CURLS for Target: Coconut Curlada Conditioner

I've been using this conditioner for about a week and a half as my rinse-out conditioner. I do still follow the Spritz and Condition method (using GVP Biolage Conditioning Balm), but this is what I use when I'm detangling.

I got it at a local Target for about $10. What drew me to it initially was that it's CG safe, but also does not contain protein or any of the oils I can't use. In fact, it contains the only oil my hair loves - coconut oil. I have never tried anything from CURLS before, mostly due to price and shipping fees.



PROS:

• Smells great. To me it smells like vanilla cake batter. It may be too strong for some people, but I don't smell it once it's in my hair.
  
• Keeps my hair mostly hydrated. I'm still going through the "my hair is porous and it's been over 100 degrees here for almost a month!" spell, so while it hasn't been super amazing in these conditions, it's done the job.
• While it doesn't exactly help with detangling, it doesn't create tangles either. After everything's tangle-free, it feels very smooth in my hair. I like that feeling.
• Good consistency.
• My hair is hydrated and curly enough to last multiple days.

CONS:

• Like I said above, it doesn't help with detangling (which I've needed a lot of help with lately!).
• It kind of disappears into the hair when I'm using it as a rinse-out. Not as much as others that I've tried (like BB's Smoothie Conditioner), but I do use about two quarter-sized amounts to feel like all of my hair is coated (It was visible the one time I used it for the S & C method). That said, I've used it maybe four times and the product's only an inch from the top (and I'm not sure that it was filled all the way to begin with).

Overall I really like it. I've had consistently good hair days, even when using different styling products. I'm not sure if that's because of this conditioner, or the Denman, or some magical combination of the two, but my hair has definitely been more all-over-ringlet-ly than wavy for the past week. And it's gotten noticed by people I don't know. How shocking that it didn't come from a curling iron!

UPDATE 8/30/10: After a couple weeks of regular use, this conditioner built up on me (even though coconut oil is usually safe!). This is being relegated to occasional use.