Hello curlies, today we will talk about this curl cream, which unfortunately has already been discontinued. The new cream in this range is no longer accepted in the method!
This was one of the first curl creams I bought from when I wasn’t following the method yet.
Analyzing the Ingredients…
The first ingredients of this product are highly moisturizing, namely Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Myristate (which works as a conditioner, helping to close the hair cuticles) and Glycerin.
We have a lot of Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter) in this formula, which helps as an anti-humectant on wetter or hotter days.
This product contains Polyquaternium-55, a cationic hydrophobic polymer with conditioning properties, which is an excellent heat protector, which is the ingredient responsible for protecting the hair from the sun. This ingredient forms a barrier around the hair and can cause some build up if used too often.
For UV protection, this product has Benzyl Salicylate, is usually used primarily as a fragrance, but also has the power to absorb UV rays and is often used in sunscreens.
One ingredient I had never seen before was Anise Alcohol, which is primarily a fragrance and made me wonder if it would really be accepted or not in the method. This alcohol can also be called 4-Methoxybenzyl Alcohol, Anisyl Alcohol and Sweet Cumin. It is used to give volume and fragrance to products. It is an ingredient not widely used in Europe and should not exceed a concentration of 0.001% in leave in products or 0.01% in wash products. May cause contact dermatitis. It has a function very similar to Benzyl Alcohol.
This product has other oils on the end of the formula, such as Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil and Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil and lots of plant extracts, great for hair hydration!
This product also has Arginine, an amino acid that the hair can chemically attract very strongly. It can improve the look of hair in a very natural way and improve damage to the hair fiber.
This product has lots of different fragrance types.
My opinion about this product.
I will be honest, I found this product very similar to the Mystic Black curl cream. Maybe with a lighter formula, but with a similar composition.
The cream itself does not have much fixing power so it will be necessary to use a gel or gelatin on top to have a better definition in the hair.
It is a good product for medium / low porosity hair, as it does not have a huge amount of heavy oils. In my high porosity hair, I thought I should put a large amount of product to get the result I expected.
I consider it a cream that benefits greatly from having UV protection in its makeup, but can lead to build up if used too many times in a row.
Have you tried this cream? What did you think of it? 😘
INGREDIENTS:
AQUA, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE, GLYCERYN, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER, DMDM HYDANTOIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYQUATERNIUM-55, CETEARETH-20, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, PARFUM, ALPHA-ISOMETHYLIONONE, AMYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL SALICYLATE, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL, CITRONELLOL, COUMARIN, D-LIMONENE, EUGENOL, GERANIOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, HIDROXYCITRONELLAL, HYDROXYISOHEXYL, 3-CYCLOHEXENE-CARBOXALDEHYDE, LINALOOL, ANISE ALCOHOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BENZYL BENZOATE, CITRAL, DISODIUM EDTA, BHT, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, HYDROXYETHYL UREA, OLEA EUROPAEA FRUIT OIL, ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT, ACHYROCLINE SATUREIODES FLOWER EXTRACT, FABIANA IMBRICATA LEAF/STEM EXTRACT, VERBASCUMTHAPSUS EXTRACT, ARGININE, LYCIUM BARBARUM FRUIT EXTRACT, SODIUM PCA, VACCINUM MACROCARPON FRUIT EXTRACT, VACCINIUM MYRTYLLUSFRUIT EXTRACT, BUTYLENEGLYCOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, RHODIOLA ROSEA ROOT EXTRACT, ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT, ROSA GALLICA FLOWER EXTRACT
It was also the first cream that I bought and hardly knew what it was to have snails 🙂
I really like the result, it's really a shame to have changed the composition 🙁