Product Review: Silicon Mix

Hello curlies!

So as you all know, my hair is about 95% relaxed as of right now because I am brand new to transitioning and only about a month and a half into my transition. I previously had no intention of going natural since relaxers were all I knew so, naturally, I was looking for a product to "mend" my dry, damaged, over processed, relaxed hair. 

My review today is on a product named 'Silicon Mix'. I recently bought this with the intention of using it on my relaxed hair so now that I am transitioning, I can do a product review on how I feel it works on both natural and relaxed hair as well. 

Below are reviews of the set I bought online. The only thing missing is the shampoo which I refused to buy due to the sulfuric contents. Sulfur can be very damaging to the hair. I try to steer clear of any sulfates as they are proven to be extremely drying to the hair, especially if you have fine hair like I do. 

[1]The Conditioner:

This conditioner got nothing but amazing reviews, mostly by people with relaxed hair. 

Honestly, I don't see what the big deal was. This conditioner left my relaxed hair feeling dry still even after an hour of leaving it on with a plastic cap. It feels okay as you begin rinsing, however, it all just rinses out after a while! It leaves me to believe that this conditioner does not penetrate the hair at all. 

As far as my natural hair, I had the same effect. There was little, to no penetration. My natural hair seems to be capable of holding more moisture than my relaxed hair so I'm sure that this conditioner is not doing anything special. Of course, my natural hair is just a lot healthier than my relaxed hair so I know it has nothing to do with the conditioner. 

Other Information:

* Smell: Decent

* Texture: Fairly Creamy

[2] The Leave-In Conditioner:

ATTENTION TRANSITIONERS: this leave-in conditioner is exactly what you need! It gives my hair so much "slip" that I can actually run a comb through it if I need to. This is the perfect detangling agent for transitioning hair. I would definitely recommend this leave-in to anybody I know. 

The downfall is that this product contains silicones which are said to coat the hair leaving it sealed off and unable to "breathe". My way around this (and don't quote me because I am no hair expert) is by putting on a little bit of my Cantu leave-in hair conditioner first to penetrate my hair and then I seal it with this stuff. It leaves my hair feeling amazing when it's dry as well and works great on both my new growth as well as my relaxed hair. 

Other Information:

* Smell: Decent

*Texture: Not too creamy but not too watery

[3] Hair Polisher

This product works okay. It does leave both my relaxed hair and natural hair feeling very soft and looking shiny. It is a good product but not a need to have product. If you are into glosses and shines then I would certainly recommend this product to you because it serves its purpose well but I have always had this feeling like glosses aren't really that necessary. Usually I only use glosses if I really want that extra shine with certain styles and this product does come in handy. 

Good product. Not a necessary product though. It's mostly for aesthetic purposes. It won't hurt your hair at all but i'm not sure that it improves it either. It has some pretty good ingredients though, so I say go for it if you need that extra kick while styling during your transition.

Other Information:

* Smell: Good

* Texture: Glossy

That's all for now curlies! I will be posting pictures of my own progress very soon so stay tuned!

            Love & Peace,