A couple months ago I was contacted by Original Moxie to see if I was interested in trying their hair products. I've had a pretty natural hair routine for quite a while, so I was excited to see a company making natural products specifically designed for curly hair. They use essential oils in their products too, which obviously was exciting as I was already adding Cedarwood essential oil to my conditioner to help with hair growth.
I've been trying to be extra nice to my hair these days because I lost a ton of volume from being on birth control, and I think some of my curl as well. As silly as it sounds, I have a ton of my identity wrapped up in my big hair, so losing some of that has been frustrating. My hair stopped falling out once I stopped the pill, but about two weeks ago it started coming out in droves. It was like I was 14 all over again, pulling handfuls of hair out when I'd rake my fingers through my hair. I'd like to kindly recommend to my hormones that they stop messing with my hair. My hair feels about half as thick as it did 2 - 3 years ago, so hopefully things will stop freaking out on the hormone front.
Part of me hates that I have so much of my identity tied up in my big hair. It never occurred to me that I could lose it. I've always had big curly hair. In a way it's a security blanket. When I cut my hair off a couple years ago I felt so not myself, I couldn't wait for it to be long and big again. It took so many years of fighting the big poofy hair as a kid and teen that now that I'm finally in love with it, it's hard to deal with having it just fall out. Boo hiss, hormones. I've been doing all I can to keep my hair happy, so I was excited to try some natural products that are made for curly girls.
These three products are my standard shower routine products. I've been avoiding regular shampoos for quite a while now, since shampoo strips hair of its natural oils, so I usually only wash with shampoo on occasion, but I was interested in seeing how the no-foam shampoo worked. It doesn't lather at all (as you can probably assume from the name), so it's a bit harder to work it through the hair, but it definitely doesn't make my hair feel stripped at all. In the past when I've used other normal shampoos my hair feels so dry and stripped out after I shampoo, and I feel like I have to condition like crazy to get it back to feeling right. Right now I'm kind of going half and half with the no-poo thing. For days when I have lots of product in my hair I like to have a little help getting that gunk out, so the Get Clean! no foam shampoo is nice.
I always always always always condition. Mostly because I can't get a brush through my hair any other time than when there is conditioner. I like to put conditioner on and let it hang out while I shave, then brush the tangles out of my hair and rinse. I usually like using their Intense Quench conditioner, but when I don't feel like I need a ton of conditioning power I use the Featherweight conditioner, which is a lot lighter. Their conditioners aren't quite as "slippery" as other conditioners I've used, which is because they use butters, oils, and other nutrients to condition, rather than chemicals which give that slippery feel. It makes it slightly more difficult to comb tangles out, but I much prefer having my hair conditioned naturally than having a bunch of weird chemicals that only make my hair feel slippery, not actually condition it. I've also been preferring the Intense Quench because my hair is currently colored, so I like to give it as much conditioning love as possible to keep it happy.
After I get out of the shower I spritz a bit of Twist Mist in my hair and diffuse to dry. The other day I forgot that this is 100% natural oil and my brain decided to spray it on my hair like it was hair spray and holy cow my hair was SO oily. Whoops! It's amazing for getting a bit of shine, but because it's all oil, it's definitely better used in moderation.
These are a few products I use, but not all the time. I actually love the Sweet Poof spray. It's perfect for the 2nd or 3rd day when the curls have been slept on and are a little flat and sad. I actually decided to test it to see if it really did volumize, by using it on one side of my head and not the other and it was really funny how lopsided I looked. Definitely works to boost curls up and re-volumize.
Another couple products I occasionally use before blow drying are the Oasis moisture gel and the Everyday Leave-in conditioner. The leave in conditioner is also nice for applying to second-day hair to give it a little boost, and the Oasis moisture gel is another great one to apply before I blow dry to give my curls some buoyancy.
These two products I've only used a little bit. I really like the Lux Locks for adding some shine to the ends of my curls. I used the Emollience Pre-Treatment overnight (they recommend applying overnight or at least 15 minutes before washing), and it took me two showers to get it out of my hair, haha. Super penetrating moisture. I think next time I do it I'll just do it for 15 minutes instead of overnight. I liked it though! I'm always on the lookout for good deep treatments to occasionally give my hair some love.
These are the only products I've been using for the past couple months, and it's been nice to have products that are designed to work together and on my specific hair type. Before that I was just using random stuff I found at the health food store, and old tressemme products I've had for about 8 years.
If you have any questions about my hair routine that I forgot or skipped, let me know and I'll try to answer them in the comments!
Original Moxie is celebrating Earth Day this weekend with a sale, so you can get 30% off any order over $30 using the code EDAYOM14. I'm also doing a fun giveaway next week with Original Moxie, too, so stay tuned!
This post is sponsored by Original Moxie and I received products to try and use. All opinions and thoughts are my own. Thanks for supporting those companies which keep Delightfully Tacky alive and kicking.
