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I'm just curious as to whether anyone has tried this stuff.
I bought it just 'cause I liked the name ^_^ . It seems to
be a horse shampoo that is also marketed as a human product.
I've only used it once as of yet, but I think I rather like it.
If you're interested in taking a look at it, I found it in the
local Walgreens (SE Wisconsin).
On another note, my left wrist (that I broke about a month ago)
is finally healing to the point where I can almost use both hands
to work with my hair. You guys with two good hands don't know how
good you have it. I've been wearing earth-tone scrunchies for a
month because I can't manage the tight bands at all!
'Till later,
Wetdog
I use the conditioner, but not the shampoo. I haven't actually ever used the shampoo, and have no first-hand experience with it, but I've heard it's a bit harsh.
I love the conditioner. Great stuff. And it doubles as a leave-in as well. This is really good stuff.
There is also stuff called Lucky Kentucky (if I remember correctly) that is essentially the same thing...but smells better!
Tried it several times and didn't really like it. The poo really strips the stuff out of your hair but that may not always be good. The conditioner didn't condition my long hair very well and certainly didn't detangle it. My hair felt kind of dry and I really had to brush it out after washing.
Mane N' Tail shampoo has an interesting history. The original stuff was made for horses. Some horse owners tried it on themselves and were impressed with the results. Soon word spread that it was a great product. Then, the company made ANOTHER product targeted toward people. It is a different product.
I'm told that the people version is not nearly as good as the original.
I have also heard a few horror stories. One woman used the product after having dyed her hair (or maybe it was a perm). I don't know if there was a chemical reaction between the two items but the Mane N Tail product turned into something resembling concrete in her hair. Hourse of trying to get it out failed, and she wound up having to cut all her long hair off. It was a total disaster.
I've tried it myself and was rather unimpressed. I note that the ingredients show a presence of waxes. Perhaps this is where the concretions came from. In general, alcohol dissolves wax (not very well for some waxes, but nothing else works). Perhaps something in the dye/perm removed the alcohol, making the was precipitate out into the concretions.
Disclaimers: The same sort of thing is probably possible with other products. The above story is a testimonial from someone in the long hair email list (popularly known as ETLHS), and I have not independently verified it.
I have also heard a few horror stories. One woman used the product after having dyed her hair (or maybe it was a perm). I don't know if there was a chemical reaction between the two items but the Mane N Tail product turned into something resembling concrete in her hair. Hourse of trying to get it out failed, and she wound up having to cut all her long hair off. It was a total disaster.
Now that, my friend, is definetly a horror story. Sorry for her, but I am glad it wasn't me!