What Discontinued Products Are You Upset About?

mz.rae said:
I was just thinking about Silken Child!! I use to love that moisturizer! I remember when they discontinued it the first time and there was such an uproar about it they brought it back.
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Girl, it was AMAZING and a great price. They discontinued it, reformulated it, and put it back on the shelves. I was SO excited when I saw that they were reselling it. Bought 5 bottles, tried it and it was complete garbage. I was halfway through moisturizing and sealing my hair, stopped, grabbed all 5 bottles and the receipt and took that crap back to the store.
 
This thread makes me sad. I love a great cheap and effective product, but I've seen so many products that I love be reformulated, then having to either stockpile or find something new. And it's getting harder and harder to find cheap and effective products. They changed my beloved S-Curl, African Pride Braid spray which used to be so damn good, and CON Argan Oil which was one of the best moisturizing shampoos out there and it was only 5 dollars, you can't find top knotch products for that price.

I think part of the reason for the formula changes is that these companies are jumping on the anti-cone, anti-paraben movement, commercializing their products and ruining products that have been great for years and built a fan base
 
Prettymetty said:
Nioxin vitamins
Cream of Nature detangling shampo
Long term relationship leave in
Nexxus sleek memory heat spray
If I think of anything else I'll add it to the list
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Nexxus Emergencee changed the formula like 3 times. It just doesn't work the same now.

Chi silk infusion changed their formula also removing the dye. Other than that it seems to work the same.
 
• OGX Awapuhi Ginger Dry Styling Oil
• Creme of Nature Argan Oil Moisture & Shine Shampoo

^ Pretty sure OGX discontinued the product, it was one of my fav serums. I have backups but this one was the cheapest and had protein. The packaging sucked though so I always decanted it. As for CoN, I don't use it anymore but I don't understand whyyyyyy they had to change the ingredients, the new formula isn't bad but not as great as the old.
 
MileHighDiva said:
New Era: The entire line is no longer available. I've been able to recover from this by using certain Joico products.

Soft Sheen: Miss Cool Setting Lotion :sad:

Silk Dreams: Creme de la Silk :angry2: and Nourish Oil (on hold due to jojoba prices) I have not recovered from CDLS being discontinued.

If anyone has any that they're not using I'll buy it from you.

I'm hoarding what I have left for special occasions. My hair thrives with CDLS! I may have to break down and buy some hydrolyzed silk and whip into something else to try to recreate it (not sure if this would work). I keep buying other stuff trying to replace it and nothing compares :cry:

Nexxus: It looks like they've reformulated Emergencee again. I have not looked at the new ingredients yet, but if it doesn't have hydrolyzed elastin anymore, I'll absolutely lose it.

Keracare: Super Reconstructor used to be a dupe for Emergencee. @ronie informed me that it no longer has hydrolyzed elastin in it. :nono:

I highly recommend that you have items you love in each category from at least 2-3 lines. This will help you avoid a CATASTROPHE when something is reformulated and/or discontinued, :yep:
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Most definitely!
 
Keracare's HUMECTO condish
Nexxus Humectress
Why did they have to mess with perfection?!!! There are too many to list actually for me. What I really hate is vendors just disappearing, when the products they made was fabulous ! Like Spiral Solutions. It was an amazing line and she just decided to stop producing products. I don't thing smaller businesses realize how important they are to us. There are many products from small operations that are superior to ones found in mass retailers.
 
fatimablush said:
Ellin Lavar Conditioning Balm- i used that when i first went natural a few
years ago. my hair loved it. i didn't have any problems. none at all. i used it
as a leave in and styler.

Miss Cool. Perfect roller sets whether i was
natural or relaxed. i know that was years ago
but i am still mad.

Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm-changed formula

Herbal Essences -Break No More. my natural hair loved that and my
hair didn't break off
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YEAh!!! Ellin Lavar Conditioning Balm was AWESOME <3 Jeez! What happened? Sometimes, I just want to say to vendors, "If you're gonna make my hair feel happy for a few months, then disappear, don't even bother comin' on the scene!" It's just upsetting...
 
Like Donkey says in Shrek The Movie...."I need a hug."

@IDareT'sHair I'll have to compile a list but CON Green bottle shampoo, Breakthru Conditioner, Mixed Silk Leave in, Wella Cholestral concentrate, Keracare Humecto, Redken Climatress , Aveda Sapmoss, Spiral Solutions Decadence conditioner, Ouidad ORIGINAL Deep Treatment,Nexxus Humectress, Nexxus Botanoil . The list goes on...
 
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I was able to purchase the rest of Purabody Naturals, now known as Amazon Rain's Mango & Tea Scalp Butter.

It's a winter HG for me to help with the itchies.

I think she is 'undecided' whether she will be bringing it back.

I'm just glad she had a couple 'left over' jars she was willing to sell me. I only had x1 left in my Stash that I've been holding on to for dear life.

This is/was the perfect light-weight blend with just the right amount of Tea-Tree Oil to combat dry and itchy scalp.

Unfortunately, I only have use for it in the Winter.

I should convo her and talk to her amount making it a "Seasonal" item. (I think I will).:look:
 
Ajna said:
Reformulated
Aubrey Organics GPB protein conditioner
Taliah waajid mist bodifier
All things Carols Daughter - that mess that is now saddens me she was the bomb way way back
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:nono: It is tragic what they've done to this product. Before they messed with it this was the best conditioner on the market, IMHO.
 
@PJaye

I asked Amazon Rain to possibly bring back Chocolate Hair Smoothie and Mango & Tea Scalp Butter as Seasonal Items.:look:

I just went on the Amazon Rain site. Not a good look. And it is so limited and sterile.:ohwell:
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@Kalani

Still holding on to x1 little pitiful bottle of the original formula. Need to use it before it goes bad.
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I'm so mad I didn't know about this change ahead of time so I could've bought up as many bottles of old formula I could find. I went on a search for any old bottles still being sold on Amazon and Ebay but was not successful. :(
 
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