Review- Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie

Description: All-natural hair dressing moisturizes hair and imparts a shine and bounce to curls. Nutrient rich vegetable butters condition hair, restoring moisture, body and shine. Enhances curls, minimizes frizz and provides curl control. For thick, curly hair.

Ingredients: Deionized Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Cocos Nucifera Oil (Coconut), Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil (Avocado), Vegetable Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Silk Protein, Ammonium Salt, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil (Neem), Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil (Carrot), Sorbitol Esters, Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B-5), Caprylyl Glycol, Essential Oil Blend, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower and Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract (Honeysuckle and Japanese Honeysuckle), Tocopherol (Vitamin E)


Thoughts: I purchased this product- wanting a styler, I have wanted this product for aaaaages! It is quite pricey- this was actually about £12.99 from Beauty By Zara which is cheap! Usually it retails for £15 and up (have you seen the prices on Ebay?!). Onto the review. The first thing I noticed when I opened the product was how much you get- it is quite a lot. Second, the texture it is really thick which is perfect for type 4 hair (as noted in the description 'thick hair'). Third, the smell which I don't really like- I don't think I am a fan of the smell of shea butter anyway. As for a styler it does work well I will post the video below but it could have more hold! The con is the price but however if you apply it on wet hair it is easier to distribute and you will use less product as opposed to applying it on dry hair. Overall I give it 4/5.
Ingredients/description from www.naturallycurly.com

Mini Natural Hair Product Haul

I purchased the above products online as I did not have a moisturiser so decided to settle for the all-natural Shea Butter and I was running low on Aubrey Organics and I CANNOT be without this deep conditioner! I have been wanting to purchase the Curl Enhancing Smoothie for aaaaages and I am so glad I got my hands on it. The Shea Butter was from Amazon and the remaining products from Beauty By Zara. Here are some other peoples to purchase natural hair products.

Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo 12oz

Okay here is the review for this shampoo. I have been wanting to purchase a Shea Moisture product for over a year now and was very pleased when it came to London. I did write a blogpost when I purchased it but unfortunately British Curlies sent me the wrong shampoo (Curl & Shine).

So I rang them up the following day and they kindly sent out the correct shampoo with a freepost post label included. As you can see from the previous picture, they sent me a sample of Hairveda whipped ends moisturiser. If you would like to read a review on this sample- click here.


Anyway onto my review. I have used this shampoo twice, once after deep conditioning and once before deep conditoning.This was in order to better assess the effects of the shampoo on my hair.

 The price of the shampoo was £10.99, however for 12 ounces of product- that is not too bad.

Description:
This gentle, all-natural shampoo will help soften, moisturize and repair damaged, over-processed hair.
Directions: Apply shampoo to wet hair, gently massage and work into a rich lather, then rinse thoroughly
Ingredients: Ingredients: Deionized water, Decyl Glucoside (sugar beets), African Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea butter) (denotes certified organic ingredients), aloe vera leaf juice, Argan Oil, Panthenol (pro-vitamin B-5, rosemary extract, sea kelp extract, vitamin E, Lonicera Caprifolium (honeysuckle) flower and Lonicera Japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) flower extract.

Thoughts: Prior to purchasing I already knew a strength of the Shea Moisture line, it has "No Parabens, No Phthalates, No Paraffin, No Gluten, No Propylene Glycol, No Mineral Oil, No Synthetic Fragrance, No Animal Testing, No Synthetic Colour, No DEA, No Animal Ingredients, No Sulfates." So it is definitely all natural, which is an advantage! 




The first time I used my hair, it was so dry and it definitely was a good test to see how moisturising this shampoo was. It is super moisturising! When I put this shampoo in my hair, it felt so so so soft! It was amazing how it changed the feeling of my hair to a dry, straw like feeling to soft and kind of mushy. Another good thing is the smell, it is not strong at all it smells like a mild coconut scented soap. Furthermore, I did not need a huge amount of product at all. I used three pumps the first time and that was waaay too much because it lathers quite a lot. I would use one to two pumps in the future. I would definitely repurchase again, the only thing I did not like was the fact I have to order this online, wait for it to arrive and pay for shipping. Otherwise I really like this shampoo! I shampoo every other week so hopefully this will last me a very long time. I give this product 4/5.

Information from http://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/store/