REVIEW: Kids Haircare by Mixed Chicks

MIXED CHICKS PRODUCT REVIEW- PART ONE



Today we are going to review Kids Haircare by Mixed Chicks!! I'm so excited about this so let's get started:

NOTE:  Part I of this review is all about how this product worked on Little B's hair.  His hair resemble more of my hair than Ms. Bree's.  Little B's curl pattern is a loose loose curl, based on the chart below, a 3A. 

The Kids Haircare kit included:

*Mixed Chicks Kids Shampoo;

*Mixed Chicks Kids Conditioner;

*Mixed Chicks Kids Leave In Conditioner;

*Mixed Chicks Kids Tangle-Tamer.

 



This time we only used the following:

*Kids Shampoo:

Ingredients:

WATER, LAURYL  GLUCOSIDE, DISODIUM COCOAMPHOACETATE, SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE, DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE, SODIUM PCA, GLYCERIN,  CAPRYLYL GLYCO, CAPRYLO HYDROXAMIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL

Their Claim: 

Finally, a gentle, matural, safe shampoo for our kids, now you can wash tender scalps without fuss, great for little swimmers to use daily.

*Sulfate free;
*Tear Free;
*can be used as a body wash.
    

*Kids Conditioner

Ingredients:

AQUA/WATER,CETEARYL ALCOHOL, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, GLYCERIN, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, PANTHENOL, CAPRYLY GLYCOL, CAPRYLOHYDROXAMIC ACID, ROSMARINUS, OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF
EXTRACT, HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL), EXTRACT, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA
(MATRICARIA) FLOWER EXTRACT, HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) EXTRACT, PRUNUS SEROTINA (WILD CHERRY) BARK EXTRACT, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT,  ARNICA MONTANA FLOWER EXTRACT

Their Claim:

A natural formula that leaveshair soft & manageable, now mom and dad can comb through kids hair with ease.

*Moisturize;
*Detangle;
*Fragrance Free.

*Kids Leave-in Conditioner         

Ingredients:

AQUA/ WATER, GLYCERIN, STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE, AMODIMETHICONE, EMULSIFYING WAX, METHYL-GLUCETH 20, HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CETYL ALCOHOL, OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) OIL, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL, SILK AMINO ACIDS, HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CAPRYL HYDROXAMIC ACID

Their Claim: 

Designed for our little ones, this styling product is alcohol and paraben free.

*Eliminate frizz;

*Define curls;

*Paraben free.

USED ON LITTLE B'S HAIR

BEFORE:

SHAMPOO:

Because his hair is so short, I really didn't need a lot of shampoo, a couple of pumps/squirts were enough.  I repeated the process twice because Little B went on a field trip and some how, a lot of things were in his hair.. ha! 

This shampoo reminds me of Kinky Curly Come Clean, it really DIDN'T strip his hair but you could tell that it was really cleaning his hair, like a good clarifying shampoo would do.

Great lather and very gentle in the little one's eyes.


CONDITIONER:

I applied the conditioner and massaged his scalp for about 5 minutes and then he played in the tub for approximately 15 min before rinsing the conditioner out. 

This conditioner worked great after Little B's shampooing.  His hair felt clean/clarified and the Conditioner just replenished the moister in his hair and then some, leaving his hair feeling silky soft. 

LEAVE IN CONDITIONER:

NOW, trust me when I saw, "a little goes a long way", so be very cautious as to how much you pump onto your palm.   

The Leave In Conditioner is very light and has a great slip, which I loved.  Two pumps was enough for his short hair.  

On the picture above you can see how shinny his hair looks. No need for a comb or pick, I only used my fingers to evenly distribute the product.

Little B. really liked these products, he said and I quote "smells nice and it doesn't pull my hair".. Basically the shampoo truly cleaned his hair and the conditioner instantly revived and moisturized his curls!  It almost felt like I had used a DC treatment instead of just a simple conditioner.

Little B is old enough to apply styling products by himself. He found it extremely easy to use the leave in conditioner.  This product was not thick so it was easy for him to apply evenly throughout his hair. 


My  husband put a "boys durag" over Little B's hair before he went to bed.

AFTER:  

 

Pictures speak a thousand words!! Little B's curls were more defined, the after pictures were taken after he had been playing outside after coming home from school!!  

Little B's hair was still "free of tangles", which is a plus for us because like every other boy, he hates combing his hair!  His hair felt a bit "thirsty", therefore I will add a bit more of the leave in conditioner before putting his Durag on at bedtime.  I will also spray some more of the  "Tangle Tamer" before he goes to school in the morning.  

Overall, the products are amazing and they worked fine for him. I loved how his curls were defined and "popping", specially around the hairline. 

STAY TUNED for Part II of this review, MS. BREE IS UP NEXT!

UPDATED REVIEW: Mixed Chicks Hair Silk

**MIXED CHICKS PRODUCT REVIEW**

YES, we have been given the opportunity to review  all these amazing products from Mixed Chicks! 

We received the box a couple of days ago and I started by using their Hair Silk on my hair.  I often wear my hair straight.

The (bottom) box included:

Mixed Chicks Shampoo;

Mixed Chicks Deep Conditioner; and

Mixed Chicks Hair Silk.

**MIXED CHICKS HAIR SILK**

Hair silk Ingredients: (shine serum)

CYCLOMETHICONE (AND) DIMETHICONOL, DIMETHICONE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, PANTHENOL (PRO VITAMIN B5) ETHYL ESTER OF HYDROLYZED SILK, PHENOXETHANOL, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM).

Directions:  After using mixed chicks products, shine, smooth and finish curly or straight hair with the luxurious feel of silk; 

Place a small amount of hair silk in the palms and apply from scalp to the ends.  May  be used on wet or dry hair.  Use as often as necessary.

Claim:  *Control fly aways *reduce split ends *add extra shine

BEFORE: 

               

As you can see, my hair is not curly, is more "wavy", but only on the top, then it becomes straight at the end.  You will often hear me call my hair "indeciso", which means "Undecided" in Spanish.  Why? you may ask, because is in between wavy and straight, neither here or there... which it can be annoying sometimes.

To give you a better idea of my curl pattern, take a look at the Chart Below.  My hair will be considered a Type 2b/2c.

WASHING PROCESS:

Washing my hair is not as time consuming as washing Ms. Bree's hair.  I'm currently using Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion.   I love the smell and how soft it makes my hair.  BUT that's a review for another day.  

After washing my hair, I added a little bit of Mixed Chicks Hair Silk to my wet hair and let it air dry.  

Usually when I let my hair air dry the results are not pretty, BUT after applying the hair silk to my hair, it didn't look brittle or dry, and it didn't turned into a lion's mane like it usually would. 

This is how it looked: 

The results were not bad at all! 

After my hair was 100% dry I did the following:

I again applied a little bit of the Hair Silk to my dry hair.  (CAREFUL, a little goes a long way).  

I divided my hair into four sections.  I follow the same steps I do when doing Ms. Bree's hair.  Obviously, I don't have to stretch my by using the "banding technique".   But working in small sections always minimizes heat damage to the hair, whether its curly or not.  

The tool I use:  my flat iron is a "Paul Mitchell ProTools Express Ion Smooth 1.25"; the advantage of this flat iron is that you can control the heat level.  While I use lower settings for Ms. Bree's hair (between 280-320), I use the high settings for my hair, usually between 360-400.  

NOTE:  Please remember that my hair is not a fragile as my daughters and I've been doing this for a very long time.  If you are new at using flat irons and are not sure what setting to use, PLEASE start by using the lower settings.

After flat ironing the bottom section of my hair was so smooth and shinny! 

These were the results:

The scent of the product didn't go away after using the flat iron as most of the serums I have used.   It has a citrus scent, I think, it's hard to explain but a citrus smell is as close as I can describe it.  

My hair still looked shinny and felt nice and smooth after eight hours of work.  I have the tendency to play with my hair a lot through out the day, which makes it look dull and frizzy from around the hair line, but it didn't look like that at all.

I am very happy with the results and equally happy that I was given the opportunity to try and review this product.  For years I had used others that only made my hair feel greasy and sticky after two days.  

Well, this is my second day and my hair still feels clean, light, smooth and still smells great!  How AMAZING is that?  

I know that this product is not "cones" free but then again, my hair is different and it has different needs!  

Would I try this on her??.. most likely I will the next time I flat iron her hair.   

Stay tuned .. we have plenty of Mixed Chicks products to review..including the Mixed Chicks Kids Line!! 

UPDATE

 May 8, 2013

 SEVEN DAYS later... my  hair still looks good.  Since it rained yesterday, I got a little wet, but IT WAS A QUICK FIX.. I just applied a little bit more of the hair silk and flat ironed the top part and nice all over again!

Here are pictures of the past few days!

I SAY.. MIXED CHICKS HAIR SILK IS A KEEPER!!!