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Hola! I wanted to share a bit about why I love this conditioner sooooo much. It’s the Aubrey Organics White Camellia Ultra-Smoothing Conditioner. This is one of those products that I will always “have in stock” and I pray NEVER gets discontinued or changes its formula…yea, it’s that serious lol

This product is like that favorite perfume you have and only use on special occasions because you love it so much and never want to run out as if you couldn’t just go buy some more….sad, I know. It’s not even expensive ($11 bucks at Whole Foods) and it’s not hard to find lol BUT I just love it so much. Check out why after the flick…

The Aubrey Organics White Camellia Ultra-Smoothing Conditioner makes my hair feel like butter. It has sooooo much slip (super emollient), detangles like a beast and leaves my hair smooth and soft. It’s effects kick in almost immediately on contact with my hair. It is light and pleasantly scented. I don’t have to use a lot (due to the slip) so I can make this product last (it comes with 11 oz of product).

I use this a regular wash-out conditioner after I wash. I don’t co-washed with it because I think I am afraid I will use too much of it (this is due to that “fav perfume” complex thing I have lol). This is AWESOME used after an Ayurvedic treatment/product (since your hair will have become more porous and this conditioner helps close the cuticle; think Cocoveda shampoo bar). It smoothes your hair and reduces frizz. #winning

It has all natural and certified organic ingredients which makes it even better. It’s also infused with awesome oils and herbs. Aubrey has this formula down! Check out what’s in it below…

Ingredients

Aqua, aloe leaf juice*, myristyl alcohol, camellia japonica seed oil*, wheat germ oil, alcohol denat. (38b, lavender*), geranium flower oil*, glycerin, rosemary leaf oil*, grapefruit extract, sage oil*, tocopheryl acetate, fennel fruit extract, hops extract, balm mint leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, soybean oil, carrot root extract, beta-carotene, witch hazel water, ascorbic acid. *Organic

Here’s what the bottle says as well:

For Dry, Coarse, Unruly Hair; Extremely emollient anti-frizz formula. Tame unruly hair and replenish much-needed moisture with this intensive, ultra-smoothing conditioner. Vitamin-rich formula nourishes as it protects against heat styling damage and breakage, restoring manageability for the look you want—whether it’s silky, shiny lengths or soft, controlled curls.

Check out the reviews on their website, clearly you’ll see I am not the only one in love with this conditioner ;o)

So I love making hair treatments using stuff you can eat lol and I had seen this awesome treatment around the net and I figured I’d give it a shot. I first saw it on Elle’s Quest for the Perfect Curl blog and decided I’d do some googling and found out that it was a fluke concoction created by another blogger named Cherry Lola! Check out the link to see her take on the treatment and how she randomly came up with this.

So when I first heard the name “Cherry Lola” I was like, oooo that sounds like it would be some yummy, super fruity, juicy treatment….boy was I wrong lol. This treatment consists of 3 ingredients (far from yummy and juicy): Plain yogurt, liquid aminos and baking soda. I was shocked but none the less intrigued at the same time. I figured I’d still give it a shot.

The Cherry Lola Treatment (CLT) is a protein treatment that is supposed to reduce frizz and define your curls…and let me tell you, that’s exactly what it did! I really love this treatment!! Although, CL’s site goes into greater detail on how this treatment works, I’ll break it down briefly here.

Here’s the recipe:

16oz Yogurt (plain; full fat) **I used low-fat since that was all I could find
2 tbsp Liquid Aminos (Yes, the kind you use to season food; I used Braggs which you can find at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s; Do NOT use soy sauce!)
2 tbsp Baking Soda (any brand will do)
I added a little bit of honey just because….it wasn’t in the original recipe though :o)

Ok so we know our hair is made up of proteins and the building blocks of proteins are amino acids—this is where the Liquid Aminos comes in. Yes, Liquid Aminos is used as a soy sauce substitute but you do not want to use soy cause because it is fermented and has added sugars, preservatives, coloring, etc. The yogurt is used for more protein and conditioning and the baking soda is used to make your hair more porous due to its higher pH.

I got a bowl and put the yogurt and the liquid aminos in and mixed them together. Then I added the baking soda….the mixture started foaming up a bit, that was fun to watch lol. The consistency is thick, frothy and gritty.

So I sectioned my hair in about 8 parts and applied the CLT generously from root to end on DRY hair making sure every strand is covered. Ok this was the less favorable part lol the smell…was…a bit funky. I mean it smelt kinda like salty stir fry lol. Oh well, I sucked it up and let the treatment sit on my hair for about 30 mins under a cap so it wouldn’t drip or run (even though it did, probably the heat from my head made it liquify more). One thing that kind of freaked me out a bit was after awhile, the mixture started to give off an ammonia-like smell. I was like OMG! Flash backs of getting a relaxer!! lol I am not sure exactly what components made the smell come off but I am pretty sure it had to do with the baking soda. It did not harm my hair or anything like that so I am not worried about it.

Here’s the CLT applied to my hair:

Now, Cherry Lola advises that you rinse the CLT out with a bowl of water so that you don’t disturb the curl pattern but I didn’t do that and I hopped in the shower and rinsed normally. Maybe next time I’ll try that…

I must say I am really pleased with the results! My definitely felt more defined, softer and shinier! Once thing I also noticed was that my roots were more defined (as Cherry Lola mentioned that hers were). Usually my roots are thick, fluffy and undefined but this treatment helped alleviate that. I also noticed that my curls were clumped a bit more as well. I definitely will try this again when my hair needs a dose of protein and my curls need to be re-defined :o)