Continuing on with our wash and go series, we are talking about Miss Jessie’s Products today. Are they good or bad for hair? Are Miss they worth that hefty price tag?
I won two products in a giveaway a while back, the Curly Pudding and Curly ButterCreme, from the blog Baby Bella Hair. I’ve heard good and bad things about this line. I, personally, always shied away from the brand because of their prices and ingredients, but I was curious to try the products I had won, so, we used them for a wash and go.
The Product:
Miss Jessie’s Curly Pudding
Ingredients: water, parafinium liquidum, glycerin, triethanolamine, fragrance, carbomer, PEG-12 dimethicone, dipropylene glycol, silk amino acids, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, avocado oil, shea butter, sweet almond oil, jojoba seed oil, macademia seed oil, oleth05, ethylhexyl methoxycinnanate, disodium EDTA, DMDM hydantion, ext. violet 2
Scent: This is the unscented version
Texture:
Price: $7 2oz, $22 8oz
We also used their ButterCreme under the Curly Pudding as a moisturizer, here are the specs of it:
Ingredients: Water, Petrolatum, Glycerin, Mineral Oil, Acetylated Lanolin, Glyceryl Stearate,PEG 100 Stearate, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panthenol, PEG-8 Dilaurate, Ceteareth-20, Stearyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Fragrance, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Orange 4 (C1 1550), Yellow 10 (C1 47005)
Scent: Minty
Texture: Thick Cream
Price: $9 2oz, $32 8oz, $58 16oz
Performance and Results
Once her hair was washed, conditioned and detangled, I first applied the ButterCreme moisturizer, then I raked the Curly Pudding through her hair in sections then let it air dry, as I’ve do for all wash and go’s.
Still damp:
Next morning after being pine-appled for the night:
Close Up:
She actually had her spring portrait at school done this day, we took a risk trying a new product on picture day, lol, but it turned out alright.
After school:
Day 2:
My thoughts:
I was actually thrilled with her curls…just not so much with the price tag or ingredients. I was disappointed to see that Petroleum and Mineral Oil were in the top 4 on the ButterCreme’s ingredients list, I would definitely not use this as our regular moisturizer, petroleum products have never truly provided moisture for my daughters hair. There are actually several ingredients in both of these products that are on our list of ingredients to avoid. I did love the way her hair looked, the curls were soft, there wasn’t much shrinkage, no frizz but… I wouldn’t pay the asking price of these products on a regular basis to include them in our routine. I was also hoping they would keep her hair more moisturized and looking better longer than they did.
If you’ve never tried Miss Jessie’s products and would like to, you can request up to 3 small free samples on their website.
Have you ever tried Miss Jessie’s Products? What was your experience with them? Are they worth the price in your book?
When I FIRST became Natural (over 7 years ago) I was clueless! I was just picking up crap in the store that CLAIMED to help curls. I failed miserably so I went online and researched a little and realized I needed to go outside the mainstream hair product lines and found Miss Jessie’s. I was soooo happy—-at first—–with the line and the Curly Custard made my hair smell yummy and looks amazing. I had shine for days! I also had crunchy and flakes and NOTHING could stop it. The price wasn’t a real concern. I was just happy to have found something that worked and then they had the Christmas special of buy one get one free that a local vendor would stock up on and sell for that special price until he ran out which usually happened around March or April. I grew tired of the crunch and more and more products came out, like Kinky Curly, and they didn’t give me the crunch and it was way cheaper. I also found out about the bad ingredients after I stopped using it. I wasn’t reading labels back then so after I heard some Naturals talking about the ingredients I was becoming more aware of what was in these products and vowed to never go back. It’s not worth the price or the ingredients. I’m too happy with Kinky Curly and Shea moisture which are tons cheaper and tons better for my hair.
I think we all go through the trail an error of finding the right products… I’m glad you found the ones for you
While my daughter did have crunch or flakes from the 2 MJ products we tried, her hair no doubt lacked moisture. I’m sticking with Bee Mine…cheaper and better 
Ok I am going to link my article to my name in this comment. It was my experience with Miss Jessie’s. I know lots of naturals like it but it’s crap. It’s made with crap and then has the nerve to be overpriced! It’s like spending $40 for a Happy Meal at McDonalds!
No Bueno!!