Hair Care Rip-Offs…Do NOT Get Caught Up in the Matrix Again!

Kinky Curly is just as expensive.  As a person who thought like you before I actually used the products, they are worth every penny.  And they smell good.  I am pretty sure I could not make something that smells that good with that consistency, and delivery in my kitchen very easily.  If people are willing to spend all that money on hair crack, then why not spend the equivalent on what would be considered food and vitamins for the hair?

Lol I really don't feel like Ms. Jessie's is "nuts and berries" or "Afro- centric" when I first heard of them I went to their website and decided it wasn't worth it for me. Silkener? No thanks.

There are SO MANY affordable "natural hair" brands or "regular hair" products with better ingredients, and brands that are cheaper with the same quality as Ms. Jessie's! Lots of individuals are starting up companies too there.

Naptural85 has a recipe for a shea mix, as well as two different takes on deep conditioner. And there are lots of recipes on Youtube to things from spritzes, to DCs to leave - ins, it's so great. Now more than ever no one is beholden to over priced products! :)

SHEA MIX:-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ok14CgADM&feature=BFp&list=PL1086E4341C56F88F

DC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p2O33-d154&list=PL155E5F1393F74821&index=140&feature=plpp_video

I enjoying being a mad scientist in my kitchen...the hubby gets a laugh and brags to our friends that I have all the oils, Ph strips, fruits nuts berries...lol...yeh, im not getting caught up in the expensive product hype...as long as its simple, balanced( my hair thrives at Ph of 5) im good...

I'm not sure if its because I'm a lifelong natural, or just read and understand ingredients, but Miss Jessie's products or salon (formally known as "Curve") never appealed to me. The ingredients and prices always made me walk away.

Miss Jessie's is not even the same product it was when it was relatively new. I think it is overrated and over hyped. I've never used it myself, but my sister used to, and it is complete crap now. Shea Moisture is $10 and Kinky Curly will run you from $11.99 to $16.99, and works just as well as Ms. Jessie's. Better than paying $20 and up.

y'know...another reason I don't flip over & splurge on some companies is that they seem to be selling a particular look (which is fine but limited) in their 'before' and 'after' images. It's like if you don't have a head-full of looser spirals/shiny curls/waves(the old 'good' hair)...or if you don't resort to a twist-out/braid out to compensate (for women w/ naturally tighter kinky-micro-spirals...the old 'bad' hair), then you're not 'with it'/hip or not the 'right' sort of natural... Phooey!

What was suppsed to be liberating morphs into yet another oppression. :/ ....more of the SOS, IMO.

Not surprised @ the sh*t the these companies are pulling. Afterall, per Chris Rock's documentary, something ridiculous like 80% of revenue from the multi-billion dollar hair industry is derived from Black hair products. So if the love is now for natural, well that's where they'll be putting the squeeze on.

This is so typical..when I had Sisterlocks...they took me to the cleaners with prices...I had to go all the way to Philly from B-more to get someone that would do my hair correct...they only way I was able to buy Miss Jessie was when it was buy one get one half price at Target.....nuts and berries...wow...that is hilarious...but so true...

I haven't tried any MJ products yet(and at those prices , I probably won't. lolz). I have tried Oyin Handmade, Donna Marie, and finally (probably one of the last women on earth to do so haha) Kinky Curly's Curling Custard & Knot Today. All quite nice but I'm totally fine with health food store(Lily of the Desert, Derma Organic, Trader Joes...basic oils, aloe vera, clay, henna/cassia ) and drugstore/beauty supply(Suave, Tressemme, Eco & Wetline gels, Lustrasilk conditioners, random dominican prods) items.

My thing is that it all gets mostly rinsed away so I'm not *that* into hair products. If my hair detangles well or sets nicely then I'm happy with the products. I also avoid silicones and sulfates. I need to be more careful about parabens.

I think one of the best things I do for my hair and skin is using a water filter.

they know black women are going to be spending a lot on their hair. They are going where the business is at...Remember when going natural was new and black women just started doing the big chop on youtube and then it went viral and everybody started to go natural. and it even started to get air time on tv. commercials etc. There were a lot of black made business. Now a lot of those business are sold to people that even have our hair type, and they are selling it with of course a black face in front of the product. Because lord knows we will buy something with a black face on the cover.

I've also wanted to buy Miss Jessie's products but never got around to it because it's just too darn expensive. i'm not going to spend no 50 something bucks on a product where I can get some VO5 at the dollar store for a $1 and some coconut oil from Krogers for $6. No thank you!!

You are so late, Miss Jessie's products have always been expensive.

There's no reason for me to buy those products when there are products like Qhemet Biologics, Anita Grant, Aubrey Organics(shampoos & conditioners), Oyin Handmade & Blended Beauty. Everything DOESN'T work for everybody, buy samples when you can so you won't waste too much money and also wait for sales.

I like Miss Jessie's Creme de la Creme conditioner for styling. At $16 a bottle there is no way in hell that I would be washing that stuff out! LOL! I haven't used it in a while though because it is a little too expensive for me right now. I really like Shea Moisture products and I'm about to be finished with a container of Soft Sheen Carson Roots of Nature Butter Whip Oil Cream, which is either $8.99 or $9.99, not too bad. I am so lazy with my hair, I definitely don't have the energy or patience to pay more than $10 for any hair product. Shampoos and Conditioners, I either by the economy size Aussie Moist from BJ's Whole Sale or their generic Berkley and Jensen brand for $4.99. I definitely also use the tried and trues like evoo, which I pour into a small bottle from the large bottle of kitchen evoo.

I think I spend about half the cost on the 5 products I use. So for one jar of MJ's I can stock my shower caddy for 2 months? Yeah I 'll stick to Walgreens and Amazon.com (Shea Butter).

she is beautiful and so is her hair. I usually wear my hair natural. From what I hear my beautician tell me, natural hair on black women is all the craze! However, now I am bored with my natural hair and I am going to embrace the versatility that black women possess. I am going to weave! LMAO. Why? Cause I wanna!

Black women embrace whatever it is you want and do whatever you want with your hair! Why? Cause it's YOURS.

BE WELL.

Nisha Moon

I used Miss Jessies curly pudding and baby buttercream for a while: at first they seemed really moisturizing- bearing in mind that this was early on in my natural hair journey. I was trying to figure things out and desperately jumping on any and every bandwagon out there 'cos my hair was dry. Now I know it's because my hair craves protein but I digress..Miss Jessie products turned on me big-time causing horrible build-up and ultimately drier hair. I don't actually consider it money wasted; if anything it's a lesson learned- you do NOT always get what you pay for!

Now I use an inexpensive sulphate -free shampoo (Giovanni) deep condition once a week with Aphogee 2 minute and use a £2 curl activator/moisturizer as a daily leave-in and my hair has not been this strong & full since I went natural. It's funny but my hair does absolutely fine on many of the natural worlds no-no's such as protein, 'cones and a (bit) of mineral oil:) I spent a LOT of money to come to this realisation.

I'd like to point out that Kinky Curly custard or whatever it's name is is also pricey. I used it once and was initially gutted it didn't work for me...now I am DELIGHTED. No spending a mini fortune on hair products every month!

These so called natural black hair care products are charging those outrageous prices because they know that BW are buying them. It is a fact that black hair is a multi-billion dollar industry that is only growing each year. I am a fiend at reading ingredients lists and the ingredients listed on these natural black products are headed with primarily cheap petrochemicals with a few botanicals at the end of the ingredients list. Some of the so-called white care hair products do the same job with less harsh chemicals at a fraction of the cost. I would never forget when I was mulling over doing the big chop last month a black hair book that I got for free via kindle was actively advising black women to use hair care products containing ALS and SLS because BW use more hair products.

Christelyn & socialitedreams This just goes to show we must do our due diligence...There are plenty of Black women owned/operated businesses online who sell equivalent (or even superior) hair care products!

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What would you lovely ladies recommend I use to transition from relaxed to natural while still wearing a weave? I haven't relaxed my hair since March 2011 and every time I get my weave done over I deep condition, chop the relaxed hair off at the demarcation line, and use pink oil moisturizer. My natural tresses are now about an inch or two above my shoulders, which I'm excited about b/c when getting it relaxed it didn't grow as well. I want something that'll keep my hair healthy while under the weave.

and miss jessies stuff has nasty beauty supply cheap stuff in it to boot....i'm NOT paying $50 for a tub of mineral oil and petroleum, no ma'am.

i'd rather stick with oyin handmade, qhemet biologics, and good old fashioned kitchen items like olive oil. my hair has thrived

I use 3 products--other than shampoo--on my hair. Luster's Pink Oil moisturizer, Belegenza Simply Straight, or Africa's Best Herbal Oil. I've found that no matter what I'm trying to do to my hair, one of those (or a mix of two) does the trick.

I dont know if miss Jessie is good or not because i have never used it, but i have been using beautiful textures which i am really digging at the moment and i can tell you this its a not even half the price of miss jessie as a matter a fact i could buy the entire kit and still have change left over. IMO its a form of marketing strategy because if you see a product on the shelf that cost $6.98 you are going to think its not as good as the one that cost $25.00 because its more expensive and the put natural/organic things in it. But its not always that pricey means better. in addition some produces are just selling a name not the goods itself.

I have not fallen for the foolishness. I have been blessed to visit those hair care gurus on YouTube who have been so kind to share their recipes for healthy hair. My hair journey that began in February 2011 (big chop down to 1/2") and ending February 2012 (shoulder blade length) is proof positive that taking the right vitamin supplements, using the recipes shared by the YouTube hair care gurus and using Shea Moisture works. So, I beg you ladies to please listen to Christelyn's plea. A $55 bottle of NONSENSE is just that non-$$$$$!

I was into Curly Pudding when it first hit the market years ago and it was about $20 for a huge jar. It also had great ingredients like milk protein (my hair lurves this stuff) and some other nice stuff that my hair truly loves.

Fast forward years later and all the good stuff is replaced with a bunch of crap that I know makes my hair hard, crunchy and overall, not moisturized!!! And it's more expensive? Naw son... I still have one remaining jar of the old school Curly Pudding, but I'm not buying anymore.

You know what my Numero Uno product is? Giovanni Direct Leave-In. 8 oz. for about $7. I found a wholesale seller that has liters for $12. I also like Kinky Curly Curling Custard and Batia and Aleeza gel leave in. All very reasonably priced for a lot of product.

Black natural hair doesn't have to cost you a fortune.

I get such a feeling of accomplishment making my own hair care products and my loctician tells me I have the best head of hair she's ever seen. Every time she uses one of my concoctions, she wants to know what's in it. I submit that every person can make his/her own hair care unguents/sprays/gels for pennies and they will be much better than anything one can buy. BTW, I bought Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding to try on my mom. That stuff sucked!!! She had, what looked like, rubber glue beads sticking to the hair strands. It took forever to wash her hair and get that out. I called Miss Jessie's and ranted; they told me I used it wrong but I followed the instructions to the letter. Finally, the guy told me I had a "bad" jar so they refunded my credit card. My mom now uses the stuff I make for her. I had Dr. Austen's book pre-ordered and received it last week so have already read through it. It's a wealth of information and a must-read if you want beautiful, healthy hair. My latest love? It's a mix of Argan, Camellia and castor oil with a few drops of rosemary, lemongrass, tea tree and lavender essential oils that I've made. I use an eyedropper to apply it to my scalp every three days. My hair looks awesome!