Best conditioners for combing and leaving in.
First, I’m just going to admit the obvious out loud. I’m absolutely dreadful writing frequent posts. And after thinking about it for a long while, I’m going to change how I post about conditioners. I’m just going to post the conditioners I use and love. These are the reasons: When I was moving from our […]
Update 3/9/2017: This combed and clumped beautifully, like all other products with these ingredients. The scent on this Herbal Essence conditioner seemed less sweet to me (which was sort of a relief, since these products are often all so super sweetly strong), but maybe my nose is warped or something. 2/18/2017: Herbal Essences Hydra-Licious & […]
Product Summary: A good comber and a light clumper, this would be good for hair that gets weighed down easily, so you want a lighter product than what I usually recommend. I don’t think it’s worth the price as there are way cheaper conditioners that I feel comb as well and hold curls better, but […]
Product summary: This product isn’t a slippery comber – it feels a bit sticky to comb with, but it still combed well. It is a super-clumper. It weighed my hair down to the point it felt heavy, and kept my curls firm and smooth. It does leave a slight residue on your hands after handling […]
Update 12/10/2016: Mixed Chicks Deep Conditioner is marketed as a deep conditioner, but if you check out the ingredients and compare them with all the other conditioners, they are basically the same. This is a thicker product, but I’m assuming it’s thicker because they put less water in there. This is almost a whipped […]
Update 12/1/2016: This combed pretty well, but seemed a bit too stiff if I had extra tangled hair. It clumped very well, nice and firm curls which would make this a good conditioner for extra control if that was something you were looking for. It seemed to do fine throughout the week I used […]
Update 10/16/2016: So a week’s gone by after using this conditioner. I wasn’t thrilled with it, and to be honest, when I went to comb my hair again after the trial week was over, it seemed like my hair was more tangled. However, I’d been gardening in the rain and getting my hair caught in lots […]
Product Summary: This is a gentle shampoo. However, for some reason, it always tastes like I got perfume sprayed in my mouth after using it, so I don’t reach for it as often as I could for only that reason. Update 9/17/2016: I’ve used this shampoo twice now and I do like it. It has […]
Update 9/10/2015: It’s been a week, and I’m recommending this combing conditioner. It kept my curls nice and weighed. I found it really moisturizing for the ends of my hair. I think this would be a great conditioner for winter when everything is extra dry. Update 9/4/16: I went through the ingredients and felt […]
Pantene Smooth & Sleek Finishing Conditioner has (somewhat) recently slightly changed its ingredients. Most of the Pantenes have very similar ingredients, and in that case I usually will try out one or two conditioners in the line, and if other conditioners in the same line have the same ingredients as each other, I consider them […]
Pantene Curl Perfection Moisturizing Conditioner is your basic moisturizing-style Pantene conditioner. It combs fine and clumps well. If you compare its ingredients to the Pantene Truly Natural Hair Curl Defining Conditioner, you’ll see they have almost identical ingredients for the most part. Some are in a slightly different order. The Truly Natural has a bit […]
Product Summary: Though it’s on the perfume-y side, this is one of my go to conditioners. When I comb with it my hair feels glass-like and the comb glides through my curls easier. It clumps and smooths well. Update 9/24/2016: This may be just about my favorite conditioner. I just used it again tonight and […]
Update 9/24/2016: The full week for trying Damage Remedy Conditioner is now over. I checked my hair tonight right before stepping into the shower and the ends still looked shiny and soft. So I am going to recommend this conditioner. It wasn’t my favorite because other conditioners comb a little better, but it did comb […]
Clairol Herbal Essences ‘Hello Hydration’ Conditioner used to be one of my go to conditioners, but then it seemed all the Herbal Essences were adding sodium hydroxide to their products, and I had to turn away. But I was pleasantly surprised today to visit it in the store and to see it’s lye free as of […]
I just tried this this last Sunday and was really happy with it. It combed really well, and my hair seemed even more clumped and soft than usual. It’s hard to explain, but my hair seemed to have a bit of extra weight, and felt even softer. I think this may be my new go to […]
***Caution*** Read entire post before purchasing! Aussie Miraculously Smooth had been on my do not recommend list, but… Update 9/27/2016: Sometimes I go to the store and pick up the Aussie Miraculously Smooth conditioner just to glare at the salt they suddenly placed in the ingredients. I don’t know why I keep looking at it. […]
I have a long history with Nature’s Gate Conditioner. I used to use this back in high school when I was going through my “texturizing” hair phase. Since I was too scared to see what my hair would do with no chemicals, I was putting relaxer in my hair, then rinsing it out in […]
I like the smell of this conditioner. It’s fragrance is different from the regular drugstore conditioners – a little more incense undertones or something. Smokey-er. But in a good way. You won’t smell like a cigarette or anything after using it. I’m sure I’m not describing the fragrance properly, but that’s how it reads to […]
I must confess, I’m biased towards Paula’s products. I just want to say that up front. It was through her books that I learned that products are nothing more than the sum of their ingredients, no matter what wonders the front of the bottle promises. So when Paula began putting out products, I tried them […]
For a long while I was reluctant to try any of the Aussie products because I was worried they might not be slippery enough for combing, so I must admit I wasn’t quick to try this line. Also, a long long time ago, I had a bad experience trying to comb my hair with this product at […]