I went to the beauty supply store yesterday looking for a spray moisturizer or spray oil to put on my hair and scalp after I wash it and twist with shea butter. As I searched the natural hair care aisle, the "Jamaican Mango & Lime" line of products jumped out at me.
Maybe it was the bright yellow label, or maybe the fact that the bottle says "Jamaican" (who knows dreadlocks better than a Jamaican, mon?), but I gravitated toward the No More Itch Gro Spray. The label says it's specifically for "Rasta locks and twists." Yes!Then I looked at the ingredients. There's only ten ingredients that make up the Gro Spray; I could barely pronounce most of them. Aside from mineral oil, olive oil, and glycerin, I had no idea what those other ingredients were. For the price, I decided to take a chance anyways. Once I got home I did a little research on those mystery ingredients:
- Deionized Water: Purified to remove the minerals
- Polyquatemium 32: Hairlicious did a post on this ingredient and says it helps the hair lay flat, promotes elasticity and shine, and reduces static and fly-aways
- Propylene Glycol: A humectant; a combination of glycerin and water
- Diazolidinyl Urea: Anti-bacterial preservative
- Methylparaben: Emulsifier (thickening agent)
- Proplyparaben: An anti-fungal preservative
