tiredbeauty
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http://www.kynxhaircare.com/
This is my first review of anything, ever, so bear with me
I saw that the kits were on sale for $20.00 (I believe they still are), so I decided to give them a try because lord knows I've spent more money on other things pertaining to my hair
. I got the I Am Unique kit which contains: i am Natural...softening cream cleanser, i am Strong...silky kinks ultra hydrating conditioner, i am Fierce...refreshing leave in moisturizer, i am Unique...texture defining gel and a sample of i am Pure...monoi de tahiti oil.
It's marketed for Naturals and I'm working with three textures on my head right now; relaxed, texlaxed and 20 weeks worth of NG. And I must admit that it worked wonders on my texlax and NG, I would actually like to revisit his product completely texlaxed because I think my wash n' go's would be very pretty. I also have very thick and coarse hair, I'm a type 4 (not sure which category though)
i am Natural softening cream cleanser - well it lives up to its name, it made my hair SUPER silky, I kept rinsing because I didn't know if I got it all out! It didn't lather at all, so I kept thinking I needed more (next time I'll apply in sections) but it also detangled my NG and made it easy for my to glide my fingers through it.
i am Strong silky kinks ultra hydrating conditioner - umm with this one I didn't feel the "silk" as it advertises. The bottle says that it could be used as a co wash, but its super thick and at 10.99 for an 8 oz bottle, I'd rather stick with my VO5's for cowashes. I did keep it on for the amount of time specified which was 4-5 minutes and although my hair kind of felt less silky, still soft but not as silky as the cream cleanser made it, one thing I can say, is that my NG continued to be completely soft and tangle free!
i am Fierce refreshing leave in moisturizer - Ok when I first applied it to my hair, I didn't really care how it made my hair feel, it reminds me of really thick water (if that makes any sense
). The bottle does say to use a spray bottle but I was super lazy and just squirted it in my hand. However, I got sidetracked and took a phone call from a friend and we talked for like 2 hours, and where my hair would usually start to dry out (I usually use Cantu and Giovanni's weightless leave-in) and feel kind of crunchy one the ends, with this stuff it didn't at all. My hair was still completely moisturized from root to tip and when I went to twist it up, I had FAR LESS breakage, it made my hair like butter! No tangles whatsoever, I didn't feel like I was ripping through my hair or anything, it just cooperated. (and I do finger parts)
I didn't try the i am Unique texture gel because I twist my hair while wet and I felt like I would be overdoing it. I'm actually not sure when i'm going to give it a try because the only days I re-twist my hair is on wash days...and the oil, it's basically coconut oil infused with a gardenia flower from what I've read in my searches. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Overall, all of the products are very moisturizing. I like the cleanser and although it has Mineral Oil in the ingredients list, since I only cleanse my hair one a month or two, I think I'll be fine. I didn't really care for the conditioner, I'm going to give another go one of these days. And I'll keep the leave-in cause you cant beat zero tangles!
I would like to see how it works for a 100% natural.
Oh and the smell, if you like gardenias and citrus, you will like the smell...it still has to grow on me
This is my first review of anything, ever, so bear with me
I saw that the kits were on sale for $20.00 (I believe they still are), so I decided to give them a try because lord knows I've spent more money on other things pertaining to my hair
. I got the I Am Unique kit which contains: i am Natural...softening cream cleanser, i am Strong...silky kinks ultra hydrating conditioner, i am Fierce...refreshing leave in moisturizer, i am Unique...texture defining gel and a sample of i am Pure...monoi de tahiti oil.It's marketed for Naturals and I'm working with three textures on my head right now; relaxed, texlaxed and 20 weeks worth of NG. And I must admit that it worked wonders on my texlax and NG, I would actually like to revisit his product completely texlaxed because I think my wash n' go's would be very pretty. I also have very thick and coarse hair, I'm a type 4 (not sure which category though)
i am Natural softening cream cleanser - well it lives up to its name, it made my hair SUPER silky, I kept rinsing because I didn't know if I got it all out! It didn't lather at all, so I kept thinking I needed more (next time I'll apply in sections) but it also detangled my NG and made it easy for my to glide my fingers through it.
i am Strong silky kinks ultra hydrating conditioner - umm with this one I didn't feel the "silk" as it advertises. The bottle says that it could be used as a co wash, but its super thick and at 10.99 for an 8 oz bottle, I'd rather stick with my VO5's for cowashes. I did keep it on for the amount of time specified which was 4-5 minutes and although my hair kind of felt less silky, still soft but not as silky as the cream cleanser made it, one thing I can say, is that my NG continued to be completely soft and tangle free!
i am Fierce refreshing leave in moisturizer - Ok when I first applied it to my hair, I didn't really care how it made my hair feel, it reminds me of really thick water (if that makes any sense
). The bottle does say to use a spray bottle but I was super lazy and just squirted it in my hand. However, I got sidetracked and took a phone call from a friend and we talked for like 2 hours, and where my hair would usually start to dry out (I usually use Cantu and Giovanni's weightless leave-in) and feel kind of crunchy one the ends, with this stuff it didn't at all. My hair was still completely moisturized from root to tip and when I went to twist it up, I had FAR LESS breakage, it made my hair like butter! No tangles whatsoever, I didn't feel like I was ripping through my hair or anything, it just cooperated. (and I do finger parts)I didn't try the i am Unique texture gel because I twist my hair while wet and I felt like I would be overdoing it. I'm actually not sure when i'm going to give it a try because the only days I re-twist my hair is on wash days...and the oil, it's basically coconut oil infused with a gardenia flower from what I've read in my searches. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Overall, all of the products are very moisturizing. I like the cleanser and although it has Mineral Oil in the ingredients list, since I only cleanse my hair one a month or two, I think I'll be fine. I didn't really care for the conditioner, I'm going to give another go one of these days. And I'll keep the leave-in cause you cant beat zero tangles!
I would like to see how it works for a 100% natural.
Oh and the smell, if you like gardenias and citrus, you will like the smell...it still has to grow on me
Love the Rack.
