Product Review: Eden Body Works

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If you follow me on Instagram (@ahairstory), then you may recall that in December 2012, I won a contest by CurlyGirlCollective. I won for a post on my two strand twists. The prize was an Eden Body Works prize basket.

Fast forward to the first week in February when I finally received my prize basket after much back and forth about if it had been sent out or not. Granted, I’m not paying for it, but that’s a long time to wait, meanwhile other winners are posting their goodies.

In any case, I finally receive my gift basket and instead of it having a shampoo as listed, it contained two conditioners. I was annoyed, but I emailed them and they shipped the shampoo to me with no problem. It’s in transit as we speak.

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I tried them out last night for the first time, with the exception of the shampoo. The deep conditioner is very thick and rich. When I rinsed it out, my hair felt very soft and moisturized. I applied the hair milk leave in followed by the hair oil and proceeded to blowdry my hair. The hair oil is in a spray bottle, but it sprays in a stream instead of a spray so I sprayed it into my hand, then applied it to my hair.

After blow drying, my hair felt a bit dry. I added more of the hair oil, but it didn’t seem to quench my hair thirst. Finally, I mixed extra virgin olive oil and (my lifesaver) Darcy’s Botanicals Pumpkin Seed Conditioner and my hair felt moisturized again.

Not a bad line, but the products didn’t wow me. I really thought the conditioner would have. I’d definitely use what I have, but I doubt I’d buy it.

XOXO,
Rece

The Workout Miracle

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I’ve had this Dri Sweat cap for a good while and never used it. 20130124-235437.jpg

I started doing the Insanity Workout almost two weeks ago and I’ve always used a bandana to wrap my head when I’m working out. First, to absorb the sweat and secondly to hold my edges down until my hair dries. Although my hair is natural, I don’t generally wear it curly, so having my edges behave is important to me.

The other day I randomly picked up my Dri Sweat cap and used it. I didn’t think anything of it until I took the cap off. It was SOAKING WET! I always sweat a lot in my head, but my head didn’t really feel wet like it usually does, which is what caused such a surprise when I took the cap off. I also noticed that my edges didn’t curl up as soon as I took the cap off. It was a little weird for me because I’m used to a sopping wet head when I’m done working out.

I am now a believer in the Dri Sweat cap!

It has a smooth band to hold down your edges and a mesh upper portion to allow your head to breathe. There’s even a hole in the back for your ponytail! It’s very inexpensive (Probably less than $5) and can be purchased at Target or Walgreens. See here. Go get one and workout for your health!

XOXO,
Rece