About a year ago I entered and won a giveaway for a natural hair product line. I was excited, it was my first ever win and I mean EVER!!!!!Being a YouTube natural hair vlogger, it was only natural for me to review these products in order to share the experience with my wonderful YouTube family. Off I went, prepping, lights, camera, action!!! I proceeded my wash day routine using all four products from the line. I began by applying the shampoo which I loved so much as it had great slip on my hair and was very moisturizing. I then went on to condition my hair and like I do many times, left the conditioner on for hours on end while I did my chores around the house. I cant say exactly how long I had it on my hair for but lets just say I started washing my hair at 10 am and at the end the rod setting process it was a little after midnight....SIGH!!!!!!!
OK so when I finally decided to wash the people's conditioner out of my hair I followed up with the leave in conditioner and immediately piled on the gel-like styling product on each tiny section before installing the perm rods. During that process I was horrified by how my hair felt. It was very crusty and dry and had no form of moisture. I tried adding other moisturizing products and proceeded to finish up my setting. The next morning my hair turned out very cute although it was very hard and crunchy to the touch. I rocked out the style and thought everything was A-OK.
It was not until my next wash day that I realized that I was faced with an unidentified monster at the time. After I washed all the product from my hair with my regular shampoo and used a generous amount my regular conditioner, I was smacked right in the face by Mr. Crusty. My hair was still feeling very very dry and weird in texture. Wash day after wash day I would plaster my hair with the most moisturizing conditioners under the sun, to no avail. The dryness just wouldn't let up and I noticed it was especially noticeable at the ends of my hair.
A few months later my attention was drawn to the subject of Protein Damage and I started to examine the symptoms of it and realized that I was experiencing some of those symptoms on my natural hair. A light bulb soon went off in my head and decided to check if per chance, any of the products that I had won had protein in them. To my amazement, protein was present in all four products from the line. It was my OMG moment....I was a victim, and an unsuspecting one. I learned so may lessons from that experience, the primary being that I should ALWAYS read my labels and adhere to the time recommendations specified. Had I not kept all that protein on my hair for hours on end I would not have faced that natural hair dilemma. This blog is just to share my experience and to sensitize my fellow naturals about this potential killer called protein overload.
Despite many attempts I unable to regain my texture and was forced to gradually cut off the damaged ends and make way for the healthy, soft new growth that would follow. I in no wise blame the product for the outcome and it may sound surprising but I would use the products again following proper directions. Just popping in to share that update with you and as usual, its my pleasure to take it to you......NATURALLY!!!!
Peace.
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