Sulphate Shampoos for Before CG Routine Starts
Aussie Moist Shampoo
Charles Worthington, Results, Balancing Act, Oil-Regulation Shampoo
Charles Worthington, Big Hair, Body Beautiful Shampoo

Low Poo Shampoos
Naked shampoos (avail in Boots) £3.91
Louise Galvin Naked Hair approx £10 (can get on sale for £7)
Pure Nuff Stuff shampoo approx £5.50 (order from website)
Come Clean £10.50 - Curly Emporium
Mixed Chicks £11.99 - Curly Emporium (does have a sulfate but is found to be quite gentle by a lot of curlies)
Curl Assurance Gentle Cleansing £15.95 - Curly Emporium
Coconut Cleansing Cream £8.56 - Curly Emporium
Honey Suckle Rose £9.29 - Curly Emporium
Islands Natural Pack £9.49 ( Conditoner with Free Low Poo Shampoo)- Curly Emporium
Samy approx £3 (avail from Superdrug)
Giovanni 50:50 £7.95 you can buy it here: http://www.wintonhealthfoods.co.uk/viewitem.php?id=6991
halos n horns mango melon mayhem shampoo and conditioner priced £1.80 mark
Big baby shampoo £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
Feed the root shampoo   £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
C Curls shampoo £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
Straight shampoo £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
Body shop rainforest shampoo around £4
Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Shampoo and wash around £7.99

Conditioners
Asda coconut natural approx 90p
Asda jojoba approx 90p
Louise Galvin Naked Hair £10 (tho sometimes on sale £7)
Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose approx £9 - Curly Emporium
Dr Organics Aloe Vera approx £4
Naked Conditioners (avail in Boots) £3.91 - Naked shine Hydrating Co is CG (2 water soluble cones), Naked Rescue Intensive Care, Naked rescue repairing Hair treatment repairing sachet, Naked colour protecting co (2 water soluble cones), Naked Vitamin Boost, Naked Detox Balancing co (1 water soluble cone), Naked Care sensistive co,  Naked Volume Weightless co (2 water soluble cones)
Original Source £1+
Garnier Fructus Repair & Shine £1-£2
Garnier Fructus sleek and shine around £2
Inecto Pure Coconut Oil (500ml) £2
Superdrug Naturals Intensive Conditioner Coconut and Sweet Almond £1.85
Superdrug Naturals Conditioner Coconut and Sweet Almond (300ml) £1
Boots Ingredients Intensive hair mask Honey and Jojoba (350ml) £2
Boots Ingredients Intensive hair mask Coconut and Almond (350ml) £2
Pure Nuff Stuff conditioner approx £5.50 (order from website)
Knot Today £10.50 - Curly Emporium
Avocado Detangling Conditoner £8.95 - Curly Emporium
Coconut Conditioner £10.95 - Curly Emporium
Curl Assurance Daily Conditioner £15.95 - Curly Emporium
Faith in Nature conditioners for cowash - approx £3.90 - £4.50 (Whole Foods and some health stores)
Shea Moisture Shea Butter leave in - approx £7.80 (available from Nubian Heritage shops and online)
Lustrasilk Shea Butter and Mango - £1.69-£1.99 (bought from a black beauty store, but available online cost higher tho’)
Biolage conditioning balm - approx £8.99 (Sally’s in some stores) Also from hairdressers
Dr Organics Manuka Honey Conditioner approx £4.99 (Holland & Barretts)
Somerfield Jojoba & balsam (under) £1
Morrisons fruits conditioners around 99p
Big baby conditioner £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
Feed the conditioner   £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
C Curls conditioner £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
Straight conditioner £4.50 for 250ml, £2.50 for 100ml
Tesco Extracts coconut conditioner approx £1.50
Body Shop Rainforest around £4
Schwarzkopf Supersoft Bio Pomegranate Conditioner £1-£2
Loreal Restore Conditioner (white and red bottle advertised by Cheryl Cole)
Tresemme Naturals
Tea Tree and Peppermint around (Superdrug own brand) £1.75
Sainsburys family apple conditioner 500ml approx 88p
Morrisons big and beautiful conditioner 400ml approx £1
Superdrug naturals range Raspberry and Macadamia Nut approx 79p

Moisturisers
Dabur Vatika Natural Hair Fall Cream £1.99 -£2.99 @ BSS
Taliah Waajid’s Kinky Wavy Natural Herbal Style & Shine £3-£4 also @ BSS.

Treatments

Deep Treatments:
Louise Galvin Natural Locks Deep Treatment - something like £12 at John Lewis. 
L’oreal Nutri Gloss mask in the pink tub
Andrew Barton S.O.S HELP ME!

Gels
Boots Essential approx £1
Umberto Giannini Curl Friends Scrunching Jelly (200ml) £4.50
L’oreal Paris Studio Line Mineral Control Invisi’Gel (150ml) £3.50
Kinky-Curly Curling Custard £24 - Curly Emporium
Eco Styler Krystal - lge tub 473 ml - approx £2.00 (bought from a black beauty store, but available online cost higher tho’)
Dr Organics Aloe Vera Gel - approx £4.99 (Holland and Barrett - in store and online - can get cheaper deals when they run promotions)
Tara smith rock hard gel about £2 for 100ml but prices vary
Garnier Fructus Endurance gel £2-3 (not the invisible one)
Garnier Camouflage Gel £2-3
Superdrug Styling Gel Strong £1-£2
John Frieda Frizz Ease Gel around £5

Mousses
Giovanni Natural Mousse Air Turbocharged approx £7-8
Naked Curl Tamer – curl styling mousse 150ml approx £4
John Frieda Frizz Ease Mousse around £5

Curl Creams
Boots pink approx £1.30
Body Shop Cottonseed curl boost approx £8
Naked curl cream approx £3.99

Serums
James Brown serum (50ml) £6
Naked Frizz Fighter (50ml) £5

Protein Products

organic root’s replenishing conditioner (top 5 ingredients)

coolshot - 16 September 2009 04:23 PM

hiya curlyhairmich love the thread well done i could have done with this a few months ago lol
i think you can buy the dr organics at holland and barrets for £4

Thanks edited the cost - couldn’t remember how much it was at the time I bought it - if you think of any more .....

coolshot - 16 September 2009 05:16 PM

can we include products reccomended for low poo as well as i think it might be usefull to include these into this thread as most of us need to low poo everyonce in a while if we are using alot styling products.

Yes there’s a low poo section .... handy to know some of these

Love the thread great idea!

Samy, from superdrug has a range of sulphate-free shampoos

Great idea CHM!

Conditioners
Faith in Nature conditioners for cowash - approx £3.90 - £4.50 (Whole Foods and some health stores)
Shea Moisture Shea Butter leave in - approx £7.80 (available from Nubian Heritage shops and online)
Lustrasilk Shea Butter and Mango - £1.69-£1.99 (bought from a black beauty store, but available online cost higher tho’)
Dr Organics range - approx £4.99 (Holland and Barrett - in store and online - can get cheaper deals when they run promotions)
Biolage conditioning balm - approx £8.99 (Sally’s in some stores)

Gel
Eco Styler Krystal - lge tub 473 ml - approx £2.00 (bought from a black beauty store, but available online cost higher tho’)
Dr Organics Aloe Vera Gel - approx £4.99 (Holland and Barrett - in store and online - can get cheaper deals when they run promotions)

That’s all I can think of at the mo! 

It was Goldilocks idea - really helpful tho for people starting out CG.  (Until you get into the habit at reading ingredients!)

coolshot - 16 September 2009 05:16 PM

this will be really helpfull cant wait for a bigger list of low poo shampoos as most of us need to low poo once in a while because of all the products that we have to use

If you want a good low poo try Giovanni 50:50 it is great - you can buy it here: http://www.wintonhealthfoods.co.uk/viewitem.php?id=6991

Thankyou for putting this together, it is sooooo helpful to us beginners!

Thanks for starting this post,this will be a great help for me!

So Boots Essential Gel is CG friendly? I have been trying to find an ingredient list for it but couldn’t find one - have people had good experiences with this gel? So it never gives build up or flakiness and is completely water soluble? Why do people rave about it less than Boots Essential Curl Creme?

curlu_lu - 26 September 2009 01:51 PM

So Boots Essential Gel is CG friendly? I have been trying to find an ingredient list for it but couldn’t find one - have people had good experiences with this gel? So it never gives build up or flakiness and is completely water soluble? Why do people rave about it less than Boots Essential Curl Creme?

Yep Boots Gel is CG! I use it and it works quite well. As long as you don’t use too much it shouldn’t build up and washes out fine with a co-wash. Certainly a good buy for the price! I think people rave about it less than the creme because its just a bog standard gel. Its not absolutely amazing results but its definately not bad either! Personally I use both the gel and the creme together!

Hi there,

Does anyone know if the Boots Ingredients ‘Camomile and Lemon Balm’ intensive hair mask is also CG? I’m new to this and finding it a bit tricky to work out and I see that some of their other hair masks are on the list but not this one? Any ideas?

Thanks!

Hi afrodoo - do you know what the ingredients are?

curlyhairmich - 05 October 2009 12:55 PM

Hi afrodoo - do you know what the ingredients are?

Hey, thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I just found this site and I can’t belive that I’ve never come across this stuff before, my hair needs this help ha ha!

The list of ingredients are as follows:

Aqua, cetyl alcohol, cocamide MEA, stearamidopropyl, dimethylamine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, cetrimonium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose, lactid acid, citric acid, parfum, chamomilla recutita oil, maltodextrin, butylene glycol, melissa officinalis extract, silica, CI 19140

Thanks

Looks like no silicones   Welcome to the site!  You will find it a great help - lots of ideas and loads of product advice and of course a great shop!  I think all our hair need help - probably how we all found the site!!