Ladies, I need your help in choosing a drugstore brand of shampoo and conditioner. I currently use Fresh, Phyto, and Philosophy shampoos and conditioners. But, I want to save a few bucks and see how my hair does with a drugstore brand.
I have long, thin (buts lots of it), color treated hair that tends to get frizzy, but is easily weighed down by heavy conditioners or products. Also, its tends to be a little oily at the scalp. Can anyone reccommend a good product? Oh yeah, I prefer curling my hair so nothing that will keep it stick straight. TIA
quote: Originally posted by: monica "i recommend brilliant brunette (or blond).. the whole line a great price for the product. also, i like garnier fructis b/c it's light, washes clean, and smells great."
I agree, Garnier Fructis is really great cheap shampoo. My stylist at my v expensive salon actually told me that the stuff the use in their salon is pretty much the same stuff but more expensive. I guess it's made by the same people.
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I like fructis too, but I love Aussie, both the Mega and Moist; they make shampoo, conditioners and the 3-minutes miracle wich is really good. I think they have a version of the products also for colored hair.
I think we have the same hair Drew (except mine is short). Currently I use Herbal Essences shampoo and Pantene Volumizing conditioner. I find that Fructis is too heavy for me.
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i love pantene... it's always been my fave, ever since i tried it in grade school!! right now my hair is short so i just use the shampoo + conditioner. my hair reacts great to it! they have any kinda products u could want tho, clarifying shampoos, deep conditioners, etc. just read the bottle to see what they do & u can easily find something. plus it's only like 3 bucks a bottle!
I have thick but fine hair (i think this is kind of what you're saying yours is like) and i am loving brilliant brunette shampoo and conditioner right now.
I think Fructis sleek and shine might be good for you. It's a little light for my hair. I love Fructis though, I've used fancy brands and I really cant tell the difference.
Ditto on Fructis. I went on a trip with some of my gfs and they had forgotten their shampoo/conditioner so they started using mine. I guess you can call us the Fructis club now
I have similar hair and use Sheer Blonde and it works out well for me. I usually use it for a few months and when it runs out switch to something else and then switch back. If you have color-treated hair stay away from using a daily clarifying shampoo and conditioner. It will strip the color out and leave your hair an off color. I accidently did it once and it left my blonde highlights a brassy gold color
Thanks for the tips ladies. I have used Pantene and Herbel Essences in the past and was pretty happy. I think I will try the Fructis, Brilliant Blonde, and Sheer Blonde if I can find sample sizes of them. I'm not a fan of Aussie; I just don't like the smell.
Thanks for the suggestions, ladies, especially the one about clarifying shampoo's, ISUBG, I would hate to end up with a head full of brassy highlights.
quote: Originally posted by: crystal "i love pantene... it's always been my fave, ever since i tried it in grade school!! "
I am a die hard fan of pantene - I have used it forever. I have color treated hair, and I love both the shiny straight and the color treated shampoo/conditioner. And, I hate the Fructis smell - it is too sugary or something.
i love brilliant brunette too.. but we have very different hair. all i can say is the quality is good. i recently rediscovered my love for pantene and l'oreal products as well. so long $20 shampoos
quote: Originally posted by: Maddie "I think Fructis sleek and shine might be good for you. It's a little light for my hair. I love Fructis though, I've used fancy brands and I really cant tell the difference."
I have wavy semi-thick hair, and the sleek & shine REALLY weighs my hair down. It makes it really shiny and straight, which is good for a blow-out I guess. I do like the fructis shampoo for colored & treated hair. It's a good light-weight shampoo. My fav conditioner is Jason organic apricot cond. It has a UV protectant in it, so it protects highlights, and you can use it as an instant conditioner or leave it in for up 3-15 minutes for deep cond. It like it b/c it makes my frizzy hair calm down, but still leaves me with all my volume. I got it at Wild Oats.