Qhemet Biologics Amla & Olive Heavy Cream Review: I Tried It Again
I remembered the great trade-off tonight.
I can either have slightly dry hair that’s big, and badd, with chunky, defined curls that are bouncy and look good on camera, OR, actually moisturized curls that are signed, sealed and finally delivert, cause I remembert lol.
It makes me think of my press & curl days versus my flat-iron days. Press and curls grew my hair out because of the grease. The grease grew my hair out lol. You just couldn’t lay your head on anything haha (that blue ultrasheen!). But flat-iron styles today, and round-brush blowouts, you want your hair to feel airy, fly away so you can activate that bob, or throw that length this way or that, and grease has no place in our routine and often, it’s our retention that pays the price. My old school pressed hair barely moved in the wind lol. But it grew to great, thick, healthy lengths because each strand was perfectly coated in a protective jacket of petrolatum! Later, after having Gia, I kept my hair in buns and/or two-strand twists, loaded down with healthy-grease alternatives like this Heavy Cream, and again, I retained all my length and fullness. But you have to be willing to sacrifice style for care.
The Qhemet Biologics Amla and Olive Heavy Cream felt like an actual healing balm being applied to my hair, like a citrus-scented Balm of Gilead. BUT, it’s too heavy for any of my usual styling shenanigans. After my hair fully dried (only took a few hours because it was 90% dry when styled), I took down the rollers to find, as I reviewed 10 years ago, limp and piecey curls that were more moisturized and nourished than they’ve been in probably 10 years lol.
I snapped these pics so you could see– it would likely be perfect for twist-outs for someone with denser hair, coarser strands, but for me, I happily put it back into about 6 flat-twists… without the need for any extra product, because it was still that detangled and that fortified, and that STRETCHED. No breakage, no tangling, took 5 minutes to twist it back up. And I can wear it under my veil tomorrow! If I stayed in twists, and under this Heavy Cream 24/7 for a year, you wouldn’t be able to tell me nothin’.
They knew I’d be too powerful if I could leave my hair alone lol!
If you haven’t tried it in a while, or you’ve never tried it, and you’ve tried everything and your hair is still dry as hay, hard, rough, sad, lol, try this. It came overnight here via Amazon, and I will definitely be repurchasing. My dad said he’s going to try it, too! Mom is too faithful to Oyin, and for good reason!
I love you!
nik
P.S. Extra heavy on the HEAVY Cream because it will increase the weight of your stands so if you’re looking for a heat-free way to stretch your twists or braids, this may be it!
