When I saw SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen, Grow and Restore Shampoo, I knew I wanted to try it. I’ve been using SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen, Grow and Restore Shampoo and SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen, Grow and Restore Leave-In Conditioner, faithfully for about 3 months. I first wrote about it here.
If you’re a product junkie like me, you HAVE to try every product. SheaMoisture is a personal favorite of mine. They have the best sulfate-free, moisturizing shampoos with Eden BodyWorks leading in second with their NEW EdenBody Works Coconut Shea Moisture Shampoo.
The benefits of Jamaican Black Castor Oil (JBCO) make it worth the try alone. You can read about the benefits and how it regrows hair here.
In addition to JBCO ingredients include apple cider vinegar which is a natural clarifier for your hair and scalp. I have dry scalp and use apple cider vinegar as a natural remedy for dry scalp and as a clarifying treatment. Again I was sold!!!
Now that you know why I brought it. Let’s get to it!
Does It Work???
Before I answer this question, it’s important to understand how and why a product works. Reading the ingredients and product label is the first step. Here are the product label claims:
Its clarifying, sulfate-free formula nourishes, strengthens and removes product build-up to reduce hair breakage, shedding and to promote hair growth. Infused with apple cider vinegar and shea butter to aid in regulating and balancing pH levels on the scalp for soft, shiny hair. Gentle enough for every day use.
The product does remove build-up. This is a big part of what apple cider vinegar does along with balancing the pH level of the hair and scalp which leave your hair soft, shiny and almost frizz-free.
I don’t shampoo my hair daily. The most I will shampoo is 2-3 times a week depending on my workout schedule (I go to the Crossfit gym 2-3 times a week.) My hair was still soft and moisturized. Easy to detangle and manage even after 2-3 shampoos in a row. I’ll say the product claim is true!
Does it promote hair growth??? I’m always skeptical when products claim to grow hair. How do you make the hair or body do something that it’s already doing naturally? Unless you suffer from alopecia, your hair is always growing. I can’t say that I saw a noticeable amount of hair growth. I’m also not looking for it either. You know, I stop doing length checks a while ago. But, please, if you have seen hair growth as a result of this product share in the comments section below this post.
I can’t speak on hair growth, but I can speak on shedding!!!
I had my second baby about 6 months ago and I had already prepared myself for postpartum shedding. There are all kinds of remedies. I don’t do any of them! I know, I know…
The only thing that I do is make sure to take a daily prenatal vitamin. I started using SheaMoisture JBCO Shampoo about 3 months after my little Pooh Bear was born. (You can read his birth story here.) In the beginning, I noticed that my hair line was thinning from the postpartum shedding. But immediately after using the shampoo I saw a difference. Less hair in the drain and more hair in my headline. I can say, yes, it does reduce breakage as well as overall shedding.
Read Ways to Reduce Postpartum Shedding
More About SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen, Grow and Restore Shampoo provides moisture to natural, chemically processed, color treated and heat styled hair. Its clarifying, sulfate-free formula nourishes, strengthens and removes product build-up to reduce hair breakage, shedding and to promote hair growth. Infused with apple cider vinegar and shea butter to aid in regulating and balancing pH levels on the scalp for soft, shiny hair. Gentle enough for every day use.
Ive had my locs 5 years. Ibegan having hair loos in 2017, my locs began to thin at the root. I tried letting grow free form to grow thicker but that didn’t help. My doctor later diagnoised me with having Alopecia. I had this huge gapping bald spot in the back of my head. I have Lupus and hypothyroidism which both causes Alopecia. My doctor reccomended i use Rogaine. I don’t think he knew or even cared about sucecess rates just that it was advertised for hair growth. I decided to use Shea Moisture Jamacian Black Castor Oil. I wash my locs every week. Ive been using Sheal shampoo and leave in conditioner for about 4 months now and see a lot of improvement. It’s like new grass growing, it started out as fuzz, My hair is real soft anyway but it’s extra soft and finr, comes with age, i’m 63 years old. Just recently about two months ago i begain using Shea Black Castor Oil directly to the scalp, i use it once or twice aweek. Then i noticed a lot of itching and scalp irriation. So i looked up the affects of black castor oil and itxhing means it’s working! I can tolerate the itching, it ‘s not bad and at least i have signs that the product is working. I have reccomended these products to 2 of my friends with hair loss issues and i’m so happy my bald patch is growing nicely and i didn’t have to cut my locks to start all over again!