Let's OUT the Frauds!!!

[TaraDyan]

I'm sorry to say this, but Aveda Dry Remedy Conditioner ... 'twas not the remedy for my dry hair.

 

[caramelcutieinva]

wouldn't call these frauds but my hair laughs at these products

Herbal Essence products
Noodlehead
ORS Hair Mayo
Tressemme styling products
Garnier shampoos - makes my hair crisp ( It loves the leave ins though)
Bergamot grease
Gentle Treatment relaxer
Giovanni products
V05 shampoos and conditioners

 

[2themax]

Dr. Miracle's whole line!!!! Its pure crap to me.

Pink Lotion...I dont know if this has worked for some people, but it REALLY makes my hair feel like sand paper.

Totally agree! Nothing worked. Sure, the scalp, "tingled" but that was only due to the peppermint oil in it. It wasn't due to the hair growing!!! I was so mad that I wasted my money, time and hopes erplexed Never again!

 

[Bublin]

Profective breakfree Leave-in.
Its like gummy glue in a pot.
I can't believe anyone would re-purchase this.
Made my hair sticky as hell.

 

[crlsweetie912]

Profective breakfree Leave-in.
Its like gummy glue in a pot.
I can't believe anyone would re-purchase this.
Made my hair sticky as hell.

My hair loves Breakfree!

-Humectress UGH, no moisture at all
-rusk sensories smoother left my hair a sticky mess
-V05 conditioners my hair laughed at this stuff
-NTM mask,

 

[bluevalentine]

Seriously, from the consistency of that crap, you'd think somebody sneezed in the container.

ok, I'm shocked that the fraudiest of frauds hasn't been listed.

WILD GROWTH OIL

I been using it twice a week for 3+ years now and ain't nothing near wild growth happening. It is however, the only oil that doesn't just sit on my hair so it's a staple, but they know good and well they lied coming up with the name.

WGO is my stuff now! but i got to agree with you, the name is very misleading. no wild growth happened to me and i have been an avid user for about 2 years.

 

[MissTical]

Lady Velvet Relaxers!!!!!!!!!

 

[LilBrownied]

Burt Bee's More Moisture Raspberry and Brazilnut Shampoo and Conditioner...

The supposedly moisturizing shampoo left my (hour long coconut milk) prepoo'ed hair dry as hell and the conditioner did nothing about it. So I had to call in my reinforcements , NTM saved the day :hero:

You read my mind!! Before I found LHCF, I was trying to be all natural and stuff. I stood for it's dry-making and non-lathering *ish for too long!!

 

[Solitude]

Dr. Miracle's whole line!!!! Its pure crap to me.

Pink Lotion...I dont know if this has worked for some people, but it REALLY makes my hair feel like sand paper.

Dr Miracle's is crap, but Pink Moisturizer Lotion worked wonders on my hair back when I was younger and natural. It made my hair stay straight between being pressed and it also works on my niece's natural hair. Haven't used it in years though, because it is VERY heavy

 

[Solitude]

Anything geared specifically towards "black" hair or is commonly found in your local BSS. The only exception (for me -- I know some people hate it) is CON shampoo, green bottle. It really leaves my hair feeling nice and moisturized though I'm sure it's loaded with crap.

Sadly, this is sooo true. I went to the BSS today and just walked around looking at all that crap. All I bought was a brush and a satin scarf. After finding LHCF, I just couldn't do it to myself!

Biggest fraud: Soft & Beautiful

 

[poookie]

motions hairdress = broke my hair OFF.

optimum's entire line. the whole thing. the bodifying relaxer did not process my hair at all; the oil therapy line is very drying and does nothing for my hair... all it does is add grease, and weigh the hair down.

 

[Solitude]

which relaxer is best?

IMO, Phyto Specific is the BEST. The first clue?? THEY DON'T SELL IT AT THE BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE!

http://www.phyto-usa.com/products.asp

 

[tocktick]

What about that African Pride line? Or African Royale? Those products are a bunch of ish!

i think this brand makes a shea butter creme that is just f'ing disgusting! singularly the worst product that i have ever used.

ors carrot oil - made my hair feel weird and kind of filmy.

 

[krikit96]

What about the Doo Gro line? Anybody? I am obviously gonna have to go on ebay and find this MegaTek stuff, but Doo Gro is so much more accessible... Anyone have any input on Doo Gro?

 

[SmartyPants]

Softsheen Carson Optimum Oil Conditioner--STAY AWAY!!!! 5 months and NUMEROUS deep conditions, steam treatments, co washes, hardcore proteins, light proteins, clarifyings and chelatings later, my hair is STILL effed up. My texture changed (for the worse) my hair is dull and BREAKING! The breakage won't freakin stop! It all happened after I used this devil in a yellow tube.

Stay away from that crap! When you see it in the store, knock it off the shelves, cover your hair and RUN for dear life!!!!

Softsheen needs an ass-kickin' over this one. I don't know what else they put in that bottle, but it made suds when I put the "Oil" on my hair. I threw it away after one use!

 

[sylver2]

PERM REPAIR
INFUSIUM anything
KEMI OYL
PANTENE SHAMPOO
CHI SILK INFUSION

 

[yokoyokogirl]

Anything by Motions
Kemi-oyl
Anything by Pantene
and John Frieda was also bad for me...

My mom always used the old huge jar of Blue Magic to press and put in my wet hair as a kid. I hate that stuff now due to bad memories.

I really really really wanted Rio when I was younger but mom didn't let me get it...luck for me, they came out with the fraud not long after.

 

[cocoaluv]

PERM REPAIR
INFUSIUM anything
KEMI OYL
PANTENE SHAMPOO
CHI SILK INFUSION

Question whats wrong with Chi Silk INfusion?

 

[envybeauty]

clutch your pearls ladies:

CON shampoo

That crap did nothing for my hair. No slip nada. Dried me out. I poured it out and used it like hand soap



All others have already been outed (motions, infusium, optimum)

 

[ebonimama]

Queen Helene's Cholestral as a deep conditioner does absolutely nothing for my hair.

 

[Chasity]

Carol's Daughter Products..All that I have used from the Rosemary Sea Moss Shampoo to the Hair Balm is a Mess!!! I wasted my money but I do like the Mimosa Hair Honey...And I agree with everyone concerning the Perm Repair, I used that back in the day and it did not repair my perm but it did break off my ends!!

 

[dcprdiva]

Pink Lotion is just a waste of matter
Carol's Daughter Hair Milk - poured down the toilet!
Aqua Net Hair Spray from back in the day -- LOL!!!
Mizani Botanoil - Makes my scalp cakey like frosting!!!

KeraCare Hair Spray - yuck -doesn't work - I don't use much hair spray, but when I do, I use Aveda -its the bomb - not sticky!!

 

[Amerie123]

i would definitely, definitely have to agree with all of you who say NOOOOO to:

Dr. Miracle's whole line, and Pink oil. Ugh, ladies, don't do it, do not buy these things. Dr. Miracle and Pink oil made my hair dry and just left a nasty texture.

 

[sillygirl82]

Luster's Pink Oil!! Just nasty.
DooGro: made me break out.
Black and Sassy: too greasy and just sits on the hair.
Carol's Daughter Hair Balm: too thick and just sits on hair.

I agree with the part about most products directed toward black women. It's like they want our hair to fall out. What are they thinking when they are concocting that crap in their labs?

 

[Jade Feria]

Any product for which the name is misspelled on purpose (I refuse to buy those):
Doo Grow
Softee gels
Don't-B-Bald

Pink Oil Moisturizer
All Dax Products
Hollywood Beauty Oils
A large majority of products "made for Black hair", then have petroleum, mineral oil, and alcohol as the first ingredients

 

[sylver2]

Question whats wrong with Chi Silk INfusion?

i tried every which way..on my hair, daughters hair. nothing. expensive bottle of crap sitting under sink.

 

[angelbaby]

which relaxer is best?

Strangely enough it's a cheap one. The Silk Elements has done wonders for my hair. My hair stays soft, it doesn't revert, it has has stopped falling out. I also have little breakage. My hair is finally at a point where it's past my armpits, even, and not see through. I have been trying to get my hair to this point for years. Growing my hair long has never been a problem. Growing my hair long, even, and thick has been a problem, but not anymore. The Silk Elements made all the difference in the world for my hair. I'm just lucky that the products that end up working so well for me are so inexpensive and relatively easy to find.

 

[The Princess]

Softsheen Carson Optimum Oil Conditioner--STAY AWAY!!!! 5 months and NUMEROUS deep conditions, steam treatments, co washes, hardcore proteins, light proteins, clarifyings and chelatings later, my hair is STILL effed up. My texture changed (for the worse) my hair is dull and BREAKING! The breakage won't freakin stop! It all happened after I used this devil in a yellow tube.

Stay away from that crap! When you see it in the store, knock it off the shelves, cover your hair and RUN for dear life!!!!

I can agree with you on this one. I bought it and used it once, geez my scalp was itching and burning and made my hair glued to my scalp. I threw it out and use the bottle for my aloe vera gel. Much better.

 

[The Princess]

Carol's Daughter Products..All that I have used from the Rosemary Sea Moss Shampoo to the Hair Balm is a Mess!!! I wasted my money but I do like the Mimosa Hair Honey...And I agree with everyone concerning the Perm Repair, I used that back in the day and it did not repair my perm but it did break off my ends!!

The same shampoo you are referring to, dreadlock my hair and left it hard, and tangles, the leave in conditioner just looked at it, and asked me, what do you want me to do, cause it didn't detange anything. I had to re wash my hair with CON.

 

[The Princess]

i think this brand makes a shea butter creme that is just f'ing disgusting! singularly the worst product that i have ever used.

ors carrot oil - made my hair feel weird and kind of filmy.

ORS Carrot Oil, flakes on me and just felt wet. When dry it left spots in my head, not good, after I took my scarf off to go to work, I had to spend another 10 mins, just to get this stuff out my head.