So Conflicted!

I bought DevaCurl No Poo about a week ago. My hair just wasn't feeling good lately with using cheapo conditioners like Suave and VO5 (I tried about 5 different varities). Also, I ran out of my CURLS Coconut Sublime conditioner, which I had been using to cowash. I don't think I'll reorder this one. It didn't turn out to be as moisturizing as promised, and it wasn't an effective cowash. Just didn't leave my hair and scalp feeling clean. It's a nice product, don't get me wrong. But it would be better suited to someone with more moisturized hair than what I have. My hair is consistently dry and needs some serious moisture power!

I had a coupon for ULTA and since I didn't need any makeup, I decided I've give it a go. My stylist uses the Deva line in her salon, so it's been on my hair before, but since someone else was doing the scrubbing, I didn't really know what it felt like going through my hair. I know that I do get nice results from being styled with Deva, so I figured it'd be worth a try.

I feel conflicted about it because I do not like the business practices of Lorraine Massey. Specifically, she was unprofessional in handling the minor crisis that went along with the addition of mystery ingredients into a new formulation of the One-C conditioner. She sent out messages to the naturallycurly.com community that were vague and filled more with curly puns than actual answers about the formulation change. Also, she was rude to a beloved member of naturallycurly, username Struttswife, real name Tiffany Anderson, who is a talented stylist and excellent resource to curlies everywhere, on Twitter.

However, the No Poo sort of speaks for itself. I can fault the founder of the line, but I can't fault the product. I love the consistency, the smell, the slip, the moisture, everything. Obviously, it's a bit on the pricey side ($17.95 for a 12oz bottle), but with some thrifty shopping and/or use of coupons, you can get it for less. The cheapest I've found online is at this website, which has reasonable shipping costs. Deva can also be found at ULTA stores, and if you look around online, you can usually find some printable coupons to take with you to the store.

No Poo has a nice, thick, rich consistency. It has peppermint in it, and that smell definitely comes through. It also smells floral to me. It's not a heavy scent, but not light either. It didn't linger on me. The peppermint makes your scalp tingle, and it made my hair and scalp feel clean but well conditioned. My hair is usually fairly straight in the shower, but it curls right up after washing with this stuff. I've been using this stuff daily for a week and it's been great. No complaints. I will be picking up Angell tomorrow because I suspect that my beloved LA Looks Sports Gel has been drying me out a bit.

I'm taking a trip to Sally's tomorrow and another trip to ULTA (to use another coupon on another product since they don't allow you to use more than one coupon per checkout!) to pick up..well a lot. I'm looking to try Angell from Deva (which I'll get from ULTA). Then from Sally's, I want to give Biotera Styling Gel a try. I may also pick up Biotera Curl Creme while I'm there. Rumor has it that Sally's sometimes has satin pillowcases, so I'll look for that too. I also want to try the Aura Cherry Almond Bark conditioner. I also need to get another bottle of my GVP Conditioning Balm as I'm about to finish off my second bottle of that lovely stuff. Such is the life of a PJ.

Cliffnotes: Despite the questionable professionalism of the Deva founder, the product speaks for itself and has given me excellent results this week. No Poo and I have been getting along swimmingly. I'll be trying Angell soon. I also have a huge Sally's shopping list!

By the way, Happy Curly New Year!