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Anita Grant Rhassoul Deep Condish…

January 13th, 2011 at 9:18 pm.

After coming across a pretty insightful blog post shared by Savvy Brown earlier today via Twitter, I finally had to admit what’s long gone undiagnosed in my natural hair world…a woman is certifiably ADDICTED to conditioner! The natural girl’s creamy crack has manifested itself into the form of conditioner! No real light bulb moment here…yet it’s interesting to realize how much I do actually depend on the luxury of treating my strands to something creamy, nourishing with the promise of leaving hair soft & ‘manageable.’ We often turn to condtioner when hair’s dry, thirsty, heat damaged or simply in need of a little TLC, and because of it’s usability it seems a natural girl can’t get enough!

Rarely does my hair go without some form of leave-in conditioner, rinse out/deep duty condish etc., and truthfully I think Fro’s much happier this way. So after reading countless…NUMEROUS thumbs up reviews for the Anita Grant Rhassoul Deep Condish, I finally took the plunge a few weeks ago & purchased from their new US retailer, Hairrogant. Shipping was incredibly fast…I’m talking same day, express…goodies were in my hand within the span of 4 days. Couldn’t be happier.

I ordered the 3 box cube hoping this would be enough to cover my massive bush. When it finally did come down to mixing and applying, thankfully there was just enough to get through the treatment. There are several ways to mix the Rhassoul Deep Condish, a few tips & examples are provided on both the Anita Grant site and Hairrogant’s. For a quick visual on how others mix their hair mask, Richeau from Youtube delivers a great 3-part demo. Click here to view.

Lifted from anitagrant.com:

Beneficial nourishment for YOU:

Rhassoul contains Iron, Calcium, Potassium, Silica, Magnesium & Sodium. This mineral rich ingredient, detoxifies your scalp leaving hair light, soft and fluffy.
Virgin Olive Oil – Promotes sheen & a healthy scalp.
Vitamin E – mixed tocopherols – Natural antioxidants that helps protect tresses from external stress & strain.

I went the simple route, slowly mixing in hot water with the 3-cubes in a heat resistant container. It takes a while to break up the block, but after it is fully dissolved I whipped the mix to form soft peaks, waited until it cooled, then applied to freshly washed & detangled hair.

I concentrated most on applying the mix to the hair as opposed to scalp, because I was going for full coverage with what little I had, though typically the clay is great as a detoxifier for the scalp. Application was moderately messy at first & while no gloves were necessary, it’s best to go slow when applying if you want to keep your bathroom walls, mirror free of dry crust:). The hair mask was left on for about an hour for maximum deep conditioning (with a conditioning cap), then completely rinsed out using warm water.

Rinsing the clay was very easy & took no longer than 5 minutes for hair to feel clean & mud free! I took a quick pic after rinsing the bottom half of mud from the hair, and noticed instant definition even prior to applying the usual styling product. Hair was noticeably softer, a bit more elongated and tangle free!

Styling was a breeze, experiencing zero tangle issues and strands appeared noticeably smoother. I was truly giddy with excitement after the final rinse that thoughts of snagging the larger block of Rhassoul available on the Hairrogant sight…were seriously not far from my mind:). Deep conditioning with a clay mixture as opposed to a creamier formula, i.e. Aubrey Organics/Herbal Essences matters mostly in how each is prepared & applied. The results with the clay did leave my hair slightly softer & my curls were definitely more defined.

A repurchase of the Rhassoul Clay Deep Condish is almost certainly in my future, and I’m excited! The 3-block pack was barely enough for full covrage…soooo…is the $98 block in my future (oh…dear…)?

Anyone have heartfelt condish stories to share? SPILL!

10 comments ( Reply )

Amina
Jan 14, 2011 @ 6:03 pm

I loooove AG conditioner!
Your hair looks amaazing

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- chai
  Jan 14, 2011 @ 11:28 pm
  
  Amina! thank you, hope all is well:)
  
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Tiffany
Jan 17, 2011 @ 3:26 pm

Seriously, $98! Wow. I wanted to leave a comment after the first paragraph, I was sitting here cracking up. I too am addicted to trying and buying conditioners. I have QUITE a few right now and seriously have to stop myself from buying Aubrey and Yes to Cucumbers, to name a few on my must try list. And dammit if you didn’t just add another

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- chai
  Jan 17, 2011 @ 7:26 pm
  
  yay, another addict…lol! yes, the $98 price tag is very serious, but the 3 cube box is great to start if you’re curious…the results are great though:-)
  
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Alice
Jan 17, 2011 @ 8:33 pm

This sounds amazing! Is there any way to keep excess (if you made too much of it) though?

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- chai
  Jan 17, 2011 @ 9:26 pm
  
  That would be nice…but the directions say to use immediately after using. at first I started of just with 2 of the blocks…but 3 I think is the average for most folks if your hair is short-medium length…
  
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sarah
Jan 18, 2011 @ 10:48 am

well, i guess it’s happening. i’m putting in my order now. but the site did say something about using coconut milk with the mix… and i lurve coconut cream. this is happening.

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- chai
  Jan 18, 2011 @ 4:50 pm
  
  yay! I intend to use the coconut cream on my next go with the clay as well…anything to improve the results! let me know how you do:-)
  
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Courtney
Jan 20, 2011 @ 10:27 pm

I’m glad you liked it! I tried it back in November for the first time and I was amazed. I had been stalking Anita Grant for the longest time but I was never able to try it because I was put off by ordering overseas. I’ve seen richeau’s youtube vid tons of times, watching in awe because I was dying to try it and I just knew I’d love it. And I did . I’m so glad Hairrogant sells this stuff. They had a Black Friday sale and I got the block then. It’s so worth it

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- chai
  Jan 20, 2011 @ 11:38 pm
  
  you just made me so jealous! definitely should’ve scored the block during the sale…BUT, still glad it’s sold in the US now, shipping costs would’ve been a no no…richeau’s vid is my fav tutorial, will try her method next go round, which I’m hoping is soon!!
  
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