September Hits and Misses

[cocopuff]

I was thinking about all the good products I tried this month and decided to start the thread for September,here goes:

Hits

Lacio Lacio Star Nice & Gloss Hot Oil Treatment
Silicon Mix Capilar Treatment Conditioner
Vo5 Straight Hair
Circle of Friends Pineapple Detangler
Giovanni Direct Leave-In Conditioner

Misses

Silicon Mix Leave-In Conditioner
Motions After-Shampoo Moisturizing Conditioner

 

[Cichelle]

Hits:
Amish pins
shealoe butter
Chagrin Valley Shampoo Bars for the times I use shampoo


No misses.

 

[Skydancer]

Hits:
Amish pins
shealoe butter
Chagrin Valley Shampoo Bars for the times I use shampoo


No misses.

Hey Cichelle
I have been tempted to try Chagrin Valley for awhile now... how does it make your hair feel? Do you need to condition afterwards? Thanks:]

 

[vickid]

HITS
Silicon Mix Capilar Treatment Conditioner
Shower Water filter!!!!--why didn't I get this sooner!?!?!

MISS
Ellin Lavar Nourish Oil (I wasted $15!!)

 

[cocopuff]

HITS
Silicon Mix Capilar Treatment Conditioner
Shower Water filter!!!!--why didn't I get this sooner!?!?!

MISS
Ellin Lavar Nourish Oil (I wasted $15!!)

I just saw the commercial for these products this morning!

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

Hits:
Capilo: Honey & Milk, Avacodo, Silk protein, and Sole & Cinnamon poo and rinse
S-curl
Fantasia IC hair polisher
Avacodo and Coconut Milk (homemade cond.)
Carrot oil, Avacodo oil, and Tea Tree oil.
MNT
MTG
Surge 14
Hollywood beauty cholesteral (carrot)
Misses:
LeKair cholesteral (definately have to spice this up) leaves my hair dry
Queen Helen cholesteral " " "
Jury still out:
Clairol's Vitapointe

 

[miracle]

Hits:
Rivas Silicon Mix Intensive Leave-in Hair Shine and Conditioner

ORS Replinishing Pak-- (Don't know what took me so long to try this one )

No Misses

 

[Cichelle]

Hey Cichelle
I have been tempted to try Chagrin Valley for awhile now... how does it make your hair feel? Do you need to condition afterwards? Thanks:]

Yes, I do need to condition. I was hoping I wouldn't, but it didn't work out that way. It's really hard to explain how it makes my hair feel, but it's nothing like regular shampoo. I like to put conditioner on my hair and use the bar on my scalp. But I don't shampoo often. I do wonder what would happen if I used this shampoo bar every day. I know someone with my hair type that did that and it worked very well after about two weeks. She said it was hard to get used to but her hair has really done well with them. She uses them all the time now. Anyway, I love these bars. I have the Lavender and Spice and the Rosemary Mint. I wish they were a bit more moisturizing. I might try one of her soaps as a shampoo bar at some point. She sells samples that are a good size for trying out, if you're interested. Great customer service.

 

[natstar]

Hits
Parnevu Organic Hair Mayo-had this for a while, just started using it- works great, although they could have left the herb bits out.

Misses-
none

 

[secretdiamond]

Revisited Hits:
S-Curl
Surge 14 (for moisture/detangling) It's the only thing that improves the elasticity of my hair
NTM Silky Touch leave-in on dry hair

On the Fence: MTG (too soon to tell)

Miss: Queen Helene's Hot Jojoba Oil Treatment - didn't notice much of a difference in my hair. I'll try it again.

I bought Pure Jojoba Oil from Vitamin Shoppe, but have yet to use it.

 

[Cheleigh]

Hits
* Bear Claw Clip (I finally got this y'all--it was a lifesaver today--photo of it in my hair at the end of my photo album)
* New flexirods (got the blue--size smaller) and they work well
* Nature's Blessings hair pomade--works well for my ends
* Flaxseed gel--I finally made a batch that worked, and I love it. It's great to mix w/ the IC Fantasia or alone for a soft hold (I modified it a bit by adding aloe vera gel and jojoba oil).

Misses
*None yet

Jury still out
* Giovanni Direct Leave-in (I am still using my Organics leave-in hair mayo as my main after wash leave-in so I don't know if Giovanni is working for me yet)
* Carrot shampoo bar--I got a shampoo bar from a local vendor that I've used for the past two weeks. I'm not sure if it's getting my hair clean enough. It maybe that I'm not shampooing my hair correctly.

 

[lexi08]

I was thinking about all the good products I tried this month and decided to start the thread for September,here goes:

Hits

Lacio Lacio Star Nice & Gloss Hot Oil Treatment
Silicon Mix Capilar Treatment Conditioner
Vo5 Straight Hair
Circle of Friends Pineapple Detangler
Giovanni Direct Leave-In Conditioner

Misses

Silicon Mix Leave-In Conditioner
Motions After-Shampoo Moisturizing Conditioner

I have the Star Nice & Gloss hot oil treatment. Would you mind telling me how you used this. Thank you

 

[asubeauty]

Hits:
ORS Replenishing Pak - this left my hair soooo soft and only cost $1.18!!!
Aphogee - This really did stop breakage, although it smells AWFUL!
Lottabody setting lotion - didn't leave my hair crunchy and my rollerset lasts longer.

Misses:
None

 

[NewYorkgyrl]

Hits:
10 en 1 conditioner
Hollywood beauty Carrot Oil
Giovanni Direct Leave-in
Lacio Lacio


Miss:
10 en 1 rinse (never again this was a waste of money it did not give me any slip)

 

[darkflame213]

Hit:
Jamaica Black Castor Oil from sams!!!!!

no misses

 

[simplycee]

Hits:

- ORS Replenishing pak (all I can say is WOW),

Revisited Hit:

- ORS Carrot Oil Creme

Miss:

- Silicon Mix (anyone want it)?

 

[Crackers Phinn]

Hits -
Ampro Pro Style Gel + spritz + toothbrush
see my album for details

Misses -
All the other ish I bought to lay my edges down.

 

[MzTami]

Hits

Flexi-Rods (works unbelieveable, even though setting didn't come out in spirals, that was my fault)

Hollywood Beauty Olive Oil Cholesterol deep conditioner(ooh I love this stuff!, I mixed aloe vera, carrot oil, coconut oil with it, and my hair was soft and moisturized)

Isoplus Castro Oil(gives my daughters hair a lot of shine)

Water filterating system from Lowes

Revisited
S-Curl (I diluted it with distilled water and it's okay)
Elasta liquid Silky silk Gel(it works better than the Glaze)

Misses
Queen Helena Jojoba hot oil treatment(tangles my hair baddd!!)
Elasta QP Glaze(did nothing for my transitioning new growth)

Indecisive
Generic from Sallys's Paul Mitchell The conditioner leave-in(It seems to be too greasy)

 

[cocopuff]

I have the Star Nice & Gloss hot oil treatment. Would you mind telling me how you used this. Thank you

No, I don't mind. I placed the little bottle of hot oil treatment in a shallow bowl of hot water and let it sit for a few minutes, then I drizzled it over my whole head and placed a plastic cap over it for 10 minutes and rinsed/shampooed out.

 

[WesternEyes]

Hits:
MTG
Profectiv Anti Breakage Shimmering oil sheen
Suave Daily Moisture Conditioner

 

[lexi08]

No, I don't mind. I placed the little bottle of hot oil treatment in a shallow bowl of hot water and let it sit for a few minutes, then I drizzled it over my whole head and placed a plastic cap over it for 10 minutes and rinsed/shampooed out.

Thanks Cocopuff!!! I am going to use mine next week!

 

[esoterica]

Hits: Peppermint Oil

 

[Sweet C]

Hits: Skala Dominican Mix Vegetal Hair Reconstructor (as a rinse)

Misses: Elasta QP Mango Butter (thankfully its all gone now!)

 

[Iansan]

Revisited Hits:
Paul Mitchell Hair Repair Treatment
Porosity Control
Salon's Choice Cholesterol Treatment
Paul Mitchell Super Charged Moisturizer as a Leave In
Coconut Oil

Miss:
ORS Carrot Oil Creme

 

[lkg4healthyhair]

Hits:
Oyin Greg Juice Leave-in
Oyin Whipped Pudding - use this over mtg to mask the smell
Oyin Shine and Define - great for ponytails
Oyin Honey Hemp - Love this stuff, my hair is so soft after using it
Paul Mitchell Foaming Pomade - nice for ponytails also
IC Fantasia Gel with Sparkelites - This gives me same results a Curly Pudding
Kenra Moist Conditioner


Misses: Ion moist conditioner

 

[Ms Red]

First the Good:

-IC Fantasia Gel w/Sparklites (only when I'm co-washing every 2-3 days)
-My own mixture of water (1/3), Infusium 23 For Damaged Hair (2/3), S-Curl spray & Olive Oil-- I use this to spritz my hair when it's not straight and maintain moisture.
-CON as a poo and LeKair Cholesterol as a con

Now the Bad:

-Nexxus Therappe: I was trying to finish the bottle but caved and got Cream of Nature. This poo really makes my hair dry!

 

[CrownnGlori]

Hit:

Pantene Intensive Moisturising Mask for Co-washes

 

[isawstars]

HIT: Surge's deoderizer

That's surprisingly the only product I bought this month

 

[TrulyBlessed]

Hit: Fantasia IC Gel w/ sparklelites- the first gel that doesn't lie to me (actually holds, non-drying, and does not flake...bye bye ampro)

 

[LABETT]

HITS
Skala Milk Bath Coonditioner (slip city)
Luk's Olive Oil and Rosemary Conditioner
Leklair Aloevera Cholesterol (green) great slip
Now Peppermint Oil
Now Rosemary Oil

Jury Still Out
Sedal Ceramidas Conditioner
Sedal Hidraloe Conditioner

MISSES
Crom Emergencia Hair Polisher