Comments on: Is Pantene Putting Plastic On Your Hair? http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: John http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/comment-page-2/#comment-77032 John Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:13:23 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/#comment-77032 Jillian, my dear, it's precisely because you have believed what hairstylists tell you, that you are WRONG about Pantene. Panthenol/Panthenyl are simply versions of Vitamin B5, not wax! There is no wax or anything remotely waxy in Pantene formulations. Panthenol softens and conditions hair, but it is a vitamin and does not cause a build-up. Neither does it cause hair loss and scalp itching. Pantene contains silicones and conditioning ingredients which smooth and soften hair, adding shine and making hair more manageable. Pantene would never put anything like wax in their shampoo formulas, it is a reputable shampoo brand and consumer safety and satisfaction is vitally important to them. Your hairdresser has lied to you and tried to discourage you from using a quality product and you have believed what they told you. Pantene has millions of satisfied customers across the world who use their shampoos daily and they are not complaining about hair loss, build-up and scalp irritation. This is lies! lies! lies! Jillian, my dear, it’s precisely because you have believed what hairstylists tell you, that you are WRONG about Pantene. Panthenol/Panthenyl are simply versions of Vitamin B5, not wax! There is no wax or anything remotely waxy in Pantene formulations. Panthenol softens and conditions hair, but it is a vitamin and does not cause a build-up. Neither does it cause hair loss and scalp itching. Pantene contains silicones and conditioning ingredients which smooth and soften hair, adding shine and making hair more manageable.

Pantene would never put anything like wax in their shampoo formulas, it is a reputable shampoo brand and consumer safety and satisfaction is vitally important to them. Your hairdresser has lied to you and tried to discourage you from using a quality product and you have believed what they told you. Pantene has millions of satisfied customers across the world who use their shampoos daily and they are not complaining about hair loss, build-up and scalp irritation. This is lies! lies! lies!

]]> By: peanut http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/comment-page-2/#comment-76438 peanut Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:11:43 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/#comment-76438 I love this site. I just want to say that conditioners may be the problem, not the shampoo. Here's a little strategy I use: when my hair is feeling greasy or nasty, I just don't use a rinse conditioner in the shower for a few days. Instead, I use a light leave-in. That resolves some of the conditioning build-up. I bought Pantene's new volume shampoo--which is basically the clarifying shampoo if you read the ingredients--and I use a very light conditioner. I agree with BeautyBrains about money too. Salons want to retail. They get a good part of their business from the products they sell. Every time I go for so much as a trim, one of the girls is like, "Oh, did you try this?" or they try to shame you with, "Oh, you have such light hair, do you want a thickener?" as if I'm a 50-year-old man going bald, when actually, I'm a young woman with tons of wavy, fine hair that doesn't need a man's thickener. They say it loud enough for the whole world to hear, and then you feel stupid. I like most stylists but if any of you reading are one, please stop trying to guilt clients into buying things they don't want. It's embarrassing! Oh also, Pantene's volume shampoo helped resolve minor break-outs from hormonal changes during that "time." I love anything with heavy detergents. I don't play softball with my hair. I love this site. I just want to say that conditioners may be the problem, not the shampoo. Here’s a little strategy I use: when my hair is feeling greasy or nasty, I just don’t use a rinse conditioner in the shower for a few days. Instead, I use a light leave-in. That resolves some of the conditioning build-up. I bought Pantene’s new volume shampoo–which is basically the clarifying shampoo if you read the ingredients–and I use a very light conditioner. I agree with BeautyBrains about money too. Salons want to retail. They get a good part of their business from the products they sell. Every time I go for so much as a trim, one of the girls is like, “Oh, did you try this?” or they try to shame you with, “Oh, you have such light hair, do you want a thickener?” as if I’m a 50-year-old man going bald, when actually, I’m a young woman with tons of wavy, fine hair that doesn’t need a man’s thickener. They say it loud enough for the whole world to hear, and then you feel stupid. I like most stylists but if any of you reading are one, please stop trying to guilt clients into buying things they don’t want. It’s embarrassing! Oh also, Pantene’s volume shampoo helped resolve minor break-outs from hormonal changes during that “time.” I love anything with heavy detergents. I don’t play softball with my hair.

]]> By: Desi http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/comment-page-2/#comment-76437 Desi Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:03:29 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/#comment-76437 Mariano, Was that English? Mariano,
Was that English?

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/comment-page-2/#comment-74912 thebeautybrains Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:27:34 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/#comment-74912 "And frankly!… paying $5 for a product versus like $30 has to mean something!" It means you were suckered by good marketing. “And frankly!… paying $5 for a product versus like $30 has to mean something!”
It means you were suckered by good marketing.

]]> By: jasmin http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/comment-page-2/#comment-74622 jasmin Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:11:52 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/03/is-pantene-putting-plastic-on-your-hair/#comment-74622 http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/brand/Pantene/ This website talks about whats in the product. You can compare them to professional products. As a hairdresser It has been my opinion that people that have used pantene loved using it for a certain amount of time. then negative effects follow such as they hair being dry, hair loss, skin break outs. Everyone is effected differently by ingredients but ultimately long term use of certain ingredients aren't good for you. And frankly!... paying $5 for a product versus like $30 has to mean something! http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/brand/Pantene/
This website talks about whats in the product. You can compare them to professional products. As a hairdresser It has been my opinion that people that have used pantene loved using it for a certain amount of time. then negative effects follow such as they hair being dry, hair loss, skin break outs. Everyone is effected differently by ingredients but ultimately long term use of certain ingredients aren’t good for you. And frankly!… paying $5 for a product versus like $30 has to mean something!

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