ABOUT THE PRODUCTS:
SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER - This duo is sulfate-free, natural, organic and full of botanical extracts. It hydrates and restores damaged, dry, and brittle hair. The shampoo blends Moroccan argan oil, herbal extracts, Vitamin E, and phytokeratin to rejuvenate hair's natural gloss and growth. The conditioner absorbs quickly into the hair's shaft which renews hair's manageability and provides protection from heat damage.
HAIR MASH - Add volume and moisture with this treatment that uses argan oil, jojoba oil, and other all-natural botanical extracts that work together to rejuvenate hairs luster and texture. Keratin and amino acids target frizz and flyaways while strengthening the hair shaft. Green tea extract protect the hair follicles and preserve color. Sage extract improves blood flow to the scalp and ivy extract help control dandruff, eczema, and psoriasis
ART NATURALS IN REVIEW:
I used the
artnaturals products on both my own hair and my son London's hair. For my own hair I wore it naturally curly and I also straightened it as well. I liked the final outcome more when I straightened my hair versus when I wore it naturally curly.
CURLY
Here is a photo of when I wore it curly. Now, if any of you are naturally curly girls as well you know there are a lot of products involved with the day-to-day upkeep; particularly if you wash-and-go like I do. So, it is important to note that no matter what hair collection I use on my hair I have two products that remain constant which are
Hollywood Beauty Olive Cholesterol and
Organix Renewing Moraccan Argan Oil; in the below photo I did use the
artnaturals collection as well as my usual two products. In addition, I used the
Dare Care Candy Crush Curl Definer Conditioner as a leave-in. The atmosphere that this photo was taken was very hot and borderline steamy. So much so that the windows were fogged up and had condensation dripping on them and my hair did not frizz up at all. I was very impressed with that.
First impressions on the shampoo was that the scent is a little masculine and I felt like it stripped my hair of a lot of oil. However, that was corrected as soon as I used the hair mask and the conditioner. I could feel the moisture immediately returning to my hair as I worked it through. When I used the collection on my son's hair I was able to get more detailed photos of the process, see below:
(London's hair before applying the shampoo).
(Shampoo produces a lot of lather).
(London's hair during shampoo and detangling process).
(London's hair after shampoo is rinsed out).
(London's hair sitting with hair mask).
Because London has SO MUCH hair I hardly ever wash-and-go his hair. After all of the
artnaturals products were used I also used the
Organix Argan Oil and then I braided it in large plaits with
Eco Styler Krystal Styling Gel. He wore his hair in plaits for a few days and then we took the plaits out for a photo shoot he had and his curls came out amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better hair day for him.
(Photos by @picturebylj)
STRAIGHT
I loved the outcome of my hair when I straightened it after using my hair care cocktail featuring the
artnaturals Argan Oil products. I used everything above with the exception of the
Dare Care conditioner however I did use the
Dare Care Heat Protectant Spray when I flat-ironed it
. My hair felt very light weight and since I have started using the
All Caps Shower, Sleep, Spa cap in the shower my hair actually lasts longer in between washes because my roots don't swell up as quickly. Here's a photo of my straightened hair using the
artnaturals Argan Oil products:
(This photo was taken about 2 weeks after washing).
One other thing I have noticed since using the artnaturals products is that my hair color seems to be lasting longer as well. I've been dying my hair black because I hate my natural dirty brown color. The black color has lasted me a few months now and I still do not need to touch-up my color.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I would definitely recommend this collection to anyone as it is great for all hair types. If I had to choose one of the three items as a favorite it would be the conditioner because of how quickly it works to return moisture to your hair. If you want to use the shampoo on a child I would just say to be mindful of their eyes when rinsing the shampoo since it does lather quite a bit.
PURCHASING DEETS:
Price: $13 - $26
