Dark and Lovely - Au Naturale Keep Calm Anti-Itch Scalp Soother - 250ml
A fresh set of cornrows leaves the scalp feeling tight and prickly for the first few days, and that is the window this one is built for. It goes on between the parts rather than over the whole head, so you can target the areas that feel worst without loading the braids with product.
Glycerine holds moisture at the scalp, jojoba oil sits close to what the skin produces naturally, and peppermint gives the cool hit that makes a tight scalp feel comfortable again. Zinc pyrithione rounds out the formula. The whole thing absorbs rather than sitting on top, so braids stay looking clean instead of coated.
Use it in the days after an install, then as needed through the wear of the style. Part the hair, apply along the scalp, work it in with the pads of your fingers.
It suits anyone in braids, cornrows, twists or any long-wear protective style, and the 250ml bottle lasts across a full install and takedown cycle.
Aqua/Water, Glycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil/Jojoba Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil/Peppermint Oil, Zinc Pyrithione, Parfum/Fragrance
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- 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.
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Application tips
Aim for the skin, not the hair. Squeeze along one parting at a time, then move the bottle before you refill the same spot, since doubling up in one place is what leaves a style looking greasy.
Two or three partings per side is plenty in a sitting. Rub in until nothing is visible. On a style you have worn for weeks, use it the day you rinse the scalp rather than on top of build-up.
Results
Cooling comes through in seconds and the tight, prickly feeling across a fresh set eases with it. The scalp feels moisturised rather than dry and tight, and skin at the partings stops feeling stretched.
Braids stay matte and clean rather than picking up a sheen. Comfortable enough that a style you would have taken out at week three becomes one you keep for six.
Composition
- Glycerine
- Draws water into the skin so a tight scalp stops feeling dry
- Jojoba Oil
- Close to the skin's own oil, so it sinks in without a greasy film
- Peppermint
- Cools on contact, which is what takes the edge off a fresh install
Full ingredients list
Aqua/Water, Glycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil/Jojoba Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil/Peppermint Oil, Zinc Pyrithione, Parfum/Fragrance
