Beauty Of 5: Shorten Your Wash Day Routine With UniQurl’s Aloe Collection
Most naturals understand what a beast wash day can be and UniQurl founder Alexis Stanley is no different. In fact, it’s the reason why she launched the natural hair care brand in the first place. She needed to cut down on the amount of time that it was taking to wash and style her hair each week.
“My hair was severely damaged by a stylist in 2016. There was heat damage, I got a color job done and my hair was not going back to curly, no matter what I did,” Stanley told MadameNoire. “It was breaking off constantly and I was buying products left and right to try to fix the damage and it just really lengthed my wash day process, the styling process, the treatment process it was — I was doing my hair what seemed like for 48 hours every week, so. I wanted to formulate a product that actually works and that didn’t require a bunch of stuff in order to work and that’s where I came up with the 4-in-1 styler. So it was a combination of what happened to me and also the fact that I wanted a product that works for my girls too.”
Stanley has two daughters with varying hair types, which is why it was also important that the products, which have gone on to gain recognition from Sally Beauty and Cosmo Prof’s Cultivate Cohort of Women Entrepreneurs initiative, worked for all hair types.
“When I formulated the first product, I was really focusing on making sure that the product worked for more than just one hair type,” the registered-nurse-turned-entrepreneur went on. “I have three different hair types in my family. I’m 4C, my ten-year-old daughter is 4B. And then I have my baby daughter, her hair type is in the threes. So I needed a product that could work for all three of us without me having to go out and buy multiple different products from multiple different brands and that is exactly what my products do.”
Here are five stand-out products from UniQur’s Aloe and Mint Collection.
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2-in-1 Conditioning Shampoo
“It’s a 2-in-1 conditioning shampoo and what it does is soften the hair as it cleanses,” Stanley explained. “So, it’s really a luxurious shampoo and once you put it in the hair, you realize that this is really softening your hair as you wash. It does not tangle the hair. It softens the hair.”
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Aloemint Moisturizing & Silkening Deep Conditioner
Remaining true to the UniQurl mission, the Aloemint Moisturizing & Silkening Conditioner also serves multiple purposes. In addition to being a deep treatment that helps to replenish moisture and prevent hair breakage, it also acts as a detangler while simultaneously silkening and defining curls.
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4-in-1
“It’s formulated with aloe and coconut. Those are the key ingredients. It’s 4-in-1, meaning that it is a leave-in conditioner, detangler, curl cream, and moisturizer. It does all those things and in one jar. I know that in the natural hair community, there is a lot of push behind the LOC method in order to effectively, moisturize, and style your hair,” said Stanley. “I thought that to be very lengthy. I’m a mom. I’m a busy person. I’m a registered nurse. So as I was formulating this, I was actively working as a registered nurse, I didn’t have time to do all of that every time I needed to do my hair. So, that’s why I formulated a multi-use product. That is 1 product, but four products in that jar.”
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Aloe Daily Moisturizing Leave-In Spray
Keep your curls hydrated between washes with the Aloe Daily Moisturizing Leave-In Spray. Formulated with aloe vera leaf juice, beet sugar extract, and algae extract, this refresher spray is a must-have as it can also help to detangle and bring dry curls back to life.
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Aloe and Almond Moisture Sealing Hair Oil
“The LOC method, I do understand that some people still have to do it, so I have this oil specifically for naturals with high porosity hair. What happens is that you go on and wash your hair, condition it, and then you style it. And then two days later, it’s extremely dry and you’ve done everything that you’re supposed to. Well, if you have an oil on top of any styling product that you use, then you can kind of seal in the moisture and let your moisture last a little bit longer throughout the week,” conveyed Stanley. “So this product is really for the naturals who have an issue with dryness and maintaining moisture throughout the week.”
