Africa's Best Originals Hair Mayonnaise 15 oz
Two products in this range look similar on the shelf and do different jobs. The cholesterol tub is lipid-led and works on softness. This one is protein-led, built on egg protein with olive oil alongside, and works on strength.
That distinction matters if your hair is breaking rather than simply feeling dry. Protein temporarily fills the weak points along a damaged shaft, so the strand holds together under a comb instead of giving way. Olive oil keeps the result from feeling stiff.
Good for:
- Overprocessed hair that has gone brittle and weak
- Breakage that shows up as short broken pieces around the crown
- Hair that has lost both its stretch and its body
- Damage from relaxers, colour or heat
Apply to clean damp hair, concentrate on the lengths, leave it to sit, then rinse it out. 15 oz, and worth alternating with a moisture-led treatment rather than running it every wash. Protein and moisture work as a pair.
Protein-led treatments are the ones people get wrong most often. Run every wash, they leave hair stiff and prone to snapping, which is the opposite of the intended effect. Once a fortnight is plenty for most hair.
Water, Glycerin, Polyquaternium-37, Paraffinum Liquidum, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Lanolin Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Dimethicone PEG-8 Cocoate, Parfum, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Ethylhexylglycerin, Origanum Vulgare Leaf, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Panthenol, Cholesterol, Ovum Powder, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Urtica Dioica Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Equisetum Hiemale Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Geraniol, Benzyl Salicylate, Amyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Red 40 (CI 16035)
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
This belongs on a wash day when hair feels weak rather than dry.
Work a scoop through freshly washed hair in four sections, keeping it below the ears where the oldest damage sits. Ten to fifteen minutes under a shower cap is enough. Rinse well, then follow with a moisturising conditioner so nothing dries stiff. Every third or fourth wash suits most people.
Results
Hair feels firmer straightaway. Where a strand was limp and stretchy, it springs back instead, and short broken pieces stop appearing on your shoulders quite so often.
The olive oil in the mix keeps the finish soft, so you get body without the papery feel a pure protein treatment can leave. Ends look tidier and less see through.
Composition
- Egg Protein
- Reinforces weak points along the shaft so strands resist snapping
- Olive Oil
- Keeps the protein finish soft instead of stiff and papery
Full ingredients list
Water, Glycerin, Polyquaternium-37, Paraffinum Liquidum, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Lanolin Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Dimethicone PEG-8 Cocoate, Parfum, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Ethylhexylglycerin, Origanum Vulgare Leaf, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Panthenol, Cholesterol, Ovum Powder, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Urtica Dioica Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Equisetum Hiemale Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Geraniol, Benzyl Salicylate, Amyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Red 40 (CI 16035)
