Hi everyone,
I hope all of you moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day. As for me? Most of my wish did come true, but I found myself unconsciously preparing breakfast for Cianna, did her hair, and cut daddy’s hair, too. On top of that, I tucked both kids in. Mind you that my wish was to have one day off. But like I said, moms rarely have a day off. I received a free sample for Cantu Shea Butter Coconut Curling Cream for Natural Hair a month ago. I used it a couple of times, and today I am ready to tell you what I think about it.
Product Information
Safety Warning
Always
remove or neutralize chemical treatments before applying any styling or
conditioning product. Avoid contact with eyes and any open or irritated
skin. If eye contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water. If eye
irritation persists, contact a physician. For external use only. If
digested, contact a physician immediately. Keep out of reach of
children.
Ingredients
Water
(Aqua Eau), Canola Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol/Cetearth-20, Glycerin,
Fragrance (Parfum), Beeswax, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea)
Butter, Glycol Stearate ,Petrolatum , Polyquaternium-10, Cocos Nucifera
(Coconut) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis
(Sweet Almond) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Olea Eupoaea
(Olive) Fruit Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Melia
Azadirachta (Neem) Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil,
Macadamia Ternifolia (Macadamia) Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil,
Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernal Oil, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf
Juice, Lonciera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Laminara
Cloustoni (Sea Kelp) Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract,
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Seed Oil,
Silk Amino Acids, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.
Directions
Thoroughly
coat hair section by section, paying special attention to dry or
damaged ends. Leave on the hair for 30 minutes and rinse. For extremely
dry, damaged hair, Cantu Deep Treatment Mask can also be used as a leave
in conditioner.
Always
remove or neutralize chemical treatments before applying any styling or
conditioning product. Avoid contact with eyes and any open or irritated
skin. If eye contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water. If eye
irritation persists, contact a physician. For external use only. If
digested, contact a physician immediately. Keep out of reach of
children.
Ingredients
Water
(Aqua Eau), Canola Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol/Cetearth-20, Glycerin,
Fragrance (Parfum), Beeswax, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea)
Butter, Glycol Stearate ,Petrolatum , Polyquaternium-10, Cocos Nucifera
(Coconut) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis
(Sweet Almond) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Olea Eupoaea
(Olive) Fruit Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Melia
Azadirachta (Neem) Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil,
Macadamia Ternifolia (Macadamia) Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil,
Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernal Oil, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf
Juice, Lonciera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Laminara
Cloustoni (Sea Kelp) Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract,
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Seed Oil,
Silk Amino Acids, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.
Directions
Thoroughly
coat hair section by section, paying special attention to dry or
damaged ends. Leave on the hair for 30 minutes and rinse. For extremely
dry, damaged hair, Cantu Deep Treatment Mask can also be used as a leave
in conditioner.
My opinion
Pros
- Smells great
- Affordable
- Mostly wonderful ingredients
Cons
- Leaves hair dry a few days later
- Misleading claims (contains Petrolatum)
- Takes too long too dry
This curling cream can be used as both a deep conditioner and a leave-in. I used it as a leave-in conditioner and it made my hair really soft at first, then my hair felt dry and it was not able to absorb any moisture for a while. I am sure it’s because it contains petrolatum, although the manufacturer claims that it does not contain any mineral oil. I applied it to my hair before my twists in the hope of getting twist outs that would last, but that did not happen. This product is a little too heavy for me. It takes too long to dry, and it does not define any curls. Women with 4c curly hair like mine will not benefit from this product. If you have 3c hair, you can give it a try, but stay away if you have naturally kinky hair. The petrolatum is too high on the ingredient list for me, and because of that, I will not buy this product.
Have you used any Cantu products before?
I just hate when hair companies try to sneak petrolatum in their products! My hair never respons well to that ingredient.
Sound like an amazing product.
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I hate when they do that too, Courtnea!
I am so glad you did a review on this product because I was tempted to buy it last week. I use the leave-in conditioner and so far no regrets. I will stick to what I am using now til its gone. Thanks!
Good review honey. Hope you had a great weekend a lovely Mother's day. Did you stay in bed?
kisses darling
Lenya
How could they say there's no petroleum in this product when it is clearly listed. I've never used any of Cantu's products for this same reason. Thanks for being honest in your review.
Nice review. Never used Cantu products before but i know that shea butter is doing wonders for our hairtype and i love it.
xx Lori
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Great review, will stay away from this product.
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Got excited until I saw the cons! Doesn't sound good. Thanks for the review sis. 🙂
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Hope you had a wonderful mother's day! Thanks for the Cantu review 🙂
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