Lilmama1011
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and was surprised it was moisturizing? Suave? V05? I have never tried but was wondering.... especially with suave since it's thicker
My cheapie DC is Queen Helene Cholesterol. It's usually $2-$3 and it's been my staple for almost 5 years. I use it as a base, not by itself though. I just add oils and salt if I want a moisturizing DC. Or I add an egg or some full fat plain yogurt for a protein tx. For the last few years, I've been adding ayurveda powders to it. Love it!
Queen Helene Cholesterol is a protein deep conditioner and it has been a staple of mines for over.....well a long time lol. I've mostly use it plain. I have tried it once with Ayurveda powders. I like the idea of adding oils to it can't wait to try that out. What does salt do?
My cheapie DC is Queen Helene Cholesterol. It's usually - and it's been my staple for almost 5 years. I use it as a base, not by itself though. I just add oils and salt if I want a moisturizing DC. Or I add an egg or some full fat plain yogurt for a protein tx. For the last few years, I've been adding ayurveda powders to it. Love it!
(coming out of lurkdom after a year to beg a moment of my idols' time )
@MzSwift if you don't mind, do you get any breakage ever while washing or styling? thank you!
Gracie I wish I could explain how the salt works. There was a thread on another board back in 2009 where the ladies were raving about salt and how sea salt was an ingredient in some of their hair products. I never paid any attention to it until I had a henna mishap a year later and my hair was a hard mess. After 3 different trips to the store for moisturizing DC's, I decided to add 1.5 tsp of table salt to my DC. My hair felt like butter as it was being applied and was so soft after rinsing it out. It has been a staple ever since! Some ladies say it's like how salt makes the body retain water, it does the same for the hair. I honestly don't care I just know it works.
A cheapie can lubricate the hair with cones or oils but not deep condition unless it says that it is a deep conditioner or treatment. Deep conditioners have molecules that are able to penetrate the hair shaft. Regular conditions have molecules too big to penetrate. That's what I was told. So you can use cheapie stuff to moisturize or detangle but not really deep condition.
I use Tresemme Naturals Vibrantly Smooth to DC weekly. My hair is butter soft with it every time. I usually add EVOO, but even without it my hair come out great.