Creme of Nature review

A few months ago, while out with my mother, we stopped in a Sally’s. I was looking for some Crème of Nature products. I’d seen a review of some of their products from MSVaughnTV and wanted to try them for myself.  

Side note: Finding the shampoo in stores is a pain…seriously. How does the store carry the conditioner and not the shampoo! 

Anywho, I found this product and wanted to try it:

 

Not the full bottle, but the little packet. Since going natural, I find it hard to keep my hair moist and soft and I am desperate for anything that tells me it will do it. So, I took it home….aaaaannnnnnnddddd promptly forgot about it.

 Till Thanksgiving. 

I came home to my parents’ house with extremely dry hair from having been on the plane nearly 5 hours total,  a long business trip and having been reduced to using hotel shampoo and conditioner and wanted to try it out so I packed it and brought it along. I washed my hair with the shampoo and put this on after, with just a shower cap. The pack says to use a dryer, but I don’t have one so I just used the heat from my head and hair.

 THIS STUFF IS AMAZING.

 I usually find that after a regular wash and rinse conditioner and even a leave-in, my hair is rough by the next morning and I’m using something extra to just bring it back to life.

 

Not with this…oh no…

The next morning my hair was soft to the touch, as if I’d just stepped out of the shower. It had a nice spring to it and did not feel dry or brittle. Now, I have to add that I did use their leave-in product with the conditioner but still…even when I was combing it through and putting it in my hair; I noticed a difference in texture immediately. This stuff is gold…I’m in love. I think I just love the whole product line, but this stuff has sold me on it for good.

 

*this is not sponsored. Just giving my opinion*

Natural Hair

Today I was in Home Depot with my mother when the cashier looked at me and said: “I like your hair.” Then she proceeded to ask me how long I’ve been natural and tell me a bit about her natural hair story and how long she’s been natural.
 

As I left the store, I thought to myself: Why is it such a phenomenon for black women to be natural? Why does it always surprise women that I do not put chemicals in my hair and haven’t since 2010?

 Does anyone else ask this to themselves when you are questioned about your hair?

 I’m not sure why it stops me in my tracks or has me thinking about it later, but it does. I wonder how my hair is perceived in the community, how outsiders see my hair and their perception of what my attitude must be to have hair this big and this “unkempt”. I know my father’s view, based on a time when the afro represented black power and rage at the ‘man’ and rebellion and anger and everything else that came with it. I…I think I see some it in my attitude as well, when I’m picking out the curls, when I style it, when I walk by the window of a store and think “Damn…my hair looks good.” I feel it when people want to touch it like I’m some kind of animal at the zoo, see what it feels like, how it springs back when they slam their hand into it as if I can’t feel anything. I sense it beneath the edges of control when people make assumptions of who I am at first glance of my hair, how I get a wide berth while at the same time getting the side glance to make sure that I don’t take something.

But I digress…that is not what this post is about.

 I want to know why it is such a big deal that I am natural. Yes…it’s a lot of work, sometimes more than I want to really invest, but I do it nonetheless.

 Is it really that odd to see a black woman with naturally curly kinky hair?

Hair products

Some of you may not know, but I am natural. A long time ago, I used to relax my hair and I did it for a while. When I made the move to CO, I knew that it was time for a change, that I did not want the maintenance in this dry climate, so I took the plunge. No big chop, but instead just let the hair grow out with no chemicals and no heat. Throughout the process, I read up and experimented with different products to achieve the results that I wanted. It’s been a fun struggle since My hair type is what they call 4c…very curly or what some would say nappy. I just say hard to comb and move on. In my travels, I have come across a a few products that I like. They are all by Crème of Nature, which I must say is hard to find in CO.

I love, love, Love this stuff. It’s a spray leave in conditioner and it leaves my hair silky, moisturized and smooth. It used to come in a smaller bottle that was red. I also like to use this when I’m styling my hair and it’s dry.

this is the shampoo. The smell on this is amazing. Once the warm water hits it…ahhh. It has a detangling element to it that I love and helps with my comb out. still a bit of a struggle, but better than not using it.


this is the conditioner, different than the leave-in that I talked about earlier. Again, makes the hair soft and smooth and hydrated.

This product is something I have seen other women rave about on YouTube and Facebook and I wanted to try it out. I will have to let you know how I like it.