Shea Moisture African Water Mint & Ginger Hair & Scalp Collection

Prese Sample

Taking care of your scalp is just as important as taking care of your skin. As a naturalista, I often put several layers of products on my hair when styling and then add more products to freshen throughout the week. It’s no wonder that by the end of the week  I get flakes and build up on my scalp. My favorite products for clearing out my pores and detoxifying my skin all have one thing in common, activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is charcoal that has been treated in order enhance its adsorptive power.  Now that I’ve incorporated activated charcoal into my skin care routine my skin has never looked better so I figured adding it into my hair routine wouldn’t be a bad idea either. 

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Shea Moisture sent over their African Water Mint & Ginger Hair products for me to try a few weeks ago. First off, let me say that this collection smells absolutely amazing. I kind of just want to take the top off the shampoo bottle and leave it sitting in my bedroom so the scent can permeate around the room. The African Water Mint & Ginger Detox and Refresh Hair and Scalp Gentle Shampoo is a real treat to use. As I mentioned before, I usually have a lot of buildup on my scalp by the weeks end causing me to wash my hair twice before I can get my hair completely clean.  After adding the shampoo to my hair and lathering immediately noticed a delightful tingling sensation on my scalp caused by the mint and the ginger which are both great for circulation. Ginger is also loaded with anti-oxidants as well as detoxifying compounds.

After washing my hair, I follow up with the African Water Mint & Ginger Detox and Refresh Hair and Scalp Gentle Conditioner. I’ve used this conditioner two ways, as a deep conditioner with heat which was magical and as a normal conditioner where I applied it and then rinsed it out.

I followed up with the African Water Mint & Ginger Detox and Refresh Hair & Scalp Leave-In Detangler. This product had a pretty good slip, and I was able to detangle my hair without any problem, though I do most of my detangling with my fingers while shampooing. I’ve used this as my leave in conditioner twice, and I’ve found that mixes well with my other butter and gels without leaving a white residue. I find that my leave in conditioner is usually the culprit when I have a build up of residue on my hair after applying my styling products.

Overall Thoughts:

While the smell totally won me over I must say I love the way my scalp and hair feels while and after using this particular collection from Shea Moisture. Since it is a Detox collection, I will probably use these products every other week. The Shea Moisture African Water Mint & Ginger Detox & Refresh Hair and Scalp products retail from $8.99-$10.99 and can be found at your local CVS, CVS.com as well as SheaMoisture.com