How Important Is The Smell Of Hair Care Products To You?

[darlingdiva]

I just stepped out of the thread about the products that you would never buy again on your life, and I noticed that some of the comments were regarding the smell of the products. It got me to thinking about just how important a product's smell really is.

If a pre-poo, shampoo, conditioner or deep conditioner doesn't smell the best, I'd still use it because I know that I'd be rinsing my hair afterward & applying my leave-in, moisturizer & oil. However, if a leave-in, moisturizer or oil didn't smell that pleasant, I couldn't use it b/c those are some of the final things that go on my hair (it's the reason I didn't buy the Tui leave-in).

So, just how important is a product's smell to you? Is it just as important (or more so) as the product's effectiveness?

 

[sillygirl82]

I'm the same as you. If the products get rinsed out, I'm indifferent to smell. It is a leave-in or daily use product, it has to smell nice or be scentless. Otherwise, I'd be nauseated.

 

[jerseyjill]

It's important to me because I have a weak stomach. I love the smell of my Fermodyl 619 leave in tx. It's light and fresh, not overpowering.

 

[MizzCoco]

I agree. if its gettin rinsed out I don't care, but if it stays, its gotta be something pleasant!

 

[mzcris]

well smell is important to me even if i am going to rinse it out. if someone told me about a product that is guaranteed to grow my hair BSL and it smelled bad...i still would not use it

 

[Queen_Earth]

I don't have the ability to smell so not important at all

 

[caribeandiva]

If it stinks I won't use it for long even if i get great growth from it.

 

[pringe]

i have a strong stomach so i can take most smells but excuse my language, if it smells like ***, its not going on my head.

 

[DaPPeR]

It plays a major part in what I use. I'm always in the BSS lifting tops to smell a product. Last night, I passed on buying the new Pantene Nature Fusion Condish with Cassia because I was not fond of the fragrance.

 

[Poranges]

I don't really care, I'll take anything for my hair....I mean JBCO literally smells like something unnatural, just super gross, but yet I use it anyway because it benefits my hair, which is the most important thing to me because 1-2 years from now when I'm swinging it I won't regret using those stinky, gross products.

 

[SouthernTease]

It could make or break a product for me. If it works well and it smells too sweet or maybe even foul --I won't use it. I rather use something that just works aiight that has a smell I can tolerate.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Since I make most of my own stuff now.... I don't care about smell - I care if it WORKS.

 

[RedVelvet310]

It's pretty important. I either like the CLEAN SMELL or a fresh, flowery, perfumey smell. Even the shampoos and the DCs have to smell good . I don't really care for the pre-poo. I've started using coconut oil & kitchen mayo.. (THANKS TATIMZPRETTY!) and by the time I'm done you CANNOT smell the mayo. So for me everything else has to smell nice

 

[DozenRoses99]

I'm very sensitive to a lot of smells, but if the smell of the rinse out product does not linger then it's ok. However, i prefer a leave-in product with a light, non-flowery scent or no scent at all.

 

[Lady S]

It's only important if it's really strong or really stinky. I had to toss sulfer 8 because the smell was too much for me. If the scent is so strong that I feel like I'm being punched in the face, it's not worth it.

 

[darlingdiva]

OMG!!! You took it back with Sulfur 8. My mother used to grease my scalp with that stuff when I was younger. That stuff does have a strong smell that lingers. Imagine walking around in ninety-degree weather, smelling Sulfur 8 every time the wind decided to blow. I don't have to imagine it b/c that's what used to actually happen to me.

 

[GeorgiaCutie]

It's very important.The only thing that I use that stinks is the Aphogee Hardcore Protein and that's because it works.Other that than, I like for all of my other products to smell good.I'm really sensitive to smells and I will not use a stinky product unless it works, and I mean really works.I love for my conditoners to smell good because the scent of them will stay in my hair for a few days after washing.

 

[lilsparkle825]

There are sooo many products that I can't use because of the smell. Megatek, Kenra MC, VO5 tropical coconut, and so many others are about to get chucked because of that very issue, even though I love them to death. I prefer my Spectrum coconut oil, the GVP leave-in and conditioning balm, things like that because they don't have a smell.

Now on the other hand...i love love love the organix smells! that vanilla silk...ohhh my g.

 

[baddison]

Smell is VERY important to me. If the product smells like and has my stomach turned upside down, then I don't care what its benefits are, or how good its supposed to be, I'm not using it!!