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My Giovanni Direct Leave-in Isn't Being Direct With Me

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You guys, it's acting weird now.

I ran out of the leave-in at the end of the summer, so I started using Paul Mitchell's The Conditioner as a leave-in (good buy). Well after I completed that bottle, I went back to Giovanni Leave-in (I had gotten a new bottle already).

The first thing I noticed was the difference in consistency. It's very very very very thick. The past 2 bottles I've gone through were more runny (I actually liked it). Well I looked past the thickness of this new bottle and rubbed it in my palms where it got thinner. When applying it to my hair, it felt a bit different. It still moisturized, but it didn't really feel like I applied anything...weird, I know.

Next, I applied my usual castor oil, and it didn't glide on (even after emulsifying it in my hands w/ water like I usually do) like it used to.

That was the first time (like during the Thanksgiving holiday). I just took out my twists yesterday and did a co-wash today and repeated the process with the Giovanni. The same thing happened again.

My hair is almost dry, and it's more "cottony" than usual, especially the crown.

I tried to look at the ingredients, but they looked the same as the other bottles I've had. I guess I may have to buy Paul Mitchell again.

*cries*
 
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Hummm..... Do you think you have any product build up? If not, maybe you need a break from it. I have to do that with some products sometimes.
 
Hummm..... Do you think you have any product build up? If not, maybe you need a break from it. I have to do that with some products sometimes.

I clarified and deep conditioned after taking out my twists, so I know it's not product build-up.

Maybe I do need to take a break from it.

:: sings Boyz II Men, It's So Hard to Say Goodbye ::
 
Giovanni Direct stopped working for me too.
I replaced it with Rusk Sensories Smoothers leave in and so far the results are great.
 
:ignore:I can't hear you! :huh::eek:
I just bought this the day before Thanksgiving & I'm in love. (Was even about to indulge in PJism & buy the bigger size from massage warehouse) I would hate to think that we might have to one day break up. For now I'm going to keep my :crossfingers:. :yep:
 
Same thing happened to me :nono:. All of a sudden ALL my Giovanni products stopped working after being so great. I have the poo, con and direct leave in. I had such a bad experience with them, that I've retired the entire line to the pj graveyard.
 
That's funny, cause I had the opposite experience with Giovanni Direct Leave-in.

I got some months ago since everyone was raving about it, used it twice (once airdrying and once blowdrying) and I hated it! I gave it up in favor of my PM daily moisture conditioner for airdrying.

Today I picked the Giovanni back up to use in my rollerset and I love it! It left my hair so soft and smooth.
 
This might be normal for natural products try to have another natural back up. I know with regualar products my hairdresser always switch off with me after 6 months to something else than we go back to the orginal. So, we rotate between two and sometimes 3 staples.
 
I am a little more intrigued with the consistency and appearance of the product changing than the results. Any chance you could have recieved a bootleg or expired bottled? A few months ago I saw a news report on bootleg Trojan condoms. Anything, including a mild mannered Leave In conditioner is fair game for bootlegging
 
I am a little more intrigued with the consistency and appearance of the product changing than the results. Any chance you could have recieved a bootleg or expired bottled? A few months ago I saw a news report on bootleg Trojan condoms. Anything, including a mild mannered Leave In conditioner is fair game for bootlegging

Maybe it could have been expired, I'm not sure. I bought it from my usual place, Wild Oats (which has now changed into Whole Foods).
 
That's funny, cause I had the opposite experience with Giovanni Direct Leave-in.

I got some months ago since everyone was raving about it, used it twice (once airdrying and once blowdrying) and I hated it! I gave it up in favor of my PM daily moisture conditioner for airdrying.

Today I picked the Giovanni back up to use in my rollerset and I love it! It left my hair so soft and smooth.

I first tried the Giovanni leave-in when I had relaxed hair, but I hated it. I got a refund for it. After doing the BC, I then decided to repurchase and try it again. It worked wonderfully!

But now it's just :nono:.
 
I've noticed that the design on the bottle is different yesterday. I think they are going through a formula change.

I saw on some website the new bottle design, but I have yet to see the new design in stores. Maybe they changed the formula first.
 
Ok, now I'm getting confused.

I just co-washed with my usual V05, but afterwards I used a different leave-in (Qhemet's Olive Detangler) and my usual Castor Oil. My hair did the same thing. My hair is just extra fluffy (it even felt like it when I was co-washing in the shower).

The only thing different I did to my regimen lately was do a hot oil treatment w/ Vatika Oil.

I don't know if having my hair in twists for 10 days has anything to do with how my hair is acting now or not.

Don't get me wrong, after doing my co-wash/moisturize/seal routine, my hair still remains very soft....it's just really fluffy and cottony/cloud-like...which isn't a bad thing. I just find it odd that my hair has all of a sudden switched up on me.
 
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