First, let me start out by mentioning that I followed directions, by applying Apretadora to my hair prior to washing it. I emptied the two small jars on my hair and noticed a few minutes into the treatment, that my hair was not enjoying the treatment very much.

My hair seemed to be rebelling, stiffening up and I knew that it was not going to be much fun trying to comb my hair once I shampooed.

Sure enough, my hair was one, big, matted mess! But, I was in too deep, had to remain focused and figured that I’d follow up with Faviola Carrect. Surely, that would losen up some of the knots. NOT!

I don’t know what I was thinking. Faviola Carrect states right on the label that it’s for breaking, or “falling” hair. I should have taken that as my clue. It was a protein treatment and although, there are times when we may need a little stronger protein treatment. This was not the case.

My hair is in pretty good shape, had a number of inches cut off and keep it conditioned. When I do need a protein treatment, I rely on Aphogee (gotta thank the white girl in Sally’s who put me on to this product).

Moving right along, I conditoned, rinsed and even my most reliable products did nothing to soften up the heavily coated folicals. My already thick hair seemed to be twice as dense and was very difficult to comb, even after my roller set.

I really don’t like giving products negative reviews, because what works for some, may not work for others, but neither of these made my hair happy. While my experience was horrible, perhaps someone else, particularly with damaged hair will benefit from it. If you have had a positive experience, I’d love to hear from you.

I need to be kicked, because I have a lot of products that I haven’t touched in months. Some have not even been opened yet: Apretadora, Silicon Mix, Aciete de Moska. I feel like I hit won the lottery.

I forgot all about my beloved apretadora! Mi madre lo me compró Apretadora cuando visitó DR. My mother picked up one jar in DR and I used it a few times, trying to ration it, because I couldn’t get any when I was in school, so I used it sparingly.

She rarely goes to DR, so this stuff had to last me until…well, until I could get to NYC, or afford to buy some online (on a student’s budget – NOT!).

Entonces, I ended up finding a jar of apretadora from DR and another jar made in Jersey, which was just a medicating – yes, it’s the junky in me; what can I say?

Apretadora was my best friend during the summers. I used to put it on about half an hour before I washed my hair. When I was done, my hair felt so soft.

Faviola Carrect – I cannot remember the last time I used this one either, but I used this after I washed my hair and if memory serves me well, my hair thanked me for it.

I used to swear by Silicon Mix when my hair was in bad shape, but I think that I prefer Aphogee now. Una blanca in Sally’s told me about Aphogee. I thought to myself, “What does this white girl know about kinky hair?” Pero, when my friend, who is mixed and has a mini-salon set up in her house said that she used religiously, the week before relaxing, I decided to give it a shot. I’m glad I did.

I’m going to try Silicon Mix next time I intend to relax, as well as Alter Ego – I like to give a product at least 3 tries before deciding to stash it, or trash it.

There are a few more things that I pulled out, but I didn’t have time to take pics. There are also some products that I’d like to try, such as whale sperm. Yep, that’s what I wrote, “w-h-a-l-e  s-p-e-r-m.”

If you have tried  product, I’d love to hear your thoughts. In fact, if you have trash-it or stash-it experience, I’d love to hear about them, regardless to whether or not it’s a dominican product. I know I’m not the only addicted to buying hair care products!