I find it amusing that I haven’t yet met a real life person who’s admitted to reading the 50 Shades Of Grey trilogy. Clearly plenty of people have otherwise it wouldn’t currently be the best-selling book of all time in the UK. Now whether you are too toe-curlingly embarrassed to admit to taking a peek or you have genuinely not read it, it’s a moot point.
I don’t wish to spoil the enjoyment of the book for you if you eventually intend to give in to curiosity. All I will say is putting aside the adult nature of the content, the truth is that the story-line, characters and prose are decidedly unremarkable. But with so many people talking about it online and on television, it just a matter of time until vague interest turns into a purchase for the more impressionable among us ergo an average book becomes a bestseller!
Our hair product stashes are not safe from this phenomenon either. These days there only needs to be one glowing review of a product before we all jump on the bandwagon to discover the benefits for ourselves. A short while later these things are gathering dust in our drawers!
Here’s my list of overrated hair tools and products that you may want to think twice about, before purchasing.
1. Denman Brush*
– I don’t know who started the rumor years ago that natural girls absolutely had to own a denman brush* if they were to survive. The denman has become like a badge of honor in the membership of #teamnatural but you know what, it’s just not necessary in your regimen. You can get by quite quite well with any old brush or absolutely no brush at all! When’s the last time you had a denman related emergency?
AF says
Aragon Oil did not work on my hair. LOL
Fonda Edmonds Nesbitt says
Thank you….we are making natural hair more expensive to keep up then relaxed hair….
Shanice Goodridge-Flemming says
No hair type is expensive lmao! None of our hair styling methods are expensive. I especially like the part about curl enhancing creams I really just use conditioner in the shower voila curls curls curls. Kinky curly is so expensive my £2.50 conditioner is all I need. Water conditioner and oil. You know when mixed chicks say ‘oh water and oil’ it’s actually true I’ve done a wash and go with oil only lol all this advertising to make a quick pound. Smh I’m gonna go directly to the source instea of spend with these companies too!
Shanice Goodridge-Flemming says
Relaxed weave natural it’s all cheap not expensive and never has been. It’s us western women that over complicate things. Especially black women. Companies see this and monetize off of it. Smh you can add straigheners to that list. If I want straight hair I do roller sets and a light blow dry with a paddle brush (either that I just pull it) no need for the flat ironing all the time. Straight roller sets like the Ethiopians! Learn from them!
Celeste Jackman says
thank you. ive wasted so much money on products an have yet to see the transformation.! good article
Divva Ross-Burke says
I LOVE the denam brush lol. It is great for wash and goes and clump my waves together and give it a much better defined look. I also love my custards and oils. I do think the problem is naturals become product addicts. They have products that work but want to try more and more. Being natural is cheap for me. I have my Denam brush, seamless comb, Kinky curly leave in conditioner, coconut oil and argan oil for straight hair, then my shampoo and deep conditioner which last me for months. I don’t even spend over a 100 dollars for all my products and I don’t have to constantly buy them. If being natural is expensive for you something is wrong.
Ellis says
It’s only been 3 months I’ve been natural, but I can say with all passion that the Eco styler gel (green tub) and Ors Edge control was a complete waste.
Both items dry leaving my hair white, even on naked hair (washed hair with no leave in or oils). The edge control only worked whilst I was bald, now that I have a some hair it does not hold down nothing.
I can say for now I’m not a product junkie as I were using the same products when relaxed and I have a simple minimal routine. I’ve recently bought the Creme of Nature shampoo & conditioner and boy does the conditioner make my curls pop 🙂
I plan on keeping my regimen & products simple and minimal, tweaking whether necessary as my hair grows longer.
But Yh being relaxed with bra strap length was so inexpensive and I ain’t about to let being natural break my bank!!!
Tabatha says
I love my Argan oil other than coconut it is the only thing that my hair likes. I agree with not just butters, but specific brands. Luckily I’m smart enough to keep my receipts, but when someone on YT would mention a product I would run out and get it, just to be disappointed that not only did it not work on my hair, but it wasn’t as FAB as what the person on YT said it was. I basically took a hard lesson that not all products will work the same in my hair. And that you don’t always have to pay through the nose for it.
Tabatha says
I think that the white-ish residue maybe that you didn’t mix the products together, well that they didn’t mix well not that you didn’t mix it well. I use Echo-gel Argan and I like it, but I have thick hair and it takes forever for my hair to dry which is why I can’t do wash and goes. I tried so hard to get it to work, but it just doesn’t for me.
Ellis says
Oh and as for the deman brush I used it when I was relaxed and it was a disaster. Now that I’m natural it does wonders, but I had to remove a few bristles first because before it was just ripping out hair.
Monica Hubbard says
Agreed on denman brush, costly curly creams & hair vendors