Perhaps not as nourishing as I would have liked, the shampoo and conditioner still left my curls feeling refreshed and looked after. Getting Afro hair products on the high street is a rarity, but Bouclème can be found in most local drug stores at an accessible price point. What is really great about this brand though, is its accessibility. Wear it any way you want it.”īlack female-owned, and you can tell, these products are for curly hair specifically. “Enough of the judgement,” Bouclème writes on its website, “there’s no right or wrong. Like Davines, this is another no-frills product. Having previously only used their curl-defining gel, I was intrigued to branch out into the brand’s wash range. Jessica Langton: This is a brand I’ve been using for a little over a year, having been introduced to me by my hairdresser (whom I’d probably trust with my life). People with finer, wavier hair might be better off swapping out the shampoo with one from their VOLU range.īuy it now: Davines Love Curl Shampoo ( £19.50) and Conditioner (£21) That said, I took it on holiday and it saved me: in the blazing sun and thrashing ocean my hair would have been like straw, but Davines made it feel like silk. The only downside was that it was a little too moisturising for me, and left my hair a little heavier than I would typically like. 10/10 will be using again!ĭominique Sisley: This is great, I can’t really fault it. Coming with a protective spray for blow-drying your hair post-wash, this was by far my top product. Its natural ingredients – packed with proteins and vitamins B to give elasticity and volume – left my hair feeling soft and my curls defined and springy. But this is a lesson in never judging a book by its cover (or a shampoo bottle by its label).ĭavines’ LOVE CURL shampoo and conditioner is a no-fuss wash with great results. I hadn’t actually heard of it before, and me, being completely obsessed with how things will look in my bathroom, was put off by the branding. Jessica Langton: Out of all the products, this was probably the one I was least excited by. So, somehow, I need a shampoo and conditioner that will volumise, moisturise, cleanse, heal my past trauma and respect my curl pattern. My curls can very easily get weighed down – giving me a real cocker spaniel vibe – but, confusingly, they also need A LOT of moisture to reverse the damage from years of bleach when I was younger.
She wafts between loose 2b waves to tighter 2c curls between sizzled, frizzy ends to flat, greasy roots.
I usually wear my hair tied back, so curl-defining products aren’t a top priority, although it is a bonus.”ĭominique Sisley: “I’ve come to view my hair as an entirely separate entity, with her own needs, moods and hormonal cycle. I wash it once a week, and what I’m looking for in a product is something super hydrating and moisturising. From the dark days of Aussie’s ‘Calm the Frizz’ to discovering black hair shops, I can quite confidently say I’ve put my hair to the test more than a few times.įor context, my hair type is 4C, about shoulder length, and prone to being very dry. With little to no connection to my black heritage, trying and testing various hair products was part and parcel of growing up. As you might imagine, one of the biggest hurdles came in the form of haircare. F.I.L.# D256237/1.Jessica Langton: “Growing up mixed-race in the English countryside – which was, needless to say, extremely white – presented some hurdles. 1101859 FS3 AQUA/WATER/EAU, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, DECYL GLUCOSIDE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, PPG-5-CETETH-20, SODIUM BENZOATE, CARBOMER, PYRUS MALUS FRUIT EXTRACT/APPLE FRUIT EXTRACT, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PEG-55 PROPYLENE GLYCOL OLEATE, SALICYLIC ACID, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LINALOOL, BENZOIC ACID, BENZYL ALCOHOL, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HCl, BENZYL SALICYLATE, BENZYL CINNAMATE, CITRIC ACID, COUMARIN, SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM EXTRACT/SUGAR CANE EXTRACT/EXTRAIT DE CANNE A SUCRE, LIMONENE, GERANIOL, SODIUM ACETATE, CITRONELLOL, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, GLYCERIN, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL/JOJOBA SEED OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA OIL/COCONUT OIL, HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM LEMON PROTEIN, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, CITRUS LIMON PEEL EXTRACT/LEMON PEEL EXTRACT, LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT.
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