I went to Sally's today and it had the smallest concentration of "black-folks" products I have ever seen. The lady had no idea what she was doing and she actually told me to go to another beauty store around the corner.

 

Sooooo I went there and I asked the little heffa at the counter "Do you all have any Cantu or Elasta QP hair products???

 

As if she knew me, she said "Is that like, a hair relaxer or something?" .

 

Now I'm not one to get upiddy about stuff like that, but once upon a time beauty supply stores and salons use to hire ppl who knew what the hell they were doing! I guess I'm just old school like that (Me and my 21 yrs. of life ).

 

I really need H.E.L.P.!

 

Can yall please help a sista out on where to find, either stores or legit websites, that sell Elasta QP Mango Butter and Cantu Shea Butter???????

 

I really want to try this stuff cuz I am transitioning to naptural and I need to moisturize these nappy roots.

 

S.O.S. on the 411 on these please! If there are other good brands that yall have tried successfully let me know.

 

Anyway.........the reason is because they are priced cheap and alot of times the products are discontinued and old, that's why the "Korean" hair stores sell all of them and so cheap. When you buy old products or discontinued lines, it is cheaper in wholesale for the business owner.

 

Just a little lesson on business and why things are priced the way they are :).

 

I think I will buy from the manufacturer directly. That is the last option I guess.

OMG beautywitch!

 

Where have you been???

 

Your fotki is my inspiration, that's why I want to find these products, LOL how crazy is that?? You just happen to answer my post.

 

I looked under your products section and I want to get a good regimen going when I take out my weave. I bought that African Pride braid spray tht you use. It's goooood stuff!! My hair is in a weave right now and it helps keep it moisturized.

 

I really want my hair to look as great as yours. I love love love the ANTM pic you took with the cake.

 

Any other advice??

 

Hope you don't think I'm a crazy fan or something.......

 

I've adopted two Ethiopian little girls with really kinky hair, and I was recommended by an AA woman to use Mineral Indulgence hair care products and they work really well (once again...I was reluctant to buy). I don't know how long you have been transitioning, buy if your hair is mostly napptural you can try their Herbalaxer. It works WONDERS at accentuating curls and  making kinky hair manageable (like you can glide a comb through it with ease). I was reluctant because I was told that there was no such thing as a 100% natural relaxer but the Herbalaxer that I got from them is a powdered formula, and once I rinsed it out of my little girl's hair I saw curls, coils galore..lol. If it helps she has 4a-4b hair...and it's REALLY hard to get curls to show up in that type of hair texture. I use to do the "no-poo" method...but I just use the Napturally Sulfate Free  shampoo and the Kiwi Coconut Smoothie as well as the extra products they give away in the Herbalaxer kit and my dds hair has never looked better.

 

I'm a white woman so I don't use the products on my own hair, but I do know how to do locks, cornrows, wash n' gos ect...and these products do make styling natural hair a LOT easier (probably because they are of higher quality)...so I highly recommend them to anyone who doesn't want to have to purchase stuff from beauty supply stores.

 

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