January hit & misses

[sithembile]

It would be good to especially hear from those who were on the hair product challenge!

Hits:
Phyto karite conditioner

Undecided:
Elasta qp intense conditioner
Surge - bought it, tried it once but after all the bad reviews I haven't used it again

Misses:
Profectiv 60 second strengthener - did nothing for my hair
John Frieda frizz ease serum - made my hair hard

 

[JenniferMD]

Hits:

GNC's Biotin 600mcg
African Royale Braid Sheen
Soft Sheen Care Free Curl
Infusium23 leave-in hair treatment

Misses:

GNC's Women's Ultra Mega Vitamins

 

[DigitalRain]

Hits:

CD Hair Milk and Hair Butter
CD Hair Balm


Miss:

B&B Castor Oil Moisturizer-leaves a ton of dulling buildup

 

[LisaG]

HITS:

S-Curl I will always find a reason to use this.

Infusium It kinda thickens my hair.

Silica
11mg Hair really likes this.

MSM
1500mg Softer

GNC Hair, nail and skin vitimans
Hair really likes too.

Conditioner washes

MISSES:

Surge Woojee Cream Makes my hard like steel wool

 

[inthepink]

HITS
Fantasia IC Ice Pomade

MISSES
Aveda Styling Curresence Leave-in Detangler - Could feel my hair dry out as soon as I sprayed it on!

 

[Angelicus]

January was the month I became a PJ.

Hits (that I have used so far):
Elasta QP Breakage Control Serum
Miss Key 10 en 1 Super Conditioner
Motions Nourish Leave In
Proclaim Glossing Polish

Some of Marguerites' Magic (on dry hair)

No misses.

Other fun raves & rants can be found on my hair site.

 

[karezone]

Hits:
Bark Brown hennalucent hair (so wonderfully black)
VO5 strawberries and cream conditioner
Pantene Hydrating curls
Elasta Qp mango butter
my own leave in mix (VO5 conditioner, olive oil, infusium 23, and spring water)

 

[moneychaser]

Hits:
Walla Kolestral
Profectiv Healthy Ends
Olive Oil for my Skin (Da Bomb)
African Organics Shea Butter Moisterizer
Suave Humetress
African Organics Tea Tree Oil
Misses
African Organics Root Stimulator

So So
Biolage Detangler

 

[DahomeyAhosi]

hits: Elucence MB Conditioner, Keracare leave in conditioner
misses: none

 

[LABETT]

HITS
Fantasia Frizz Buster GEL-Love it

MISSES
None

 

[cutebajangirl]

HITS: Elasta QP Creme Conditioning Shampoo
Fantasia IC Serum
-never like serums before so this is big for me!
Elasta QP- Power Silk (diluted for rollersets)

MISSES: Elasta QP Shampoo for relaxed hair
Pink Oil Moisturizing Conditioning
Aussie Slip

***I will look into more of the Elasta QP line for Febuary.

Edited to Add:
HIT: Paul Mitchell Super skinny Shampoo and Conditioner.
One Word: Perfection
I think I have finnaly found my prefect moisturizing conditioner.

 

[sithembile]

CBG
What's the difference, in your experience, between the Elasta creme shampoo and the relaxed hair shampoo?

 

[Allandra]

Re: January Hits and Misses

Hits:
Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk
Carol’s Daughter Some of Marguerite’s Magic
Pantene Light Conditioner Spray Detangle

Misses:
None

 

[shelli4018]

Re: January Hits and Misses

Hits:
Deep Brilliance moisture shampoo/conditioner
Ouidad Quenching Curls conditioner
StaSoFro

 

[shoelover1972]

Hits
S-curl
UBH spray
Surge (Now I do not use it everyday)
Frequent washing
MSM
Drinking plenty of water
Keracare products (Shampoo, Conditioner & Silk n Seal)

MISSES
The Bargello plan - I did notice growth but it caused my skin to breakout the worst ever so for me it was not worth it.

 

[jemini]

Re: January Hits and Misses

Hits:
Nexxus Therrappe
Fantasia pomade
Pure Coconut oil

 

[cutebajangirl]

[ QUOTE ]
sithembile said:
CBG
What's the difference, in your experience, between the Elasta creme shampoo and the relaxed hair shampoo?

[/ QUOTE ]
I don't think either of them has much lather, but the relaxed hair one does have a little more. The RElaxed shampoo just didn't do anything for my hair, it didn't feel clean and it became tangled. Now the Creme conditioning made it sooooo soft and detangled my hair significantly.I had more slip with it than with a lot of conditioners. I didn't want to use a conditioner afterwards.

 

[deeplyrooted]

<font color="green"> Hits </font> :
<ul type="square">
[*]Elasta QP Shampoo for Relaxed Hair
[*]GNC's Hair, Skin &amp; Nails Vitamins
[/list]

<font color="red"> Misses </font>:
<ul type="square">
[*]Profectiv products (all the ones I tried made my scalp itch like crazy)
[*]Elasta QP Oil Recovery Moisturizer (made my head feel like it was on fiyah !!!) [/list]

 

[Islandgirl]

Hit:
Salerm 21 Leave In Conditioner

Miss:
Elasta QP Mango Butter

 

[Tee]

Hits
Redken Smooth Down Shampoo
Redken Smooth Down Conditioner
Redken Smooth Down Butter Treat
Redken Smooth Down Heat Glide Serum
Barlean's Flax Seed Oil (I get much better results taking the oil than the capsules!)

Misses
none

 

[lunalight7]

Hits:
Surge (although I usually just use on my temples)
Profective Breakfree (on temples)
Carefree Curl Gold (on temples)
Distilled Water (misted on ends)
Pure Unrefined Coconut oil (ends and strands)
Blow drying and flat ironing (sorry, but my hair was FIERCE)
Nexxus Ensure (rediscovered this)

Misses:
Mizani Moisturefuse (not really a miss - - just no biggie. Im using it up as a pre-shampoo condit.)

 

[cutebajangirl]

Two final misses:
Physique Clarifying Shampoo- turned my hair into a mat.
Matrix switchtrix- I can't get anything out of the bottle

 

[Supergirl]

HITS:

Deep Brilliance Purity Shampoo (a nice non-stripping shampoo)

Deep Brilliance Glisten (great for glossing up those protective styles)

MISSES:

Deep Brilliance Support Setting Lotion (I'll be sticking with their foamy set product)

 

[SilkyandSmooth]

No hits
Misses: Deep Brillance shampoo, conditioner and leave in spray.

 

[MoezThunder]

Hits: Elasta QP Mango Butter (oohhhwwweeee soft!)
Elasta QP Breakage Control Serum
Elasta QP Glaze
Motions Moisture Silk conditioner(thanks Blaxlrose)

Misses: Suave Professional Humectant( tolerable w/ a little EVOO added)
Elasta QP Conditioning Cream Shampoo (not really impressed)

 

[Tracy]

[ QUOTE ]
anky said:
January was the month I became a PJ.

Hits (that I have used so far):
Elasta QP Breakage Control Serum
Miss Key 10 en 1 Super Conditioner
Motions Nourish Leave In
Proclaim Glossing Polish

Some of Marguerites' Magic (on dry hair)

No misses.

Other fun raves &amp; rants can be found on my hair site.

[/ QUOTE ]

You liked the Motions! I'm happy!

 

[Tracy]

Hits:

Redken Butter Treat (still evaluating it on rollersets, but overall I love the stuff. I want to try it out with other leave in's too)

Dove Moisturizing Conditioner

Yoriel Honey Almond Conditioner

Salerm Ends Restructuring Treatment (a serum)


Misses:

Maybe surge...I got some tingling in my scalp that scared me a little. not sure if I'll continue. It also seems to dry out my roots a little - that's where I sprayed it the most....

Still evaluating: Hot Tools Ion Hood Dryer...It's definitely a good dryer - but the jury is still out on the whole "ion" thing - and whether it's just a regular dryer or superior to other hood dryers. Stay tuned...

 

[AngelForLove]

Hits:
Bath and Body Works Bio Hydrating Conditioner

I love it!
Cristina Satin Nites scarf (my satin night cap would slip off and did not look as cute)

The jury is still out on Proclaim's cholesterol.

 

[cary]

No new products!!!

. . . but the month isn't over yet.

I really, really want to buy Kenra's new Silkening Gloss.

http://www.kenra.com/html/platinum.asp

I had the chance to sample a bit of it a few weeks ago, and it was awesome (the sheen, the softness, the smell). I have vowed not to buy any new products until I go through my current stock . . . but since I've given away a lot of products to friends (including all of my serums) . . . maybe I can justify purchasing this new product.

 

[MissB]

Hits:

Elasta QP Glaze (smooths new growth really well)
John Frieda Secret Weapon (very moisturizing)
Joico K-Pak Protect and Shine Serum (smells good and no alcohol)
Redken Smooth Down Conditioner
Redken Smooth Down Butter Treat
Deep Brilliance Hydration Shampoo
Deep Brilliance Reconstruct

Misses:
Beyond the Zone Get N Creamed (didn't care for the smell)
Deep Brilliance Reflect (too greasy)
Deep Brilliance Shine (too greasy)

Undecided:
Redken Smooth Down Shampoo (excellent shampoo but I think I'm having an allergic reaction)