Hello my lovelies! I’ve been thinking about starting to also blog about other things than just nails. Nails are what started this blog and will always be the main topic here but I have a great passion for beauty and cosmetics and sometimes I have other, none nail related things I feel like talking about. I hope this doesn’t drive anyone away :) My makeup posts will mostly be swatches and easy every day looks. I’m a certified makeup artist and I own a lot of makeup products I’d love to share with you. My makeup stash as well as nail stash is ever growing :P
So here goes a hair product post. I recently bleached my hair back to platinum blonde and it was quite a rough ride. Now I need good products to keep my hair shiny and healthy. Today I have my favorite everyday shampoo and conditioner combo for you. Of course I use a lot of other products along with these but I’ll get to those on some other post. My problem is that my scalp can’t handle silicone at all so that is the first thing I look for when I find new products that touch my scalp. I get itchy bumps and my hair starts to fall off easily of I use products with a lot of silicone for a long time. So I’d decided it’s better to just buy shampoo and rinse off conditioners that don’t have silicone at all. I do use leave in conditioners with silicone though (did I use the word silicone enough?) ;).
I have found Desert Essence Coconut shampoo and conditioner to be perfect for my bleached hair. I buy these from iHerb. The price is very reasonable and they ship internationally.
The shampoo lathers really well which isn’t always the case with natural shampoos. It also washes my hair squeaky clean. After the shampoo my hair feels like one big dry mess that will never be untangled but when I add the conditioner I can run my fingers right through it without any problems. Formula on the shampoo is very gel like and it isn’t runny at all, the conditioner is thick and creamy. I also LOVE coconut scent in almost any cosmetics product so the strong coconut scent is just one big plus for me. These do smell pretty sweet so if you don’t enjoy coconut these might not be for you. I haven’t noticed the scent staying on my hair too long though.
Here’s the back of the bottles with the INCI.
These really work great for my hair and I use them most of the time at the moment. Along with these I also use moisturizing conditioner along with a keratin conditioner. After the wash I use leave in conditioners. My favorite at the moment is Moroccanoil.
What are your go-to hair products and you have any good tips for me?
It's been almost a year now that I buy natural beauty products and I buy all of my beauty products – hair and skincare mostly – on iHerb which is my favorite e-shop forever !
I have already tried this conditioner (not the shampoo, but I tried the green apple and ginger who smells delicious) and it was too nourishing for my hair that they became greasy very faster… Then I tried the red raspberry one and it was a bit better but still too moisturizing ! Now, I use as a pre-mask just honey + distilled water (sometimes with olive oil) and it leaves my hair shiny and soft !
I hope you will find out the best routine care for your hair ;)
Have a good day !
X
I prefer natural products too, especially in skin and haircare. These work great for me now since my hair is somewhat damaged and needs a lot of nourishing :) I sometimes use coconut oil on my hair masks too. Works great for me :)
I use and love these too.
They are really good :)