809 Estrella Honey & Almond w/ Lanolin Treatment $6.99/16oz
http://www.beautyofnewyork.com/
Dates of Usage: 1/1/2010- 1/20/2010
Usage: A dc with/without heat, dry dc,


Product Claim:
"This exclusive formula is specifically designed for color treated hair or hair with fading colors. It restores and moisturizes the hair fibers, giving your hair the vitamins and brightness that it loses when tinted. It makes your hair soft, bright, gentle and easy to comb. This formula gets these effects because of the minerals, nutrients, oils and vitamins extracted from honey and almond."-Verbatim off bottle

Directions:
Wash hair with Honey and Almond Shampoo. Apply Honey and Almond Treatment while massaging. Allow it to work for 2 to 3 minutes depending on hair conditions, rinse.


My Experience:
This product is pink in color. It has a floral, artificial honey-type of scent. It wasn't overwhelming, yet I still had to get used to it b/c it lingers and to me it was reminiscent of a pissy diaper. IDK, maybe the artificial honey scent.

Anyhow, on to it's use. This dc left my hair with a thick feel, possibly due to the lanolin. It also gave me amazing slip, I'm sure not moisture but great slip. It was great with and without heat. At first I thought it was moisture until I noticed how dry my hair would be a few days later, leaving me to dry dc and cowash, which I haven't done in awhile.

This product is difficult to find and is now discontinued, no surprise. The 16oz jar was discontinued when I ordered so they shipped me 2-8oz jars. I knew then that this would not be something I would restock due to product security. Nonetheless, I liked this product, it was okay. How could I say that? Well, during the wash there was no damage to my hair, and after the wash I could m&s properly to counteract the dryness so I only noticed the extra dryness after a braid out. It wasn't really all that bad for a non-staple dc.

The ingredients are really nothing special. There are lots of big, "no-no" ingredients, yet it wasn't a horrible experience. Would I recommend this product? No, as someone who doesn't really care about ingredients, I was quite offended by this ingredient list, too much of the wrong stuff and not enough of the advertised ingredients.

STAPLE STATUS: NO

Ingredients:
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Petroleum, Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride(Softening/antistatic agent), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Mineral Oil, Methyl Paraben, Lanolin, D&C #6, D&C #5, Almond Essence Oil, Fragrance

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***I actually have one more moisture dc after this one to try and review and then I am finished with looking for my staple moisture dc's.***

DISCLAIMER- I am in no way affiliated with any of the aforementioned products. I am a consumer and I purchase all of the aforementioned products with my husband's hard-earned money. I am a self-made pj without any reimbursement or acknowledgement from any product companies.