Product Review: Enso Naturals Marshmallow Root Twisting Pudding

Marshmallow Root Twisting Pudding

Price: $11.50 for 8oz

Product Description: A rich, thick, velvety smooth alcohol free styling pudding suitable for all hair types that does not cause flakes or tack. Marshmallow Root Twisting Pudding was formulated with the needs of tired, thirsty, frizzy curls in mind. Our Twisting Pudding is fortified with Marshmallow Root which conditions your coils leaving your hair soft and nourished from root to tip. Marshmallow Root Twisting Pudding is also loaded with curl loving ingredients to help enhance your natural curl pattern while offering brilliant sheen, bouncy curls and hold.

Ingredients: Distilled Water, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Glycerin, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Nut Oil, Silk Amino Acids, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow Root) Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol (and) Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (paraben free fragrance), Fragrance

 

Intended Use: Two-Strand Twists, Twist Outs, Braid Outs, Bantu Knots, Pony Puffs, Coils, Coil Outs, Afro's, Wash & Gos 

My Review: I used this product for a week straight in order to determine if I liked it. The first night, I applied it to freshly washed hair that was still wet. I used it to set my hair for a twist out. I was instantly intrigued by the smell of the pudding. However, when I took down my twists in the morning, my hair was in a nice defined twist out, but felt dry. In fact, it felt like straw. I WAS BLOWNNNNNNN! Definition with a strawlike feeling! -___-

Determined to get it together, I emailed the folks at Enso Naturals to ask for some help. They responded by telling me that if I had kinkier textured hair, I would need to apply a cream base leave-in before using the pudding. So I retried it the following night, applying the Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioner. My hair came out MUCH BETTER! It felt much softer, while still being defined.

The pudding must be paired with another product in order to achieve the softness along with definition. I have not tried their leave-in, but seeing as most products are formulated to work best with those of that company, I would suggest that you purchase their Sweet Honey Hibiscus Leave-In Conditioner ($9.00). 

• This pudding can also be used for wash n gos. However, when I tried it, it didn't provide any hold or curl definition.

The Short and Sweet: Smells great. Great texture/product consistency. Yields pretty good definition on styles that have to be set (twist outs, braid outs, bantu knot outs, etc.). However, I'm not convinced that it's an absolute necessity in my product arsenal seeing as the product being used alone made my hair feel like straw. I'll give it 3 out of 5 stars!