Bed Head by TIGI Review: Is It Effective on Black Girls?

A very crucial part of most women’s lives is their hair. For many, including myself, if my hair is messed up, my entire appearance is as well. With so many options of hair products to choose from, many feel overwhelmed as to which products they feel would give their hair the best results possible. One of the driving factors of which products women choose is the brand. If the brand is known to only work on certain people’s hair and is not effective on others, it will determine the buying audience of the line of products.

Bed Head is a brand that is very well known and accomplished. It caters to popular culture and the demand to stay hip and on top. As a part of the Her Campus chapter at Hampton University, my colleagues and I were given free samples of Bed Head by TIGI Masterpiece Shine Hairspray, Bed Head by TIGI Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo, Bed Head by TIGI Hard Head Hairspray, and Bed Head by TIGI Oh Bee Hive! Matte Dry Shampoo.

Hairspray is used to give your hair shine or to help hold a style in place. When I tried Bed Head’s TIGI Hairspray, my hair did get a nice shine that made my hair glisten. However, it did not hold the curls I had in my hair. Not too long after I stepped outside for my classes of the day, my curls fell out rather quickly. It did help with giving my hair a shiny effect, but did not hold a style in my hair. The Bed Head TIGI Hard Head Hairspray does exactly what it’s supposed to do: hold your hair down. It left my hair feeling very stiff and hard to comb or brush through. I am not knocking the product because it does exactly what it is advertised to do. But if you do not like your hair to be stiff, I wouldn’t recommend using it. In my opinion, I feel that the products are targeted at certain types of hair, and that is perfectly fine. I would suggest that if you were looking to use these products, you should if you like just having a shiny look on your hair or for it to be hard enough to stay down in a style.

The Bed Head TIGI Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo and the Oh Bee Hive! Matte Dry Shampoo are good to use for sew-ins. They make it easier to wash your hair and it is also quicker to rinse out. Personally, I wouldn’t use the dry shampoo on my real hair because I did not like the texture that it left on it. It left my hair feeling somewhat dry, and it wasn’t moisturized. As a whole, I do not feel that Bed Head products are the best option for African American women to use to shape and style their hair, but there are some pros about the product that can be used to an effect! It is all about knowing how your hair works and how it will respond to what new products you put in it. Make the right choices on what products you use, and do what’s best for your hair type!