0 Hair Care- How to Pick a Great Moisturizing Conditioner

Being, that I don't like to waste money and I like to use quality products, I have to read ingredient lists. To get me to put a product in my buggy the company really has to have the ingredients to back up the price. So, what exactly do I look for in a conditioner?

Quality Ingredients: What are quality ingredients? Being that most of the products I buy are on the natural-organic end of the spectrum, I look for herbs and extracts. Oils and butters are great too but, I don't look for softness (this comes from emollients) from products I look for strengthening, repairing and ingredients that help preserve my hair. Some of my top ingredients are:

• Water (must be #1 ingredient)
• Aloe Vera 
• Horsetail
• Comfrey
• Hops
• Nettle (this one is definitely a must)
• Rosemary

Of course, there are more but, we don't want this list to last forever.

Any product that doesn't have any of these ingredients in the top 5 of their list, gets a thumbs down from me.

Price: Being that money doesn't grow on trees, I do have a price point. I never go over $10 for a product. I try to stay around $6-8 for all conditioners; rinse-out and leave-in.

Protein: I don't fear protein. When I first went natural, everything I read, spoke about being weary of protein because it had a tendency to make "our" hair dry and brittle. So, I over moisturized and did as I was told. That didn't last long... I love protein. I want my hair to be strong and healthy. Silk protein, hydrolyzed protein all of it is music to my ears.

Keeping a healthy protein moisture balance is crucial to maintaining length. I can't help but notice that almost all of the long hair gurus I see on the internet are not afraid of protein. Water, protein and a sealant seems to work well for my hair.

So, what do you look for in products? What makes you buy? Does smell matter to you? (it doesn't really matter too much to me....)


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