what was your worst hair product??

[topnotch1010]

-Raw shea butter.....I dont see how a butter can make your hair super oily and dry at the same time

nono: RIGHT!

 

[CA*Nappy]

Hawaiian Silky 14 n 1
BB Pink Lotion
ORS Moisturizing Lotion=greasy no moisture
Cantu Moisturizing Lotion=greasy no moisture

I find that I have to mix products to get them to act right, but these products do not even play well others!

 

[AHeadOfCoils]

Hawaiian silky 14in1
EVOO by itself. It has to be mixed

 

[Mad Scientist]

ORS Olive Oil Hair Lotion
Cantu Shea Butter
Miss Jessie's Curl products
Queen Helene's Hair Cholesterol

 

[PearlyCurly]

nono: RIGHT!

i hate shea butter, i do not get the hype about it at all. Its smells like nutty play-doh and is oily like grease!

I also hate..

Kinky Curly KC- i didnt get the hype w/ this either. made my hair feel like a sticky hard shell. it made my hair look like a jerri curl.
Most cholesterol conditioners-
Most shampoos- i love to wash my hair but every "Moisturizing" shampoo i have tried all have left my hair dry.

 

[kittykhat]

Aussie 3 minute miracle!!! That stuff made my hair a hard mess! Never again.

 

[loshed]

Burt's Bees conditioner is a lie. I've never before or since had a conditioner do less conditioning. I couldn't detangle with it and then when I washed it out my hair felt like straw. Also, back before I knew to just go for straight up glycerin and water I tried to use Sta Sof Fro and the smell about killed me.

 

[Tiye]

I am very surprised no one said perm....

but that isn't mine. Mine is tresemme 4+4 revitalizing conditioner... I used it up hoping that if I found the right way to use it, or if I used it with a some type of other balancing product/ingredient it would be decent, but it never worked well for me.

My worst was Dark & Lovely relaxer. This was my first relaxer - senior year of hs. Hair broke right off. Never touched used this product again.

I also don't like most drug store hair products. I know that makes me sound like a snob but it isn't unfounded prejudice - I've tried just about all of them.

 

[drappedup]

Queen Helene's Hair Cholesterol and Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner. Both really, really, really hated my hair. Really.

 

[Kneechay]

Gentle Treatment Relaxer ...or any relaxer for that matter

I used a lot of other brands too, but I discovered my hair was just too fine for perms. Furthermore, my hair and scalp remained dry all the time. I think even now with knowledge of relaxed hair care, my hair would just be too thin-looking for a relaxer.

 

[ycj1]

Chemicals! Period, whether a relaxer or texturizer

 

[sithembile]

1. Jason's Sea Kelp Conditioner
2. Shea Butter
3. glycerin (at the top of the ingredients list)
4. oils (except for castor oil and camellia oil)

I'm really surprised, I love all the above!

luster's pink lotion. it was just bad. and thats before the new scent came out. it smelled but i thought it was the best thing ever.

Pink lotion was awful. The more you added, the more you needed, it was so greasy, wet and drying at the same time.

I also hate:
Dax greases
Olive oil
Dr Organics shampoos
ORS carrot oil
Elasta mango butter

 

[ycj1]

ummmm...Castor Oil.
Only because I was allergic and sick for days.
I didn't even know someone could be allergic but I DC'd with steam and it went into my pores and O.M.G. I have never been so sick I get the shakes just thinking about it.

I know I should not laugh, but girl you had me cracking up!

 

[ycj1]

I will look into the Veggie glycerin! Thanks! My face and hands were pretty ugly but my neck was fine. It was the awful nausea and stomach cramping that got me. It felt the way you do with heat stroke or sea sickness. I have a few food allergy and some rare ones but I never even thought about it before using it. Then my mom tells me "Oh yea your Grandma gave you some when you were little and you got so sick it scared us." Geee thanks for coming late to the party there Ma!

Girl you need to stop it already! You are too comical for words!

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

CON Lemongrass and Rosemary Leave-in Moisturizer- ooh this stuff was horrible! it was like i put glue in my hair. it immediately tangled and stuck together. i returned it to Sally's and they were very nice about giving me a refund or letting me pick something else.

most cholesterols on my natural hair- cholesterols are alright on my relaxed hair. on natural hair, they suck! most of them are WAY too thick; i have to spend too much time trying to wash that stuff out. they don't moisturize my hair either. its a waste of time. the only one that works is Lustrasilk Shea and Mango.

IC Fantasia Polisher- that ish don't work. ♥

 

[NIN4eva]

Organix Coconut Conditioner
Suave Conditioners
Anything by Burt's Bees - This line was the worst
The Cricket Silkcomb - It's like it's made to break hair. I threw it across the room I was so afraid of it.
S Curl - I hated everything about it.
Chi Silk Infusion - I love the smell, but it gives me hardly any shine and leaves my hair feeling coated.
Newer Garnier products

 

[Salsarisma]

Organix Coconut Conditioner
Suave Conditioners
Anything by Burt's Bees - This line was the worst
The Cricket Silkcomb - It's like it's made to break hair. I threw it across the room I was so afraid of it.
S Curl - I hated everything about it.
Chi Silk Infusion - I love the smell, but it gives me hardly any shine and leaves my hair feeling coated.
Newer Garnier products

Amen on the Burt's Bees...but I do like their Avocado Butter Pre-Shampoo treatment.

 

[NicBenny]

The following products didn't agree with me:

-Motions Relaxer - Mild (hated it, made my hair very stiff);
-Affirm Relaxer - Mild (too strong for my hair); and
-Relaxers in general.

I use Burt's Bees face cleansers and creams and I love them. I'm surprised at the responses re: their hair products (though I never tried).

 

[loonggood]

Amen on the Burt's Bees...but I do like their Avocado Butter Pre-Shampoo treatment.

Totally recommended for People with Thick, Curly, or Course hair... It actually works better as a leave in conditioner/styling aide.

 

[Tangles]

Last year or maybe 08, I tried this stuff from Hair Rules that claims to give any natural hair type defined curls Well, after I applied it, look at my hair and immediately felt dumb for trying it. Not only did it not define my coils, but my hair starting coming out in clumps after I rinsed it out.

 

[afrikurl]

The worst product I used was Doo Gro stimulating growth oil....it gave no growth and left my hair a hot greasy mess plus it contained mineral oil. It didn't give me a setback but I could have bought something better like natural oils

this is what I gonna put. I don't know if this is the exact name but it was an oil moisturizer. After Pinks reformulated and put more mineral oil I went searching for a replacement. this was even worse. dry, geasy, staw hair. This was before the hair boards but I still new it wasn't right

 

[PJaye]

You have such a list - what actually work for you? I ask because you have some products on the list that LHCF members rave about (i.e. Coconut oil, Silicon Mix, Elasta QP, among others).

I know, which is why I now view product raves with a somewhat jaundiced eye. erplexed

What has proven to work for me, (work = nondrying and does not produce hard, tangled hair) is Biolage Ultra Hydrating Balm, Tigi Bed Head Moisture Manic, Lustrasilk Aloe Vera Cholesterol, Paul Mitchell's The Conditioner and Skala Shea Butter Conditioner, in addition to EVOO and castor oil.

 

[**SaSSy**]

All of the products from the ORS line, and since transitioning heavy protein.

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

I know, which is why I now view product raves with a somewhat jaundiced eye. erplexed

What has proven to work for me, (work = nondrying and does not produce hard, tangled hair) is Biolage Ultra Hydrating Balm, Tigi Bed Head Moisture Manic, Lustrasilk Aloe Vera Cholesterol, Paul Mitchell's The Conditioner and Skala Shea Butter Conditioner, in addition to EVOO and castor oil.

this is all stuff i've heard nothing but great things about. i want to try them, except for the Skala. ♥

 

[raushana2478]

Pantene relaxed and natural; the worst breakage central; they should inform the consumer that this product has protien and is not to be used daily/ weekly.

 

[SherylsTresses]

Hard core protein

 

[maxineshaw]

Hair gel of any kind. That goes for aloe vera as well. My hair does not like it at all.

 

[NicBenny]

I know, which is why I now view product raves with a somewhat jaundiced eye. erplexed




I try to use products that are recommended by women that share the same hair type as me. I guess my logic is what works for their hair should work for mine, with minor exceptions of course.

Of your list, I've only tried the Biolage Ultra Hydrating Balm and it is really good - I loved it. I may circle back in the near future, after I finish evaluating some of my current products.

 

[NicBenny]

Pantene relaxed and natural; the worst breakage central; they should inform the consumer that this product has protien and is not to be used daily/ weekly.

One friend, a former LHCF member, recommended this product and my stylist was like: , no good for your hair. She refused to use it. Needless to say, my friend got free Pantene products.

 

[lovenharmony]

Anything by Carols Daughter! Those products are so expensive and did nothing for my hair but make it smell like I put perfume on it!