Product Review: Jane Carter Solution Products!

UPDATED on Friday, January 27, 2011! Updates are included in red!

I had the privilege of trying out 5 products from Jane Carter Solution last week! I used them consistently all week without using any other products because I wanted to be able to truly see how they worked on my hair, without any other products interfering.

JCS was kind enough to send the Come Fly With Me Travel Pack which is shown below.

A travel size of the moisture nourishing shampoo, nutrient replenishing conditioner, revitalizing leave-in conditioner, wrap & roll foam, and nourish & shine products come in the kit.

My first thoughts of the product line was "THIS SMELLS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!" I've heard so many people mention that when reviewing the products but thought they were exaggerating lol. They were not! lol Each product smells slightly different but in general, they smell like flowers and oranges? It's a light, citrusy, flowery smell that I can't describe, but I can say that it lingered for several days which I enjoyed.

Overall, I give this product line a 5/5! The products did what they claimed to do, which is what I look for. If something says it's going to replenish moisture in my hair then it better do that! lol

Here are some of my thoughts on each individual product:

Moisture Nourishing Shampoo, $8.00- This product does contain SLS (sodium laureth sulfate) as its 3rd ingredient for all you curlies that refuse to use sulfates. HOWEVER, my hair did not feel stripped whatsoever. The consistency was light and my hair did, indeed, feel cleansed. On my most recent use, my hair actually did feel strip. It felt a lot like when I used the Suave shampoo and hated it. I'm going to most likely attribute it to the sulfate. My hair felt squeaky clean, but I may look into trying their SLS-free shampoo instead!










Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner, $13.00- This conditioner can be left in for added conditioning, but my time is of the essence nowadays, so I didn't have time for that lol. Nonetheless, my hair still felt moisturized. I opted out of doing my normal oil rinse because I wanted to see would my hair still feel just as moisturized without it. It did! Detangling was not difficult either (I detangle while the conditioner is in my hair).

Revitalizing Leave-In Conditioner, $9.00- LOVE LOVE LOVE the smell! I've used this product every other day this week, if not daily, to refresh my hair. I think I like it even better than my Aussie Moist *gasp* I liked how it made my hair feel afterwards and I can actually read 95% of the ingredients on the label, unlike Aussie. I'm cheap, but I think I can handle this product for $9.00 lol

Wrap & Roll, $9.00- This is THE product from JCS that I hear people always rant and rave about! Needless to say, I was anxious to try it out. The last time I used a wrapping foam was when I was relaxed. My stylist always applied it after my hair was wrapped and I went to sit under the dryer. Anywho, I used this to set bantu knots on wet hair, and then a braid out the following evening on dry hair. I could definitely see a result in my braid out (I think my technique with bantu knots needs work). My hair was not as frizzy as it normally is and it was also more curly/defined.

 


Nourish & Shine, $22.00- One of my favorite YTers, PhillyDiva, recently raved about this product. It's a hair butter, but 1) of course, it smells way better than typical "butters" smell and 2) it's infused with vitamins and a mixture of different butters. So when you think of your average shea butter, this is NOT it. I'm always reluctant to try products that claim to give hair a shine because that hasn't been the experience I've seen with my hair texture. Surprisingly, I could see a difference in the appearance of my hair so I was really excited. Another thing that I enjoyed is that this product did not leave my hair feeling greasy like most butters do.


I took pictures, but I'm not sure that they're helpful to you all, at all. It's hard to really capture how moisturized hair is in a picture. Just take my word for it! LOL If I remember (someone tweet me to remind me lol) I'll take a before pic and after pic when I wash my hair tonight! I'll take pics before and after I style with the wrap & roll, just as soon as I figure out what style I'm going to do!

So there's my experience in a nutshell! Have you tried JCS before? What do you think?