female only Good shampoo and conditioner for curly hair

[Carrie_C 9]

Does anyone know of a good Shampoo and conditioner for long naturally curly hair? I have been using the Signature Collection from Bath and Body Works, but they discontinued it a while back. I have been able to order it online, but it is too expensive and takes forever to get here. And it is getting harder and harder to find. I am really bummed that they stopped selling it in the stores because it is the only thing that I have found that makes my hair behave. I want to find something that is sold at Walmart so there will be less of a chance of it getting discontinued. I used to use Pantene, but it started making my hair fall out. Any suggestions would be great!

[Jachut 487]

Redken All Soft is divine. I dont have a lot of curl, but a lot of fuzz, and it is super duper moisturising but doesnt weigh the hair down, it makes my hair behave. If you have a more wiry drier curl, it would be good for that.

[newhope4me 0]

I've never heard of pantene causing hair to fall out. Was it related to dietary defiencies? I once was told that pantene conditioner was terrible for your hair, "the same as using dishsoap on your hair." But it is what I have had the most success in controlling frizz and helping my daughter's hair look beautiful.

I have naturally curly hair and my daughter got a double dose from both her father and I.

Do not wash it every day. This is not good for curly hair. With my daughter's hair, we may only Shampoo it once a week, but we condition it at least every other day (we use the pantene in the brown bottle, suppossedly for "women of color"). I don't worry about shampoo. I feel shampoo is shampoo. Why spend a lot on it. I do like to splurge once in a while and get products from the salon, but I don't notice a difference in my hair.

After squeezing most of the Water out of our hair, I take a dab of conditioner and scrunch the hair with that, especially the ends. Like I said, I personally prefer pantene. I think you could get 100 suggestions, they could all be different, but basically it's going to be your decision.

On the radio, Bob & Sheri show, Sheri raves about a specific brand, suppossedly made for curly hair. I purchased some of that. omg, it made my hair feel like horse hair, not soft, could not run my fingers through it-it was awful, a complete waste of money.

Good luck finding a product you like.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Does anyone know of a good Shampoo and conditioner for long naturally curly hair? I have been using the Signature Collection from Bath and Body Works, but they discontinued it a while back. I have been able to order it online, but it is too expensive and takes forever to get here. And it is getting harder and harder to find. I am really bummed that they stopped selling it in the stores because it is the only thing that I have found that makes my hair behave. I want to find something that is sold at Walmart so there will be less of a chance of it getting discontinued. I used to use Pantene, but it started making my hair fall out. Any suggestions would be great!

carrie, I have really thick coarse natural curls. My favorite is Matrix Biolage Hydratherapie. The shampoo makes my hair super soft and the conditioner is a thick balm and smoothes it out great. You can find it in your Salon or Salon type store.

Matrix - Hair Products - Biolage - hydrathérapie

One thing I do recommend is that every so often you change up your shampoo and conditioner too. Your hair almost builds up an immunity to it and over time it wont work as well as before. Then once you go back it works great again.

It may be at Wal-Mart, I'm not really sure. They do sell some salon quality S&C's so you might find it there. I DO NOT recommend Pantene. It's junk for people with hair like ours. Anyway, I doubt they will stop selling Biolage Hydrotherapie, it has been around for a very long time.

I do agree too that we should not wash our hair everyday. I never do that. I usually wash no more than every other day, preferably every third day.

Side note: If you like to style your hair straight from time to time, I recommend the InStyler rotating hair curler. It's expensive and you can't find it in stores but it is WELL worth the price. Something that used to take me 2 hours to do now only takes me 20 minutes, no joke!

instyler rotating hot Iron - Google Search

Best wishes!

Edited February 10, 2009 by LilMissDiva

[whosthatgirl 0]

My daughter has thick curly hair and I use silk elements products from Sally Beauty Supply. I use the conditioner treatment that comes in the tub.

[chocolate_snaps 3]

There are TONS of products that may be good for curly hair! Take a look over at CurlTalk and join the Curly community! They discuss ALL types of curly hair. COME ON OVER!

[Carrie_C 9]

There are TONS of products that may be good for curly hair! Take a look over at CurlTalk and join the Curly community! They discuss ALL types of curly hair. COME ON OVER!

Thanks so much for the invite! I will check it out!

[Carrie_C 9]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I do have to wash my hair everyday because I use hairspray. It is the only thing that will control the frizz. I have tried everything for curly hair to keep it from frizzing, but everything actually makes it worse, except Rave hairspray!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Thanks so much for the invite! I will check it out!

I signed up over there, its a really great place I've found. They have so many different suggestions on hair products, I'm even a bit overwhelmed.

I'm making my list however as we speak... :crying:

[Nobody's Girl 0]

I have long, curly, course, thick hair and I am literally an EXPERT at taking care of it. I teach clinics about how to take care of curly hair. I'm actually thinking of writing a book! So needless to say, I could go on forever here...

But to sum it up, I would say the #1 most important factor in keeping curly hair healthy is DEEP CONDITIONING TREATMENTS. These are conditioners that are meant to be used on the hair once a week or so. You put them in and put a plastic shower cap on your head. You now have two options: sit under a dryer on high heat for 15-25 min and get your hair as hot as poddiable (this gets the best results). If you dont have a way to heat your hair, you can sleep with the treatment in your hair and shower it out in the morning (then Shampoo and condition as usual).

You can find single-use packets of deep conditioners at Sally's. Some brands I like are Aphogee, Henna & Placenta, Dr. Miracle, Beyond the Zone, Silk Elements... the list goes on forever.

IF YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR AND NEED HeLP CARING FOR IT PLEASE PM ME! I would love to help!