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Re: Your current choices
Reply #15 - Jan 5th, 2005 at 11:10am
 
i totally put away the shampoo, i'll be using it only before and after a dye, so not more than once every 3 - 4 months.

to wash i use the local supermarket brand conditioner with palm milk for all hair types to which i add some elseve alpha-jojoba conditioner cuze it smells fruity, and sometimes a few drops of EO like lavender.  elseve citrus for greasy hair is nice too for coing.

on my length i only use coneless masks or conditioners (i am not absolutely against them but i find them pretty incompatible with jojoba oiling):
*elseve alpha-jojoba,
*dove hair silk mask for colored hair (this is still one of my fave coneless brands),
*dove color booster (a must!), 
*Hema hair mask with jojoba,
* garnier ultra soft relaxing and smoothing mask with walnut oil and feuille de pêcher (dunno how to translate that one)
* garnier ultra soft conditioner for normal hair with plant milk (initially bought for coing but i found it nice enough for the lengths)

* recently found and amazing English brand: Crabtree&Evelyn jojoba oil conditioner

and despite using only coneless stuff, i do rinse often with ACV. everytime i think i have too many tangles and it always does wonders (nearly every week).
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Reply #16 - Jan 6th, 2005 at 11:09pm
 
  Currently *cringe* I am using Suave Naturals shampoo & conditioner.  But I took some advice from this board and have mixed a small amount in water before using it and it works great - or better Grin  Then about 2 days later I am COing with VO5 kiwi lime.  Sometimes I can do two CO's before shampooing again, sometimes not.  I use a vinegar rinse about once a month. 
I just got some jojoba oil today and did my ends - feels wonderful! 
I think I've been able to get away with some of the harsher shampoo because my hair is still relatively short and it hasn't been colored or permed.
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Reply #17 - Jun 6th, 2008 at 6:56pm
 
Wow... all your routines are so complicated... mine is usually pretty simple.

I do a oil treatment once a week- on Friday nights so I don't have to worry about overdoing it- I always take a bath on Saturday after my dance rehearsal.  What I do then is brush it out really well, then work the oil in, then brush it through, then bun it and ignore it till the next day.

Then I wash it with Jason curl defining shampoo, concentrating on the scalp.  Follow with Jason curl defining conditioner. 
Occasionally I comb some aloe vera through to help with frizzies.
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Re: Your current choices
Reply #18 - Jun 7th, 2008 at 5:13am
 
Except for my leave-in conditioner which I buy from my hairdresser, I only use supermarket brands and I find that they work just fine.

I mainly buy Gliss products though at times I find that Pantene's smoothing products work best.  I like my products heavy for thicker and coarser hair types.  I don't doubt that I could get better results if I paid more but for the money I pay I feel I get more than I should expect.

The leave-in conditioner is PurePact ylang-ylang conditioning mist.  It's the best hair care product I've ever used.  It needs shaking before each use. 

I'm not oiling currently.  Laziness.  I really should start again.  Olive oil used to work fine when I had long hair but I think I'd have to use a lot less of it now.  I have sesame, sunflower seed oil, and erh....that other type of common yellow oil that I can't remember what's called in English.  It comes from those yellow fields Huh
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Re: Your current choices
Reply #19 - Jun 7th, 2008 at 3:52pm
 
Since the beginning of this year, I've been using Pantene Restoratives products exclusively. Breakage Defense for the warmer months and Time Renewal for the colder months.
    While I'm pretty happy with the results of both, I do want to try other products from time to time.

Products - specifically S&C's - that I would not recommend are cheap brands like Suave & VO5. The shampoos are very harsh and the conditioners are insufficient. I had nightmarish split ends when I used these.
    That being said, the conditioners work well as light conditioners for CWC's.
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