Hi all,
It’s been a while since my last post. It’s not that there’s
nothing to write about, I just needed to take the time to sit down and write.
So, I promised I’d come back and do a review of the Shea Moisture products I’ve
added to my hair regimen. Here, I’m going to give my thoughts two of the
masques/masks I’ve been using for the last four months.
Purification Masque (African
Black Soap range)
*
Is part of the African black soap range which is designed to
relieve dry, itchy scalp. Its suitable for use as a deep treatment following shampoo
and as a co-wash, since its designed to remove product buildup.
Ingredients:
Deionized Water, Cocos Nucifera(Coconut) Oil*, Butyrospermum
Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Mangifera Indica(Mango)Seed Butter*, Persea Gratissima
(Avocado) Oil , African Black Soap Extract, Sea Salt, Cetyl Esters, Kaolin
Clay, Grapeseed Oil, Simmondsia chinensis seed (Jojoba) Oil, Behentrimonium
Chloride (Conditioner), Salicylic Acid, Salix Alba (Willow)Bark Extract, Melia
Azadirachta (Neem) Seed Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil,
Sorbitol Esters, Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Rosemary
Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Extract, Plantain Extract, Lonicera
Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower (and) Lonicera Japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
Flower Extract
How does it look?
Its grey in appearance and looks a lot like a clay mixture.
Smell: its faint
with hints of banana and vanilla
The consistency: It’s
not thick or runny ...it’s got the consistency of mayonnaise
My thoughts:
I’ve been using this purification masque as a deep treatment,
co-wash and as a scalp cleanser (for when I had braids installed).
As a deep treatment masque: I have thick hair, so I need to be
quite generous when applying, since it doesn’t spread very well. It doesn’t
have much slip so I would recommend detangling before you shampoo. BUT, when I
washed it out after 30 minutes my hair felt soft and manageable.
As a co-wash/scalp cleanser it works really well; I’m trying
to shampoo bi-weekly and this has been working out for me really well. I don’t
shampoo my hair when I’ve installed braids; I’ve been using the purification
masque diluted with water, which I then apply with a spray bottle.
All in all, this one is a keeper.
Strengthen, Grow
& Restore treatment (Jamaican Black Castor Oil)
*
Part of the Jamaican Black Castor Oil range that is geared
towards dry, overprocessed and colour-treated hair. It works as a deep
conditioner following a shampoo.
Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Cetyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil,
Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*,
Stearyl Alcohol, Fragrance (Essential Oil Blend), Behentrimonium Chloride,
Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Cetrimonium
Chloride, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed
Butter, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil,
Hydrolyzed Keratin, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Yeast Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia
Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Vinegar, Caprylhydroxamic
Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Niacin, Dextran,
Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract, Caramel, Mentha Piperita
(Peppermint) Leaf Extract
How does it look? Toffee
colour
Smell: Peppermint vanilla toffee ...think werther's toffee
The consistency: thick,
creamy
My thoughts:
I’ve been using this as a deep conditioner exclusively. I
use it conjunction with shampoo and leave-in (both to be reviewed soon). I love
the way this one feels …it’s just great...lots of slip and a little goes a very
long way. I leave it in for a half hour and then rinse it out with cool water. When
used with other products in this range, the results are amazing. Here’s a
picture of my hair after a braidout on a blow out.
Availability: In South Africa, you can get these online from
www.african-flair.co.za for R
319.00 for 12oz (it’s on sale right now for R 265.00).
See you in my next post,
xoxo
N
*Images from the Shea Moisture website
