Review #2: Neutrogena Triple Moisture Cream Lather Shampoo & Daily Deep Conditioner

Hey guys its review time!!

I've been using these products for over a month now so I'm ready to give my opinion about them. Lets start with the shampoo.

Cream Lather Shampoo

Promises: This revolutionary cream hair cleanser gently dissolves away impurities throughout every hair strand. Salon-approved and scientifically proven to help even severely dry, over-processed hair feel soft, smooth and totally touchable all day, after a single use.

Three naturally derived extracts:
Olive- penetrates to the center
Meadowfoam seed- helps moisturize the middle
Sweet Almond-wraps around the surface.

Ingredients: Water, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide Mea, Meadowfoam (Limnanthes Alba) Seed Oil, Olive (Olea Europaea) Fruit Oil, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Polyquaternium-7, Amodimethicone, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Castor Isostearate Succinate, Dimethiconol, Sweet Almond (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis) oil, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Cetyl Alcohol, Guar (Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba) Gum, Citric Acid, Tea Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Fragrance.

Daily Deep Conditioner

Promises: The restorative power of a deep treatment is captured with the ease and convenience of a one-minute rinse. Salon-approved and scientifically proven to help even severely and manageability improve dramatically with every use.

Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Behenyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cyclohecasiloxane, Dimethicone, Amodimethicone, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Stearamidoprophy Dimethylamine, Cetrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Sweet Almond (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis) Oil, Olive (Olea Europaea) Fruit Oil, Meadowfoam (Limnanthes Alba) Seed Oil, Glycol Stearate, Ceteth-2 Hydroxyethylcellulosr, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Citric Acid, Titanium Dixoxide, Iron Oxide, Mica, Fragrance.

My Review:  What drawn me in about these products was that they had three extracts that penetrates to help moisturize each layer of the hair strand. Okay when I first used the shampoo it was a little drying, but as soon as I added the conditioner that changed. The conditioner left my hair soft and manageable again. The shampoo did its job and cleaned my scalp good so that's a plus. When I shampooed with my mini braids in it did remove all the product that gather where the new growth and relaxed ends meet. But when I had my box braids in I did have to add a little clarifying shampoo to better clean my hair. Did it have slip I say so so, it was better for me to detangle my hair before my whole wash day process. The conditioner work well as a Pre-poo with my oils, it truly left my soft and my hair felt penetrated. Will I be repurchasing it after I finish the bottles, the conditioner maybe, the shampoo no because it has to many ingredients that I can not pronounce, it was drying to my hair by itself, and that are bad for my hair. But on your hair journey you have to go thru trail an error to get to  products that work. I need products that are more earth friendly and hair friendly.

Grades
Shampoo- C-
Conditioner- B-

Wash Day @ 20 Weeks Post

     Hey guys, yesterday seem like it was a off day for me. It seem like I didn't have a clue on what to do. I forgot my wash day process and to do my tea rinse. So I felt all over the place when it came down to washing my pre-poo out. Here's how it went:
1. Pre-poo with my NTM daily deep conditioner, adding my tea tree, vitamin e, and olive/grapeseed oil. I left this on or about an 1hr and 45 mins. Rinsed.
2. Shampooed 2x with my NTM creamy shampoo diluted in my squirt bottle with 2 parts water, Rinsed.
3. Applied my Tressemè silky & smooth conditioner. Rinse. This is the part when I would do my tea rinse and then add my conditioner on top of it to lock it in, but yeah I forgot.
4. Applied my DC mixture which is my Elasta QP Soy, oils, and I added my Tressemè protein treatment. I left this on for the remainder of the day. Washed it out and then applied my PMSSDT. I left this on for about 3 mins.
5. I still have some infusim 23 so I'm going to finish this up cause I hate to throw away money but I will not be repurchasing this product. T-shirt dried for 45 mins. Got to tried to stay up and finish so I fell asleep.
6. Right now I'm taking out my mini braids with my hands. Applying JBCO to my scalp then re-braiding my hair into thicker braids. I'm putting Herbal split end protector on the length of my hair before I braid it. Once I'm finish I will seal with argan on and then put my Cantu on top of that.
Since my protective style was mini braids last week I will keep the braids in. Its easier for me to maintain and if I need to go out I can just throw
on a beanie. Since I'm a SAHM I don't have to keep up my appearance (hairstyle) like I would if I was going to work.
Thanks for reading!!!

Color Me Up

  Hey guys I colored my hair. I know I know, kinda drastic. But I'm prepared to take on the challenge of keeping my hair extra healthy.

  I've always used a rinse that will wash out after a couple of wash day and the whole time that I had my braids in I've been obsessing over the color red. If you follow me on pinterest on my hairstyle board you would know what I mean. So the research begone! I read tons of blog, hair color sites, and YouTube videos to help me prepare. For the 8 Weeks and after I had my braids. I decided to get the Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Intense Red for Dark Hair. I even went to their website for more added assistants. I got this box one cause it's easier on me with the simple one application. I put everything in the applicator bottle, mix it up, part hair and go. Simple!

  The product adds grapeseed oil to the color creme so you can start nourishing while you color. As said on the back of the box. Also it has triple oil (avocado, olive, and shea) conditioner for after you wash out your dye. But I still took extra precautions on how to wash my hair.

  So today on my regular wash day I decided to color my hair and here's how it went:

1. I followed all the directions and applied hair dye. Rinsed in cold water.

2. Shampooed 1x with my NTM creamy shampoo. Even though I dye my hair I still wanted to make sure I removed and product I had left on my hair.

3. Applied the triple nourishment conditioner from the box.

4. Applied my deep conditioner. With this I want it to be balanced with bout moisture and protein. So this is what I added coconut, grapeseed, olive, and tea tree oil. Tresemme protein treatment, NTM Daily conditioner, and Elasta QP Sol Oyl. I left this one on for I believe about 2 and a half hrs. Rinsed.

5. Applied my tea rinse which was a tea bag of green tea and one of black tea. Then coat that with a new conditioner I got for marshalls that was on sale 'The body shop volume conditioner. Rinsed.

6. Applied my Paul Mitchell SSDT and left on for the rest of my shower the rinsed.

7. T-shirt dried my hair for 30 minutes.

8. Greased my scalp withJBCO, for the length of my hair I put Herbal Essence split end protector, then sealed with oil. When my hair is a little more dry then I will apply my Cantu shea leave-in.

  The color is not as bright as a wanted but that what get if you don't bleach your hair with the developer.
  I will post pics...
Thanks for reading!!

Hair Talk

Hey guys this is just a ramble post.

   I just wanted to let you guys know that I can safely say that I have stop experiencing breakage. WOOHOO. Since I started my journey I couldn't do anything without seeing broken pieces of hair all over my clothes and a lot of hair in the sink. All I see now is normal shedding when I'm detangling my hair. So this makes my journey all worth it to get results for continue to give my hair the TLC that it needs. The includes giving up the comb and its bad ways....LOL

  Although I didn't have a complete bad experience with the take down of my braids. I feel they did help alot in retaining length and helping me from keep manipulating my hair which really helped. I have about an inch and a hair of new growth. From the box braid protective style and I will be reinstalling after my birthday. Also what I did different to my regimen while having the braids was doing a black tea rinse. I believe this aided with the stop of my breakage. I will continue the tea rinses but I'm going explore the tea aisle and try different ones.

  Right now I'm soaking my tresses in one of my DC concoctions for my weekly co-wash. I then rinse it out apply my conditioner and then my PMSSDT.

Thanks for reading!!!

Recent Haul

I just want to let you guys know the recent things I purchased for my hair.
Oils
Vitamin E oil
Tea Tree oil
Argan oil
Conditioners
Tresemme Smooth & Silky
Treatments
Tresemme Protein Renewal Crème
Herbal Essence Touchably Smooth Split End Protector
Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Daily Treatment
Since the Paul Mitchell bottle was so big to keep carrying in and out of the shower, so I put it in this travel size container that I purchased at Big Lots. I will be writing reviews on a ok these items once I feel that they did what they was suppose to do.
Thanks for reading!!!

Taken Down My Box Braids

Hey Guys,
  So todays post will be on how I took down my box braids protective style.
  It took me two days to take out my braids with the help of Hubby. I started from the middle and cut my hair about an inch below where my hair stopped.
  After I finished that it seem like everything went terribly wrong. I learned through trail and error on how to detangle my hair, and what to do butter next time. It seem that even though I re-did the majority of my braids. I still had a lot of product build up right were the relaxed and unrelaxed hair meet. I went thru HELL trying to get it out.       
            About 2-3 hrs!!!
I put my Aussie 3 minute miracle and tried.
I put Vo5 conditioner in and it helped a little bit.
I was so upset with that build up I was ready to do a big chop!!! But I calm down and thought of a different way to try to get the dirt out. I then decided to shampoo my hair. I put my NTM creamy shampoo, Giovanni tea tree triple invigorating shampoo, and my Vo5 clarifying shampoo all in my squrit bottle.(1 1/2oz. Shampoo & 4oz. Water) Shampooed 2x and it still didn't help. After, I applied my Tresemme Smooth & Silky that's when I was able to detangle my hair. I sectioned my hair in about 9 braids and then slathered my hair with Elasta QP Soy Oyl DC. Let then sit for about an hour an 45 minutes, rinsed and then applied Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Daily Treatment (will do review later), rinsed. T-shirt dry my hair for about 10 minutes or so, hair was still a little damp. I unraveled each braid greased my scalp with JBCO, applied Herbals Essence split end protector, then sealed with argan oil and then redid them. I let my hair air dry and went to sleep on my new satin pillow.
Thanks for reading!!!

New Year, New Hair

  I want to wish every a very Happy New Years. As we already enter day 1 of the new year I wanted to write a post about my New Hairs Resolution and share it with you guys.

1. Try to retain as much length as possible. So that means I have to get protective style processed in my head because I love to wear my hair out. I'm going to try to do protective styles up until the summer except on my birthday week and on those days do hairstyle of choice.

-So that will consist of finish taking my braids out this week.

-Do braid outs for the next three Weeks. (January 6-February 1)

-Do a sew-in for 7 Weeks. (February 4- March 24)

-For the week of my birthday hairstyle of choice.

-Then I will reinstall my box braids until summer for 8 Weeks. (April 4- May 31)

2. Change up my diet a little more. Although I breastfeed I already try my best to eat the first healthy thing I see in the kitchen. Not really paying attention to how much of what I need to consume, just really eating only one thing which was mostly fruit. I'm going to try to cook more variety of foods.

3. Continue my hair challenges which are no heat and limit my trims.(dusting okay)

4. Last but not least reach my goal of APL!!!

  Also things that I want do to improve overall.

To continue my skincare routine, exercise more(add an extra day), and up my posting on my blog!

Thanks for reading!
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