Queen Helene Mint Julep Shampoo Review

Hellooooo, Beauties!

Recently, I acquired some shea butter* and made my own whipped shea butter cream, with added oils. So far, it’s fantastic, and it keeps my curls soft and fluffy. A lil dab will do, so I only have to spritz my hair with water every few days and reseal with the shea butter*.

The only problem I have, however, is that my wash days are becoming more frequent, which is fine, but my co-washing does not seem to do the trick. My shea butter cream is very rich, as it has olive*, avocado, and jojoba oil* in it. I know that natural hair that uses mostly natural products doesn’t need a harsh cleanser, but I will admit that I miss the shampoo bubbles. So I began to look for a shampoo, and I decided to be experimental. So I decided on a few things:

1. I wanted to try a sulfate free shampoo*, just to see what the hype was all about.

2. I refused, REFUSED to spend more than 5 bucks on it. (I am a cheapskate, always have been, no need to change it now, lol.)

3. It had to smell good. Anything that smelled like chemicals would not do. I’m weird like that.

So, I went to my beloved Sally’s beauty supply to look around. After a few minutes, I was like, “Blargh, whatever, I’m just gonna grab something and get outta here.” It was super frustrating, until I found this shampoo.

This shampoo is a concentrate. It can be used straight from the bottle, or you can mix an entire bottle with a gallon of water, or just use 2 part shampoo per 8 parts of water. I put two ounces of shampoo in an applicator bottle* with 8 ounces of water. Then I took the plunge.

Ahhhhh……It smelled like a stick of spearmint gum. It had a nice lather to it, and it cleaned my scalp nicely. No buildup was left on my scalp. I let the suds rinse through my hair, because I don’t really lather the shampoo into my ends and whatnot, as I am* a firm believer in shampoo being only for the scalp, and conditioner only for the hair. Which leads to my next point.

My. Conditioner. Was. Not. The. Same. And I say this in a good way. This shampoo got all of the residue off of my hair, too, so the conditioner worked really well. I used Tressemme ultra moisturizing conditioner*, which is a big ol’ cheap bottle, that hurts like a mug if you drop it on your foot, but I digress. The shampoo cleaned my hair without stripping it, and what more can a curly ask for?

What’s that? You want to know how much it cost? Well, it was originally $4.69 U.S., with my Sally’s club card (I’m a Sally’s addict, and I need help, but that’s a different post), it only cost me $4.19 U.S. Considering that it’s a concentrate, and I only need 2 ounces to make a 10 ounce bottle of shampoo, and then I only use 2 ounces of THAT to wash my hair (You get all that? Trust me, it’s awesome, it’s about 40 washes, or something like that), It is a very good deal.

Here are the ingredients:

Water, Cocamide DEA(this is what makes the shampoo foam, and according to my research, {cosmeticsinfo.org}, this is not a dangerous compound when used as a rinse off product, or in small quantities as a leave in.), Propylene Glycol (an organic alcohol that attracts water and functions as a moisturizer), Spearmint Leaf oil, Chlorophyllin Copper* Complex (which is used to deodorize the scalp), and Yellow 10 and Green 5 coloring. [All info obtained from Cosmeticsinfo.org]

So, I am very happy with this shampoo. I think I will incorporate into my regimen once a month, to remove buildup. I was looking it up online and notice that they also make shampoo with Protein. Perhaps I could try and review that one? We shall see.

What new product are you raving about?