Use of Mousse?

Hey!

I have natural curls in my hair that I want to learn to keep. Normally after washing or rinsing, as the day progresses, the amount of frizz increases. So I began to look for some sort of mechanism to keep my curls intact and less frizzy. I also wanted to attempt to find a way of increasing the uniformity of the curls in my head. I stumbled upon some suggestions online about the use of hair gels and mousses to maintain a curl friendly head of hair all day.

The mousse I settled on buying contains Argan oil and lacks alcohol. After washing or wetting my hair, I would apply the mousse as per the directions.

Vigorol Culrs Mousse

The curls that were present in my hair were lessened due to the application process. I also was unable to encourage the formation of uniform curls with the product. After drying, the mousse would leave a  residue on my hair. This residue would result in a salt and pepper like look in some places while in others, I would have white clumps where the mousse had settled. Simply brushing my hair with my hand would cause flakes of mousse to fall from my tresses, which is something that is really undesirable when it comes to using product in one's hair. My hair would lose its softness and the desired curls would be replaced with rigid kinks within hours of application.

I am not sure what is wrong in the equation, but I would get similar results with use of more water and less mousse. Overall, I would never recommend this product to anyone. I will continue looking for alternative ways of optimizing the curls I do have while encouraging uniformity over my entire head.

~natural para siempre~

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Creme of Nature Argan Oil Products Critique

Que onda?!

I know it has been a while since I posted, but other things in life demanded my attention.

I have been using products with Argan oil for the past 6 months after my BC. There are many shampoos, conditioners, daily moisturizers, gels, mousses, etc. on the market. I, being low maintenance, like to keep it simple. So the main products that I use are shampoo, a leave in conditioner and on occasion some products to keep my curls intact.

The shampoo and leave in conditioner that I have been using are Creme of Nature products. Yes, yes I know that these products are linked to a relaxer set BUT I chose them because the shampoo is sulfate free. I also wanted to use a leave in conditioner that was of the same manufacturer as the shampoo.

Creme of Nature Sulfate free Moisture & Shine Shampoo

Creme of Nature Strength & Shine Leave- in Conditioner

When I first began using the shampoo, I did not like it. This is due to the expectation of a high volume of lather compared to shampoos with sulfate. Despite not being able to achieve the lather that I was first expecting, I was able to have soft hair which I was easily able to comb and style. After some trial and error, I was able to get the desired amount of lather.

The leave-in conditioner added extra protection to my hair after cleansing. The biphasal solution should be shaken well before use to activate the ingredients. With the addition of the leave-in, I was able to keep my hair soft and malleable for 2 days. Any time after that, my hair would have to be re-wet and the leave-in conditioner would have to be reapplied.

Overall, I am not unsatisfied with these Creme of Nature products. I would, however, like to find another shampoo and leave-in conditioner combo to leave my hair just as soft as day 1 several days later.

~natural para siempre~

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