britney.

Yes, the Trader Joe's tea tree tingle conditioner cleanses well yet it's gentle and still moisturizing.

It turns out the tresemme naturals didn't work out for me. There's something in it that my hair doesn't like.. it's making my hair feel terrible. My hair feels so dry and completely stripped of moisture. I thought it was the products I was using at first, but I used different products and my hair still feels terrible, and it's been feeling like this ever since I started using the tresemme conditioner. I'm disappointed since it detangled my hair so well and didn't weigh down my hair either.

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2c/3a some 3b/Thick/Fine texture?/High Porosity
Currently trying out the CG method again as of 1/3/12!

Current Routine:
Co-wash/RO: Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle
Low poo: Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat (when needed)
Products: LA Looks Sports Gel and Curly Kinks Coil Jam

kimmidawn

Aww I'm sorry Tresemme Naturals didn't work out so well, but I'm glad the Trader Joes's is. I just looked up the ingredients for the Tresemme Naturals and it has stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol as the second and third ingredients, so I'm guessing that might be a part of why it feels drying? Its my educated guess at least.

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2b, fine texture, normal porosity & elasticity (CG as of 12/2011)

Low-poo: UFD Rich & Funky
Cowash: VO5 Kiwi Lime
RO: Tresemme Naturals, Aubrey Organics GPB, Ion Effective Care, MillCreek Keratin
PT/DT: IAgirl's PT, GVP CB
LI: KCKT, Cure Care, CJ CCCC Lite
Styling: Curl Keeper, As I Am Jelly, UFD Curly Magic, CJ Curl Queen, TIGI Strong Hold Mousse


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SegB

I think those are good alcohols, not the drying ones...

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2b/3a, normal/high porosity, fine/medium texture, medium density, low elasticity

Low Poo- Tigi Colour Goddess, Giovanni 50:50, Giovanni TTT (clarify 1X/week)
Condish- CJ Curl Rehab, Giovanni 50:50, Giovanni TTT
Leave In- Slip Detangler, KCKT, Redken Curl Refiner
Style- KCCC, SS CEJ, SS FHG
Treatment- CJ Repair Me! and CJ CR

Dislikes: Too much protein, high glycerin content, and heavy oils

Jas76

Are you using a RO in addition to the tressemme? Or maybe you want to avoid that step?

Can't remember - did you say you'd tried suave nat coconut?

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2c/3a/3b, Fine/med, Dense, high porous, & normal elas.

Lo-poo - Renpure Keratin, SMR, Giovanni SaS
clarifying - mix Johnson's H2T with low poo
Co-wash - Suave Nats. clar. or coco.
RO - GVPCB, Ion Eff. Care, TN.
LI - SMR, Cure Care, or RO
Seal - MO or Jojoba
DT - + honey, ACV, & EVOO to SM masque & GVPCB
PT - Gelatin!, CNPF
Styling - FSG, AIF, BRHG, LALS/PS, GF curl spray gel, SM Souffle/Smoothie, LOOB
Oils - MO!, EVOO, jojoba, GSO, SM Elixer, EVCO, VO5 Hairdressing

kimmidawn

lol there are good alcohols? i thought pretty much all were drying...guess there's some reading i need to do

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2b, fine texture, normal porosity & elasticity (CG as of 12/2011)

Low-poo: UFD Rich & Funky
Cowash: VO5 Kiwi Lime
RO: Tresemme Naturals, Aubrey Organics GPB, Ion Effective Care, MillCreek Keratin
PT/DT: IAgirl's PT, GVP CB
LI: KCKT, Cure Care, CJ CCCC Lite
Styling: Curl Keeper, As I Am Jelly, UFD Curly Magic, CJ Curl Queen, TIGI Strong Hold Mousse


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britney.

I was using the tressemme conditioner as a RO. And yes I have used suave naturals as a co-wash, which worked alright for me. I'm currently using the trader joes conditioner as a co wash and rinse out now and it seems to work fine for both. The tressemme conditioner just makes my hair feel terrible for some reason.

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2c/3a some 3b/Thick/Fine texture?/High Porosity
Currently trying out the CG method again as of 1/3/12!

Current Routine:
Co-wash/RO: Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle
Low poo: Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat (when needed)
Products: LA Looks Sports Gel and Curly Kinks Coil Jam

SegB

Lol, yes! The fatty alcohols are good...Isopropyl alcohol is the major no no and can be drying when at the beginning of the formulation. You want to avoid this ingredient in gels too...Although there was some talk about IA being at the end is ok, it may be there as a preservative or to make the formulation work...I just try to avoid it.

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2b/3a, normal/high porosity, fine/medium texture, medium density, low elasticity

Low Poo- Tigi Colour Goddess, Giovanni 50:50, Giovanni TTT (clarify 1X/week)
Condish- CJ Curl Rehab, Giovanni 50:50, Giovanni TTT
Leave In- Slip Detangler, KCKT, Redken Curl Refiner
Style- KCCC, SS CEJ, SS FHG
Treatment- CJ Repair Me! and CJ CR

Dislikes: Too much protein, high glycerin content, and heavy oils

SegB

The TN Moisture made my hair feel horribly coated...I had better luck with TN Volume...I have used it to cowash before and it was ok...

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2b/3a, normal/high porosity, fine/medium texture, medium density, low elasticity

Low Poo- Tigi Colour Goddess, Giovanni 50:50, Giovanni TTT (clarify 1X/week)
Condish- CJ Curl Rehab, Giovanni 50:50, Giovanni TTT
Leave In- Slip Detangler, KCKT, Redken Curl Refiner
Style- KCCC, SS CEJ, SS FHG
Treatment- CJ Repair Me! and CJ CR

Dislikes: Too much protein, high glycerin content, and heavy oils

Myrna

Yes to Tomatoes. Its a formula for fine hair. I dont have fine hair but I think it works great.

LAwoman

This is what I was going to suggest. Love it.

gardencurls

for moisture/detangling:

Cure Care Hair & Skin Conditioner is really light, and it's super cheap (around $3.00 for 20 oz bottle).

also:
Ion Volumizing Conditioner (similar to Cure Care but has panthenol and Behentrimonium Chloride) - good for co-washing

for protein:

Biotera Leave-in Conditioner -I put this in a spray bottle, and a fine mist spray is a great light conditioner for me

ApHogee Keratin and Green Tea Restructurizer Spray

All inexpensive & available at Sally's

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Cleanse: Hair One with Argan Oil, Creme of Nature with Argan Oil , KC Come Clean
Rinse-out: KCKT, Ion Swimmers Conditioner
Leave-in: As I Am Leave-In, Hair One
Style/Hold: Ouidad Climate Control Gel, KCCC, 4 Naturals Spring Back Custard
Refresh: Ouidad Botanical Boost
Q-Redew