My staple conditioner since February 2008 has been Nexxus Humectress.

Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Bis C13 15 Alkoxy PG Amodimethicone, Stearalkonium Chloride, Fragrance, Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Isostearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, DMDM Hydantoin, Dimethiconol, C14 15 Alcohols, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexylcinnamal, Sodium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panthenol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Propylene Glycol, Red 4 (CI 14700), Red 33 (CI 17200), Polyglyceryl 3 Diisostearate, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Polysorbate 60, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Honey Extract (Mel, Extrait de Miel), Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Flour Lipids, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterol, Alpha Glucan Oligosaccharide, Ceramide 3, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)

What used to cost a little more than I wanted to spend on a conditioner has become downright expensive since the economy plummeted. Anyone who says Nexxus Humectress is affordable is either a liar or someone with money to burn.

I can’t afford this product but I honestly can’t live without it. It makes my hair soft and silky and it’s partly responsible for my amazing hair growth. No other conditioner that I’ve tried gives me the same results. If I could conditioner wash with it I would but at this point it’s caviar in a bottle (and I can’t afford to waste this caviar).

It’s my leave-in. It’s the main ingredient for my deep conditioner. I baggy my ends with it and massage it into my new growth. IT IS MAGIC in a bottle.

When I don’t have enough money to buy my Humectress, I scrimp, save and starve. When these three things aren’t working in my favor, I go to plan B.