I don't know about the whole nutrients thing...I dont see how by putting something on the outside of your hair, that it would help its condition. I think nutrients would have to come from a well balanced diet and maybe supplements. ???

For shampoos and conditioners I like Suave...Most any of the naturals. Sometimes for a deep conditioner I use Hask's Henna n placenta or mane n tail mixed in with my Suave. I like to stay away from cones, so Suave works well for that and ya cant beat the price.

If you'd like something to combat frizzies or to add moisture, as I am sure lots of people will say here...Oil, oil, oil. I personally like olive oil. I have only recently started using cocoa butter and find it a bit heavy while on and hard to remove...But my hair becomes super soft afterwards.

Hm,not sure about nutrition in shampoos/conditioners.......
But I use rather ''light'' shampoos on my hair,no silicones or too many conditioning ingredients that might build up rather quickly on my ultra-fine hair.I love the shampoo from Paula Begoun and RealPurity.
I also use a silicone-free conditioner(Matrix Biolage),although I don't use it full strength,always diluted with water.That's what works best for my fine,easily weighed down hair
For *nutrition* I take supplements,MSM and UltraHair.

I'm with Atlantis Allure on this one, I'm very happy with the Suave Naturals line... though I only use mine for CoW (conditioner with shampoo mixed for a scalp wash) wash, and then some heavier conditioner (I need the -cones) for the length.  I just started using "Silk Elements" moisturizing shampoo and conditioner and I really love it.  It has silk amino proteins and keratin with makes my hair very soft and shiney and manageable.

I have also used translucent henna to deep condition, and that works awesome!   I also just bought a trial pack of the Hask's Henna and Placenta, but I haven't tried it yet, but will keep you posted. 

Louisemarielonghairs for me. 

You could try to find someone with similar hairtype to yours and see how they have worked things out, or not .  Also, don't forget the product review section  .

Often, in order to see how something will work for you you have to get the old product cleared out and give it at least a couple of weeks IMO (opinions vary)...g

Hmm, I think sodium lauryl and laureth sulfate are two things you might want to avoid. I can't remember the exact reason why, but I've heard that those two ingredients may be harmful to one's health.

My favorite shampoos and conditioners are Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal, Mane N' Tail, Joico K-PAK, Infusium23, hairformula37, Dr. Miracles, Creme Of Nature, Garnier Fructis, Biologe, Matrix, Redken, Aussie, Salon Selectives, L'oreal Vive, Fantasia IC, Herbal Essences, Clarol Defense, and Pantene Pro-V Expressions for red hair.  My favorite deep conditioners are Cholestral Deep Conditioning Cream and Dark&Lovely Cholestral Deep Conditioner.  I use the Pantene products daily, and the rest I use daily too.  But the deep conditioners I use once or twice a week.  i like to switch up on products.  My hair behaves better that way.

I have used only Aveda Madder Root shampoo and Rosemary Mint conditioner on my hair for the last 10 years or so. Now that I've gone more blonde I'll start using the Camomile shampoo when I run out of the Madder Root. I've occasionally tried a different brand, but nothing works like Aveda. It leaves my hair feeling the best in spite of the ridiculously hard watr we have here in Riverside CA.

The Body Shop's honey-schampoo and -conditioner, their nut-deep condioner and jojoba-oil on top of that. It works well for me at least!!  

xKirstyx wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2007 at 10:52am:


Where do you find the Emu oil shampoo and conditioner?

/
BEM

I get my emu oil shampoos and conditioners from the emu oil well, a family run business in Norfolk.
It contains no SLS ( Sodium lauryl Sulphate) or Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate which may cause irritation and no Parabens.
Also contains rosemary essential oil which is known for its stimulating effect on hair follicles.

I still love VO5 too.  I love the one with Callegen but I've never tried the one with Kiwi Lime.  I've tried Strawberries & Cream and that is very delicious!!!  Oh no, I don't think Alberto- VO5 is hurting your hair at all.  Especially if you have hair like me.  I've been using VO5 ever since the 1980's, and it has never hardly cause any split ends of damaged hairs at all.

Advertisement, are they really true? Like 'Herbal Essenses' for example. Are they any good? I don't really know at all which will work or not, which is best for hair.
"repairs broken and damafed hair", is this true for some products? If so... which?

I agree with Angelspun,  unfortunately damaged hair must be cut off  .  I am currently using Porosity shampoo and conditioner.  My hair and scalp dont feel dry or stripped, the smell doesnt irritate my asthma, and the products dont mess with my psoriasis.  I am considering trying to do a conditioner wash only.  So I will know in the next few weeks how that will go.

Debr

I am afraid I agree.  Forget the ads, you need to cut and start with fresh healthy hair.  Sorry.

JD

Aww, I feel so bad for you ...but think about the gain...short term pain for long term gain... but I do feel for you.  Hell, I am mad because I lost 0.5 inches due to unhealthy hair.  I dunno how much you need to cut off, but it sounds like you need more and I feel soooooo bad for you.  Good luck

JD

Pantene Blonde Expressions Shampoo and Conditioner
I love it!
Depending on what color hair you have, they have different kinds of shampoo's with different nutrients and ingredients for your hair color.
It works so well.

Hey AngelSpun, Good Evening to ya!!  I have been using the Pantene for greying hair lately, and I like it.  It cleans my hair without that just stripped feeling.  I am thinking of going to the Ice Shine next.  Then maybe onto something else.  I think I am on a "shampoo roll here"  . 

Debr

I fear I am having to face the fact that I need to trim a few inches of of my butt-length hair as well O.O and I like to NEVER put scizzors near my hair /cry.  I use Pantene as my fallback shampoo and conditioner, but Its not great for my hair and Im trying to find something that is, theres too many options, I wish my hair could just speak up and say, "you know Tara, Id really like it if you would just use this and this" and that woul dbe the end of it!

I love Herbal Essences replenishing shampoo and have used it for a long time. I recently have tried some organic shampoos to get away from the sulfates. I tried jason and Avalon shampoos.They worked ok but the smell was not the greatest. Im switching between these 3 right now. I only use Sunsilk conditioner though,the one in blue bottle.

I use Jason Sea Kelp shampoo and conditoner. I use Avalon Organices Lemon SheaButter clarifying shampoo to clarify.

At the moment I'm using Lavera and John Masters products especially Laveras Rosemilk range.I haven't been so pleased with products in a long time

For shampoo, I use Johnsons & Johnsons Baby Shampoo. It's one of the very few shampoos I've found that doesn't have Sodium Laureth Sulfate or similar chemicals in it. It's very mild, doesn't make my hair dry. I also love it as a body and face wash, because it doesn't dry out my skin. I use small amount of shampoo, like a teaspoon, and just focus on the scalp. It hardly foams. It frequently feels like I haven't shampooed at all when I rinse the shampoo out. I used Dr. Bronner's castile soap for awhile, and at first it was fine, then I noticed it was leaving soap scum in my hair.

For conditioner, I use Pantene for Straight Hair. It doesn't straighten my hair, but it does make it less frizzy than the curly version. It makes my hair fine, soft and shiny, I love it. I have really thick frizzy hair, so the finer it is, the better. I've tried Suave, VO5, Herbal Essences, and Willow Lake, but I hate the sticky feeling of them. And they don't seem to do anything to my hair. I use a large amount of conditioner, like a couple tablespoons, and completely coat my hair.

We're tight financially and I'd run out of shampoo so I casually added it to the regular shopping list.  Huge mistake!  Hub bought me some BIG and soft clear pastic bottle with 500ml of some purple stuff that cleans scalp okay but I'm not sure if it's any good for my hair.  Maybe I worry unnecesarily.  SENSE is what the "brand"/no brand is called.

I've been piling on the conditioner every day.  I have porous Asian hair that's prone to dryness.  I'm currently using some straight hair conditioner from Pantene and 3 times a week I use Schwarzkopf GLISS 1 minute intensive treatment.  

But now the supermarket is stocking an organic brand that's well known here in Denmark.  In fact it's so organic that it really smells a bit too herbal for most people's comfort but if it does less harm to my hair and since it's actually quite cheap, I may go that way from now on.  

I had bra length hair when I first joined this forum.  Then I had it cut to a mid neck bob at the end of December which I had trimmed twice, the last time being at the end of March.  It's now near the bottom of my neck and I hope it'll be shoulder length or a little longer at the end of the summer.   My hair's typical Mongolid Asian so it grows relatively fast.  Aprox. 2cm a month in the winter and a little more  in the summer so I'm not exactly devastated but it's taken some time to admit to myself that the asymmetrical bob with asymmetrical bangs was a huge mistake  Last time I had it corrected so that the sides are only slightly graduated and the back is all one length.  I posted about this on the Asian hair board.

From now on I'll try to take better care of it by avoiding hairdryer, styling products and I'm going organic or as close to organic as possible.  Urtekram is the brand I'll be trying.  I'll post back and let you know what I think of their shampoo and conditioner.

I walked into my regular salon and said I needed a leave-in conditioner because my hair misbehaves mid day no matter which conditioner I've used.  All the oiling and deep conditioning in the world has only slightly improved the problem.

When my hair was BSL it was heavy enough to hold itself down by the weight of my hair but now that it's shortish it's a nightmare and I fear that the mid length will be the worst.

She recommended Pure PACT ylang ylang conditioning mist which is a leave-in weightless conditioner for dry and damaged hair.  I use 3-4 spritzes and comb through my hair.  It's sadly costly because it's addictive and I love the fragrance!  The bottle is only 8,43 fl. oz. or 250ml so it won't go very far.  So I have to carefully choose the days I want to use it, days where it's important to look my best. 

I wish my hair could smell of ylang ylang every day.

Sakina wrote on May 18^th, 2008 at 9:42pm:


Thanks.  I wonder if I could find a neutral unscented leave-in conditioner and mix in some ylang ylang fragrance oil drops and then buy one of those flower spray things to spray it on?  Just a thought I had.

Welcome to Longlocks Kavebear!  I hope you will tell us more about yourself and your hair in the New Members section.

I use Pantene Pro-v beautiful lengths, and pantene pro-v nourishing mask deep conditioner. Then sometimes I use herbal essences degunkify clarifying shampoo

Hi!  I tried a smaple of Garnier Fructis once and I found it very harsh on my hair;even with the conditioner.  I definately didn't like and don't recommend it to anyone who wants to know what to try.
Always condition your hair.  There are so many benefits to it. Detangle,smooth,etc.
Try different shampoos and conditioners for your hair type.  Your hair will let you know what it likes and doesn't like!  Good luck!

hello and welcome!

 Glad we were able to help you out. Though you may not like it, yes, you definetly need to get your ends trimmed soon. When you have damage and split ends, the damage always travels up the hair shaft when not tended to and just gets larger and larger. The longer you wait the more hair you will have to cut off. So trim soon! Might I also link in the ultimate guide to growing long hair and keeping it healthy? (http://www.longlocks.com/how-to-grow-long-hair.htm) It's got some great tips on the exact same things you've been asking about. So good luck!
                   
                                -Jilayne  

My two cents...I always like to change to a different brand each time the one I am using is empty. Read something years ago saying this was a way to prevent buildup. Seems to work, my sister used to do the same thing.

My hair is fairly fine so I wash my scalp but only condition from about the neck down. I'm just finishing up with Suave Naturals - Fresh Mountain Strawberry and will be beginning with Pantene - Beautiful Lengths.

Used to use Johnson's Baby Shampoo and their separate Conditioner but haven't been able to find the conditioner for years. I always figured if it was safe for babies it would be safe for anyone.

Just a bit obsessive I suppose, but I have always used  products from the same line.

Another shampoo & conditioner that I liked and that seems to have disappeared was Breck. Anyone else old enough to remember the "Breck Girl"?