I always like to try new products but the ones listed below I am either a) using at the moment b) are staples in my regimen or c) All time, tried and true favorites. I know it seems like a lot lol but I rotate what I use each week. Trust me, everything gets used and some things I use more regularly.
I only use products that are all-natural, organic, ayurvedic, sulfate free, paraben free and free from all those other chemicals no one can pronounce (for the most part)…sooo much better for our hair. There’s a reason the ingredients God created always work the best… ;0)
Updated 4/21/2013
Water/Moisture
- This gets its own category. Water is the most moisturizing thing you can put in your hair. That’s why it is usually the # 1 listed ingredient in most hair products.
- Spritzer mix– Water mixed with aloe vera juice, glycerin and essential oils
Shampoos — I only use shampoo bars!
- Henna Sooq Shampoo Bars (Cocoveda, Black Velvet, Soapnut)
- Chagrin Valley Shampoo bars
- Bobeam Cocoa & Rhassoul Clay Shampoo Bar
Rinse-Out Conditioners
- Trader Joe’s Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner (Best $3 I have ever spent on my hair!)
- Nature’s Gate Hemp Conditioner
- Aubrey Organics White Camellia Ultra-Smoothing Conditioner (a TON of slip!)
- Shea Radiance Maximum Moisture Conditioner
Deep Conditioners — Store bought/ready-made DC’s
- Bee Mine Bee-U-Ti-Ful Moisturizing Deep Conditioner — My FAV!
- Bentonite Clay — TRY THIS! Mixed with Apple Cider Vinegar and/or water
- Aubrey Organics GPB Rosemary Peppermint Conditioner
- Shea Moisture African Black Soap Purification Hair Masque
DIY Conditioners/Treatments — I mix and match some of the ingredients below to make my own DC’s
- Cherry Lola — AMAZING Protein treatment!
- Steam
- “Greenhouse Effect”
- Molasses
- Honey
- Bananas
- Yogurt
- Eggs
- Coconut milk
Ayurvedic Powder Treatments — THESE ARE A MUST!!! They are AMAZING! I mix with Coconut Milk and oils
Leave-In Moisturizers (water-based)
- Karen’s Body Beautiful Sweet Ambrosia (formerly Hair Milk) — ALL TIME FAV!
- Bee Mine Deja’s Hair Milk
- Koils by Nature Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-in Conditioner
- Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Hold Smoothie
Natural Oils
- Coconut oil (ESSENTIAL!)
- Vatika Oil
- Jojoba oil
- Jamaican Black Castor/Castor oil
- Grapeseed oil
- Sweet Almond Oil
- Variety of essential oils (tea tree, peppermint, rosemary, thyme, cedar wood, lavender, myrtle)
Stylers/Gels
Sealants/Butters (mostly shea based)
- The Gud Stuff – All time Fav! Perfect for twists and sealing ends
- Bee Mine Bee Hold Curly Butter — AMAZING shine and definition!
- Oyin Handmade Sugar Berries/Burnt Sugar Humectant Pomade — Seals my ends!
- Karen’s Body Beautiful Butter Love — Love how its super thick. Seals my ends!
- Oyin Handmade Whipped Pudding
- Shea Radiance Moisture Hair Butter
- WonderCurl Butter Than Love Whipped — This has serious hold and is GREAT for edges!
Tools
- Thermal Turban Wrap
- Metal clips
- Plastic claw clips
- Plastic Shower caps (for DC’s)
- Denman brush (I only use this on occasion, I mostly finger detangle)
- Silk scarf
- Bobbi pins
- Old, empty product containers
- Water-filtering shower head (to reduce elements and minerals in hard water)
- Liquid Plumber lol yea my drains definitely get clogged with shed hair….fun
Hi i just found your blogs and like it. You have low porosity like me and i was wondering
When do you seal like after the moisturizer or leave in conditioners and i read that you
Seal your ends but do low porosity hair not need the length of it sealed?
Hello! Yes you need to seal the length of your hair as well to lock in the moisture there as well. You do this by whatever product you apply. Since I mostly use shea butter-based products, those act as sealants. Shea Butter is considered a sealant. I just like to apply an additional, heavier product to my ends because they tend the be the driest, and are the oldest parts of hair. They need a bit more love :o)
Thanks and also when you apply your leave in/moisturizer do you put it on immediately after your done washing or conditioning your hair or wait for it to dry a little so the hair can absorbb it more since it has room
You’re welcome :o) I wrap a cotton t-shirt around my head for about 20 mins to absorb some of the water before I go ahead an apply product and style my hair. I do make sure my hair is a little damp so that the water gets sealed in
love the note about Liquid Plumber because IT’S REAL! I need to own stock in the company at the rate I purchase that stuff!