new thread
Reading through a post made by Sorted the other day, I started thinking a lot about how big companies don't really care about the long lasting condition of your hair, as long as they get their money's worth. Let's list some product scams...
1.(By Sorted):Shampoo's like Pantene are formulated to be a win/win situation for the manufacturers. They use cheap ingredients so they are cheap to manufacture, they provide short-term visible & positive effects but the nature of the products gradually require you to wash more often to maintain the effect you originally had. Hence you use more of the product. Clever huh?
2. Many of them claim to use all "natural" ingredients, but there are many artificial and chemical elements in them.
What else can we come up with? Post away!
Here's another...
Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
Once is enough!! Repeating just means you use up the bottle quicker and have to buy more.
I have often thought about THAT one!
Once I saw an interview with a hairstylist on TV. The
reporter asked her if it was really 'necessary' to shampoo TWICE?
Suddenly, a sheepish look swept across the hairstylist's face
as she replied: "No."
Then I thought that maybe there WAS a good reason like:
*Perhaps MORE loose hairs and dandruff would be removed.
Yes, I have often wondered about this, but have never found
a satisfactory answer.
I really think they must be trying to scam us! Once is certainly enough, unless your hair is VERY oily.
So I do wash twice. It makes a huge difference.
Husband doesn't need to, though, but as his hair is shorter, he washes every-other day and dilutes the shampoo before applying.
JE
Yeah - this is really the case with a lot of the Cone filled shampoos & Conditioners.
Herbal Essences Fruit Fussions is a great example of the natural ingredients scam. Very little of the product is derived from fuit extracts, though admitted its one of the better shampoos on the supermarket shelves but the Conditioner contains (Dimethicone) which will inevitably cause a build-up.
Sorted
The debate over silicones has been going on for years. Some folks hate them, and others adore them. I've been directed to some informational pages about them that I thought might be useful to the participants here. Note that my own experience with silicones was not good, but I'm not a "totally natural" product user, as my hair loves sodium laureth sulfate (detergent). I don't "hate" silicones, but I just don't use them.
I found the following article helpful, especially the list toward the bottom which notes that of the 6 main categories of silicones, only 1 category is considered water soluble, Dimethicone Copolyols: http://naturallycurly2.com/curlscene/entry.php?id=341&entrytype=articles
The other list is a little more technical. Maybe the scientists here will find it useful: http://www.connock.co.uk/products4.htm
JE
NOTE: if your product does not require refrigeration after opening, it isn't "all natural".
