Last week was a whirlwind of activities, most of which was putting out fires. I’m in the planning mode of a new natural hair project that I will share here first when it moves into the marketing phase. So stay tuned for that in the next few weeks. Despite how tired, frazzled and frustrated I may get, it’s a relief to know my hair doesn’t reflect how I feel. If you’ve been keeping up with #hairbeautybuzz, you know that I’m trying out Nyambi Naturals from this blog I wrote not too long ago.

One of the first things I tried out of my goodie box was the Hair and Body Butter. Now, I will tell you from the outset, I’m skeptical of products that have dual purposes in such vastly different applications, so while I expected it to be great for the heels of my feet and my elbows, I didn’t expect that it would be great for my hair.

This is what my hair looked like after that first use:

I took a gamble because I was in a natural hair photo shoot the same day I used it for the first time, which you are never supposed to do, but I was happy with the results. In the picture, my hair is still wet. I used too much product because I realized it clumped my hair. It clumped my hair! I will say it again: IT. CLUMPED. MY. HAIR. Did you get that? OK. I’m not one of those naturals whose hair clumps with water. I have to use Ms. Kendra K’s “Shingle, Rake & Shake” after applying my favorite gel, Ecostyler by Ecoco Beauty, which I buy from Hair and Beauty Mart in Dallas by the 5-lb. bucket.<— More on that later. I could have used just Nyambi Naturals’ Hair Butter for a softer set, and if I did, I would still have curls. Alas, I’m addicted to high curl definition, so I layered my Olive Oil Ecostyler over it. To my glee, the products worked well together. After getting over my obsession with clumping, for my next experiment with the product, I just used Nyambi Naturals’ Hair Butter to seal. Here are my results from that session, which was last Sunday:

As you can see, my high definition is in full curl effect! My hair was much lighter too since I didn’t use much. Today, I used it in the same way with similar results. See below:

So here’s my assessment of the Nyambi Naturals’ Hair Butter: It smells fabulous and it will make your hair smell fabulous too. It clumps even my 4a patch of hair, which is something previously only Ecostyler gel could claim to do on my hair. It has multiple applications, such as styling aid, sealer and as a possible additive to your conditioning treatments. It’s economical. A little goes a long way. So, I love it and give it 5 out of 5 Stars! Really terrific hair product.

The one thing I would like to see, and am told will be added to the line soon, is a whipped version of this awesome product. In the Dallas heat, I can see the thicker consistency being an issue in the summer months, but a lighter version would work beautifully. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on that because it would be great to use a whipped version in the summer, and the original in the winter to protect my strands during the colder weather.

Perhaps, I’ll get to try it at this month’s Mix, Match and Massage at the Brooklyn Nights Bar in Brooklyn, NY on May 17th. This event looks like a lot of fun where you get to choose two of your favorite products for one low price, get a free chair massage, make-up retouch and studio pics with Summer Wayans all for no extra charge! By the way, we are all invited!

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What products have you tried recently? Share in the comments, you might help another reader.