because grease is cheap. For a reason, I guess. Like the main ingredient is Petrolatum ie Petroleum. And then mineral oil. I feel like sometimes people try to promote that either of these things is okay? I just think they're really not. At the very best, they're non-moisturizing. For my kinky, coarse ass hair that's literally my main goal, to moisturize my hair. Petroleum and Mineral Oil don't add moisture in any way whatsoever. The best they do is seal in moisture. But...not really? Idk science, but I feel it just acts as a coating, instead of really sealing the moisture in, you know? It like just covers the moisture layer but doesn't help it to sink in. Then when the grease dries or wears off or whatever the moisture layer immediately evaporates and your hair is left dry and crispy as fuck.
I was using this gross, bacon-smelling product by Bronner Brothers called Pine Tar Super Gro. I kind of really liked it for a small minute because I thought it was doing a good job of sealing my hair? But really no, it was just sitting on the top of my hair and not helping to seal anything. I feel with ~~natural~~, less gross sealing oils like castor (which I use) or whatever, it like binds with the moisture layer. Like you get your hair wet, add conditioner or whatever and seal with an oil that will actually kind of sink the moisture in with the cuticle. Where as with petroleum, which I think they like scrape off the bottoms of boats or some shit, NO JOKE, it just sits there and doesn't help sink in or seal shit.
My dumb mind refused to really acknowledge how worthless grease is for hair for a while, because it is, like I said, pretty cheap. I had stopped using the Pine Tar after I finished the jar. Like I just never bought it again because it smelled bad and left a lot of residue on my hair. But then dummy me a handful of months ago tried to get some grease again. And looking at the package I am only just now realizing it is the exact same product, sans Pine Tar. I just got the regular Super Gro, I guess? ~~With Vitamin E~~. I tried to do some twist outs or whatever with this and it left my hair a dry, residued-up ass mess. Why. I just KEEP reading and seeing things from natural bitches saying they've gone back to grease. BUT HOW? It's trash. Are they lying? Are they being sponsored by Grease?? Or maybe I just used the wrong grease. But grease is grease is grease, you know? I can't imagine using Indian Hemp or that weird papaya shit at the dollar store is going to be any different. Maybe grease ~works~ for certain hair types. My hair is super dry and kinky-coarse, so... Also fine. Maybe it works for looser hair, or thicker?? Idk, BUT NOT FOR ME. And even if it does work for others...it's still shit product. It's garbage. Petroleum is not good???? Idk, I'm tired. Back to castor oil.







