Beauty

[ndnred]

For about 5 years, I've been getting keratin treatments/Aveda smooth infusion treatments to make my hair straight and smooth. They are very expensive. My hair is long, thick, frizzy and wavy without the treatments. So, to keep it straight and smooth, which WEN conditioner should I use? My hair is oily.

[okiebug]

I would suggest tea tree definitely - it will help normalize your scalp and add moisture to your hair. But it would be good for you to get one of the sets that has several cleansing conditioners in it - at least 6 oz each so you can get a good idea of how each one is going to work with your hair. Don't mix them at first. Definitely get the styling crème - they are basically all the same except for the scent and except for 613. It will help smooth out your hair, seal in the moisture and add heat/sun protection.

Welcome to WEN and come back with any questions.

[ndnred]

Thanks so much!!!

[born2swim]

I'm not sure which one is right for you but I have become a big proponent for Wen after being a skeptic for years. I now only use it and my hair is so much softer and easier to manage. It's amazing the difference.

[Kjelle]

You should be able to stop those expensive treatments in a bit. Be aware that since your hair is so long, it will be a gradual process of getting rid of the hair at the ends that has been stripped by the shampoo. You'll be amazed as your hair grows (and is not shampoo'd) at the the differences in the quality of your hair. Welcome.

[Hilary77]

Try tea tree. It makes my hair really smooth and moisturized. If you like a lighter formula, you might like bamboo green tea. I would also suggest using the styling creme. It really smooths frizz and adds shine. It is also a heat protectant. The smoothing glossing serum was created for smooth straight styles as well.

[ChynnaBlue]

Are you saying that you want to use WEN and give up your keratin treatments because they're expensive?

If your hair is naturally wavy without treatments other than your shampoo and conditioner, it's still going to be wavy after you use WEN. WEN won't change that. If you don't want to wear it that way and want it completely straight, you'll need to use something to keep it that way, either a product you add to your hair or a heat element, like a blowout or a flat iron. Or your keratin treatments.

I used Tea Tree and Fig and my hair air dries and there's just no way my wavy hair is going to dry straight without help.

[Hilary77]

I just wanted to add that the Wen round brushes are excellent for getting a smooth blowout.

[bebe777]

While there are some very general rules, there are lots of exceptions to each rule. In the end, I think most people have to try the various formulas out in order to figure out what is going to work out best for them.

You mentioned that you were having keratin treatments. I don't really know much about keratin treatments except that it adds protein to your hair. So I wanted to make sure you knew about the Wen 613 Cleansing Conditioner which is fortified with amino acids which are the building blocks of protein. I think that Chaz recommends 613 as an alternative to keratin treatments, but I don't know exactly how it will affect your hair.

There are several Wen kits which allow you to try out a number of different Wen scents. Below are two kits which will give you one cleanse for each of 6 different cleansing conditioners (two cleanses for Sweet Almond Mint & Pomegranate). The more expensive kit ($55) will also give you 8 packets of the 613 amino acid fortified cleansing conditioner.

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Since 613 CC may be of interest to you, I wanted lo let you know that on March 15th there will be a Wen TSV that includes a 16 oz. 613 CC which normally sells for $40 on its own.

March 2014 - TSV (3/15) - WEN by ChazDean Cleanse, Restore, and Style 4-piece - $60

* 32 oz. CC (many Wenners select the Tea Tree option)

* 2 oz. RTM

* 16 oz. 613 CC

* 5 oz. 613 SC

-- 32 oz. CC (with 2 oz. RTM) core scent choices are SAM, TT, FIG, LAV, CA, POM and, for the first time, BGT.

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This is a hot link to Wen TSVs going back to December 2010 -- items in TSV kits and prices -- Post #17 has the most up-to-date listings.

The folks on this forum are really helpful, so feel free to check back in with your questions.

Best of luck!!

-- bebe

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Two different listings from the QVC pages on the Wen Variety Packets...

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WEN by ChazDean Ultimate Cleansing Conditioner Discovery Kit

QVC Price:$55.50

• Eight 2-oz Cleansing Conditioner packets: one Fig, one Tea Tree, one Cucumber Aloe, one Lavender, two Pomegranate, two Sweet Almond Mint
• Eight 2-oz Six Thirteen Cleansing Conditioner packets

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WEN by Chaz Dean S/8 Cleansing Conditioner Travel Packette

QVC Price:$33.00

• Includes eight 2-oz Cleansing Conditioner packets
• Sweet Almond Mint: universal for all hair types
• Fig: created for dry, damaged hair
• Tea Tree: created for thick, coarse, problem hair
• Pomegranate: universal for all hair types; soy-based
• Lavender: created for fine, thin hair; adds volume
• Cucumber Aloe: created for those with an oily scalp and dry hair; most astringent
• Variety: includes one packet each of Fig, Tea Tree, Cucumber Aloe, and Lavender; and two packets each of Pomegranate and Sweet Almond Mint

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