NATURAL HAIR PRODUCTS I HATE

The internet is filled with content with recommendations of products for type 4 hair so I thought I'd do a post on the products I didn't like and would never recommend.

As I Am Leave-In Conditioner

This product was recommended to me in person by a woman with beautiful type 4 hair so I was hopeful. She raved about how moisturising this product was and I literally bought it the next day. I can't tell you whether or not it's moisturising because I never left it in my hair long enough - every time I tried to use this leave-in and added anything on top, it would immediately pill! The one time I let it dry to see if the pills would disappear, I had so much flaking that my hair looked grey! My friend who she'd also recommended this leave-in to had the same experience.

Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding

Woooh chile! This ridiculously expensive product, with all its unfavourable ingredients, was a snowball fight in my hair from the very first application! In addition to the flaking, it left my hair feeling so sticky I immediately has to wash my hair again. If I ever had to give a product 0/10 it would definitely be this one.

Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Leave-In Conditioner

I used to absolutely love this leave-in but then Shea Moisture did the unforgivable and reformulated it. What used to be a moisturising product, became a watery mess that left my hair oily but not moisturised. Shea Moisture need to tell me what was the reason!

Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream

Everyone raved about this product so much so that, 6 years after I purchased it the first time, I bought it again just to see if I had used it incorrectly the first time! In both instances it did absolutely nothing for my hair, other than leave it feeling coated in a way I did not like.

Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter

This hair butter had a beautiful, whipped consistency and was definitely a staple at the time (circa. 2012) but to be honest, it was just glorified shea butter. There are better, and cheaper, alternatives now.

Honourable Mentions

Giovanni Direct Leave-In Conditioner, Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and Oyin Handmade Hair Dew. I have written about these before so I'll just leave a link to my thoughts on them here.

I'm sure you've noticed that quite a few products on this list are leave-ins. I've had such bad luck with them, that I started to believe they were a waste of money and time (some people still feel this way 👀). I have since discovered leave-ins that I love, so let me know if you'd like my recommendations. Are any of these products your holy grail or do you agree with me? Let me know in the comments below.

Not Rude, Honest

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