I've been searching for a better option when it comes to hair gel for a long time.
I recently tried: Giovanni L.A. Natural Styling Gel for Strong Hold and I'm so glad that I did!
Unlike the "chemical soup" that is the norm for most hair gel products, Giovanni L.A. Natural Styling Gel contains these ingredients:
Aqua(purified water),Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Rosemary(Rosemarinus Officinalis)Oil, Nettle(Urtica Dioica)oil,Thyme(Thymus Vulgaris) Oil, Salvia Sclarea (Clary)Leaf Extract, Chamomile anthemis nobilis flower)oil,Lavender(Lavandula Angustifolia), Coltsfoot leaf(tussilago fargara),Yarrow Achillea Millefolium)oil,Mallow(Malya Sylvestris),Horsetail(Equisetum arvense)oil, Soybean Protein(Glycine Soja),PVP/VA Copolymer, Hydroxyethylcelllulose(plant derived), Tocopherol(Vitamin E),Phenoxethanol,Citric Acid(corn), Grapefruit Seed(citrus derived), Fragrance (includes Essential Oil)
Note the first two main ingredients in particular: purified water and aloe vera leaf juice...followed by several organic source botanicals and plant-based preservatives.
Impressive!
Compare this to a mainstream popular "herbal" hair gel brand ingredient list:
Herbal Essence Totally Twisted Hair Scrunching Gel:
Water, PVP, Laureth 23, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract
(Flower/Leaf/Stem), Crassula Argentea Leaf Extract, Fragrance,
VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer, Triisopropanolamine, Carbomer, PEG
12 Dimethicone, Methylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin, Propylparaben, Disodium
EDTA
Yikes, I know what my preference is!
It's so gratifying to see that there are now companies who are tackling products like hair gel and other styling products and creating formulas that don't make a consumer cringe reading the ingredients; let alone applying them to our hair. I also wonder just how flammable some of these mainstream products could be! I'm guessing that could be a concern as well.
Of course, being a more natural product is great ingredient/health-wise but it still has to work! And Giovanni L.A. Natural Styling Gel works just as well, maybe even better than any other mainstream hair gel that I've used. And I've tried a lot of them over the years.
My hair looks smooth, not sticky or crunchy after applying a small amount of this product and allowing it to dry. It also washes out completely and doesn't seem to leave any build-up which can be a problem with similar products.
Giovanni is a cruelty-free company; again that's important to me. You can read more about their product standards and also check out their complete product line at their website. Yes, there is a little "sound-off icon" on their homepage if you prefer quiet browsing, like I do. LOL
I also found a great price for a 3 pk. of this hair gel over at Amazon. A little does go a long way, but if you want to stock up, this is a real bargain at less than $24. currently for 3 full- sized tubes (6.8 oz/200 ml each). Packaging (as photographed on Amazon) is different but this is the same product/ingedient list.
Overall rating for this product: Excellent. 5 out of 5.
i'm super glad to hear giovanni is a cruelty free company. i will recommend this product.
ReplyDeleteYour hair is looking great. And it is definitely good to read that this is another cruelty free company. It should be the standard, not the exception.
ReplyDeleteHi Ed, I'm glad too. Not only cruelty-free but a great product that works. A win-win all around.
ReplyDeleteHi Joe, My hair is looking and feeling a lot smoother lately, thanks for noticing. ;<) And I agree, about cruelty- free being a standard, it's heading in that direction. Not fast enough, but at least some real progress. I think the Internet is a big part of that too. Helping to get the word out.
Happy Weekend, G :<)
Wow it has no laureate in there fantastic, but honey something that would keep my hair straight extreme humidity,now that's a gift... trying to get ba in slowly...and look at you you had your hair cut, how pretty :)
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