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Product Name: Chocolacio Tratamiento Nutritivo (Choco-Straight Nutritious Treatment)
Price: $11.99
Personal Rating: 1.5 out of 5

How to use: Apply Chocolacio after shampooing your hair, leave in for 3 to 5 minutes, rinse with abundant water, style as usual.Note: Everyone’s hair is different. You may enjoy this product.

Okay let’s start with the good news. This product smells better than anything I’ve tried. It’s actually a wonderful concept. Mixing a sweet dessert-like scent with a hair care product seems like a win-win situation, and it would be if the product worked as good as it smelled. Chocolacio is a thick brown conditioner that looks exactly like chocolate pudding. The second I opened the jar I got excited about this new product. Most hair, bath, or body products that are food-scented smell similar to the real thing but this one is right on point. I really wish the smell remained after rinsing.

I applied the Chocolacio during my weekly routine after shampooing. I parted my hair in four sections and began applying the cream. Hmm….something was wrong. It felt like the conditioner was just sitting on top of my hair and not penetrating at all. So I decided to leave the conditioner on a little while longer and sit under the hood dryer. It smelled like someone was baking a chocolate cake. How lovely! Anyway, I sat for about 10 minutes hoping that some magic would take place, unfortunately my hair was just blah! Now I’m not usually one to fall short on words but blah was the best descriptive word to fit this scenario. I so wanted this product to work. My hair was dull and dry without the slightest bit of slip. I think I was in denial about the product leaving my hair in this sad state because I walked around for a couple of days after with a big ole’ swollen fro. I should have re-washed but I didn’t.

So being the trooper I am I still wouldn’t give up. I tried it on my daughter’s relaxed hair. The results were even worse. It was a sad day. I never knew it was possible for wet hair to feel dry. Lol.  And silly me, I did her hair right before her winter musical at school. Her hair was stiff and dull. She almost missed the opening number because I had to redo her hair at the last minute.

When I tried the conditioner on  my husband’s wavy Caucasian hair it was smooth but somewhat dry and dull. I was surprised because normally what doesn’t work well for the rest of my family works well for him.

Honesty is the best policy and fortunately I can give the majority of the products rave reviews. This one just missed the mark.

What I’m thinking of trying in the future is mixing a little coconut oil into the conditioner to see if it helps. It has worked for other conditioners I’ve used in the past. Hey what do I have to lose. If anything my hair will end up smelling like a Mounds Bar. LOL!

Tip: Please keep this product out of the reach of children. It looks and smells exactly like chocolate pudding but is in no way edible.