I Had Such High Hopes: Hair Products That Looked Good But Didn’t Produce Results

May 10th, 2012 - By Jazmine Denise Rogers

I have come to terms with the fact that I am a hair product junkie. Just as a child in a toy store, if I see it I want it. I also happen to be really big sucker for great marketing, product branding, and packaging. I absolutely love a well put together product, but after a few poor experiences I had to stop and ask myself “What good is a great looking product if the contents inside are sub par?” That’s like dressing up in all of the best athletic gear, going to the basketball court and not knowing how to play or dressing up in your best chef’s ensemble and not being able to cook. It just doesn’t make sense.

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  • Candacey Doris

    I actually love the Cantu shea butter products. It makes your hair very soft an moisturizes well. But the problem is that your hair is now so soft it will not hold a style well. I only use it at my now natural roots.

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  • Msmykimoto2u

    If you are not going to go with the 100% ingredient items such as aloe vera, VOO, shea butter, jojoba oil, coconut oil, castor, etc, go with products whose first ingredients is water. What alot of ppl dont realize is the best moisturizer for our hair is water so using water based products instead of petrolatum/mineral oil which only coats the hair follicle instead of penertrating it, are the best kinds. Also try to avoid shampoos and conditioners with sulfates and silicones and honestly the best things to use on your hair are most likely right inside your kitchen. =)

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  • roo08

    i educated myself about ingredients and also paid attention to what my hair likes and hates…it’s much harder when you are dealing with products with 5,000 ingredients because you just have to take the plunge and try each products. I know my hair HATES coconut oil and that proteins make it hard (WHY does every conditioner marketed toward natural hair have protein or coconut oil DANG) so I know to avoid both…

  • Dsingleton1107

    Anybody ever tried Alter Ego garlic mask?

  • Vanaeabigail

    I like herbal essences shampoo and conditioner, especially the conditioner that adds moisture! Makes my hair nice n clean and moisturized!

  • KamJos

    I can write a whole post about this but at the end of the day it’s this. The VAST majority of products are crap with crap ingredients. It’s all about the ingredients. I’m a habitual ingredient reader and can usually tell when a product is likely to be crap. Saved me a ton of money. The main products that I use are pure vitamin E oil, pure lanolin (it’s similar to human sebum), pure shea butter, castor oil, aloe vera gel. The only product that I must have is my Yes to Carrots conditioner. 

  • ebonyhud

    DOUBLE co-sign on Cantu. It was an extreme disappointment. Still have the almost filled container. Never used it after the first time. I’m sure it might work for someone else, but for my hair, it does NOT!

  • tam

    I’ve had great success with Carols’s Daughter products. Just dont like the price. I love the Shea Moisture shampoo but not much of anything else. So disappointed about that since I heard many good things about. Which gos to prove what works for one may not work for someone else.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1320867361 Christine Rene-Howard

    I LOVE Sally’s Hair One line!!  Excellent cleanser/moisturizer AND leave-in!

  • Chanda

    No offense but products targeted towards Caucasians with curly/wavy hair do nothing for me. It’s often drying and feel as if it strips my hair. Other fails: IC Fantasia gels, ORS Lock and Twist gel, ORS Anti-Itch oil, and Kinky Curly Custard.  
    As far as Carol’s Daughter products, I love the Hair Balm and Hair Elixer combo but their other products I can do without. Shea Moisture is looking good now and of course I wanna try that Black Jamaican Castor oil.

  • Chanda

    “Replying to Jerseryvixen
     go back to basics, get some castor oil people!”I will. Jamaican Black Castor oil! Gotta get back to the old school.

  • Mszena3

    AVOID PRODUCTS WITH ALCOHOL IN IT. All these products were made with such especially biosilk because alcohol is first in th ingredients. ITS A 10 is a good line not even the gel has alcohol in it and sulfate free. Read the ingredients in the products you buy. If alcohol is in the 1st 4 ingredients that means that it has a lot of in it

    • Dsingleton1107

      What type of alcohol? The ingredients never just say alcohol. It’s usually cetyl alcohol, or ceteryl alcohol or benzyl alcohol.

  • Helpful Diva

    Ms. Jessie Curly Pudding and Curly Meringue did nothing for my hair but dry it out and leave it sticky. I really wanted to like them but at $25 a jar, it was a total waste of my money.

    Ouidad Pomade another product that cost $25….I should have went to the drug store and bought a tin of Royal Crown for $2, because that’s all this was.

  • Jyll02

    Try professional products!

  • IzzySezSo

    Everything Pantene.  They are awful on my natural hair.  Currently, I’ve given up on any kind of shampooing. If a time comes that I need to “wash”, I will still use some kind of watered down castille soap. I use raw shea butter mixed with other things to achieve my desired look.    I still use Suave conditioners to co-wash, but that’s just because I haven’t bought the glyercin needed to make my own conditioner.  SUCKS to the whole hair industry!  I just make my own :)

  • Jazzycyn10

    Ugggh bio silk was such a waste

  • Dhgwen

    As for Pantene, I use their “Curly Series: Curls to Straight” shampoo and conditioner regulary and they do detangle and soften my hair.  I float between natural and chemical styles, only relaxing my hair once or twice a year.  When I’m curly, I also use the “Kinky Curly” brand gel.  It works nicely when used moderately (too much make curls hard and crunchy).   Curls last for days, just refresh with a spritz of water or just steam from the shower.  Just fluff (add a little hair oil) and go!  As for hair oil, I use several drops of Jamaican Castor oil.  It adds more softness and moisture to my hair. 

     

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