GVP Pro 1800 Dryer and GVP Flat Travel Iron reviews

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I know, I know. I said I was going to put my hair in some mini twists. But I thought hard about it and realized that I’d start up my swimming again in a few weeks (once I got an “ok” from my doc). Therefore, I decided to go ahead and straighten my hair once [...]

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Darcy’s Botanicals Avocado and Honey Twisting Cream

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Product Name: Avocado and Honey Twisting Cream Company Name: Darcy’s Botanicals Price: $12.00 80z Ingredients: Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Distilled Water, Avocado Oil, Organic Sustainable Palm Oil, Vegetable Emulsifying Wax, Vegetable Glycerin, Panthenol, Botanical Oil Complex, Wildflower Honey, phenoxyethanol and caprylyl glycol, Ylang Ylang, and Lemon Essential Oils Consistency: creamy, light Purchase from: Darcy’s Botanicals, CurlMart [...]

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A letter to vendors

October 21, 2010

Dear hair care companies, Thank you so much for contacting me  about your hair care line! Thank you even further for sending me said products to try out. I really like free stuff, as do most people. So send it on and I will try it out. But guess what? Newly Natural is not a means [...]

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Afroveda Poll

October 14, 2010

The recent Afroveda incident has really set the hair community (both relaxed and natural) afire with complaints, anger, and vows of never purchasing online hair care products again. “C” sent me an email today about how she wasn’t going to be using Zenzele, the new product line I’ve just started reviewing. In the email, she [...]

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More info on Zenzele

October 13, 2010

Here’s a press release (released in August I think?) about the company Zenzele, if anyone is interested. No, I’m not their number one fan as I just started using their products, but I like to keep ya’ll abreast of the latest product junkie news ZENZELE (zen’zay-lay) -has just launched its highly anticipated line of natural [...]

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Zenzele Shea Shea Hair Souffle

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Product Name: Shea Shea Hair Souffle Company Name: Zenzele Price: 8 0z $15 Ingredients: Aloe Barbadensis (Organic Aloe) Juice, Shea Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Organic Coconut) Oil, Emulsifying Wax NF, Palm Stearic Acid, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grapeseed) Oil, Persea Americana (Avocado) Oil, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Phenoxyethanol, [...]

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Afroveda Price Increase

October 5, 2010

Ya’ll know I love Afroveda. If you read my reviews,  you will see that I have been a big fan. One thing I loved about them was the lower price for quality goods. Well, things have changed a bit (did I say a bit? I mean a lot). The goods are still high quality, but [...]

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Coconut Lemongrass Transitioning Creme

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Company Name: Darcy Botanicals Product Name: Coconut Lemongrass Transitioning Creme Price: $12 8 0z Ingredients: Distilled Water, Organic Aloe Vera, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, a mild detangling conditioner, Vitamin E, Panthenol, Yarrow, Sage, Horsetail, Nettle, & Lavender Extracts, Fractionated Coconut Oil, a paraben-free preservative, and lemongrass essential oil. Consistency: Creamy, not oily Purchase from: Darcy’s [...]

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Bee Mine Moisturizing Deep Conditioner

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Company Name: Bee Mine Product Name: Moisturizing Deep Conditioner Price: $26.97 16 0z Consistency: Creamy Ingredients: Distilled water, Cetearyl Alcohol, BTMS (mild emulsifier), 100% Unrefined Shea Butter , 100% Organic Coconut Oil, Cupuacu Butter, Calendula Extract, Chamomile Extract, Organic Raw Honey, Paraben Free Preservative, Fragrance (Phthalate Free) Scent: a little like chamomile…definitely smells of essential [...]

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Bee Mine Juicy Moisturizing Daily Spritz

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Company Name: Bee Mine Product Name: Juicy Moisturizing Daily Spritz Price: $12.97 8 0z Ingredients: Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Herbal Infused Purified Water, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pure Glycerin, Ayurvedic Herbs, Select Herbs, Polysorbate 20, Essential oils of Tea Tree, Peppermint & Grapefruit, Vitamin E Tocopherol Oil, Fragrance, Paraben & Formaldehyde  Free [...]

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