Look Crisp Every Day of September, Thanks to These Beauty Must Haves

If a woman isn't cutting her hair, she's trying to grow it out. Well, I'm in the grow-out phase. In a recent interview, Gabrielle Union gave me the scoop on castor oil for natural growth. That's when I tried the new Jamaican Black Castor Oil line from SheaMoisture. The shampoo ($11) actually calmed my dry, itchy scalp (which usually requires the help of a medicated product). And a little goes a long way, so I'm no longer using golf-ball-sized portions to lather my coarse hair. A quarter's worth is plenty. This shampoo smells a bit like Play-Doh, but I can now go a whole week flake free! The extra inches will just be a bonus.

— JC