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In these days and times many people, especially African-Americans, are concerned with the quality of shampoo/conditioner they put in their hair. The search for sulfate-free, paraben-free, petroleum-free products is on the rise and consumers have taken to blogs such as blackhairmedia.com and longhaircareforum.com to see what products are producing results for other people.
On a trip to a local health food store, New Leaf, I came across products from the Pure Life Soap Co. and I decided to try the brand out. I purchased the Rosemary conditioner to use as a deep conditioner every two weeks with the hopes that my transitioning hair would retain moisture from it, which is the problem that moved me to begin my anti-sulfate/paraben/petroleum free tirade in the first place.
The product worked great and I encourage all those people on the product search to not only try the brand, but to also refer to those blogs for advice and suggestions.
I hope that the big companies realize the "buzz" thats going on surrounding organic products and start giving the people what they want. I also encourage people to visit health food stores for great products that are made by smaller companies. I love my Pure Life Soap Co. product and I cant wait to try more.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Hi Yelena,
ReplyDeleteYour conversation about hair and conditioners is definitely one that I had to join. Thanks for revealing your "great find" from the New Leaf Market. If Pure Life Soap Co. products work that well I might invest in them.
Do you know if the Pure Life Soap Co. makes facial scrub? Here is a funny story for you: I realized the other night that I had run out of facial scrub, so I decided to use my hair shampoo as a scrub, and the results were amazing. My face felt so clean and flawless. Hint: Head and Shoulders shampoo works well for hair and skin.
Wow, I love New Leaf, but I have never tried anything other than the food and supplements. My hair is very important to me, and I am excited to know that there are organic products available. I can't wait to go check it out, thanks for the tip.
ReplyDelete-Kwamae Simpkins
Yelena,
ReplyDeleteWhen I hear about natural hair products, I get excited. Last year I decided to go natural and stop getting perms I felt as if the harsh chemicals I was required to use on my hair were very damaging and costly. I too shop at New Leaf for natural organic products, I’ve never used or heard of Pure Life Hair Co., but I will definitely look into their products. Thanks for the tip!
Cierra Jackson
Yelena, I know how difficult transitioning can be. I wore corn rows and press outs all during my sophomore year. I also became best friends with hats and scarves.
ReplyDeleteI believe I bought a conditioner from New Leaf before. It had shea and jojoba, and it was very inexpensive.
Just a tip, there is another website called lisaakbari.com. She has a Ph.D. in Trichology, and she did a whole study on transitioning without the big chop. She had so many clients asking her how best to moisturize or style their hair that she got a perm and went through the whole process again just to help her clients. Wow! I do not think I would be willing to make that sacrifice. She also makes her own products, and I can tell you that many of them (moisturizer, hair oil, leave-in, etc.) are amazing.
Good luck on your journey. Know that you have sisters out here if you ever need help.