I meant to post this yesterday but I was extra sleepy when I got home so I pretty much took a nap straight away. Then I got sucked into watching those horribly written, horribly acted Instagram movies. Which I will probably jump back into once this post is done. I find them so entertaining even though I can admit they are mainly garbage.
In the meantime Ampro. An old school brand. I thought I had used something by this brand since I started blogging- but I guess not. I did try the "brown" gel when I was in high school. I had no idea what to do with it and I felt like it made my hair crunchy and caused breakage. I was tempted to buy it again but didn't feel like dealing with the color getting everywhere. Also after looking into it, it really is meant for sculpting hair. Which is not a style I rock.
But I do wear a lot of wash n go's and this is perfect for that. Or is it?
Ampro claims:
Ampro Pro Styl® Curl Enhancer For Extra Dry Hair moisturizes and controls thirsty curls and waves! This unique formula is enhanced with Aloe and Olive Oil to help protect and hydrate the hair shaft. Developed to stimulate and define tight or coarse waves and curls, our Curl Enhancer controls frizz leaving hair looking healthy and shiny.
• Vegan formula designed to hydrate very dry, textured hair
• Olive Oil, Aloe and Glycerin deeply moisturize and protect hair shaft
• Free of alcohol, dyes, parabens, and protein
• Olive Oil and Aloe moisturize and control very thirsty, textured tresses.
• Stimulates and de nes tight or coarse waves and curls without weighing hair down.
• Daily application helps hair retain its curl memory and controls frizz.
First things first- I wanted to look up if it was a black owned brand. It's marketed to us- and they own a lot of brands that are also marketed to those of us with textured hair/more melanin. And..it's not a black owned brand.
Moving on, it's a gel for dry hair. I've tried tons and tons of gels and I don't notice this being any more hydrating/less drying than any other kind of gel. I might even say it can be pretty drying. But then again, it does have glycerin which can pull moisture into or dry your hair depending on your climate. I took this with me to Greece and it dried my hair so much! Here in Germany it isn't anywhere near as bad.
It's easy to apply. I don't get flakes and it layers well with other leave in conditioners under it.
I get ok definition. I would say it doesn't do anything any other average gel wouldn't. My hair is very easily defined though.. For reference I have 4c hair that is defined after conditioning and combing out in the shower. The gels just help look it and and add a little shine.
The ingredients are pretty basic. I don't think I prefer a gel with such a high glycerin content. And it does have some ingredients that I don't feel great about- Carbomer etc I do like that it has a small amount of olive oil and aloe juice.
Ingredients:
Aqua, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Carbomer, Fragrance, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, DMDM Hydantoin, Benzyl Benzoate, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Overall, it's OK. The price is more reasonable than some of the other gels I have reviewed in the past and is probably easily interchangeable with most of them but I can't see myself repurchasing.
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