Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Palmers Coconut Oil Formula, Replenishing Hair Milk

I read about the Palmers Hair milk on MahoganyKnots blog and had kinda forgotten about it. Then I was at Target this weekend and there it was on sale display at the foot of the cosmetics isle. I grabbed one thinking "this is my chance!" to try it out for cheap.

I actually don't care for the smell of coconut, and this is a very adulterated, light coconut extract type of smell. I didn't find it to linger in my hair at all though so it's a non-issue for me. What was more notable was the milky liquid texture of it. I thought it would be more like a cream, but its actually more of a lotion (like pink lotion from back in the day.)

I was also surprised to discover that it adds great slip to drying hair and it helped me put in a set of twisted bantu knots on semi-dry hair with very little effort. On day two I applied more, and didn't notice any build up yet. The smell remained untraceable and my hair was soft all the way to the ends. I actually like it, a lot :-)

I am not sure I'd replace my Creme of Nature Rosemary/Lemongrass leave in with it though. They are about the same price, and I use less of the thicker CON, which smells better to me. I also believe Palmers to be a little too light to mix with my gels without added oil, and have yet to check for the negative-gel-reaction (white balls/flakes).

Here was my bantu knot-out on day one, I only had castor oil/rosemary on my scalp and Palmers heavily in my hair. (click pic to make larger)

10 comments:

  1. I've been using it for about a week now. At first, I really liked it. Now for some reason it leaves a chalky looking residue. I have to "wiped through my hair with a wet, warm towel to get rid of it.

    It dries my hair too. Maybe I'm not using enough oil on the scalp and hair before applying the Hair Milk.

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  2. oooo. I'll keep an eye on it over the next week and comment again how I'm feeling about it. yikes

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  3. Nisus, how do you use your Eco Styler as a wash n go? When you say you mix it with a leave in, do you put them on separately or you mix them in a bowl together and then apply? I can never get the look, and I always have the white balls issue? Please help

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  4. Hi @ honei81 :-) I'm going to reply to you in a post right now.

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  5. This is such a cute style! And I'm loving your waves. :-)

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  6. Is it a good idea to use the Palmer's Coconut Hair Milk on my scalp? I have a really dry scalp and I'm hearing more and more that coconut oil is great. Is this product strictly for the hair?

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  7. I love this stuff! makes my hair super soft, and the scent is awesome.

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  8. i dont mean this to be racist at all.. but is this stuff only for black people hair..?

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  9. Anonymous, I don't believe so. Base on what I have read online, it works well on curly hair (kinky or not).

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