Yesterday I had the chance to review the Shea Moisture Thickening and Anti-Breakage line for thin hair. This line features the Shea Moisture organic yucca and baobab shampoo, the Shea Moisture organic yucca & baobab anti-breakage masque along with the Shea Moisture Yucca conditioner which is the leave in.

I have to admit I am one of the few that really have not tried all the Shea moisture products line in entirety to together. So when I  was browsing Walgreen’s one day and saw I could get a boat load for cheap. I jumped all over it, hey what can I say I like to spend money.

So yesterday, when I had some time on my hand, I decided I was going to wash my hair with all three to see if they lived up to what it says it does.

The first thing that I like to do before any shampoo is pre-poo my hair at least overnight with Afro-veda hair oils so that my hair can have a nice sheen and a nice Ayurvedic hot oil treatment to boot. I have been doing for quite some time now. However, I did not have anytime yesterday to do an overnight hot oil treatment. I just oiled my hair and scalp lightly with Afroveda New Methika oil to treat dandruff and stuff…..

The next step I did was detangle  and place my hair into about 8-12 twists so that I could easily wash and unravel my hair in the shower.

I than proceeded to use the Shea moisture organic yucca and baobab shampoo in the shower. When I wash my hair I like to put them in twists. Than take each twist out separately one at a time and wash them each separately. I have tried washing my hair in the twists a couple of times, but I don’t like it. My hair does not feel as clean and I am not able to use the smoothing technique by rubbing my hands down my hair to help smooth the cuticle.

When you have kinky hair like mine you want to smooth the cuticle in as many ways as possible…….

The shampoo lathered up really good, it has a really great slip which made it easy to clean and was my hair really fast.  Anything with great slip is awesome for my type 4 kinky hair. It smelled divine and smooth to the touch. My hair felt soft and not stripped at all. One thing I can say is although my hair felt soft and smooth after the shampoo, it did not feel very clarified.

This is a great shampoo if you are looking for something to cleanse your hair with out stripping it, but at the same time giving it moisture. It does not give the clarified clean feeling. So be sure to rotate this shampoo with a clarifier.

Would I buy the shampoo again.

Yes.

Some of the ingredients in the Shea moisture yucca shampoo include:

• Yucca Soap
• Shea oil
• Baobab Extract
• Coconut Oi
• Rosemary Extract
• Honeysuckle Extract
• Vegetable protein
• Aloe Vera Juice

So as you can see there is some good stuff in there.

The next step I took was to use the Shea moisture organic yucca & baobab anti-breakage masque. Now when I applied this to my hair I immediately did not like the way it felt. It has a creamy rough touch to it,  if that makes any sense. White in color, very thick with a mild scent. Not much to bother anyone at all. I am used to some really great conditioners on my hair and this one was not cutting it already just by touch.

So I said hey let me give it whirl and wait until I rinse it out in the shower to give my final verdict.

But in the meantime some of the ingredients inside the anti-breakage masque include:

• Water
• Shea Butter
• Coconut Oil
• Mango Butter
• Avocado Oil
• Olive oi
• Aloe Vera Juice
• Baobab extract
• Vegetable Protein
• Rosemary extract
•  Vitamin E
• Essential Oil Blend
• Much more……

I would expect with all those great ingredients my hair would love it. However, I am coming to realizing that deep conditioners with a Shea butter base as the main ingredient don’t work that well for deep conditioning my hair but acts more a sealant preventing the other great ingredients from penetrating my hair shaft.

Would I purchase it again probably not. Was it okay, yeah. It made my hair slightly soft after the fact, because while I was rinsing it out my hair felt petty though. So I guess my hair felt stronger. However, I will use the product again, since I did buy it and do not want to waste my  money……..

The last thing on my list was to use the Shea Moisture yucca & Aloe thickening growth milk with biotin and Bamboo extract. This particular leave in is suppose to help with thin and fine hair by thickening and volumizing the hair shaft

I have been going through a period of breakage, which is the reason I am giving the line a try.

I decided to mix some aloe Vera juice about two tablespoons to about 6 tablespoons of the growth milk together. To make sure when I applied it to my hair my cuticles would lie more flat. I like to mix aloe Vera juice to my leave ins because although many come with it already added to their products. Its is a very small amount and not enough to close the cuticle. I use different oils all the time with my mixtures too. This time I added one tablespoon of Avocado Oil to the mixture.

In the end, I test with my ph strips to make sure it is the right ph  before applying to my hair.

Some of the ingredients listed for the growth milk include:

• Water
• Shea butter
• Coconut Oil
• Mango Seed Butter
• Jojoba Oil
• Avocado Oil
• Vegetable Glycerin
• Aloe Leaf Extract
• Biotin
• Yucca Extract
• Bamboo Extract
• Rosemary EXTRACT
• Vitamin E
• Much More……..

Shea moisture growth milk was okay, not bad not great. I have had better. It is a light weight conditioner not heavy in consistency at all. Since it was so watery when applying it to my hair it took a second for my hair to absorb it.  I’m still on the fence about this one, because my hair was soft, not as soft as I like it or have experienced with other leave ins.

Yet my hair was shiny after the twist out.

Will I buy this product again, I probably will. It  is a light weight and did get the job done. I will keep it to use as a refresher conditioner on those days I need a pick me up.

It will work great for that!

My final verdict is that I will re-use the shampoo, but mainly in the hot warmer months.  The anti-breakage masque is a pass for me maybe you will like it, it does have great ingredients inside of it. Which I’m sure will work great for someone else. The Growth milk, I’m going to keep using to see how it works out as a refresher.

Have you used the Shea moisture anti-breakage line for thin and fine hair.

I would love to know.

Well  guys I had the chance to buy the full the brand new product line from Kim Luv. Which if you follow her you know that it is called Luv Naturals. I follow Kim Luv, and I love her products. This woman has created a full pH balanced hair care product line tailored for women with kinky-er hair textures. She has spent many hours and years researching information, products, even the real science of what it takes to master ethnic textured hair.

I’ve been natural for a good little minute and never have I seen a full line, that worked this well on my type 4b/c hair as well as the luv naturals product line has in just one use. I have to give to Kim Luv, for taking the patience, determination and just pure want to formulate something so special as this.

Now I have to admit the products are a little bit on the more pricey side, but I have been known to pay more on other things so why not make the investment in my hair. In the video below, I do mention that I might not buy the shampoo again. Only because it’s the only product in the whole line that did not impress me as much. I just don’t consider it as great as my Griffin Remedy Shampoo. But that is just my opinion every ones hair responds differently to different things.

Your Hair might love it.

Now when it comes to the Don’t be so Clingy Detangler, the Conditional Love, and the Love me and Leave me in Conditioner. These are my  faves! I am glad I took the time to invest in a small black owned business. Which has created some spectacular products, in my opinion for type kinky hair!

To learn more visit: Luv Naturals!

I recently had the chance to try out a new face mask cream on my skin. I have always been prone to skin issues and love trying out new things . I recently had went to the spa and got a micro dermabrasion treatment on my face. Then when I was all the done the woman who was cleaning my skin told me I should try out Spa Teen Blemished Skin Mask By Pevonia Bontanica.

Hey, I’m not new to this I love trying out new products as long as they have good ingredients and will not overly dry, or overly oily my skin. I have combination skin which means my T-zone areas which involves my forehead nose and chin tend to be the oiliest and the rest of my face remains dry. So just trying to find the right products have always been an issue.

But, then again because I love to try out new things.

Anyhow, this mask is supposed to help clear out the blemishes on skin or keep them from recurring as much. I know, I know your probably thinking. If I’m not a teenager than why am I still getting acne. Well some people do and I happen to be one of those people. If I even attempt t to eat some processed food or not so good for you food.

Or have a little stress in my life .

Than I’m breaking out.

Point blank.

So I took the product home and it says that I am supposed to apply the product to clean damp skin, let it dry. Than wash it off with cool water.

We’ll that is what I did for a couple of weeks.

The Teen Blemished Skin Mask By Pevonia Bontanica is also organic and paraben free so I felt totally great applying it to my already sensitive combination skin.

As you can see in the picture above, it leaves a off white look and to my surprise it was not heavy at all. I have masks that work really well but they can leave a drying effect on the skin from the hardness that it becomes once it dries.

Teen Blemished skin does not do that in fact it had the opposite effect on my skin, once I rinsed it all off. My skin felt smooth and clean. Not dry at all. But sort of moisturized.

Even though, after all that was done I still applied my Grapeseed oil for added over night extra toning and moisture.

Some people will not even need to apply anything at all.

Now did the product help with clearing up my skin issues?

Yes it helped, to a decent degree.

Will I use the product again in the future?

Yes, I plan on using it over and again, it is not the best one that I have tried, but then again my skin is so up and down to a lot of different things. But for the normal person this could be a miracle in bottle for acne prone skin.

I like the product and as of right now. I would purchase it again, because I am curious as to how my skin would behave with long term use of the product.

Teen Blemished Skin Mask By Pevonia Bontanica

• Contains:
• Water
• Glycerin
• Chamoile
• sulfur great for skin
• zinc oxide
• kava
• camphor
• bark oil
• lemon peel oil
• Lime oil

Those are some of the ingredients which it contains.

Teen Blemished Mask for acne, is a decent product and one that I will continue to use.  I will give you guys an update to my progress.

I’m curious to know what are some masks that you use on your skin?

This weekend I had the chance to get out and get a couple of things for the house. I am in the process of going through a little bit of a re-organization mode, looking for a way to structure my  home  in all around aspects. From menu planning to children activities and overall healthy living, it is always good to look back at your self and try to find ways that you could do better in and one of mine is organization.

Being with that said, and that my site focuses mainly on healthy natural living inside out I decided to get  this brand new eco-friendly 12” Wok From Kohl’s this weekend. It is part of the food network line of cooking items. I paid 40.00 bucks for it however if you are looking to get a discount you can get it through Kohls for the around the same price.  Its PFDA Free with a non-stick surface and made of recycled aluminum, packaged in recycled paper and soy based ink. We all know that Teflon can scrape and those particles can get into your body and cause problems down the road. I plan to make this veggie stir fry recipe in it tonight that I saw online last week here.

I also was able to get my hands on some oxo 10 piece storage container set for 130.00 but you can get it through Amazon once again for 95.00. Although not all natural it gets the job done and one of those exceptions for me.  I already started using them as you can see here and plan to get more. I even got some new food network cereal storage containers which I use for more than just cereal. You just have to get creative to where you want to store things and make more space.

When It came to Cleaning, I am always trying out new natural cleaning products, some I keep. Some I don’t use depending on their effectiveness. It is always better to clean with all natural products as many mainstream cleaning products tend to contain harsh ingredients that can cause cancer and become dangerous to your family health. To read more about how cleaning products can hurt you please see here. http://www.naturalnews.com/016940.html .

Well the product that I got was a kit of Meyers Cleaning kit which comes with a all purpose cleaner, window cleaner, dish detergent, and a counter top cleaner.  You have the option to choose which fragrance you want, but I have a lemon one and boy oh boy do I love the smell of this stuff. It cleans pretty good also I have to tell you and the whole kit  only cost me about 8.50 for the whole set. Although smaller in size because it is a kit, I find myself only using a little bit because it is very concentrated and cleans just as good.  If you would like to try it you buy through the Meyers site or you can get it through Amazon right here.

Well those are my Weekend Finds and I will be post again some new items that I find on a ongoing basis.

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