Folks are still mad I did a video using a HORRIBLE deep conditioner as a cream with AMAZING results. Natural haircare has become so much about marketing and less about science and in some instances, common sense. Happy for channels like yours that push us to think harder and further than the typical content that exists in this space!
SheRea I just want to thank you ..that leave in 👌🏽hands down is the best ..my very thick course hair has never been so soft and moisturized ..thanks again
Yep, like the Mane Choice, Soft As Can Be, 3 in 1. I tried it and for my High Porosity 4a hair, it worked good as a leave in. You don't need too much, because a little goes a long way.
I used a rinse out as a leave in for years and my hair was very damaged. I guess the products i used were just bad in general but since then i am kind of scared to go back using regular conditioners as a leave in even though the leave ins cost a lot more unfortunately. Maybe i'll try it again some time and see if anything has changed.
@@XEveryoneLovesEmilyX I think Aussie Moist is safe. But, my mom's a beautician & she showed me a strand of hair that was n a conditioner & said it stripped the hair... 🙃
@@XEveryoneLovesEmilyX It depends on the conditioners. If it has proteins and your hair is protein sensitive or you use to much protein it may dry your hair out. I like to use moisturizing conditioner with water as leave in like Ausie Moist or a Tressemme Moisturizing conditioner.
I’ve gotten away from my old school natural ways (using my conditioner as a leave-in) and started buying products recommended by influencers. Going back! Thanks!
I have been natural since the 80's. Back then there weren't any curl cream/butters or really much at all on the market (just jerri curl stuff😫😅). I used regular conditioner as leave in all the time. At that time I just looked for whatever said "moisturizing" and smelled good...🤷🏽♀️🙂
ok thanks --i did accidentally leave some conditioner when i wash hair didn't bother to rinse out my hair== and i have been buying this leave in conditioner that is make me spend a lot of money = i will try my conditioner as a leave in and try use water conditioner spray
I live in Cameroon (Africa) and finding good (and affordable) products for my natural hair can ne challenging. After your last video, I used my conditioner as live-in and my hair loves it. Thank you so much
The funniest hair rumor is how people explain the mechanics of the “squish to condish” method for me lol. People say the squishing motion “pushes the water into the cuticle” or “forces the conditioner to work with water” and hydrate the hair or whatever but that’s just ridiculous. The reason it works is that you can’t properly rinse off the conditioner with this method- so you’re automatically using your conditioner as a leave-in.
Omg thank you for this!! I've been doing my natural hair for about 11 years now and I've always gotten better results using rinse out conditioners as a leave in! Most of my favorite ones over the years have been altered or discontinued but I still get results from tbe Tresemme Botanique and Aussie conditioners. People like MoKnowsHair made me feel like something was wrong with with doing this but I'm glad to hear it straight from a chemist.
Yup! I noticed the ingredients were very similar back when I was in college, so to save some money I started using my conditioner as a leave-in. Then I went a step further and now I use my deep-conditioner as a leave-in too. lol If it's a really heavy formula I just thin it out with a little water.
I just want to say, your videos have been life to my hair. Your PMP method has been a game changer during the fall/winter months. Thank you for bringing the science to natural hair care products.
Love your videos. All of this was told to me before but, the way you explain it just STICKS. You’re the bomb. Even better, you’re a woman of God! You’re the bomb 💣🙏🏽❤️God bless you!
@@CurlyChemistry It’s very true! To be honest I have been struggling with my low porosity hair. And battled what seems like traction alopecia in the center of my head slightly. Any advice I would SO appreciate it.❤️
Favorite current leave-in: Johnson’s Baby Curl Defining Leave-In. Needed a no frills leave-in so picked this up despite saying the baby marketing and it’s the one I reach for all the time now!
I'm so frustrated because I've been struggling finding a good leave-in for years whereas finding a good conditioner was pretty easy. But I finally found my holy grail: camille rose coconut water
Hi Tonya, I am a senior high school student and I'm interested in being a cosmetic chemist. I love your videos and they have taught me a lot about the chemistry behind the products that we use for our hair. Could you please make a video that describes the type of work that you do and your experience in the field that you are in? Thank you ❤❤
My favorite leave-in condition is Mielle Organics - Hawaiian Ginger. I love this leave-in, it instantly moisturizes my 4c hair and keeps it moist. I always thought my hair did not have a curl pattern, but that is not true. Since I've been using Mielle Organics, I can see a curl pattern, and my hair stays moisturized.
You’re one of three folks I mainly listen to in these youtube streets because it’s facts and science backed. The rest in the kitchen with their grits and frying pans can take several seats. 💺 💺 Thanks for the knowledge you bestow upon us you are appreciated sis! 🥰
I have, previously, used my deep conditioning masque as the C (cream) to twist my hair. Innocuous as it was, my hair was and is still in good condition. I really have begun to think there is not too much difference
Oh wow I am very surprised to hear this! I was always told over and over that conditioners were something distinct and could never be used as a leave-in. It's very interesting to hear that the formulations for them are so similar. Now I'm eyeing up some of my lackluster conditioners and wondering would they perform better is leave-ins. Except for the ones with protein in it lol
I found your channel a few days ago and realized my hair type and why I have tooons of build up in my hair all the time! I'm low porosity and products were just sitting on my hair. Thanks to you, I started using that conditioner water mix to moisturize at night and seal it with castor oil and omg! I still got a define twist out and it's super soft and moisturized!!!! I'm literally about to toss my Shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie 🗑️ Thank you!!!!
Nooo don't do that! I also have low porosity, very fine low density hair. I use a little of the smoothie then gel on wet hair after washing for my wash and go styler but as an alternative (and I use it as a day 2/3/4/5 refresher spray) mix about 1 part of the shea moisture curl smoothie to 4 parts water in a spray bottle and shake it up a lot, and it makes a really really good lightweight styler! This works because the smoothie is also water based- the first ingredient is water- like a conditioner. So you can water down lots of products and turn them into a spray that way!
Very happy to learn that we have more options than previously thought! So if I run out of a leave in, I can use a conditioner and vice versa (leave in isn’t as effective as a conditioner). This all about knowledge which you so generously share. Thank you 😍
@@kenesa No I haven’t but I’ve watched certain vlogs about them, and they rave about them; I may try them out, after my tried & trues are done. Thank you
I remember I bought a leave-in/styling cream, only looked at the ingredients and didn’t read properly and then got home and realized it wasn’t a hair mask lol. The ingredients looked just like one. Anyways not mad abt it bc I found my new favourite product.
I’ve heard I can grow my 4c high porosity hair using conditioning wash and go’s but I’ve been told all my life that protective styling and grease is the only way. I enjoy seeing my growth and have taken to banding two sections to motivate myself to go past my nipple length while I learn how to keep my hair healthy as well as getting wind on my scalp. I can’t use bands because that’s where my hair breaks but without them my hair mats close to my scalp…and it’s back to protective styling. I’m working on something that includes clay to define my scalp curls. If I could ask for only one breakdown/tutorial video…I’ve recently become secretly obsessed with hyaluronic acid powder for hair but there is literally ZERO VIDEOS about how it works for our hair and how to incorporate it into a diy in effective percentages…if you would be the first, please
My favorite conditioners: liquid leave-ins are Alikay Naturals Lemongrass and Mielle White Peony. Cream leave-ins are Oyin Hair Dew and The Mane Choice Heavenly Halo. Conditioner is Shea Moisture 10 in 1 Superfruit Complex and Design Essentials Almond Butter Express 😊
My favorite leave-in conditioner is Aphogee Shea-Pro. It's super moisturizing, aids in elasticity, makes hair stronger and prevents frizz. No over powering scent either. It has saved me from breakage and split ends. It's a staple for me.
Hey Tanya,can you please make a video and explain your thoughts on the debate of whether its good to detangle on wet hair or dry hair .And please explain if our hair is weak when wet or dry.❤
This was very helpful. I just picked up a conditioner thinking it was a leave in and it worked so well on my hair. I’m glad I can use it as a leave in because it’s the best leave in I’ve ever used.
What a great video! My fave leave in conditioner is Shea Moisture JBCO Leave In Conditioner. When it comes to the rinse-out conditioners, I don't use them anymore; I have replaced with the "deep conditioner". It just seems like I'm overdoing it with both, when the two products have the exact ingredients. I've come to learn that it is either/or for the conditioners. A rinse out conditioner may be enough for someone, who just "wants" or "needs" a light conditioning to the hair, considering their hair texture, i.e., the 3A-3C range, but for my type 4B/C hair, the deep conditioner works the best. Now I combine the r/o conditioners I have with HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN to perform my protein treatment, then do a deep condition. Thanks again for clearing up the difference. I really appreciate your channel. 🙂👍🏾
Thank you so much! I fell asleep with a regular conditioner in my hair. It smelled so good and my hair felt so soft I didn’t want to wash it out. Now I don’t have to!
I love this video! Between you and SheRea DelSol my hair is regaining its health! I know this may not be popular by some, but my go to is SheaMoisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Leave-in milk.
Thank for giving us all the tea! Shea Moisture's Jamaican Black Castor Oil Leave-In Conditioner is my favorite (except the smell). Recently, I heard that 1 inch of curl is equal to 4 inches of straight hair. 🥴
I tried this with sol de Janeiro regular conditioner, and add a bit more water to not make my hair super heavy and IT WORKS!! And the smell STILL LAST. Like it’s leave in conditioner. So guess who just saved so much cash in the long run 😉😉😉
Great video! My favorite leave ins are from Nature’s Little Secret-Banana Leave in and Avocado Moisture. The rumor I always hear is not to put product near your roots but when I don’t, I have frizzy roots
Hmmmm I am not even finished with this video, but let me tell you…. I have been using my treseme conditioner as just leave in… My hair is not tangling anymore… I don’t care what anyone else says… It’s the only thing that works with my hair! Conditioners are so hydrating to my hair and makes it easy to manage! I am so proud of myself to find what works for me!
Great informative video, like always👏👌 My favorite leave in conditioners are Giovanni direct leave in and infusium 23 leave in treatment,moisturize and replenish.
I LOVE Giovanni 50/50 hydrating conditioner and I just don’t rinse it all out and it performs just like the Giovanni direct leave in, just more cost effective. 😄
Recently, I've been using my creme of nature mango and shea ultra-moisturizing conditioner as my leave-in. I add it in a spray bottle with water and then apply it to my hair. It's safe to say it's the best leave-in I've used and that's why I got here to see if it was okay to continue with such action. My hair feels soft for days, which is something I rarely get used to. Well, thank you. I'm about to go get another bottle of this as a spare because it seems my moisture problem has been solved😂❤️
This info is right on point! I'm switching to minimalistic lifestyle and still feel I have too many products for hair care. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
My leave-in is a mixture of aloe Vera juice, rose water, olive oil, vitamin E oil, glycerin, and wild growth oil....I play round with oils but this is my basic blend.
Actually I don't use leave-in. I shampoo, use my deep conditioner, rinse it, and then seal the moisture with oil/butter. I think that if you really need a leave-in conditioner to moisturise your hair just after using a deep conditioner it means your conditioner does not really do its job well...
And I do the opposite. I shampoo and use a leave in. I'm just always in a hurry to do my hair these days (3 year old, 2 year old, and 9 month old). I remember before I got married I would spend the whole day doing hair. Times have changed😞🙂
@@mommymj9529 Yes in that case I understand. I do the same thing whenever I wash my nieces hair it's much easier, faster and comfortable for them and they don't have to spend too much time in the shower. I use a leave-in or a moisturiser after shampoo and rinse on slightly damped hair then style, and honnestly I can't tell the difference between a leave-in and a moisturiser either.
@@mommymj9529 Even if you have kids please do not forget to also have time for yourself. Ask for your husband to take care of the kids for a full day at home, outside or at his parents place..... at least once a month and go out for a restaurant, spa, lunch with the girl, shopping, or spend a cozy day at home alone... He'll be happy to do it on a regular when he'll see how relax you feel after. Plus that's the best way for him to bound with your kids when you're not around and he has full responsibility (to make them laugh, to worry, to have them take their nap, to teach them things, to check their safety, to play with them...) and truly understand the work you do everyday: advice from my mum to all mums. She is still happily married with my dad after 45 years and 5 happy children and 6 happy grand children now :-)
Cream of Nature: 'Pure Honey Not Away Leave- In Detangular for dry dehydrated Hair.'.. That's what I am enjoying and, TGIN deep conditoner not using regular conditions saving my money for more deep conditioners.. Thhanks for the vedio
Currently favorite leave-ins are Miche beauty Mielle organics Ginger and kinky curly, Miss Jessie's People still think oil/hot oiling your scalp is old school
was thinking through one day and I was like if they say we should wash our hair well to avoid breakage from conditioners then I must stop using leave in conditioner because I found out it was the same ingredients. Also deep conditioner vs regular conditioners I also found out it was same ingredients from some brand I know . I have never used store bought moisturizing deep conditioner before just my regular ones but cover hair for minutes and am good.
My favorite conditioners and leave in are Miche Beauty and Camille Rose Coconut water and the rumor I heard was that you can not use natural hair products on caucasian or relaxed hair
Thank you! Thank you! Thank YOU! I've been struggling so much for such a long time. I UA-camd so much too. But nada. Your videos are so helpful. But this video is by far the best video on hair I've seen. God bless you.
Oh, thank you for this video. I tried my hand at making a leave-in and it works very well, but it STINKS so bad. Had an important engagement to go to this week, so I used conditioner to tame my hair and it smells very nice. I thought I'd better wash it out because its conditioner and not to be used as a leave-in. Bless you for this great video. I always look forward to them.
Could you please a video on the latest controversial ingredient: DMDM Hydantoin? Also I follow a few naturals from the French West Indies & some of them say to avoid Phenoxyethanol in hair products bc it’s a carcinogen & it cause organ damage. I’d love to hear your opinion on that. Thanks 😊
i would love to hear her opinions too cause i keep getting flag from naturals under my comments section because i use phenoxyethanol as a preservative in my products!
@@karacee5481 same here but if you check other hair products so so many products from haircare to skincare use it in their products. I didn’t notice it until I started doing research on it
I’d love to hear her thoughts too. Tresemme changed every single one of their shampoos and conditioners and haven’t advertised any of them. I wanna know what’s really going on...
A rumor Ive heard more often is the NEED for a pre poo, which I dont use - I just keep my hair moisturized. My favorite leave in is the camielle rose curl love moisture milk! I also dilute my Pattern beauty intensive conditioner and use as a leave, as an alternative, goes really well with my UFD curly magic - the only gel I use. Thanks for all the great content!
If you have a coarse, high density, 4c coils like mine, you'll appreciate prepooing. African Pride Prepoo is so affordable and works like magic! It's a good start towards a great wash day.
@@uberhaute_naturalz84 thanks for sharing! I have fine 4a strands, medium density and my hair gets more tangled and resistant to shampoo with prepooing first. Im also just not a fan of the extra step, especially because without fail i deep condition every time I wash my hair. But it sounds like its working really well for you :-).
@@kreyol539 honestly, without a prepoo, no comb no matter how strong it is can enter my hair because it is extremely thick, dense and coarse, however, since I started prepooing, headaches were reduced😄😄😄 and my curl pattern became visible!
@@uberhaute_naturalz84 your hair sounds beautiful! The pros and cons of having all those luscious thick coils. What really changed the game for me is cowashing first before i shampoo w/ camielle rose morrocan conditioner then the most moisturizing shampoo EVER for me, the curlmix shampoos (any version). They are a dream, but their conditioner did nothing for me 🤭.
New subscriber here. Awesome that I came upon your channel. I also follow Dr. Alexis who was a chemical formulator turned Dermatologist. I love the science of it all. I majored in Chemistry myself in college so I just love when I see us utilizing our knowledge and showing has science affects so many things in our life even the science involved in hair and beauty products in addition to showing how great God really is when you break down his handy work and how things work together….Anyway, I digress 😬. Thank you for what am sure will be great content as I start to catch up on watching your prior post.
My favorite leave in is Shea moisture's Jamaican Black Castor Oil leave in. Hair Myth: You cannot use conditioners as a pre poo because it causes hygral fatigue?
You can skip your rinse out conditioner and just make do with your deep conditioner and leave-in conditioner. However, if you still feel like you don't need a leave-in, you can get a styler that has water as it's first ingredient so as to seal in your moisture properly.
Hey, I'm hair stylist in the UK. My favourite leave in conditioner is KeraCare Natural Textures. Only use this for twists /twists out. If I'm going to use heat I use conditioner and just a heat protectant. We don't really need a leave in conditioner I think, it's just a perk to add to your hair product collection.
Love this video! I’m happy I saw this, I make a leave in conditioner mix in a water bottle with a few drops my diy growth oil. I’ve been doing this for min, glade to hear that this is ok. I don’t know why I was worried 😧. Back in the day my long time friend would do my hair color and she rarely would completely rinse the conditioner all the way out. She’d say why? Your about to put it right back in anyways. Crazy she was a white girl (Cosmologist). I always questioned it to myself, I’d be thinking she don’t know what she’s doing....She could do some color, she has the color game on 🔒
I've heard from Sarah Ingles video, where she went over scientific literature and found that moisture/hydration in the hair is a lie....now I am confused.
False...our hair is naturally made up of water (about 20-30%). In addition, when we wet our hair it absorbs water, which enables moisture/hydration to enter into the hair.
@@CurlyChemistry She said that the water content in the hair is mainly influenced by the moisture in the air and that dry damaged hair is an oxymoron because hair with a smaller water content looks and feels healthier than more hydrated hair. Did she interpret the studies wrong or are they not showing the whole picture? Is there a difference when it comes to curly hair? Are there any articles you might suggest us to read up on?
She could have interpreted it incorrectly, also the source matters as well. Not all articles are science/research based, I would take that info with a grain of salt and do what works best for your hair. However in regards to the topic, I'll definitely check it out and hopefully provide some feedback in a future video. Thanks for sharing Emily! :-)
I actually have reduced the amount of leave-in conditioner that I use and switching to butters and hair milk with a gel. My hair seems to retain moisture longer that way
A rumor I've heard that giving your hair different types/sizes of proteins is good (kind of like a well balanced diet for your body)... is there any truth to that?
Thanks for this info. Now I can just add some water to my favorite conditioner which is the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Conditioner. Haven't heard any rumors about hair care lately but I do have a question about pre-pooing. You stated in one of your videos that if a person has high porosity hair then they should definitely be pre-pooing. So what exactly is a pre-poo and how does one do it? I'm relatively new to the natural hair community (relaxed hair for 42 years) so I need all the help I can get. I could never understand how no matter how much I moisturize my hair, it would still be dry. Now I'm thinking I might have that hygral fatigue I'm hearing about.
I have high porosity hair and I started pre pooing this year. Made a huge difference in how my hair feels after shampooing in a good way. Curly chemistry already has a video on pre pooing with coconut oil. Take a look...
Hi, can you do a video on whether water (moisture) can penetrate through synthetic hair fibre. I recently undid one of my box braids after spraying it, and my real hair was as dry as the sahara desert. I have a suspicion that when we spray our hair, the moisture only stay on the synthetic hair (because it's basically plastic, and water can't penetrate through plastic)
Im surprised you said we can use rinse-out as leave-ins! I did this for a while and got good result but I started getting the bad head itchies a day after wash day! One blurted that I should wash my hair because I kept scratching so much in the front of the class(work training). Until I was told, that my conditioner concoction, is what is giving me the itches; its designed to be rinsed out. My itch-ies stopped.
Like 20 yrs ago when i was in High school, before my mom let me get a relaxer... i used to use conditioner and gel for my wash and gos ( we didnt call it that back then lol). But when i went back to natural in 2010, i had heard rumors that leaving conditioner in the hair can make it too soft and “rot”. What they meant was moisture overload. So i stopped doing it. Im gonna try it again because my hair used to coil so well when i was a kid.
My favorite conditioner is Kinky Curly Knot Today (I usually leave it in, but sometimes I rinse it out). I have heard that you can't use a rinse out conditioner as a leave-in because the pH is wrong for a a leave-in and it will damage your hair.
Folks are still mad I did a video using a HORRIBLE deep conditioner as a cream with AMAZING results. Natural haircare has become so much about marketing and less about science and in some instances, common sense. Happy for channels like yours that push us to think harder and further than the typical content that exists in this space!
I appreciate you sis! Thank you for sharing and thank you for all that you do as well! :-)
SheRea I just want to thank you ..that leave in 👌🏽hands down is the best ..my very thick course hair has never been so soft and moisturized ..thanks again
@@nicolakinloch3008 You’re so welcome!
Queens support each other!!!!!! Love both your channels
@@nicolakinloch3008 which one is that.....I seem to have missed that video
When I saw companies marketing some of their products as 3 in 1s such as leave in/rinse out/cowash.. I knew something was up!
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Yep, like the Mane Choice, Soft As Can Be, 3 in 1. I tried it and for my High Porosity 4a hair, it worked good as a leave in. You don't need too much, because a little goes a long way.
Redkens curly conditioner rinse out/leave in always threw me through a loop
Exactly, context clues are all you need to come to that conclusion...
A black chemist......yaaaaas, thank you education is the key to understanding and taking care of our hair
1. I don't use a leave-in. I use my conditioner as my leave in. 😊
2. Rumor: Using conditioner as a leave-in can cause damage and erode the hair. 🙄
I used a rinse out as a leave in for years and my hair was very damaged. I guess the products i used were just bad in general but since then i am kind of scared to go back using regular conditioners as a leave in even though the leave ins cost a lot more unfortunately. Maybe i'll try it again some time and see if anything has changed.
@@XEveryoneLovesEmilyX I think Aussie Moist is safe. But, my mom's a beautician & she showed me a strand of hair that was n a conditioner & said it stripped the hair... 🙃
@@XEveryoneLovesEmilyX It depends on the conditioners. If it has proteins and your hair is protein sensitive or you use to much protein it may dry your hair out. I like to use moisturizing conditioner with water as leave in like Ausie Moist or a Tressemme Moisturizing conditioner.
If a deep conditioner doesn't have protein, I use it as a twisting cream. Been doing it for years and grew my hair to tailbone length twice
I’ve gotten away from my old school natural ways (using my conditioner as a leave-in) and started buying products recommended by influencers. Going back! Thanks!
Exactly!! Me too! I’ve been just using what works and stop using what doesn’t.
I have been natural since the 80's. Back then there weren't any curl cream/butters or really much at all on the market (just jerri curl stuff😫😅). I used regular conditioner as leave in all the time. At that time I just looked for whatever said "moisturizing" and smelled good...🤷🏽♀️🙂
I used to use my conditioners as leave in. You can do it... now all depends on the formulation. 😊
ok thanks --i did accidentally leave some conditioner when i wash hair didn't bother to rinse out my hair== and i have been buying this leave in conditioner that is make me spend a lot of money = i will try my conditioner as a leave in and try use water conditioner spray
And you can replace your conditioner with your leave in bc it's conditioner too.
3:20 then you don't really need a leave in conditioner.
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@@audreyl704 i do the same thing... my 4c/d love it
@@monie948 this brands want us too spend more!
I live in Cameroon (Africa) and finding good (and affordable) products for my natural hair can ne challenging. After your last video, I used my conditioner as live-in and my hair loves it. Thank you so much
Sis same I live in Cameroon too and only God knows how hard it can be to find good products that aren't too expensive
The funniest hair rumor is how people explain the mechanics of the “squish to condish” method for me lol. People say the squishing motion “pushes the water into the cuticle” or “forces the conditioner to work with water” and hydrate the hair or whatever but that’s just ridiculous. The reason it works is that you can’t properly rinse off the conditioner with this method- so you’re automatically using your conditioner as a leave-in.
Omg thank you for this!! I've been doing my natural hair for about 11 years now and I've always gotten better results using rinse out conditioners as a leave in! Most of my favorite ones over the years have been altered or discontinued but I still get results from tbe Tresemme Botanique and Aussie conditioners. People like MoKnowsHair made me feel like something was wrong with with doing this but I'm glad to hear it straight from a chemist.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful. ☺️
Very interesting a beautician told me some time back that you don’t have to rinse all your conditioner off natural hair. Thanks for explaining!
I have done this for YEARS! Thanks for the affirmation! 🥳
It works!! You're so welcome! :-)
Yup! I noticed the ingredients were very similar back when I was in college, so to save some money I started using my conditioner as a leave-in. Then I went a step further and now I use my deep-conditioner as a leave-in too. lol If it's a really heavy formula I just thin it out with a little water.
So you deep condition and then you use it again as a leave in ??
I'm not even a curly girl, but I still enjoy your videos 😊
Yay! Thank you! :-)
I just want to say, your videos have been life to my hair. Your PMP method has been a game changer during the fall/winter months. Thank you for bringing the science to natural hair care products.
Thank you! I'm so glad PMP is working for you!! :-)
Love your videos. All of this was told to me before but, the way you explain it just STICKS. You’re the bomb. Even better, you’re a woman of God! You’re the bomb 💣🙏🏽❤️God bless you!
Thank youuuu Ieshia! I'm so encouraged! :-)
@@CurlyChemistry It’s very true! To be honest I have been struggling with my low porosity hair. And battled what seems like traction alopecia in the center of my head slightly. Any advice I would SO appreciate it.❤️
My fav leave in is Camille Rose Naturals. My second fav is Melanin Hair Care.
Can't go wrong with Camille!
Favorite current leave-in: Johnson’s Baby Curl Defining Leave-In. Needed a no frills leave-in so picked this up despite saying the baby marketing and it’s the one I reach for all the time now!
I'm so frustrated because I've been struggling finding a good leave-in for years whereas finding a good conditioner was pretty easy. But I finally found my holy grail: camille rose coconut water
Hi Tonya, I am a senior high school student and I'm interested in being a cosmetic chemist. I love your videos and they have taught me a lot about the chemistry behind the products that we use for our hair. Could you please make a video that describes the type of work that you do and your experience in the field that you are in? Thank you ❤❤
Good idea! That be awesome
Now for regular conditioner vs deep conditioners 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Loved this. One less product to buy
My favorite leave-in condition is Mielle Organics - Hawaiian Ginger. I love this leave-in, it instantly moisturizes my 4c hair and keeps it moist. I always thought my hair did not have a curl pattern, but that is not true. Since I've been using Mielle Organics, I can see a curl pattern, and my hair stays moisturized.
Nice! What do you deal in the moisture with?
You’re one of three folks I mainly listen to in these youtube streets because it’s facts and science backed. The rest in the kitchen with their grits and frying pans can take several seats. 💺 💺 Thanks for the knowledge you bestow upon us you are appreciated sis! 🥰
Who are the other two?
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I have, previously, used my deep conditioning masque as the C (cream) to twist my hair. Innocuous as it was, my hair was and is still in good condition. I really have begun to think there is not too much difference
This video just saved me A LOT of money. I’m using my conditioner as a leave in from now on. 🙌🏿
Oh wow I am very surprised to hear this! I was always told over and over that conditioners were something distinct and could never be used as a leave-in. It's very interesting to hear that the formulations for them are so similar. Now I'm eyeing up some of my lackluster conditioners and wondering would they perform better is leave-ins. Except for the ones with protein in it lol
I found your channel a few days ago and realized my hair type and why I have tooons of build up in my hair all the time! I'm low porosity and products were just sitting on my hair. Thanks to you, I started using that conditioner water mix to moisturize at night and seal it with castor oil and omg! I still got a define twist out and it's super soft and moisturized!!!! I'm literally about to toss my Shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie 🗑️ Thank you!!!!
Nooo don't do that! I also have low porosity, very fine low density hair. I use a little of the smoothie then gel on wet hair after washing for my wash and go styler but as an alternative (and I use it as a day 2/3/4/5 refresher spray) mix about 1 part of the shea moisture curl smoothie to 4 parts water in a spray bottle and shake it up a lot, and it makes a really really good lightweight styler! This works because the smoothie is also water based- the first ingredient is water- like a conditioner. So you can water down lots of products and turn them into a spray that way!
Mielle organics pomegranate leave in is amazing.
And that's why I'm done with leave in. Just shampoo, conditioner and one styler. That's it
My 4c hair needs a leave in it bets brittle and dry
Very happy to learn that we have more options than previously thought! So if I run out of a leave in, I can use a conditioner and vice versa (leave in isn’t as effective as a conditioner). This all about knowledge which you so generously share. Thank you 😍
You're so welcome Michelle! :-)
Not even done watching but I'm gonna like and comment anyway. CAUSE I KNOW IT'LL BE BOMB 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Right like you just already know
Real tears!! Thank you sis! :-)
Thank you!! :-)
I’ve stopped defunding the “influencers,” because they’re nothing but snake oil salesman.
Have you tried naptural85's melanin hair care? She's legit. You can order right on her new app too.
@@kenesa No I haven’t but I’ve watched certain vlogs about them, and they rave about them; I may try them out, after my tried & trues are done. Thank you
@@sunshinesunflowerz1647 it's the same ingredient albeit different formula in all these hair products. I rather go with Salon Pro than be sentimental!
Did you mean funding or defending?
@@JazzyB9481 😒Defunding 🙂
Years ago I made the mistake of using a rinse out conditioner that had protein as leave-in. I suffered a major setback because of that.
Ooo good point Alexia! I'll mention this in the description box :-)
I have made a similar mistake by leaving deep conditioners in overnight that have protein in them. I am an avid reader of ingredient labels now.
I remember I bought a leave-in/styling cream, only looked at the ingredients and didn’t read properly and then got home and realized it wasn’t a hair mask lol. The ingredients looked just like one. Anyways not mad abt it bc I found my new favourite product.
I’ve heard I can grow my 4c high porosity hair using conditioning wash and go’s but I’ve been told all my life that protective styling and grease is the only way. I enjoy seeing my growth and have taken to banding two sections to motivate myself to go past my nipple length while I learn how to keep my hair healthy as well as getting wind on my scalp. I can’t use bands because that’s where my hair breaks but without them my hair mats close to my scalp…and it’s back to protective styling. I’m working on something that includes clay to define my scalp curls. If I could ask for only one breakdown/tutorial video…I’ve recently become secretly obsessed with hyaluronic acid powder for hair but there is literally ZERO VIDEOS about how it works for our hair and how to incorporate it into a diy in effective percentages…if you would be the first, please
My favorite conditioners: liquid leave-ins are Alikay Naturals Lemongrass and Mielle White Peony. Cream leave-ins are Oyin Hair Dew and The Mane Choice Heavenly Halo. Conditioner is Shea Moisture 10 in 1 Superfruit Complex and Design Essentials Almond Butter Express 😊
That explains all of those 3 in 1’s on the market. Thank you!😊
My favorite leave-in conditioner is Aphogee Shea-Pro. It's super moisturizing, aids in elasticity, makes hair stronger and prevents frizz. No over powering scent either. It has saved me from breakage and split ends. It's a staple for me.
Hey Tanya,can you please make a video and explain your thoughts on the debate of whether its good to detangle on wet hair or dry hair .And please explain if our hair is weak when wet or dry.❤
This was very helpful. I just picked up a conditioner thinking it was a leave in and it worked so well on my hair. I’m glad I can use it as a leave in because it’s the best leave in I’ve ever used.
What a great video! My fave leave in conditioner is Shea Moisture JBCO Leave In Conditioner. When it comes to the rinse-out conditioners, I don't use them anymore; I have replaced with the "deep conditioner". It just seems like I'm overdoing it with both, when the two products have the exact ingredients. I've come to learn that it is either/or for the conditioners. A rinse out conditioner may be enough for someone, who just "wants" or "needs" a light conditioning to the hair, considering their hair texture, i.e., the 3A-3C range, but for my type 4B/C hair, the deep conditioner works the best. Now I combine the r/o conditioners I have with HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN to perform my protein treatment, then do a deep condition. Thanks again for clearing up the difference. I really appreciate your channel. 🙂👍🏾
Thank you for sharing Zalina!! And you're welcome! :-)
Thank you so much! I fell asleep with a regular conditioner in my hair. It smelled so good and my hair felt so soft I didn’t want to wash it out. Now I don’t have to!
Omg so I can use my deep conditioner as a leave in? Life changing.
I love this video! Between you and SheRea DelSol my hair is regaining its health! I know this may not be popular by some, but my go to is SheaMoisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Leave-in milk.
Thank for giving us all the tea!
Shea Moisture's Jamaican Black Castor Oil Leave-In Conditioner is my favorite (except the smell).
Recently, I heard that 1 inch of curl is equal to 4 inches of straight hair. 🥴
Wow lol that's crazy. O_0
@amanda Same! Love the product, hate the smell.. like playdo
@@SsnMlkBly for real. I tell folks to stay away unless you want to smell Play Doh. I wonder if adding peppermint oil would help mask the smell.
I tried this with sol de Janeiro regular conditioner, and add a bit more water to not make my hair super heavy and IT WORKS!! And the smell STILL LAST. Like it’s leave in conditioner. So guess who just saved so much cash in the long run 😉😉😉
Thank you so much for your videos and the fact that you post them on Friday just before wash day is wonderful
Yay! Thanks Melissa and happy wash day weekend!! :-)
Great video! My favorite leave ins are from Nature’s Little Secret-Banana Leave in and Avocado Moisture. The rumor I always hear is not to put product near your roots but when I don’t, I have frizzy roots
Hmmmm I am not even finished with this video, but let me tell you…. I have been using my treseme conditioner as just leave in… My hair is not tangling anymore… I don’t care what anyone else says… It’s the only thing that works with my hair! Conditioners are so hydrating to my hair and makes it easy to manage! I am so proud of myself to find what works for me!
Great informative video, like always👏👌
My favorite leave in conditioners are Giovanni direct leave in and infusium 23 leave in treatment,moisturize and replenish.
Those are classic leave-ins!! :-)
@@CurlyChemistry Infusium!!!!!! from the 80s!!!!!
Oh my someone else who likes Giovanni!
@@sable7114 Love it.
I LOVE Giovanni 50/50 hydrating conditioner and I just don’t rinse it all out and it performs just like the Giovanni direct leave in, just more cost effective. 😄
Recently, I've been using my creme of nature mango and shea ultra-moisturizing conditioner as my leave-in. I add it in a spray bottle with water and then apply it to my hair. It's safe to say it's the best leave-in I've used and that's why I got here to see if it was okay to continue with such action. My hair feels soft for days, which is something I rarely get used to. Well, thank you. I'm about to go get another bottle of this as a spare because it seems my moisture problem has been solved😂❤️
This info is right on point! I'm switching to minimalistic lifestyle and still feel I have too many products for hair care. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
You're welcome Athena!! :-)
Favorite conditioner is TGIN Green Tea Super Moist Leave-In.
Hi there! My two favorite leave in conditioners are Creme of Nature with argon oil and Blue Magic carrot oil.
Heap my shampoo and conditioner too love it
My leave-in is a mixture of aloe Vera juice, rose water, olive oil, vitamin E oil, glycerin, and wild growth oil....I play round with oils but this is my basic blend.
Actually I don't use leave-in. I shampoo, use my deep conditioner, rinse it, and then seal the moisture with oil/butter. I think that if you really need a leave-in conditioner to moisturise your hair just after using a deep conditioner it means your conditioner does not really do its job well...
And I do the opposite. I shampoo and use a leave in. I'm just always in a hurry to do my hair these days (3 year old, 2 year old, and 9 month old). I remember before I got married I would spend the whole day doing hair. Times have changed😞🙂
@@mommymj9529 Yes in that case I understand. I do the same thing whenever I wash my nieces hair it's much easier, faster and comfortable for them and they don't have to spend too much time in the shower. I use a leave-in or a moisturiser after shampoo and rinse on slightly damped hair then style, and honnestly I can't tell the difference between a leave-in and a moisturiser either.
@@mommymj9529 Even if you have kids please do not forget to also have time for yourself. Ask for your husband to take care of the kids for a full day at home, outside or at his parents place..... at least once a month and go out for a restaurant, spa, lunch with the girl, shopping, or spend a cozy day at home alone... He'll be happy to do it on a regular when he'll see how relax you feel after. Plus that's the best way for him to bound with your kids when you're not around and he has full responsibility (to make them laugh, to worry, to have them take their nap, to teach them things, to check their safety, to play with them...) and truly understand the work you do everyday: advice from my mum to all mums. She is still happily married with my dad after 45 years and 5 happy children and 6 happy grand children now :-)
Thanks for everything you do sis 😍
Love your videos 🥰✅
You are so welcome!!! :-)
Could you please do something about female pattern hairloss? I trust your opinion. Thanks from Jordan 🇯🇴♥️
my fave leave-in is the giovanni direct moisture leave-in conditioner
I really like the cantu Shea butter leave in, i don’t know if the ingredients are good or not but it makes my hair manageable and moisturized
I use Tresemme vitamin E conditioner as a leave-in.
Cream of Nature: 'Pure Honey Not Away Leave- In Detangular for dry dehydrated Hair.'.. That's what I am enjoying and, TGIN deep conditoner not using regular conditions saving my money for more deep conditioners.. Thhanks for the vedio
Currently favorite leave-ins are Miche beauty Mielle organics Ginger and kinky curly, Miss Jessie's
People still think oil/hot oiling your scalp is old school
was thinking through one day and I was like if they say we should wash our hair well to avoid breakage from conditioners then I must stop using leave in conditioner because I found out it was the same ingredients. Also deep conditioner vs regular conditioners I also found out it was same ingredients from some brand I know . I have never used store bought moisturizing deep conditioner before just my regular ones but cover hair for minutes and am good.
My favorite conditioners and leave in are Miche Beauty and Camille Rose Coconut water and the rumor I heard was that you can not use natural hair products on caucasian or relaxed hair
Thank you! Thank you! Thank YOU!
I've been struggling so much for such a long time. I UA-camd so much too. But nada. Your videos are so helpful. But this video is by far the best video on hair I've seen.
God bless you.
Thank you! 💜💜
Hi Tonya! I love your videos! I'm Asian with bleached hair and your videos have been so helpful to me.
Oh, thank you for this video. I tried my hand at making a leave-in and it works very well, but it STINKS so bad. Had an important engagement to go to this week, so I used conditioner to tame my hair and it smells very nice. I thought I'd better wash it out because its conditioner and not to be used as a leave-in. Bless you for this great video. I always look forward to them.
You're so welcome!
Could you please a video on the latest controversial ingredient: DMDM Hydantoin?
Also I follow a few naturals from the French West Indies & some of them say to avoid Phenoxyethanol in hair products bc it’s a carcinogen & it cause organ damage. I’d love to hear your opinion on that. Thanks 😊
i would love to hear her opinions too cause i keep getting flag from naturals under my comments section because i use phenoxyethanol as a preservative in my products!
THIS!!!
This! I’ve been using it in my DIY ayurvedic hair tea as a preservative (no more than 1%), but I was wondering if there was a safer alternative.
@@karacee5481 same here but if you check other hair products so so many products from haircare to skincare use it in their products. I didn’t notice it until I started doing research on it
I’d love to hear her thoughts too. Tresemme changed every single one of their shampoos and conditioners and haven’t advertised any of them. I wanna know what’s really going on...
Imagine I didn't know this channel existed😩. God bless you very much
A rumor Ive heard more often is the NEED for a pre poo, which I dont use - I just keep my hair moisturized. My favorite leave in is the camielle rose curl love moisture milk! I also dilute my Pattern beauty intensive conditioner and use as a leave, as an alternative, goes really well with my UFD curly magic - the only gel I use.
Thanks for all the great content!
Thanks for sharing Yaz! :-)
If you have a coarse, high density, 4c coils like mine, you'll appreciate prepooing.
African Pride Prepoo is so affordable and works like magic! It's a good start towards a great wash day.
@@uberhaute_naturalz84 thanks for sharing! I have fine 4a strands, medium density and my hair gets more tangled and resistant to shampoo with prepooing first. Im also just not a fan of the extra step, especially because without fail i deep condition every time I wash my hair. But it sounds like its working really well for you :-).
@@kreyol539 honestly, without a prepoo, no comb no matter how strong it is can enter my hair because it is extremely thick, dense and coarse, however, since I started prepooing, headaches were reduced😄😄😄 and my curl pattern became visible!
@@uberhaute_naturalz84 your hair sounds beautiful! The pros and cons of having all those luscious thick coils. What really changed the game for me is cowashing first before i shampoo w/ camielle rose morrocan conditioner then the most moisturizing shampoo EVER for me, the curlmix shampoos (any version). They are a dream, but their conditioner did nothing for me 🤭.
My favorite leave-in conditioner is the creme of nature pure honey leave-in
New subscriber here. Awesome that I came upon your channel. I also follow Dr. Alexis who was a chemical formulator turned Dermatologist. I love the science of it all. I majored in Chemistry myself in college so I just love when I see us utilizing our knowledge and showing has science affects so many things in our life even the science involved in hair and beauty products in addition to showing how great God really is when you break down his handy work and how things work together….Anyway, I digress 😬. Thank you for what am sure will be great content as I start to catch up on watching your prior post.
Thank you so much for your comment! 💜
God Bless you! You come through with value all the time. Thank you 😁
My favorite leave in is Shea moisture's Jamaican Black Castor Oil leave in. Hair Myth: You cannot use conditioners as a pre poo because it causes hygral fatigue?
I’m never buying a leave in conditioner again😊❤️thank you thank you, that saves me another $5 ( or more sometimes)
You can skip your rinse out conditioner and just make do with your deep conditioner and leave-in conditioner.
However, if you still feel like you don't need a leave-in, you can get a styler that has water as it's first ingredient so as to seal in your moisture properly.
Hey, I'm hair stylist in the UK. My favourite leave in conditioner is KeraCare Natural Textures. Only use this for twists /twists out. If I'm going to use heat I use conditioner and just a heat protectant. We don't really need a leave in conditioner I think, it's just a perk to add to your hair product collection.
Thank you-cuts down on the endless duplication of products!!
Amazing video! My fav conditioners are Keracare Humector which is my deep conditioner.
I also use the leave in by the same brand.
Do you have a “best of” for moisturizing shampoos & conditioners showing the specific brand etc ? That would be bomb!
Im moving to affordable hair care
Thank you for answering my question. 😊
Just what I needed! I just brought a new conditioner and used is as a leave in and lovedddd it!!!
Love this video! I’m happy I saw this, I make a leave in conditioner mix in a water bottle with a few drops my diy growth oil. I’ve been doing this for min, glade to hear that this is ok. I don’t know why I was worried 😧. Back in the day my long time friend would do my hair color and she rarely would completely rinse the conditioner all the way out. She’d say why? Your about to put it right back in anyways. Crazy she was a white girl (Cosmologist). I always questioned it to myself, I’d be thinking she don’t know what she’s doing....She could do some color, she has the color game on 🔒
What’s the difference in a moisturizer and a leave in conditioner? Some people use these terms interchangeably.
I don't have any specific brand preference at the moment. I'm using a cheap Brazilian haircare line.
I've heard from Sarah Ingles video, where she went over scientific literature and found that moisture/hydration in the hair is a lie....now I am confused.
Yes!...what i got from that video is what we refer to as moisture - what we really mean is conditioning!
False...our hair is naturally made up of water (about 20-30%). In addition, when we wet our hair it absorbs water, which enables moisture/hydration to enter into the hair.
@@CurlyChemistry She said that the water content in the hair is mainly influenced by the moisture in the air and that dry damaged hair is an oxymoron because hair with a smaller water content looks and feels healthier than more hydrated hair. Did she interpret the studies wrong or are they not showing the whole picture? Is there a difference when it comes to curly hair? Are there any articles you might suggest us to read up on?
She could have interpreted it incorrectly, also the source matters as well. Not all articles are science/research based, I would take that info with a grain of salt and do what works best for your hair. However in regards to the topic, I'll definitely check it out and hopefully provide some feedback in a future video. Thanks for sharing Emily! :-)
@@CurlyChemistry Please do! I asked about this video on a pervious video I thought I understood it but I too am now confused 😂😂😂
I actually have reduced the amount of leave-in conditioner that I use and switching to butters and hair milk with a gel. My hair seems to retain moisture longer that way
Thank you for answering the question of using regular conditioner as a leave-in. I will put some in a spray bottle now 👍
A rumor I've heard that giving your hair different types/sizes of proteins is good (kind of like a well balanced diet for your body)... is there any truth to that?
Thanks for this info. Now I can just add some water to my favorite conditioner which is the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Conditioner. Haven't heard any rumors about hair care lately but I do have a question about pre-pooing. You stated in one of your videos that if a person has high porosity hair then they should definitely be pre-pooing. So what exactly is a pre-poo and how does one do it? I'm relatively new to the natural hair community (relaxed hair for 42 years) so I need all the help I can get. I could never understand how no matter how much I moisturize my hair, it would still be dry. Now I'm thinking I might have that hygral fatigue I'm hearing about.
Prepoo is a treatement to help with retaining moisture and help with breakage
I have high porosity hair and I started pre pooing this year. Made a huge difference in how my hair feels after shampooing in a good way. Curly chemistry already has a video on pre pooing with coconut oil. Take a look...
Hi, can you do a video on whether water (moisture) can penetrate through synthetic hair fibre. I recently undid one of my box braids after spraying it, and my real hair was as dry as the sahara desert. I have a suspicion that when we spray our hair, the moisture only stay on the synthetic hair (because it's basically plastic, and water can't penetrate through plastic)
Im surprised you said we can use rinse-out as leave-ins! I did this for a while and got good result but I started getting the bad head itchies a day after wash day! One blurted that I should wash my hair because I kept scratching so much in the front of the class(work training). Until I was told, that my conditioner concoction, is what is giving me the itches; its designed to be rinsed out. My itch-ies stopped.
Like 20 yrs ago when i was in High school, before my mom let me get a relaxer... i used to use conditioner and gel for my wash and gos ( we didnt call it that back then lol). But when i went back to natural in 2010, i had heard rumors that leaving conditioner in the hair can make it too soft and “rot”. What they meant was moisture overload. So i stopped doing it. Im gonna try it again because my hair used to coil so well when i was a kid.
What's the difference between leave-in conditioner vs moisturizer?
I use Wen to shampoo and as a leave in....not that I have much hair as I wear it close to the scalp and cut every 2 weeks.
My favorite conditioner is Kinky Curly Knot Today (I usually leave it in, but sometimes I rinse it out). I have heard that you can't use a rinse out conditioner as a leave-in because the pH is wrong for a a leave-in and it will damage your hair.
I just answered this in a previous comment, that rumor is false. I may need to make a video on the topic surrounding pH as well.
My favorite winter leave-ins are Miché Beauty’s Lavish Leave-in and I like using CRN Moroccan Pear Conditioning Custard as a leave-in.
Melanin Haircare leave-in is my #1