African Pride's Shea Butter Miracle Intense Moisture Bouncy Curls Pudding Review

So after heading back to medical school  I realized I hadn’t packed any twisting creams or butters. Ugh! I didn’t want to make my regular shea mix as yet because it would’ve taken a while to locate all of the ingredients. What’s a girl to do with just conditioners? So in wanting to twist my hair I went to the nearest Pennywise, a local beauty supply here and I looked up and down and finally came across something I thought why not give it a try? I skimmed the ingredients and found the first 5 to be things I really liked and I also looked and saw a few of my favourite hair oils. So this is the review for.....

African Pride’s Shea Butter Moisture Intense Bouncy Curls Pudding

Product Description (taken from website- also listed on jar)

African Pride Shea Butter Miracle Bouncy Curls Pudding gives amazing manageability, softness and shine to naturally curly, wavy and kinky-coily mixed textures. Enriched with shea butter, it is nature's superior detangling moisturizer. African Pride Shea Butter Miracle Bouncy Curls Pudding helps eliminate dryness, enhancing body, bounce and shine. Regular use helps soften curls, coils and waves, elongate curls and kinky-coils, and smooth and tame frizz.

Ingredients list (Couldn’t find it online so I typed it out)

Water, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Shea butter, Mango butter, Argan oil, Coconut oil, Olive oil, Rosemary extract, Dimethicone, Aloe Vera Extract, Phenyl Trimethicone, Ginseng Extract, Aloe Vera Extract, Glycerin, Polyquaternium 11, Steareth 2, Steareth 20, DVDM Hydantoin,  Imidazolidinyl Urea, Sodium Carbomer, PEG 150 Disetearate, PEG 12 Dimethicone, Cl 15985/ Yellow 6, Fragrance, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, d-Limonene, Heyxl Cinnamal, Lyral, Methyl Ionene Gamma.

I spent around $30 TTD on the product which is roughly $5 USD/BSD.

First impressions

1.      The pudding has a light mango/citrus scent.  I’m not a huge fan of the scent although it’s not overpowering and actually smells very nice.

2.      The color is a light peach!

3.      The product feels very good like a light lotion. It is also not sticky but has an oily feeling which I’d say is due to the number of butters and oils it contains as well as the aloe extract (Aloe vera being an excellent detangler and styler).

4.       After completing a few twist I noticed that it although appeared white on the hair when twisting it dried clear and without residue.

As per the instructions I applied it generously to dry hair. I started from root to tip and I noticed that as I layered the product on my hair became more manageable (I previously had my hair in a low bun and some of it had started to hall up (shrink) towards the center where I have a more defined texture). The kinkier sections of my hair began to "pop" when the product was applied. The 4c sections of my hair gained a ton of hydration and also showed some definition before twisting.  After twisting I noticed that my hair was very soft and felt moisturized. My hair was also not greasy after the twist dried.

Day 2

After sleeping with my bonnet, I removed it and felt my hair. My hair still felt very soft, the twist looked well and were not greasy. My hair remains very moisturized.

I did not have to reapply product to my hair but I still added about a quarter sized amount over my entire hair a few days later. I also unraveled a few twists and noticed amazing definition!

 If using this product for a twistout I think i'd still add a small bit of gel to my hair because my hair frizzes easily. 

Pros

1.      Great price point!

2.      It lives up to its name. The moisture is intense.

3.      The product also detangles the hair which I love. Of course you’d still have to go through with a come or your fingers but as you work it in and your hair becomes more hydrated, detangled and the hair clumps.

4.        It can be used for a mix of textures. (I have a friend who’s also using the product, although natural we do not share the same texture)

. .   The product also boast to be good for transitioners. Since i'm not transitioning I can't try that out specifically but I do feel as though it should be. This would be a good product to add to a transitioning regimen because I feel as though it can make the journey with you from transitioning to fully natural. 

Cons

1.      One of the things I dislike about this product is that it has so many ingredients, most of which I can’t pronounce. I’m sure they serve a purpose but I’d wish the product didn’t include more than 10.

Overall, I’d give this product 4/5 afro picks! It did a great job! I’ll keep using it throughout the semester and try it on wet hair. Don't worry i'll give updates!

Blessings & Love,

Drea 12:9 (242Naturalista)