Directions:
The secret to combing children's natural hair. Tools needed: afro comb, large or medium clips, brush, blow dryer-(optional). Combing Out: Kinky, Wavy, Natural can be used on damp/dry hair. 1. Part hair into 5 or more large sections. 2. Undo one section at a time. Apply Kinky, Wavy, Natural to section. 3. Use fingers to distribute product from scalp to ends. 4. Use afro comb and start combing from the ends of the hair and work your way to the scalp until the section is free from tangles. 5. Brush toward scalp for root stimulation. 6. Clip and move on to next section. Repeat throughout the entire head until hair is manageable. For blow drying: Follow steps 1-4 for comb out. 5. Use blow dryer with horizontal comb. On medium heat blow out the tangle-free section. Daily moisturizing/styling: Distribute Kinky, Wavy Natural through hair using fingers while styling, combing, brushing, braiding, twisting.
Product Details:Softens & detangles. Eliminates breakage. Moisturizes & conditions. Ouch-less healthy hair care for children with no more crying at combing time. Green Tea and Sage Formula conditions, moisturizes and softens on contact. Adds nutrients for stronger, healthier hair. Natural, curly hair needs moisture! I am Taliah Waajid, a mother that understands the challenges of combing and managing our children's beautiful Curly, Kinky and Wavy hair textures. I am also a natural hair care specialist, licensed cosmetologist and natural hair educator for over 25 years. I created the best product on the market for the needs of children's chemical-free curly hair. Kinky, Wavy, Natural also helps repair damaged, over-processed and breaking hair.
*This is the part where I messed up....
I heard about this product a while ago, but I never bothered to look up the ingredients or anything- I do that before I buy it (because I always forget by the time I get around to buying something!)
I planned on going to the BSS, running in and grabbing what I want so I could be in and out fast, so I decided I would look up the ingredients online before I went out shopping. I first checked the Taliah Waajid website and searched this product. No ingredients were listed anywhere! So then I just searched for the ingredients on my own. Here's what I found...
Ingredients:
Deionized Water, Shea Nut Oil, Green Tea & Sage Extract, Propylene, Shea Butter, Vitamin E Oil, Olive Oil, Cocoa Butter Oil, Herbal Moisturizers and Detanglers, Silk Protein, Balsam and Aloe Vera.
Not bad, so I decided I'd run in the beauty supply store and grab a bottle.
Later, after I already used this in C's hair, I was checking out the label and found the real ingredient list...
Ingredients:
Deionized Water (Aqua), Cetrimonium Bromide, Shea Nut Oil, Ceteareth-20, Shea Butter, Vitamin E, DMDM Hydantoin, Glycol-Vegetable Derived, Green Tea Extract (Camellia Sinensis), Sage Extract (Salvia Officinalis), MINERAL OIL D&C Yellow #5, Silk Protein (moisturizer and detangler), Aloe Vera (Barbadensis), Fragrance (Parfum)
I was mad at myself for not checking the ingredients on the bottle for myself, BUT... at this point we've tried so many products that are natural and supposed to be healthy and super moisturizing, and we still haven't found anything too spectacular. C's hair is still very dry and soaks up every product even though we've tried changing her hair care routine several times and done everything I could think of, so I thought just maybe the Kinky, Wavy, Natural would still be a good product even if it isn't as beneficial health wise. I know that Mineral Oil will not make you go instantly bald or anything like that- it's not the worst thing you could do to your hair, but there are better options.
Well, the next morning I was really kicking myself!
C's hair grease days were resurrected! Her hair was so dried out, and her ends felt like straw :(
On top of that, I had to CO wash C's hair because it was very greasy and weighed down. Rinsing it with water wasn't enough, but at least I didn't have to use shampoo so I guess it could have been worse.
But I learned 2 lessons from this. #1. ALWAYS check the ingredient label yourself before you buy something! When searching on a search engine, you might find an ingredient list of a completely different product with a similar name. Or, when reading reviews from other people who have used a product you want to try, they might simply have forgotten a few ingredients or maybe even left them out thinking they aren't an important thing to list!
#2. Even if I haven't found the best product for us (which may or may not even exist!), it doesn't mean that it will never be found, and it doesn't mean that all the money I've spent is going for products that give the same results as some cheaper things- up until I tried this I've been thinking I'm wasting time and money buying natural products. There might not be any 'miracle' product out there for C, and even though I don't see the results I want, her hair is healthier (even if it is dry) and I'm going to keep doing my best to try and find what works best for C's hair! :)
Have you tried Kinky, Wavy, Natural or any other products from Taliah Waajid?
Have you ever been mislead by an ingredient list?
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