Qhemet Biologics non cream products

So there are 3 more products that we've used of Qhem's that merit a mention

Coco Tree Detangling Ghee: We use this stuff to detangle my daughter's hair. It smells like chocolate and is the texture and consistency of Diaper Cream (you know--the stuff for baby's behind's!). While chocolate diaper cream may not sound too great if you (or your child) get tangles this is a great product. It not only makes the comb glide through your hair like butta' BUT it also imparts moisture. A 2 for 1 that smells like chocolate? Count me in! The way we use this is by sectioning off my daughter's hair and doing each section separately. Great stuff!

Honeybush Tea Soft gel: This has a very strong smell and I lurve it! It's very citrusy and it does linger a bit (the only one of her products I've tried that does!). It moisturizes and adds some curl defintion. Notice I said definition and not enhacement--it does not give me more curls but it does help to make the ones I have clump nicely. It does not have enough hold for my hair so I use some hard holding gel over it. It is also not strong enough to lay down my daughter's edges nor can we use it if she wants to rock a pony tail or braids to get her hair smoothly in...so this is used mostly by me. If any of you use something like Aubrey Organics Mandarin Magic Jelly or pure Aloe Vera Gel on your hair this could be used in place of it...the function is very close.

Olive and Honey Hydrating Balm: This stuff is NOT just honey--I promise! When you open it and feel it you will think it is JUST HONEY. It's not. It is sticky, does smell quite olive oil like, and has humectant properties...but when you put it on your hair it will melt right in. It provides yet more moisture and is a staple for my daughter for summer. We use this on my daughter's hair layered under Qhem's BRBC and we are able to get 4-5 day hair.

In the pics you can tell which one is the OHHB and which one is the gel--the OHHB is the one that looks runny just like honey on my finger! The Gel is very watery and just leaves a bit of moisture behind almost like you wet your finger.
Excellent!

Qhemet Biologics Amla and Olive Heavy Cream

Amla and Olive Heavy Cream (AOHC)

First this stuff is what legends are made of. Serious.

Here's another wonderful cream. A word of caution: Fine and thin haired ladies/guys should opt for the Burdock Root Butter Cream instead of the AOHC. This stuff is HEAVY DUTY. If you have medium to coarse, thick, and very dry hair you really ought to give this a go.

The smell is lemony citrusy but like most of her other products it doesn't linger. It's very natural smelling. It is a heavy product--we use it on the ends of my daughter's hair and as a pre-poo treatment for when her hair feels exceptionally dry and straw like. You can use it on wet or dry hair but be aware it does cause a small amount of build up on T's hair if we use it daily in heavier amounts. So just watch the amount you are using.

My ex has very very very coarse hair and this is an amazing product for him--weird I know that I care about my ex's hair but whateva'--it leaves his hair soft for 2 days.

AOHC packs the HIGHEST wollop I've ever experienced in a hair care product as far as pure moisture to add softness. If you are closer to the coarse end of the spectrum and/or you have more highly textured hair this is a must buy product. There are plenty of youtube vid's that you can check out to get more info.

The Pikistrip above is a pic of my ex's hair with Qhemet Biologics Olive and Honey Balm and Amla and Olive Heavy Cream in. The first and third pic's are the B4 pictures. Look at how great it looks after and, although you can't see it in photo's, it is so much softer. He has type 3/4 very coarse and very dry hair.

Great product!

Qhemet Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream

BRBC

OMG. Serious amounts of WOW's abounded in our house when we tried Qhem's BRBC. This is true moisture ladies and gents...true moisture. You don't need a ton. It is a fairly thick but creamy textured cream that you can use on wet or dry hair. We use it on my daughter's hair to combat frizz, add tons of moisture, and help define her curls.

It is a pretty heavy product so the very fine and thin haired ladies might not be able to use more than a pea sized amount. I use it occasionally scrunched in for added moisture when the dew point and humidity drop.

How we use this: We section off my daughter's hair and apply a small (dime sized) amount to wet hair AFTER we comb her leave-in through her hair. We pay special attention to the ends as they get dry. We use this (about a nickel sized amount) in the mornings as well before I drop her at school to get rid of frizz and keep her hair moisturized.

The pic shows the large jar. The scent is sort of citrus but it's very light and does not linger at all. Since this is a smaller vendor be aware that she is occasionally out of stock and the product may take a little while to arrive on your doorstep. If you exercise a little patience I can tell you that you will fall in love just as we have with this wonderful wonderful cream! I think it's available on ground as well on the East Coast (NYC).

Sweet Nature By Eddie Moisturizers

These are two cream's that are designed for use on hair or body.

The other pic is what the products come in--a nice little carrying bag!

Dream Cream Moisturizer is the one I actually use on my hair. I use it to SOTC (Scrunch Out the Crunch) caused by my hard hold gel's. It clumps my curls and provides a shot of moisture and my hair feels soft. It does not seem to impart any sort of sheen. The smell is out of this world good--I often use this on my elbows and arms before bed so my linen's smell like this all night. I love sweet smells and this is definitely one of them..the smell is very similar to her Inspiration Shampoo and Growth Spray.

Wisdom Moisturizer--this product was too heavy for my hair. While I can generally use many products designed for textures of hair different than mine I do occasionally run across one that flat out doesn't work for me. This is one of those.

After watching youtube reviews I realized I could use this on my son's excema. I did and NO LIE it disappeared overnite. Literally. Truth. Could-not-believe-it. Now I just put it on him after he bathes (2-3x week max) and so far no excema. This cream did what hundreds of dollars of prescription product couldn't--it provided enough moisture to keep the itchy scalies at bay. Since my son has other medical issues the problem of him scratching and potentially making spots bleed cannot be ignored. It is actually dangerous for him.

I am a forever customer for this product for my son's skin. I use it on my feet, elbows, knees, etc. It is a great body cream. It smells like chocolate which is a complete bonus!

As I mentioned in my first SNBE review you can get smaller sample sizes of these products so you can give them a try before a full size purchase. HIGHLY recommended!

Sweet Nature by Eddie Shampoo, Condish, Spray

I discovered Sweet Nature by Eddie products via youtube. There are several really excellent and fun reviews of her products there--so first go check them out!

Now that you've seen the reviews I'll add my thoughts.

First a word--I am very committed to supporting female owned businesses whether they be for a more mom and pop operation or whether they are manufactured products. The owner of SNBE has also gifted us with inspiration and uplifiting stories and quotes that are actually on her product labels. It's a little something that is greatly appreciated and gives her a unique niche in the world of natural hair care.

So on to the products:

Inspiration Shampoo--this is my favorite "low-poo". It doesn't have any SLS in it. The smell is divine--like juices and berries and fruit. It does lather but not as much as a shampoo with SLS in it. It gets my scalp clean and does not strip my hair at all. In fact after shampooing my hair does not feel as if I shampoo'ed it at all. Many low-poo's can still make my hair feel a bit stripped but not this one.

Love Deep Conditioner--I like this conditioner. It smells like other minty scented hair products. The scent to me is not that special. When I first tried it I didn't use any form of heat and considered this to just be an o.k. product--but nothing special. After reading a couple more reviews I realized that it's true use was really as a more deep conditioner and that the application of heat was essential to obtain the full benefit from the product. So I tried it. WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE! Not only did my hair feel unbelievably soft but I could feel the peppermint tingle working! So if you first use it without heat and don't think it's anything special do yourself a favor and add the heat element (put it on and put a hot towel on top of your cap or run around to generate body heat or sit under your dryer and so on).

The consistency is not thick which frankly was very surprising to me in a product labeled a deep conditioner. Normally they tend to be ultra thick and hard to distribute. This is not one of those so don't dismiss it without trying it.

Growth Spray--now we come to my very first love for any spray product for my hair. I have no idea how this spray works this well--by all accounts it should weigh my hair down as it is composed of many oils--but it doesn't. The spray comes out in a very fine mist that distributes evenly without saturating your hair. It smells scrumptious and it does linger a bit--so you might have folks telling you how good you smell. This is a very moisturizing spray that can also be used as a leave-in. I don't use this as a refresher spray as I don't really do second day hair (I need to experiment with my products!) but we use it frequently on my daughter's hair to tame frizz by putting moisture in her hair.

All three of these products are staples for me and in my main product rotation. I highly recommend giving them a try. You can order a small sampler pack to you don't need to invest in the full size products right away. She also ships quickly--so for those of you that know how long you sometimes have to wait for natural hair care products from other businesses I can say I've never waited longer than a week for shipment from Sweet Nature by Eddie. You can find her products on www.fabulousblackwoman.com

Enjoy!

Curl Junkie Aloe Fix Gel

Curl Junkie Aloe Fix Gel (AFG)

This is a strange gel. As someone on naturallycurly.com posted it reminds one of a sort of neon jelly you get at Chuckie Cheese with 20 tickets. Its smell reminds me a bit of Lemon Pledge. At first you think you got the wrong stuff and you mixed up your Bed, Bath, and Beyond bag with your box of products from Curl Junkie. Never fear wavies!!! This is AFG!

Many is a wavy or curly who got this gel and wondered just what they were supposed to do with it. Use it on wet hair? dry hair? Before a leave-in? In place of one? after like a regular gel? on top or or below CCCC? and the favorite "does it play well with other products"

I'm here to share with you my views only but this is one product that is sort of like Goop--seems to have a different use for everyone! I tried AFG one morning after a nice poo and condish. I did not use a leave-in. It felt plasticy, gunky, gross in my hair. Rinsed out and started over this time using a leave-in (Curl Junkie Curl Assurance) and it was better. I did put a hard hold gel over it. The results: Not for this wavies wet hair. No siree Bob. Nope.

So then I tried it on dry hair. Vive la Différence! I put some in my hands and added some water and then smoothed and scrunched it in my hair. It worked wonderfully and my friend who decided to drop by at the last minute with a 5 minute warning phone call didn't know I'd just spent the last 3 hours laying in bed playing a favorite video game! Woohoo! So for my hair dry all the way to get the best use out of this.

However I feel it warranted to point out that several wavies over on the 2's board on naturallycurly.com love this in wet hair as a curl enhancer and styler. You get a nice big tub for your dollars so you've got a good amount of product to play with to find out the best way it will work for you.


And the smell does not linger. It's not that it is unpleasant it just reminds me a little too strongly of early Saturday morning's when my mom would get me up and thrust a dust rag in my hand and tell me to get to work. Love ya mom!