I used to use CON long ago when I freshly relaxed my hair again in college after having a texturizer. I remember liking it and my hair did pretty well. This was around 10 yrs. ago.
When I began my haircare health journey last spring, I remember CON and decided to return to it only to find that they had a new look and (consequently, I thought) a new formula. But I bought it anyway. A huge bottle. After a few weeks of using it, I decided to pep it up by adding a generous helping of JBCO and some peppermint EO to it. Its been great.
A few weeks ago while traveling I went to a BSS and stumbled across the old formula (green label) and bought all they had b/c I read on the board how much better the old formula is than the new. To my surprise, the old formula leaves my hair feeling drier (almost stripped?) than the new formula. True, I doctored up the new formula, but once I did it is EXTREMELY moisturizing and stimulating (lurve that peppermint oil) and my go to shampoo.
I say that to say this: don't give up on the new CON just yet. The formula is slightly different but IMO it is better, especially after adding the oils. You might just like it. i love it. Now I have to doctor up all my bottles of the old formula just to try to get the slip I have of the new formula