Giovanni 50:50 Hydrating-Calming Conditioner

Last week, I purchased a 33.5 ounce bottle of Giovanni 50:50 Hydrating-Calming Conditioner from TJ Maxx for $12.99. The entire Giovanni line can do no wrong in my eyes. It's natural and organic and it actually works. What sold me on Giovanni 50:50 Hydrating-Calming Conditioner was the claim on the bottle: "Leaves hair perfectly pH balanced and conditioned". Lately, I've been increasingly concerned with the porosity and pH levels of my hair as I've been researching ways to control and mitigate frizz. It is a step that most people don't consider, but it could have the greatest impact on our hair. Over the past few days I've been using Giovanni 50:50 Hydrating-Calming Conditioner as an overnight pre-wash and also as a a rinsing conditioner/co-washing conditioner. I haven't tried it as a leave-in yet, but I will keep you posted when I do. I don't have anything negative to say about this product. It smells like typical Giovanni products and works like typical Giovanni products. Honestly, the only difference I've noticed between the different Giovanni conditioners is the consistency: Direct Leave In is very light while Smooth As Silk Xtreme is very thick and kind of like a dry cream (if that makes any sense). 50:50 is somewhere in the middle. As far as seeing a difference in how the conditioners perform on my hair, I don't notice a difference.  They all leave my hair super moisturized and easier to detangle. I guess the ultimate test would be to see how it performs on a wash-n-go. I will probably be finishing off this bottle in the next couple of weeks and I will be buying it again (unless I am seduced by a new Giovanni conditioner).

Ingredients:
Aqua (purified water) , rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, salvia sclarea (lcary) leaf extract, lavendula angustifolia (lavender), tussilago farfara (coltsfoot) flower extract, achillea miliefolium (yarrow) extract, seed extract, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, brassicamidopropyl dimethylamine, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl guar, behentrimonium methosulfate, polysorbate 60, citric acid, disodium EDTA, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance with essential oils.

If you have specific questions about my experience with this product, please leave it in the comments. If you have tried this product, please share your experience in the comments.

4 comments:

  1. How can you determine the porosity level of your hair or hair strands? Can you direct me to websites/books/articles that can give me more information? Thank you.

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  2. I appreciate the product reviews! Adds a nice personal touch to the blog.

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  3. Shadelle, I just posted an article on porosity a few days ago. See it at... http://maneandchic.blogspot.com/2010/05/hydrate-your-thirst-quenched-ethnic.html

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  4. I found this product on clearence for $2 at the local store-needless to say I snatched up 5 bottles. I had never used it before, but heard lots of great things from the natural hair community about it and I really like this product. It's very thick and I end up using a lot less than I normally use of my other conditioner. I've tried it on dry hair and wet strands and love putting it on wet hair and rinsing a bit of it out afterwards-makes my curls pop.

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