want shampoo info

[irisblue]

I have watched the Wen 'Hair Care' infomercials too many times....does it work? Is a luxury brand better for post meno, fine medium thickness hair? I'm currently using organix brand shampoo&conditioner....but is there better out there?

[LeftofObama]

1. Funny you should mention this.

My cousin and my sister-in-law were sitting at my mom's house a couple of days ago and they were talking about shampoo. Both of them said that they have about 3 or 4 different kinds in the shower (they didn't mention any particular brand) and they never use the same kind twice in a row. They both swore they had never had a bad hair day by using this method.

Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just a guy with a buzz cut so I couldn't care less what kind of shampoo I use. I just thought it was interesting to hear them both say that is the remedy to bad hair days.

[irisblue]

2. no shooting you

no snatching you bald. either. I am interested in this product, and before ;I spend $ on my hair, I'd like to hear others' evaluations. For the priceof this hair care system, well I could buy another dog bed for princess peanut.

[RebelOne]

3. Yes, I have seen the commercials and also the hawking of them on QVC,

and I am curious if the product would work on my fine, flyaway hair. I have been using Suave Extra Body shampoo and conditioner. It seems to work OK, but I would be willing to pay more for a product that really does an extradinary job on giving my hair extra body and volume.

I usually don't have bad hair days as long as I used lots of hair spray. People with hair like mine keep the hair spray companies in business.

[AngryOldDem]

14. I've been doing that, too, and it does seem to help.

I use a "higher-end" brand maybe two times a week; some days I just use conditioner or a moisturizing mask, and other days, nothing. My hair gets to be like wire after awhile, but I've found that switching up seems to help.

I've also been told to avoid shampoos that are heavy with sulfites.

[HeiressofBickworth]

4. My hair is fairly short, fine and not very thick

It's had all the chemical processes - perm, color, foil/bleach. I've used everything from a little $20 bottle of very high end shampoo only available at the hair dresser's and I've used the cheapest thing on the drug store shelf. The only difference I find is that the expensive shampoo with all the conditioners and oils makes my hair greasy and flat. I stick with the cheapest on the shelf and save myself some money.

[vanlassie]

5. I watched that guy who owns Wen on a show called Flipping Out.

He was crazy like a fox. I assume its hype. But I use Aussie and my hair is short. So don't ask me!

[OriginalGeek]

6. Never used Wen but

I believe their shampoo has no detergent in it and that has been a good thing for as long as I can remember - from wayyyyyy before I ever heard of Wen....There are very few shampoos that don't have some kind of sulfate as the first or second ingredient and sulfates are what's bad for your hair...Detergents are put in to make lather because Americans are conditioned (pardon the pun) to think more lather is more better but the lather is virtually useless.

Pert used to have formaldehyde in it and I lost a lot of respect for Consumer Reports when they gave Pert a very high grade in a shampoo edition because it lathered better than others.


So i can't say if Wen is better or worse than other premium shampoos but if it has no detergents I'm all for it. I found a non-sulfate shampoo in the grocery store and it's a few dollars more than the usual big names but I like it and it works. Don't know how it compares in price to Wen.

I'm just going on the advice of my wife's cousin who ran a cosmetology school for 20+ years until he died. I really miss him - easily my favorite of my wife's relatives...

[marzipanni]

7. Those hyped products are a gyp

They try to make you think they have something so exclusive and amazing you can only order it from them. Then they send you more and bill you each month, and if you try to cancel it's made very difficult.
I've been tempted a couple of times by great sounding products, then I search reviews and find sites like this, for the one you are interested in-

http://www.pissedconsumer.com/reviews-by-company/wen-haircare.html

[BainsBane]

8. My hair stylist says it's crap

She says it coats your hair and gets worse and worse over time.

[blogslut]

9. It's less about what you use and more about how you use it

Fine hair tends to show oil faster but grey and white hair is courser and more prone to dryness because the cuticle is tougher and can't absorb moisture as easily.

That being said, the most common mistake is shampooing hair too often and/or with too much product.

Squeeze a quarter coin-size of shampoo in your wet hair and distribute/massage your scalp with the pads of your fingers. If you work that first application into even a minimal lather, then that is enough. There is no need for a second application of shampoo.

If your hair tends to dryness, shampoo every other day or less. Apply conditioner and leave it in for at least a minute. Rinse it out thoroughly.

If you have oil hair, avoid rinse-off conditioners. Use a leave-in conditioner but apply it only to the ends of your damp hair.

[LWolf]

12. And then there's the fine, gray hair.

I use a variety of shampoos. I shampoo daily because I won't go to work with greasy hair, and it will be greasy by the next morning. I don't use excess product. I do sometimes condition the ends of my hair.

[blogslut]

13. When you're in the shower

Press into your scalp with the pads of your fingers and rotate, move the scalp.

Hair is dead protein. The oil doesn't come from the hair - it comes from the scalp. Massaging your scalp will help regulate oil production.

[DebJ]

10. Good advice on the alternating of shampoos.

Each shampoo seems to help get rid of a build-up of the others.
That's why after a shampoo/cut at a salon my hair always feels better...
different shampoo.

[warrior1]

11. a good hair cut helps too