Hi everyone, when I last wrote I'd ordered a trial of the WEN hair products by Chaz Dean. A friend uses them and thinks they're the greatest so thought I'd give it a try. I didn't WANT to like them as after calculating the monthly costs they are super expensive, at least for me. My trial included a big bottle of cleansing conditioner, a tube of anti-frizz styling cream and a styling spray that you're supposed to use between shampoos.
Ok, my hair is thick, wavy and pretty dry. It has a tendency to go frizzy if I don't use styling products on it. I can say the anti-frizz styling cream and the spray were mediocre in my opinion. I've used better which were less expensive. My hair still went frizzy with these.
But...unfortunately I really like the cleansing conditioner, my hair feels so nice & soft & clean after I use it! I've tried co washes before but never ended up feeling as nice as this. Maybe I didn't use the right product or didn't use enough of it. The directions for using the Wen cleansing conditioner has you using a LOT of product and then after rinsing they have you put on an extra shot for a leave-in conditioner as well.
Can I ask what other people use for co-washing that they like? The other conditioners I used in the past left my hair kind of gummy and not really feeling clean. I don't want to spend any more on Wen if I can help it!
Have you checked the ingredients for silicones?
When i co-wash, i use the garnier smooth and sleek followed by ultimate blends, both silicone free. I do use shampoo once every two weeks to remove and product buildup.
These are the ingredients for the conditioning cleanser:
Botanical Extracts: Nourish and condition; impart shine and softness to damaged hair.
-Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice: Helps moisturize the scalp and hair.
-Sweet Almond Oil: Emollient high in protein and fatty acids; helps nourish and moisturize the scalp and hair.
Water, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Prunus Serotina (Wild Cherry) Bark Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Vegetable Oil (Olus Oil), Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Polysorbate 60, PEG-60 Almond Glycerides, Amodimethicone, Citric Acid, Menthol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Benzyl Benzoate, Hydroxycitronellal, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde.