Review (5/5): Recovering from Disaster
Long story short: Don't use John Frieda "Breakage Prone Strengthening" Shampoos or Conditioners. It is hair falling out bad news.
As for this duo, I got it to try and rectify the situation--which is sadly thinner hair. After 2-3 weeks of use, the most I have noticed is that rather than 5-6 strands lost per brush stroke, I'm down to about 3-5 per overall brushing! Much better. Now I just have to wait for the other hairs to grow back in. This is one of the few shampoos that didn't have any chemicals that are listed as the worse for your hair/body.
Smell: Product smells herbal. A good natural herbal. If you want perfume scented, this isn't it. I find that the smell does not linger after it is dry.
Feel: Good lather with the shampoo. The conditioner is very light and doesn't feel very quenching. That being said, it doesn't weigh your hair down at all.
Price: This is probably the best deal I have found on this product.
Some other hair thickening advice tips:
-Do not brush your hair when wet! Use a wide tooth comb and start and ends and work your way up.
-Do not brush or comb your hair in the shower! Do it before.
-Gently work shampoo into the top of your head and squeeze the foam down (don't pile on your head and/or rub. It breaks hairs.)
-Gently apply conditioner to the ends of your hair. Take excess and gently work up hair by squeezing. (Again, Don't pile and/or rub!)
-Only wash your hair every other day (at the most.) The natural oils are good. If you are sweaty, just rinse the sweat out. If you reduce the amount of washing, you will overall have less greasy hair because your oil glands wont be compensating for all the oil lost by the soap.
Happy Thickening Amazon!