Product Review | Jia's Caribbean DreamCreme

Price: $15.00 for a 16oz bottle

Where I bought it: www.tanglesandbeyond.com

Why I bought it: Like all of my recent hair product purchases, I stumbled across this company on Instagram. People were raving about the hair products and I wanted to try some of the hair products.

Product Description: A lightweight but powerful detangler infused with pure Hibiscus powder and Argan Oil. This cream will make your detangling dreams come true. Use in sections before or after shampooing to make detangling a breeze. No need to rinse it as it will keep you conditioned all day.

Directions: As stated in the product description this leave-in can be used before or after you co-wash or shampoo.

Ingredients: Purified Water, BTMS (Colza  Oil Conditioner), Cetearyl Alcohol , Tangles and Beyond Shea Butter Blend, Hibiscus Powder, Argan Oil and a blend of essential and fragrances. 

How I use it: Until recently I used this simply as my leave-in conditioner after finishing my wash day. Now I used it as the Cream portion of my LOC method on my wash day and during the week as needed.

What I love about it: Everything! But in all seriousness, this stuff works! It leaves my hair soft and manageable. If I have any tangles left at the end of my wash day, this conditioner makes them easy to deal with. 

 The scent is so delicious that it makes you wish this product was edible! Oh and the scent lingers with you until the next wash day. For me the scent is not overpowering at all but a refreshing treat that my hubby enjoys. But if fragrances cause you migraines, you may want to use caution. Ashlee (the owner and creator of these amazing products) used to sale a sample size of her products but I haven't seen it on the past couple of drops.

Now, some of you may balk at the price tag but I believe the product is worth the price. Also, I started using this product in April and I still have quite a bit left. Thankfully, all of the hair products except the new Perfect Edges Honey Gel which only has a 3 month self life.

What I don't like:  I love everything about this product :)!

Final thoughts: After 8 months of using this product, Jia's Caribbean DreamCreme is one my staple products.

Disclosure of Material Connection:  Any reviews or opinions expressed about items in this post are my own personal views. I purchased all items with my own funds and have not received any compensation for writing my opinion. I have no connection to the products or brands mentioned in this post.

1 Year Natural + Tangles and Beyond Giveaway

Today is the day! It's been exactly one year since I big chopped all of my relaxed hair and went back to my natural hair state. To say the year has been a learning experience is an understatement. During the past year there have been ups and downs but I'm grateful for everything I learned.

The first few months as a natural were overwhelming. Even with all of the research that I did beforehand, I still felt like I had no idea what I was doing. The day after my big chop I remember thinking, "What do I do now?". There was so much information out there about building a regimen, which products to use, how to grow my hair and how to maintain length, etc. It felt like I had to have everything figured out about my hair. But then one of my friends, a naturalista for 5 years, gave me some really great advice : keep it simple. And, just like that I realized that I was making things harder than they needed to be. Every month I reevaluated my hair regimen and chose one or two ways to tweak it for the health of my hair. Things were going pretty well until I had a bump in the road in September. I went to hair salon looking to trim my ends and ended up losing about 4 inches of hair. This caused a minor setback as far as length goes but I used the experience to start experimenting with products.

I remember watching vloggers on YouTube and not understanding why they constantly tried new products. I soon discovered firsthand that as my hair grew, some of my hair products no longer worked on my hair. Thanks to social media there is always a way to find about new products and natural hair companies. Today my favorite products include SheaMoisture and Tangles and Beyond. For now, I don't intend to switch products because my hair seems to be doing really well.

Looking ahead I'm excited to try new hairstyles and continue my quest for healthy natural hair. At this point in my journey I have no interest in wearing my hair straight. I don't see that changing anytime in the near future. I love my curls and want to continue to learn more about my hair.

1 Year Natural (after taking out my 3 strand twists. No fluffing at all).

Length Check:

Want to see more of my hair journey this past year? Check out my monthly check-ins along the way:

1 month natural

2 months natural

3 months natural

4 months natural

5 months natural

6 months natural

7 months natural

8 months natural

9 months natural

10 months natural

11 months natural


In order to celebrate, I'm hosting a giveaway. If you follow me on Instagram then you know that I am in love with Tangles and Beyond products. So, I'm giving away a mini pack of Tangles and Beyond. The pack includes:  Deep Moisture Shampoo, bottle of Jia's Caribbean DreamCreme, Deep Moisture Shea Butter Creme,  Deep Moisture Conditioner and Argon Oil. The retail value of the set is $15.

Once the winner is chosen (via Random.org) on Wednesday, April 29th , I will send an email to the winner to request shipping information. The prize will be shipped out on Friday, May 1st.

Here are the rules:

•  Must be 18 to enter
• Giveaway ends Wednesday, April 29^th

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Wash Day | Chunky Twists

[1] Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger for 45 minutes.

[2] Co-Washed with Alba Botanical's Clarifying Shampoo.

[3]  Protein Treatment : ApHogee Intensive Two Minute Keratin Reconstructor for 2 minutes.

[4] Deep Conditioned with Soultanicals Knot Sauce for about 20 minutes and washed it out. This is used as a detangling conditioner or a leave-in but I decided to use it to deep conditioner.  I didn't notice any negative results from using it that way and my hair responded positively as well. 

[5] Detangled with my hair in sections with my Denman Brush for about 5 minutes. I did a quick detangle with the brush before washing it out

[6] Tea Rinsed - No tea rinse again this week.  I really just haven't had the time to do it. With two moves happening in in the next 3 weeks, life has been a little chaotic. 

Jia's Carribean Dream Cream

[7] ACV rinse  I sprayed my scalp with the rinse and massaged it in for a couple of minutes.

[8] T-shirt dried my hair for about an hour. For some reason my hair took a little longer to dry.

[9] Applied my leave-ins: Jia's Caribbean Dream Cream (I just received my package on Saturday and was super excited to get it) , Tangles and Beyond Deep Moisture Shea Butter and Argan Oil by Tangles & Beyond. 

[10] Styled my hair-  Twist my hair into chunkier twists this week. The goal is to wear my hair in twists this week and they wear a twist out on Sunday to celebrate my 1 year natural anniversary :)!

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