A Tale of Two DC’s (Deep Conditioner’s)

A Tale of Two DC’s (Deep Conditioner’s)

I am on the hunt for the two best Deep Conditioner’s; one for moisture and one for protein. Let me explain why use two separate ones in the first place. Hair needs the both of these to thrive as well as grow longer. To the hair novice, like yours truly, doesn’t even know how to DC (Deep Condition) and let alone the reason for it. To reach healthier hair heights you have to assess your ability to retain moisture, so that hair doesn’t snap off and break thus making a cycle of short hair that is not healthy.

As I have been reading the hair forums, hair blogs and hair books; I found that the more moisture you give your hair the more it will stay on your head and the hair needs moisture, think of it like a garden and the garden needs to grow and thrive to become greener and lush. Well hair is much like that. Gardens also get special treatments such as herbal growth to supplement its growth as well as regular trimmings and weeding. Your hair is your garden; you should tend to it regularly with DC’s.

     DC’s are the hair’s way of keeping the growth and ending the snapping cycle, which is better known as Breakage. Breakage occurs when there is no moisture in the hair or from rough handling, since rough handling happens at times why not reduce the breakage by adding the easier one by DC-ing the hair. This is not only a step in prevention of dry hair but it enhances your chances in gaining the hair goal you want.  I found out by accident that I like to DC because it decreases comb-out and breakage for me, the hardest part was finding a DC that I really loved. My goal was to find a product that allows maximum slip.

What is “Slip”, slip in the hair care world is the characteristic of how the hair feels when you finger comb or comb the hair with the product of your choice. Slip in products allow the hair to move freely without breakage when using combs, the fingers or combs actually “slip” through the hair during the conditioning process or detangling process.

Trial one was with Neutrogena Daily Deep Conditioner

This particular Conditioner left a lot of slip while I combed through to distribute in my hair. While it’s labeled to be a daily deep conditioner, if used daily it can cause serious product build up. The slip is amazing, the product is thick in consistency and it smelled good to me as well.  But this was not my main choice, I would add it to other conditioners to add slip to them but not my main DC.

Next was Elasta QP DPR-11+, Medium slip and medium to thick consistency. I like this one much more. I have been using this one for the past three months after the Neutrogena ran out and love it more because it didn’t leave my hair wanting more. A little goes a long way, you don’t need to coat with excessive product on your hair, this will make you rinse more than you want to, but to each his own. I did like this one because it gave me more moisture than ever, I sat with my heat cap on for an hour, I fell asleep using the heating cap, my hair felt amazingly hydrated, it felt like it took a big drink of water and held on to it. I will be using this product for the remainder of my hair journey.

The final one I chose was the ORS hair Mayo.

This particular DC, some say can give you protein overload. I have heard of it but never experienced it because I use plenty of moisture only products. But, Why this one? Why not a light protein? I found my hair feeling like it was in between limp and strong in some areas, no one wants hair that is on the fence.  Its not actually Mayonnaise, it’s a lot of protein in it and it gives it the needed boost for strength for maintaining healthy strands. My experience was about the same with any DC, a little goes a long way, I found that out the hard way while washing my shower comb from the DC.

It is potent so if you use heat, which I always do,  use it for a shorter time to DC with it. It has slip, which I like more cause when you have slip, it allows your hair to just be easily manipulated without breakage or damage. 

Happy Hair Adventures

xoxox

Chelleshock32