Last week, I took my twists out and I wanted to pamper my hair with a nice deep conditioning treatment before I styled. But guess what? I had run out.
Gasp! I had been using QP Elasta’s DPR-11 or Ms. Key’s 10 en 1.
Thankfully, great bloggers and commenters have shared a secret with me: mix some oil with a regular conditioner to make a deep conditioning treatment. So, I mixed my oil mixture with some Aussie Moist and EO Rose & Chamomile conditioner, slapped on a plastic cap and my Heat Therapy Wrap and called it a day.
But, as I think about it, I want a DC treatment. The day before I realized a had run out of deep conditioner, I was caressing a $3.99 Pantene Pro-V Medium-Thick Hair Solutions Intensive Restoration Treatment at Shoppers that I thought long and hard about buying. I could have went up the street to my local beauty supply and get some more QP Elasta DPR-11… but I am trying to use more organic products.
Luckily for me, Honey Fig is having their Anniversary Sale! (You know I was looking for an excuse to buy something!). Here are some of the front runners:
- Blended Beauty Herbal Reconditioner, $24
- Carol’s Daughter Tui Hair Smoothie, $26
- Jessicurl Weekly Deep Conditioning Treatment, $24
On an aside, last week, the natural hair blogs were all beside themselves because it seems that one of the more popular hair product manufacturers, Afroveda, increased their prices. I can’t use their products (chocked full of coconut and nuts), but I can understand people’s annoyance. These products — including the ones I just listed — aren’t cheap. I don’t expect to spend $4 on an all-natural product, but really, the prices are getting out of control. I know getting all-natural or organic products is important, but that doesn’t mean that I can break the bank! Deep conditioners with good ingredients have no business being in the mid-$20 range — it’s ridiculous and unnecessary.
So, because of that rant, I checked out well.ca to see what green deep conditioners I can try without breaking the bank. I’m thinking of trying out these (even if I have to add some oil to the mixture):
- Alaffia Neem & Shea Butter Scalp Recovery Conditioner, $16.69
- Avalon Organics Peppermint Revitalizing Conditioner with Babassu Oil, $8.69
- Hugo Naturals Red Tea & Ylang Ylang Conditioner, $17.59
- North American Hemp Co. Omega Deep Conditioning Treatment, $10.25
A lot more financially manageable, n’est pas?
What are your recommendations? The only request I have is that your recommendations for me don’t have any coconut-based ingredients or nut oils. Lemme know!
The Accidental Natural 
Hey there! I use Aubrey Organics. I haven’t given my hair a treatment in a while. I am excited to finally give my hair some TLC. I’ve heard Giovanni Direct is a good one.
You’re teasing me with Aubrey Organics! I would love to try it, but it’s chock full of coconut 😦 It seems like many of the good conditioners are full of coconut. Sigh. I am going to check out Giovanni and see if they have a deep conditioner.
I use the Curls Curl Ecstasy Asian Tea Conditioner on my daughter’s hair. I looked at the ingredients and didn’t see any nut ingredients in it.
I also found the Curls products at Shades of Beauty in Agincourt Mall and they were cheaper than other stores I have bought them at (which were also cheaper than Honey Fig). Trade Secrets sells them now too, though I don’t know what their prices are.
Whoo hoo! No nut or coconut in there — as far as I can see! Maybe I’ll try it out. My sister-in-law LOVES Curls products, so I’ll see. I didn’t know Shades of Beauty carried Curls! The last time I was in there was probably early this year and I didn’t see anything. It’s easier for me to get to Trades Secrets, so I may pick it up one of these days.
Oh, I hope that Shades of Beauty hasn’t stopped carrying the products! Good thing I stocked up when I was there. I got tired of driving east to get the products (and have them never be there) so I looked on the Curls website and found them there.
Do you know anywhere in T.O. other than Honey Fig that sells lines like Blended Beauty and Carol’s Daughter? I want to give those lines a try.
I recently fell in love with Nature’s Gate Jojoba conditioner. Not sure about the nut content!
I also adore Giovanni, especially their Vitapro Fusion leave in treatment, but that’s for my fine, straight hair. So if you’re looking for something more intense maybe try their Direct Leave-in or the Nutrafix Hair Reconstructor. Based on the ingredients list at Well.ca, looks like that last one is nut free!
Thanks Laura! I’m going to research the ingredients to make sure. It’s always good to have a bunch of recommended products to try!