I am a Caucasian woman with very coarse hair. It gets so frizzy especially in warm weather. I. Bought this bar and sat on it a few months before I decided I might as well dive in. Well it IS very oil and a bit messy. It ran down my face after it had been on a while. My process was to wash with a mild clarifying shampoo and then use the tangerine rosemary Henna Sooq cleanser, apply this bar, put my hair up, then put a plastic shopping bag over my hair (I bring up the handles in front, twist, and alligator clip them to hold it on my head). After I washed this out, I thought what did I do to my hair?! It was heavy, oily, and a bit stiff but I proceeded to put my Ecoslay styling products in and air dry. Did it feel a bit weird all week? Yes! But it looked like it used to with more defined curls. Fast forward and it’s been 2 washes since (once a week), and the curls are popping like they did when I was a kid. I also use Red Raj with a small amount of indigo, hibiscus and aloe powders, cider vinegar, and warm water to cover my grays every 4 weeks. The gloss says it may deposit some color into your hair, but it didn’t for me, because my whites were still white and my natural red roots were pretty much the same.
Anyway if you can get past the first week until wash day, you’ll be happy you did this. For reference I have very coarse, high porosity, 2c/3a hair (more 3a now that I used this!!) So glad I have it a try.
