Kinky Curly Natural Girlie

So,  I have yet to try the Kinky-Curly Custard. I hate ordering new things online without actually seeing the product, smelling it, etc. And since I live in po-dunk Alabama, we don't have a Whole Foods store. (Factually, I live in Montgomery, we should hav a Whole Foods store!!!) In my many viewings of YouTube videos, I repeatedly came across ECO Styler Olive Oil Styling Gel. Many people said that it was comparable to KCC. So, I went in to Sally's to buy a jar. It was priced at $2.99 for the 32oz size, which is normally $4.79. So, of course, I thought 32oz at that price was a steal. At the time of purchase, I had just done a super cute twist out, so I decided to wait a few days to try the gel. On wash day, I cleansed my scalp, washed my hair, conditioned then rinsed and conditioned without rinsing, leaving in my Aussie Moist Conditioner. I detangled with my knock-off denman and sectioned my hair into four. Once I sectioned, I sub sectioned as needed. I took a small scoop of ECO styler and smoothed it down each section. It took me about 30 minutes to smooth all of my hair. Once I smoothed it all, I let it air dry. Now, I have to admit, that it was a little crunchy in places where I was a little heavy handed with the gel, but it was by far the best $2.99 that I have ever spent.  My hair was shiny, well defined and for the most part, extremely soft. The following morning, I took off my satin bonnet, and let my hair fly. It still looked really great, but on that particular day, it was really humid, so I experienced a good bit of shrinkage. The following day, I decided to play with the product a little. I sectioned my hair,  took a little of my Lisa's Hair elixir (dabbed on index finger) and worked it into small sections, I then smoothed the ECO down each section. And you'll never guess what happened? Beautifully defined, soft, shiny curls all over again. I couldn't believe it. My hair loves this stuff. Six days after the initial usage, my Hubby ran his hand from my scalp the full length of my hair with just one little snag about an inch from the tip. But, he had his finger in the middle of a curl, once I moved that curl around his finger, he got all the way through it with no problems. This is the first time that I've even used gel in my hair since 2004. I always had bad results with gel. You know the flaking, the stickiness, the stiffness. Not this time.  It goes on easy, no white clumps, no sticky fingers or flaking. And most importantly- it left my hair soft and shiny. I am so thoroughly impressed!!!



This is the twist out. All I did was put my hair in about 16 large two-strand twists while it was still wet. I use the tightly curly method, so my hair was saturated with Aussie Moist Conditioner at the time that I twisted it.











This is day 4, the day after the ECO refresher. Still soft and shiny as before.










I got extremely hot overnight and the satin cap didn't help the matter. My hair drew up so much, I had to do something.On day 5, so I stretched with a little Kids Organic Olive Oil and Shea Detangling Lotion and the blow-dryer. Don't yell, I used cool air on the lowest setting.  Even after a little heat it was still shiny and fantabulous!!

















On wonderful day six, my hair looks like this, drawn up a bit from humidity, but still adorable. Like I said, this stuff really works, and all of this for $2.99? Can't beat the price.  ECO Styler Olive Oil Styling Gel, has just been added to the products I love list!!