Sunday, January 22, 2012

Hold me down- hair edition


Hello Ladies
I am about 6 months post relaxer and I am thinking that I won't relax again, but that's another story. I was able to put my hair in a ponytail only because I blow dried and flat ironed it last week. However, throughout the week water has caused my edges to swing back into curly formation. I decided to pull out a "holding" product to lay down my edges for what I wanted to be a sleek pulled back ponytail.
I decided to use the Organic Root Stimulator Smooth and Hold Pudding. I didn't remember to check the ingredients before applying it, but the first ingredient is water. So this aided in making the curls even curlier. If you have straight hair naturally or a relaxer, this product may work but as shown in the picture below, my hair line was completely raised. From afar it may have looked like a smooth ponytail but upon closer inspection, it was clear that this product isn't the one that will hold down my coils.
(click on the picture for a better view)

HOWEVER, as you can see on the tub of pudding, hold is actually the last thing mentioned on the label underneath the name of the product. In order it states that this product, moisturizes, shines AND Holds. So I feel it is necessary to address the other two claims.
Shine-
This was a no go in the shine area. The product added no noticeable shine to my tresses. It didn't make it look dull, but it just didn't add any shiny brilliance to my hair. I would turn to other products to add shine. On a shine scale of 1-10 (10 being the greatest shine payoff) this product gets a 4 at best.
Moisturize
Surprisingly, I think we may have a winner.... kind of. What I noticed most of all from this $4.99 product is that my hair didn't feel too dry or brittle. It actually felt, dare I say moisturized initially. My hair is usually dry but this product did give me a moisturized feeling. After the product was fully absorbed in my hair and it dried, it did loose some of the moisture but it wasn't completely dry. As a result, of the three claims, the moisture was the most that I got out of this pudding. It was not good enough to replace any of my go to moisturizers.
Consistency
The product really does have the consistency of pudding that you would eat. It isn't sticky and after touching it, I don't feel like my hands are tacky.
Would I buy this again?
I would not buy this product again for two reasons, one my intention was to hold down my hair and it failed in that regard.
Ingredients
The picture below was the best that I could do to show you the ingredients on the label. This paraben free product includes glycerin, sweet almond oil, coconut oil and avocado oil. It does include cones, mineral oil and two dyes. I picked this one up because it is free of parabens unlike the "edge control" by Organic Root Stimulator. I did hear that the edge control is great but I'd rather stay away from parabens.





So I ask, what do you use to keep all of your strands in place?

7 comments:

Maven said...

This is funny because I finished the transition process last July. I don't think I have yet found the product that can truly hold down the edges. At least not one I would want to use. My curlies always come through. But believe me, it I do find one, I will be writing about it!

Good luck if you decide to transition. It has some rough moments, trust, but you will make it through. :)

Product Junkie Diva said...

Hey Maven
Thanks for the comment and support. I had no idea you transitioned- wonderful. I will post on it too, if I ever find a good product that can hold these curls down. :-)
Pjd

Mrs Count said...

I haven't figured out how to make my curlies stay down yet. Since you are queen of trying products, I'm sure you'll discover something before I will!

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kimyettabetts said...

The best product that I have found to hold my natural hair is the ECO Styler Moroccan Argan Oil Gel. I been a fan of your tube videos for over two years now glad I found your blog.

Product Junkie Diva said...

Hi Mrs Count-LOl I'm still looking.


Hello Kimyettabetts - I'm glad you found the blog, thanks for checking me out. I will definitely look for the product you suggested. Thanks so much.
PJd

Michelle said...

I used the product for my braid out on three occasions. I was wondering why my braid out looked dry, didn't really give me the look I had without using this product. Thank you for breaking the ingredients down.