Natural Hair Product Alert: Nokyem Naturals

I'm really excited to share my thoughts on a few products from a natural hair care line that I have been experimenting with lately.  The brand is Nokyem Naturals it's an all natural hair care line made for women & men, and the icing on the cake is that it's a black owned company!  I was elated when the creator of Nokyem naturals, Earashea,  sent me over some products to try out.  I must say that I've been very pleased with all of the moisture, and great benefits that her products offer my type 4 hair which tends to dry out very easily.  Here are a few words from the wonderful woman that put these products together:

"I started my company after I realized my hair wasn't responding to Shea butter and the products within the natural hair industry all contained Shea butter. I then began a quest to find other butters that had moisturizing properties similar to Shea butter. After months of late night research I finally came up with a formula of Avocado, Mango, and other butters and oils that worked with my hair. I was elated when my recipe started to make my hair happy. Many people started to notice a difference in my hair and thus I began making my products for family and close friends and from there No'Kyem was born. I wanted to make my product line of quality products at reasonable prices so that everyone could afford them. I'm a consumer so I know how high prices could affect a family's  budget. I personally feel healthy hair is a right for everyone and price should not keep anyone from the healthy, beautiful hair they deserve. I'm proud to have created a line of products I stand by for their superior quality and affordable prices.  No'Kyem is my baby and I'm so excited for the highly requested and anticipated release of our upcoming products."  -Earashea of Nokyem Naturals

Well let's get on into these products!  I was sent 2 products to review from her Shea Amaretto line: The Leave-In  Conditioning Hair Silk & The Styling Meringue.

Leave in Conditioning Hair Silk

 The texture of this leave-in conditioner is nothing like I have ever seen before for a leave in.  It is very thick and I was kind of unsure how it would smooth into my coils and curl.  Little did I know that this leave in would be one of the most moisturizing leave-in's that I've tried in my 4 years of being natural.  The texture of this leave-in reminds me of a lotion,

but no worries it melts right into the hair strands, and left my hair light and bouncy.  Not to mention that this stuff quenches your hair's thirst in seconds! I cannot rave more about this stuff!

Styling Meringue

The Styling Meringue was a pleasant surprise! This styler is great in locking in the moisture that the leave-in hair silk provides, & this styler gets the curls popping.  Once again the consistency of this product is different from any other styler that I've used.  It's very thick and reminds me of a shea butter  creme.

  I'm a wash & go girl, and I wasn't sure how this thick creme would benefit my wash & go, but surprisingly this lovely goodness elongated my natural curls.  This styler didn't have the best hold but paired with some Eco styler gel its perfect!    

           Both products added to my hair

1st day hair 

 

4th day hair 

Here's a video demo of how I used these products to achieve the wash & go pictured above:

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