CurlyChic Rice Water Remedy Strengthening Conditioner - Strengthens & Grows for Curly, Wavy & Coily Hair - 356ml/12.04 oz

Fermented rice water has been a hair ritual for a very long time, and the reason it survived is that it is genuinely protein-rich: amino acids, B vitamins, vitamin E and antioxidants, in a form the hair can take up.

CurlyChic has built a rinse-out conditioner around it. The claim to pay attention to is strength. Protein makes the strand more resistant to snapping, so more of the hair you already have stays attached, which is what people usually mean when they say their hair will not get past a certain length.

Because it is a protein conditioner, do not use it at every single wash. Alternate it with a purely moisturising conditioner or the hair starts to feel stiff and brittle, which is the opposite of what you want. Once a week is plenty for most people.

The signs you have overdone it are easy to read. Hair that feels rough and stiff when wet, snaps rather than stretches, and refuses to hold moisture whatever you put on it has had too much protein and not enough conditioning. Drop back to a moisturising conditioner for a fortnight and it settles.

356ml, suits 2A waves through to 4C coils, and works best on hair that snaps easily rather than on hair that is simply dry.