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Cardamom — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:33:17 GMT

I know many of us were highly anticipating the arrival of this new product. I've been using it a couple weeks now. I was curious what others thought of it as well. I have fine oily color treated hair and I have been using the Color Me Happy pink bottle with the rose on it. There are a few things I dislike about it and one very unusual thing I love so I will continue to use it and that is that it appears to make my very fine hair thicker! It looks thicker and when I run my fingers through it feels thicker however using it day after day makes my hair weighed down. Even on the first day of use my hair is greasy by the end or the day. I have been alternating daily between regular shampoo. I haven't found a sulphate free shampoo I could stick with exclusively. What has your experience with this shampoo?

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the busy brunette — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:02:57 GMT

Hi, Cardamom -

I first tried the white bottle (the Herbal Essences "N*ked" line) and HATED it. Though it worked well in terms of being like WEN, the smell was so bad that I couldn't stand it and had to re-wash my hair with something else to try and get the smell out. I tossed it. You could smell it even after my hair was dry. To be honest, it smelled like REALLY bad perfume that some women bathe themselves in. Not sure if any others have had this experience; maybe I'm just super sensitive to smell.

I did try the pink bottle and found that much better. I do use it for two or three days, then use a regular shampoo on the off days because of the exact reason you mentioned.

HTH.

ophelia

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Tzu4u — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:03:43 GMT

I have the same hair type as you.I have found my hair needs more frequent cleansing using HE only.So I have been trying 1st wash with HE and second wash with WEN. Much better results, and saving 50% on WEN!! The HE seems to make my hair a little less fly-away and static-y in this cold dry winter weather.

WEN has fantastic products, and I LOVE Chaz. $30.00+ for a bottle of CC is a lot of money. The results are worth every penny. I have enough WEN on hand to last at least 3 years.

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Cardamom — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:28:14 GMT

On 2/9/2014 ophelia299 said:
Hi, Cardamom -

I first tried the white bottle (the Herbal Essences "N*ked" line) and HATED it. Though it worked well in terms of being like WEN, the smell was so bad that I couldn't stand it and had to re-wash my hair with something else to try and get the smell out. I tossed it. You could smell it even after my hair was dry. To be honest, it smelled like REALLY bad perfume that some women bathe themselves in. Not sure if any others have had this experience; maybe I'm just super sensitive to smell.

I did try the pink bottle and found that much better. I do use it for two or three days, then use a regular shampoo on the off days because of the exact reason you mentioned.

HTH.

ophelia

I have heard that about the smell of the Naked. Surprisingly the Color me Happy doesn't exactly smell like roses to me, just a sweet fruity floral scent. It doesn't linger either thankfully. Thanks!

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Cardamom — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:29:34 GMT

On 2/9/2014 Wadzlla said:
I have the same hair type as you.I have found my hair needs more frequent cleansing using HE only.So I have been trying 1st wash with HE and second wash with WEN. Much better results, and saving 50% on WEN!! The HE seems to make my hair a little less fly-away and static-y in this cold dry winter weather.

WEN has fantastic products, and I LOVE Chaz. $30.00+ for a bottle of CC is a lot of money. The results are worth every penny. I have enough WEN on hand to last at least 3 years.

Wen did not work for me. Since we have the same hair type would you mind telling me what you use? Maybe I had the wrong one?? Thanks! Glad you are able to stretch your Wen out.

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kcladyz — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:51:24 GMT

You know if you searched there is also a billion threads already on this same topic.

I like both of the cleansing conditioners the rose one the best. I like the pantene one as well but I can not stand the smell.

The new one at salleys I just LOVE. (not hair one) I forgot the name.

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AnnMarie-1 — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:57:00 GMT

Hi Cardamom

I do like The Herbal CC in the pink bottle, I have fine, dry hair & LOVE the volume I get with this

I do not use it every day, I condition only wash my hair with Loreal right now & use the Herbal CC about once a week

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virgosun — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:08:55 GMT

I tried this for two shampooings in the white bottle and ended up giving it to my 14 yr old niece who has long thick hair. My hair is fine textured and I found this made it limp and needed to be washed every other day and I'm used to going three or even four days before I need to shampoo. My hair is healthier this way because the natural oils keep it shiny and silky and my scalp doesn't dry out. I grew up having very oliy hair that I washed every night so I'm glad it has balanced out.

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Cardamom — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:00:38 GMT

Thank you all for the feedback. I did search for this topic but it seemed everyone was still looking for it, ordered it or it was brand new to them. I raved about it at first but my opinion did change after about 4 or 5 days. At first my hair was incredible! I wish I could use this all the time and get those results.

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Pinkroses — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:37:06 GMT

I have the white Naked bottle and use it every other day. I use shampoo the other days. I would buy it again.

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Onmyway — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:40:31 GMT

I think it works very much like WEN. It doesn't smell as good but for the price I'm willing to sacrifice the fragrance. Neither holds my color in as long as I would hope but I'd much rather pay the cheaper price.

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Tigriss — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:50:22 GMT

For sulphate free shampoo try L'Oreal's Ever Pure. I got several on clearance at my local WalGreens. I really like the shine one, while the moisturizing one is really moisturizing with just shampoo alone on my typically oily hair, so it and conditioner would work well with others who need moisture.

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UMDTerpFan — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 01:50:24 GMT

I love it. Been using the pink Color Care one for about a month. My hair is fine, naturally curly & I do color it. For me the trick to using it and WEN was to put plenty on my soaking wet hair and add more water to work up a creamy lather. I do not do a second wash and I do not leave any in. I do finish with a cold water rinse (and always have with every product I've ever used). What's surprising for me is that I wash my hair every other day and with this stuff, I've gone to day 4 a few times with my hair still looking pretty good! When I was younger I used to wash it every day so being able to go to a 4th day is quite something for me. I do use other products: either Moroccan oil or It's a 10-Light from mid shaft to ends, Living Proof Full Thickening Mousse & TIGI Curls Rock Curlesque Curl Amplifyer. I hope HE never discontinues this. I found it at Walgreens after searching high and low when it first came out.

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UMDTerpFan — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 01:54:16 GMT

On 2/9/2014 kcladyz said:
You know if you searched there is also a billion threads already on this same topic.

I like both of the cleansing conditioners the rose one the best. I like the pantene one as well but I can not stand the smell.

The new one at salleys I just LOVE. (not hair one) I forgot the name.

I also got the new product at Sally's called Biotera 5 in 1 Conditioning cleanser. I got good results with it but my scalp is itchy on day 2. I think I prefer HE Conditioning Cleanser in the pink bottle. I did try the Pantene product but about two weeks into using it, my hair was dry and lank. I stopped using it. For reference, my hair is fine, naturally curly & I do color it.

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Cardamom — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:02:04 GMT

On 2/9/2014 tigriss said:
For sulphate free shampoo try L'Oreal's Ever Pure. I got several on clearance at my local WalGreens. I really like the shine one, while the moisturizing one is really moisturizing with just shampoo alone on my typically oily hair, so it and conditioner would work well with others who need moisture.

Thank you. I haven't tried this one. I will look for it. Hopefully it was not on clearance because they are discontinuing it.

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Cardamom — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:04:39 GMT

On 2/9/2014 UMTerpFan said:
I love it. Been using the pink Color Care one for about a month. My hair is fine, naturally curly & I do color it. For me the trick to using it and WEN was to put plenty on my soaking wet hair and add more water to work up a creamy lather. I do not do a second wash and I do not leave any in. I do finish with a cold water rinse (and always have with every product I've ever used). What's surprising for me is that I wash my hair every other day and with this stuff, I've gone to day 4 a few times with my hair still looking pretty good! When I was younger I used to wash it every day so being able to go to a 4th day is quite something for me. I do use other products: either Moroccan oil or It's a 10-Light from mid shaft to ends, Living Proof Full Thickening Mousse & TIGI Curls Rock Curlesque Curl Amplifyer. I hope HE never discontinues this. I found it at Walgreens after searching high and low when it first came out.

Thank you so much. I have not been doing this. I've been scrubbing at my roots since they are greasy and then just combing through the rest then clipping it up for about 5 min. I will try the cold water rinse as painful as that sounds! Thanks!

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Cardamom — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:06:43 GMT

On 2/9/2014 Onmyway said:
I think it works very much like WEN. It doesn't smell as good but for the price I'm willing to sacrifice the fragrance. Neither holds my color in as long as I would hope but I'd much rather pay the cheaper price.

I think you are right. I'd say I am having similar results as the Wen but this is so much easier to rinse out! I think I paid more to ship the wen to me than the bottle of HE costs.

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Cardamom — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:07:57 GMT

On 2/9/2014 Pinkroses said: I have the white Naked bottle and use it every other day. I use shampoo the other days. I would buy it again.

That's exactly what I am doing. It's working good for me this way. Thanks!

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kcladyz — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:36:36 GMT

On 2/9/2014 Cardamom said:
On 2/9/2014 Onmyway said:
I think it works very much like WEN. It doesn't smell as good but for the price I'm willing to sacrifice the fragrance. Neither holds my color in as long as I would hope but I'd much rather pay the cheaper price.

I think you are right. I'd say I am having similar results as the Wen but this is so much easier to rinse out! I think I paid more to ship the wen to me than the bottle of HE costs.

I use the rose as a mixer for what little wen i do have. smells real good mixed with the Fall Apple Spice. Kills the bad maple smell lol, I love the rose and they was out much easier than wen

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kcladyz — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 19:13:56 GMT

What is really good is HE antifriz leave-in and the HE the sleeker the butter leave in. Takes ALL the friz away and smells devine