wild_sasparilla

I saw someone mention on here awhile ago that Herbal Essences was re-releasing their old scents and packaging sans silicone and sulfates, and I actually saw some of them at my Target. The conditioner had a special "0% sulfates" tag on it and the shampoo had a "0% silicone" tag. I found that odd, considering you wouldn't be worrying about a conditioner having sulfates, so I checked the ingredients and saw just from a quick glance the conditioner had a -xane toward the top and the shampoo had SLS. I didn't keep reading to see how many more were in there. Careful, curlies - these Herbal Essences reformulations aren't good for CGers.

So shady using the silicone/sulfate-free buzz words and selling sulfate shampoos with no silicone and silicone conditioners with no sulfates. SMH, Herbal Essences. SMH.

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Aqua_Lily

Thanks for sharing. Lol, the shampoo sounds like a conditioner and the conditioner sounds like a shampoo!!

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M MP HE HD (med texture, med porosity, high elasticity, high density)

HG products:
Lo-poo: Nature's Gate CR
CW: Elvive Volume Collagen
RO: EO Keratin conditioner
LI: Elvive Volume Collagen, KCKT
Sealer: grapeseed oil
Style: Kiss My Face gel, Studioline MineralFX gel
PT: own recipe
Hair growth stim.: JBCO with EVCO

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Houseofcurls

Dang!!! I have always loves the old HE and was planning on trying it out!thanks for the info, I'll skip it now.

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Wife to a 3c Curly Guy
Mom to a straight and a curly.

"The Longer the Hair, the Bigger the Blob."

Porous, very dense but fine hair. Medium everything else.
CoWash: Trader Joes TTT
RO: SM Gold label condish
LI: Tresemee
Home Made FSG, followed by SM Smoothie, Plop, then AG Curl trigger, and diffuse. Finish with SM Hold and Shine spray.
Always wash upside down.

Geek_Chic

Right there with you Houseofcurls! The old HE line smelled amazing, and I was looking forward to trying it. So disappointing to see the actual ingredients lists. Cyclopentasiloxane and Dimethicone in the conditioner? No thank you. And sulfates in the shampoo? Just no.

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2c /3a F /Mii, low porosity

Spring Products /Routine:
Clarifying: ACV rinses
Low Poo: Renpure Argan Oil
Co-washes: VO5 Kiwi Lime, Suave Naturals Tropical Coconut
RO: VO5 KLS or Shea Cashmere, Renpure Brazilian Keratin, Renpure Argan (old formula), Cure Care, SNTC
LI (if needed): Renpure Argan, GFBB, RBKSC
Stylers: AIF, HESMU, got2b playful pomade
PT: IAGirl's (every 2 weeks or as needed)

Wurly_Girl

A while ago i read that companies sometimes use SLS in conditioners as preservative (in fact if present, it is among the last positions of the INCI, so in small quantities).
Anyway i'd never buy such a condish

Often they put the 'No SLES' label on the shampoo bottles, but if you read the INCI name you can find another kind of sulfate (i.e. ammonium or coceth laureth sulfate).

Here in Italy it's difficult to find a 'No Sulfate' shampoo in the supermarkets, unless you check the newborn stuff shelf or the biological one

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Curl Pattern: 2c-3a
Porosity: medium
Density: thin
Width: fine-medium
Lenght: short (above ears), last haircut 1/25/2013

Routine: modified CG
CW: cone free and protein free conditioners
DT: homemade sheabutter hair creme /Hydraderm sheabutter hair mask
Styling before diffusing (winter)/airdry (summer): light condish first, then FSG/hydrolized keratin spray first, blowdry for a few minutes then light conditioner and FSG
Once a month: henna, amla treatment

Raquel26

I miss the old HE line. could never find a replacement for it.

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2 months into this... Still experimenting...
Sporadic shampoo (usually 1 to 2 times a week): Kinky Curly Come Clean
Co-wash or Rinse Out (in rotation): Suave clean breeze, V05 Strawberries & Cream, Tresseme naturals
Leave in: CHS Curl Keeper, or Coconut oil
Style: LA Looks Gel (the blue one), GF curl shaping spray gel

Raquel26

Thanks for the heads up by the way.

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2 months into this... Still experimenting...
Sporadic shampoo (usually 1 to 2 times a week): Kinky Curly Come Clean
Co-wash or Rinse Out (in rotation): Suave clean breeze, V05 Strawberries & Cream, Tresseme naturals
Leave in: CHS Curl Keeper, or Coconut oil
Style: LA Looks Gel (the blue one), GF curl shaping spray gel