Happy Sunday! I'm so grateful we hsbr a three day weekend-it was much needed for me. I'm taking today to reset. And make cupcakes. Hopefully they turn out really good! I haven't made cupcakes in quite awhile and I wanted to make them slightly Valentine themed but we shall see how they come out.
African Pride claims:
African Pride® Natural Salon Care Foam Setting Mousse is a non-flaking, alcohol-free formula that provides long lasting, frizz-free fly-away control and shine for curls, waves, weaves, wigs, wraps and braids. Deep conditioning Olive and Tea Tree Oils help to provide nourishment and shine. Perfect for natural hair, short styles and molded styles. Great fly-away control for protective styles.
I haven't actually bought anything from African Pride in years. Probably since I was in high school. I had to look it up--- because I was curious if they are black owned. And it looks like they aren't. I don't like that...definitely points against the brand. I won't get too far into it because it's obvious why that doesn't make sense. Especially with a brand name such as African Pride. I didn't really look that up until just right now though..probably should have before I purchased.
That being said, .I do like this product. I originally purchased it because I wanted to try a set on blown out hair...and I did try it. But the water in it had my hair reverting so my test pieces essentially just came out a hot mess. Otherwise...I wouldn't try a roller set on my natural hair like I attempted way back when I had a relaxer because my skill level and hair type just wouldn't allow it to come out nice.
But since it didn't work how I intended, I still wanted to use it up. I figured I would use it under a twist out. It's fine that way. And as a wash n go product where I just pump the mousse out and scrunch it through my hair. I really like it that way. My hair stays shiny, feels soft. And unlike most curl products it helps keep it slightly elongated rather than shrinking my hair up. I'm sure it would come out even better if I applied it section by section...I probably won't be doing that due to laziness though.
It does have some decent ingredients surprisingly. One thing that annoys me is they don't post the full ingredient list on the website. I shop online for most things and having to track down the list takes so many extra steps. I'm surprised I did it..usually I just skip and don't buy when they do that.
Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm, Hydrolyzed Oats, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyquaternium-11, Polysorbate-20, Phenoxyethanol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, Fragrance (Parfum), Linalool, Limonene.
Overall, there are issues with the brand itself. But aside from that I did really like the product.
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