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It’s no lie that when we naturals deep condition our hair, we feel a certain type of way! It’s like God himself blessed our hair and anointed it with his (olive) oil

Preach!

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If your deep conditioner is not giving you this much life, gurl you deserve so much better! That’s why I wrote this post because every fro should be as soft as soft can be. Let’s get a bit technical first

Conditioning vs Deep Conditioning

Conditioners work on the surface of the hair to close the cuticle and puts moisture back in the hair after shampooing. Conditioners for this are also called rinse out conditioners and usually come with a matching shampoo. It’s left on for 3 to 5 mins then washed out.

Deep conditioners targets specific hair concerns e.g. excessive breaking etc and penetrates deeper into the hair shaft to repair, rebuild and restore. Deep conditioners are also called hair masks, masque, hair treatments etc and are left on longer. Heat will activate the active ingredients and allow it to penetrate quicker.

Technically you can turn your rinse out conditioner to a deep conditioner with added heat but it’s always best to actually get a deep conditioner has it will have more benefits for your hair

How Often Should I Deep Condition?

The answer isn’t set in stone but recommended at least once a week or every wash day for coarser/dryer hair textures. I have 4c natural hair so I deep condition every wash day.

Why Deep Condition

Besides the softness you get, deep conditioners actually target specific hair concerns. They are also packed with nutrients and benefits that regular rinse our conditioners don’t have.

The Best Deep Conditioners For Soft Natural Hair

more recommendations are in the info graphic above!

Are you ready?! Do you really want to be about that life?

Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment

Dark & Lovely Alma Legend Replenishing Hair Mask

Mizani True Textures Intensive Moisture Replenish Treatment

Paul Mitchel Supercharged Moisturiser

ApHogee 2 Min Keratin Reconstructor

I hope you found this useful. Let me know if you picked any of these up!

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Palmer's Coconut Cowash — Palmer’s Coconut Oil Formula Cowash

Hey guys, this will be a review on the Palmer’s Coconut Oil Co-wash. The product is the latest addition to the Coconut Oil family. Want to know more about the whole collection? Click here to read about it and where to purchase in the UK!

Palmer’s describes the product as a non-lathering shampoo alternative and free of sulfates, detergents, lather, parabens, phthalates, petrolatum, mineral oil, gluten and dyes! As with all the other products in this collection, the main ingredients are

Pure coconut oil

Keratin

Vitamin E

They also claim it to be an all in one product that will replace your shampoo, conditioner, hair mask and leave in conditioner!

Main Ingredients in Palmers Coconut Cowash — Main Ingredients

How did it perform?

Very well actually. I really like that it has a pump which makes it so much easier to use. It says to apply directly to your scalp but I applied to my hair as applying co-washes/conditioners to my scalp makes it itch. But it gently cleansed my hair and scalp.

cowashing with the Palmers cowash — Co-washing with the Palmers coconut cowash

It really does make your hair soft! As soon as I applied it, I could feel my hair softening lol and yes you don’t need a conditioner afterwards, but because I am very extra( and my 4c hair needs every moisture it can get) I did lightly condition afterwards. You will get a bit of slip to detangle with but I found adding some water gave me more slip. It has a yoghurt consistency, not too thick or runny and the smell! It smells really good.

After rinsing, my hair felt really soft. ( yes almost every natural washes their hair in sections lol, dont you hate it when you think you have washed out every bit of conditioner thenn you go to apply your leave ins etc and you realise actually you havent!)

4c shrinkage is real! curl definition or nah?? (probably not!) — 4c shrinkage! but that one curl is poppppinggg!

Verdict

This makes me a big fan of co-washing! This is the 2^nd one I have used which I really enjoyed using. I think it’s perfect when you want to cleanse your hair you but you don’t have a lot of product build up. It’s a generous size too, 473ml will last you a while especially if you have shorter/finer hair. It’s definitely worth a try!

Want to know all the dees on co-washing? How and why you should add it to your hair regime? Click here to find out more!

This product is available from Feelunique

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