Lustrasilk Tea Tree Cholesterol

 

Where to buy:  Local beauty supply store

Price: $2.99  20 oz. (yay!)

Ingredients: Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol and Polysorbate 60, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cholesterol, Tea Tree Oil, Silk Amino Acids, Rosehips Extract, Soybean Oil, Safflower Oil, Peanut Oil, Vitamin E, Mineral Oil, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin, Blue 1, Fragrance.

They say: Lustrasilk Tea Tree Cholesterol delicately combines the finest Tea Tree Oil, together with Vitamin E, Silk Amino Acids, and 5 Essential Oils. This special blend offers hair and scalp the ultimate in conditioning, repairing, and beautifying properties. Gently conditions as it soothes your dry, itchy scalp. Use it on all hair types.

I say: In my search to find a cheap deep conditioner, I turned to the highly acclaimed Lustrasilk Cholesterol. I've never ever been a fan of cholesterol treatments. Even on application of the product, my hair has always felt coated and stiff. Needless to say, my results were the same. Nevertheless, I am anxious to find a conditioner that conditions and provides the slip I need during this stretch/transition.

I immediately feel in love with this product, however, for many reasons. The price is great! A nice tub for $3! Can't beat that. The ingredients are great for conditioning and nourishment. The color is a pretty sky blue and the scent is fresh and light. The consistency is somewhat like a relaxer so it was very easy to apply without splattering conditioner everywhere. But it's not so thick to where it doesn't spread. I quickly and easily saturated my hair with my fingers as if I was applying a relaxer. (Thanks to all of the ladies who reminded me of this technique!) My hair laid flat as if I'd applied a relaxer. I was very excited. I like heavy conditioners especially when I plan on airdrying.

I put on a plastic cap, wrapped with my towel turbie and chilled out with my dog for a few hours because I was too lazy to get right back in the shower. Rinsing was like rinsing a relaxer, but finger detangling was sufficient on my 13 weeks post new growth. I didn't use a comb and was able to detangle from tip to my scalp.

I rinsed and applied Aveeno leave in (review shortly), Fantasia Gel/Scurl to my edges, and a smidge of coconut oil on my ends and smoothed lightly with a brush. I made one big twist and rolled the ends with a satin covered foam roller and put on my do-rag. 

This morning, my hair is flat and soft. I like this cheapy and will definitely keep it around during this stretch/transition(?). I'd like to try the shea butter because I understand it's the bomb diggity when it comes to slip. But for now, the Lusters Tea Tree Cholesterol gets a thumbs up for a great cheapy.

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