Hi,

I thought this would be the best place for this post as this conditioner is only available online - never seen it on the high street.

I have predominantly 4a with a 3b/3c nape (I’m natural).  I’ve always preferred the Jojoba & Aloe desert Herb conditioner to the mighty Honeysuckle Rose but I have to now rave about the Island Natural conditioner - its AMAZING!!!!!

I went CG less than a year ago and have very recently begun to make my own leave in moisturiser.  I made up a batch of twist butter using

1 cup x Island Naturals conditioner
1/4 cup x distilled water
1 tbsp (ish maybe a tad more)  JBCO

all i can say is AMAZING!!!!!!  my hair STILL feels moisturised 4 days later?!!!  but not greasy at all and smooth and silky ( seriously this is not normal behaviour for my hair at all).

I’ve ordered some more the stuff and plan to make this my regular leave in .

Just wanted to share

Great review, thanks Moodymaam! I’ve never tried this condish but now I’ll def go and check the ingreds out!

For any southern ppl Winton Health Foods shop in Bournemouth stocks it

hi MoodyMaam,

just to clarify, do you use this mixture as a leave in conditioner or do you just cowash or condition with it?

Moodymaam - 18 June 2010 09:21 PM

Hi,

I thought this would be the best place for this post as this conditioner is only available online - never seen it on the high street.

I have predominantly 4a with a 3b/3c nape (I’m natural).  I’ve always preferred the Jojoba & Aloe desert Herb conditioner to the mighty Honeysuckle Rose but I have to now rave about the Island Natural conditioner - its AMAZING!!!!!

I went CG less than a year ago and have very recently begun to make my own leave in moisturiser.  I made up a batch of twist butter using

1 cup x Island Naturals conditioner
1/4 cup x distilled water
1 tbsp (ish maybe a tad more)  JBCO

all i can say is AMAZING!!!!!!  my hair STILL feels moisturised 4 days later?!!!  but not greasy at all and smooth and silky ( seriously this is not normal behaviour for my hair at all).

I’ve ordered some more the stuff and plan to make this my regular leave in .

Just wanted to share

TripleA - i use it as a leave-in.  I actually used it without conditioning my hair - I shampooed and then twisted after applying the mix to each section.  That’s why I’m so amazed with the results - cant imagine how well it would have turned out if I’d DC’d.

MM,

That’s really good. i also have used island naturals conditioner and think it’s excellent. i can only imagine how good your hair would have felt. good for you!

Moodymaam - 19 June 2010 07:09 PM

TripleA - i use it as a leave-in.  I actually used it without conditioning my hair - I shampooed and then twisted after applying the mix to each section.  That’s why I’m so amazed with the results - cant imagine how well it would have turned out if I’d DC’d.

I´ve just tried it as a leave-in and my hair loves it! Moisture and not the greasy feeling I had with AOHR (which I prefer as a DT). I´m currently using GPB and not decided which one I prefer ! I think I’ll altern between them.

These products sound yummy

I just checked out the ingredients if anyones interested . . . . . . .

Replenshing Shampoo:
INGREDIENTS INCI: Aqua, coco glucoside, sodium cocoyl hydrolyzed soy protein, aloe barbadensis (aloe) leaf juice*, oryza sativa (rice) syrup*, glycerin, glucose, alcohol denat. (38b, lavender*), xanthan gum, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit juice*, citric acid, pimenta acris (bay) leaf oil, pimenta dioica fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil*, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)*, mangifera indica seed butter, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase, tocopheryl acetate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, ascorbic acid, glycine soja (soybean) oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene.
*Organic

Replenishing Conditioner:
INGREDIENTS INCI: Cetyl alcohol, alcohol denat. (38b, lavender*), triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (almond) oil, glycerin, aloe barbadensis (aloe) leaf juice*, pimenta acris (bay) leaf oil, pimenta dioica fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil*, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, jojoba esters (jojoba butter), butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)*, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit juice*, salvia officinalis (sage) oil*, foeniculum vulgare (fennel) fruit extract, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, melissa officinalis (balm mint) leaf extract, viscum album (mistletoe) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria-German camomile) extract, tocopheryl acetate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, ascorbic acid, achillea millefolium (yarrow) extract, equisetum hyemale (horsetail) extract, tussilago farfara (coltsfoot) leaf extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene.
*Organic

Moodmaam do you know what the PH balance of either of these products are?

xXx

Yay - I’m glad everybody’s lovin it!

MissNatural - sorry I can’t help you out with the pH but thanks for posting the ingredients

After reading this post I went and checked out the shampoo and conditioner and came so close to buying them.. I think I’ll wait until pay day and get them as the reviews all raved about it

No problem Moodmaam.

This product is look appealing to me. . . . . . . . . . . . but quite a few are at the moment :S

Can I ask if anyone has tried any Kinky Curly products or any products from the CURLY line? Im interested in these also have read some reviews and it has been quite positive, but Im not sure if these will be suitable for my hair type. I know my hair can take to products differently to others, but still curious to what others thought.

Ok so I finally gave in and ordered the shampoo and conditioner( buy one get one free on here)
and I’m kinda mixed about it.
the shampoo, I’m not really feeling, it made my hair feel slightly matted and not really clean, kind of coated.

the conditioner feels really good and makes up for the bad feeling the shampoo gave… my only issue is the smell. I can’t decide if I like it, I guess I was expecting some kind of coconut/ spicy scent but to me it smells like something medicated which I’m not too fond on but I do like the results.
I don’t know if I’ll buy it again though

yellagrlwithcurls - 30 June 2010 10:24 PM

Ok so I finally gave in and ordered the shampoo and conditioner( buy one get one free on here)
and I’m kinda mixed about it.
the shampoo, I’m not really feeling, it made my hair feel slightly matted and not really clean, kind of coated.

the conditioner feels really good and makes up for the bad feeling the shampoo gave… my only issue is the smell. I can’t decide if I like it, I guess I was expecting some kind of coconut/ spicy scent but to me it smells like something medicated which I’m not too fond on but I do like the results.
I don’t know if I’ll buy it again though

It funny how the Aubrey Organics stuff has a weird smell!  You may get used to it tho - I didn’t like the smell of the GPB co to start with but now I love it (in fact I sometimes have a sniff of the bottle even when I’m not going to use it!  )

curlyhairmich - 01 July 2010 04:39 AM

I didn’t like the smell of the GPB co to start with but now I love it (in fact I sometimes have a sniff of the bottle even when I’m not going to use it!  )

LOL! 

Just done a henna gloss with it and not satisfied with the result : when I rinced out, hair felt rough and not manageable. It´s better after cowash, leave-in and curl cream. By the way, Moodymaam, what is JBCO?

I was wondering about JBCO too!  Not on the acronym list on here that I printed out, unless it’s been added very recently….    Gosh, it’s hard keeping up with all the acronyms!

I think JBCO is Jamaican Black Castor Oil - at least that’s one of the results I got from google.