Hey guapas!

I have been trying to find a substitute for my beloved Creme of Nature shampoo since I learned that the original formula was going extinct. Why do companies change products when consumers are happy with them?!

We could go back and forth pondering why they change recipes, but it will do us no good. So, I decided to find a fill-in for me favorite shampoo. Thus far, I have not come across any shampoo that worked like Creme of Nature. This shampoo was a favorite, because it cleaned my scalp without stripping my hair. It also made combing easier than any other shampoo I have every used.

After mulling things over, it occurred to me that there was conditioner added to the shampoo. Maybe that’s what made Creme of Nature different. I started experimenting with a shampoo that I have that I do NOT like at all. Believe it or not, I found a CHI product that my hair HATES!

CHI Infra Shampoo was not my friend! It gives you a great lather, but for me, it left my hair stripped and feeling that all of my natural oils were totally gone. In fact, my hair felt as if I had used a clarifying shampoo. I only use clarifying shampoos when I go swimming or when my hair is overly saturated with product. What that translates to is, rarely.

I decided to try adding a little conditioner to the CHI shampoo to see if I could get similar results to what I get from Creme of Nature. The first two tries, I added a thick conditioner, some Humectress in varying amounts. I was not very pleased with the results; each time I ended up having to pull out the Creme of Nature in order properly shampoo. There was no lather or my hair still felt like it had been stripped.

Today, however, I decided to give it one more shot. After all, that gallon jug is not going to last indefinitely, right? Right.

This time, I used my last 2 or 3 ounces of CHI with a teaspoon of silk amino acids.

Girls, I think I’m on to something! My scalp felt very clean; my hair didn’t feel dried out and it seems as if I can actually comb my hair without a problem. But, don’t run out and try this just yet, because you know any good experiment has to be tried again and again with the same results. So, let’s just keep our fingers crossed!

While I’m experimenting, I may try adding some silk amino acids to any random shampoo and see what happens. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? Right