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Me and my Tea Tree, the stupid thing I did.

Well my Wen friends, I did a stupid thing. About 3-4 weeks ago I was trying to get some of my open bottles out of my shower. I had Way too many. I was combining bottles and I made 2 franken bottles (16oz) and I had a 32oz tea tree not quite half full and I noticed a half full bottle under my sink. I thought that was weird but no biggie I'll just make a full bottle. Tea tree is my staple. I use it for almost every cleanse in some way. So after all my hard work I showered. I used my TT for my first cleanse and couldn't get a good froth going. And it didn't feel like it rinsed out well. So for my second cleanse I was gonna mix my TT with another formula. I grabbed my bottle of TT and started pumping it out and noticed it was a different texture. Didn't notice the texture difference the first cleanse. I picked up my bottle and I had mixed my TT cleansing conditioner with my TT lotion!! And to top it off, it was my last bottle of TT! So I have been out of my beloved TT since. I told myself I would wait for the TSV to get more. I can't believe the difference in my scalp! It's not near as bad as it was when I first started Wen, but it's bad. My scalp is itching, I have some red bumps, and dry scalp. For anyone thinking my scalp issues are from the Wen, they are Not. My scalp was in really bad shape before Wen. I have a skin condition and Wen and the Wen treatment oils have healded my scalp and skin. I gave in on Sunday last week and ordered a TT and it arrived today!! Can't wait to cleanse tomorrow. And I definitely can't wait for the Insane TSV in a few weeks!! Definitely stocking up! And I guess the bright side is I can still use the lotion/conditioner combo as a lotion. Lesson learned! Always read the lables before you combine,Lol!!

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Re: Me and my Tea Tree, the stupid thing I did.

oh no!!! As I was reading your post I had a feeling it would end up being something like that! Isn't there anything you can use on your scalp to prevent the itching, someyhing maybe from the derm?

 

I sure wish Chaz would put the lotions and body wash in different bottles because this seems to happen quite a bit.

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@HappyDaze wrote:

oh no!!! As I was reading your post I had a feeling it would end up being something like that! Isn't there anything you can use on your scalp to prevent the itching, someyhing maybe from the derm?

 

I sure wish Chaz would put the lotions and body wash in different bottles because this seems to happen quite a bit.


 

Happydaze, I have tried many different products and several were prescribed from my dermatologist. I never got great results until Wen. The difference is Amazing. The very first time I used Wen was with Winter Cranberry Mint from GR. I noticed my scalp felt soothed. So a few weeks later I saw Chaz on the Q and heard him talk about the different formulas. Then from there I found you all, Smiley Happy , and was led to TT. Within a few weeks the itching had stopped and within 2 months all my scalp bumps were gone. From there I went to the oils and WOW! I still can't believe how much my skin has changed. The stuff from the derm helped a little but nothing like this and the shampoo he had me use made my hair awful. 

   And yes, the lables really should be different. So from now on I am putting a big ol' piece of duct tape on my lotion bottles!! Lol! At least maybe I'm not the first Wenner to have done this. Smiley Wink

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Oh Bethany I'm so sorry that happened to you especially with your last bottle.  If it makes you feel any better, I had two major screw ups recently, using lavender lotion instead of the BCC and then there was the night I lost a whole 4 oz bottle of tea tree oil!  I was sick. Couldn't believe it happened either still can't.  I propped it up on something that should have been stabile and turned to answer the door all of a sudden I heard that noise of the oil leaving the bottle by the time I got to it it was ALL gone.  Smiley Sad. I feel for you.

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@ANewHue wrote:

Oh Bethany I'm so sorry that happened to you especially with your last bottle.  If it makes you feel any better, I had two major screw ups recently, using lavender lotion instead of the BCC and then there was the night I lost a whole 4 oz bottle of tea tree oil!  I was sick. Couldn't believe it happened either still can't.  I propped it up on something that should have been stabile and turned to answer the door all of a sudden I heard that noise of the oil leaving the bottle by the time I got to it it was ALL gone.  Smiley Sad. I feel for you.


 

@Oh, @ANewHue, I don't know what I'd do if I lost a whole oil! That must have been horrible. I totally agree with Happydaze, the labels should be different. The Cleansing Conditioner, Body Wash, and Lotion Bottles are identical. I just feel so silly for not reading the "fine" print. Luckily I have my TT oil and I've been using it several times a week. But I guess there is no replacement for the TT CC. 

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@ANewHue wrote:

Oh Bethany I'm so sorry that happened to you especially with your last bottle.  If it makes you feel any better, I had two major screw ups recently, using lavender lotion instead of the BCC and then there was the night I lost a whole 4 oz bottle of tea tree oil!  I was sick. Couldn't believe it happened either still can't.  I propped it up on something that should have been stabile and turned to answer the door all of a sudden I heard that noise of the oil leaving the bottle by the time I got to it it was ALL gone.  Smiley Sad. I feel for you.


 

beaches, that's so upsetting when that happens. So far, I only have the Spring Orange Blossom (SOB) oil and I keep tucked back behind other bottles in my medicine cabinet.

 

Well, at least the fall TSV has a 4oz. oil in it. Smiley Happy

 

-- bebe Smiley Happy

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@HappyDaze wrote:

oh no!!! As I was reading your post I had a feeling it would end up being something like that! Isn't there anything you can use on your scalp to prevent the itching, someyhing maybe from the derm?

 

I sure wish Chaz would put the lotions and body wash in different bottles because this seems to happen quite a bit.


 

@BethanyB , like HappyDaze, as soon as I started reading your post I knew it wasn't going to end well. That's such a shame that this happened. Every so often I read about this happening to someone. In fact it almost happened to me. I had bought a Lavender Body Cleansing Creme (BCC) when it was an OTO and forgotten about it. I also buy the LAV CC for a good friend of mine for birthday and Christmas presents. I almost gave her the BCC to use for her hair. lol, that would not have gone over well. 

 

I think that Chaz should change the labeling for both the BCC and the Nourishing Body Lotion (NBL) that are in the Classic line (SAM, TT, FIG, LAV, CA, & POM). It's just too easy to confuse those bottles with the CC bottles. 

 

-- bebe Smiley Happy

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Oh my goodness! Oh no! I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm glad that you got what you need for a happy scalp. I hope that never, ever happens again.

 

Maybe this is a dumb statement, but some other folks use Wen CC as body wash. Would it be possible to use it on your body, or is it all just no good?

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Bethany, you might want to put some little stickers on your BCC and NBL bottles. I don't have a 16oz. bottle of LAV CC (I gave it to a friend of mine). Since I use the LAV CC as a body lotion, sometime, I put some LAV CC into an empty POM bottle. Then I put very small hearts and stars stick ums on the bottle so I can tell it apart form my POM CC that I'm trying to use up (because I don't really like the POM scent). 

 

-- bebe Smiley Happy

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@yisbuff2 wrote:

Oh my goodness! Oh no! I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm glad that you got what you need for a happy scalp. I hope that never, ever happens again.

 

Maybe this is a dumb statement, but some other folks use Wen CC as body wash. Would it be possible to use it on your body, or is it all just no good?


Not a dumb statement at all! I can't use it as a body wash because it was the lotion and CC I mixed, but I can still use it as a lotion. My mom uses her Spring Orange Blossom (SOB) as a lotion. She loves the smell so when she gets out of the shower she puts it on. She says she loves how soft it makes her skin. So I guess it wasn't a total loss. I did learn how important Tea Tree (TT) is to my routine. Smiley Happy

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