I also have thin, color treated hair. I'm using Redken Color Extend shampoo and conditioner. I works fine but it's expensive so I'll be replacing it with something cheaper when I've used it up. I was thinking of trying the Organix Coconut shampoo and conditioner that was recommended somewhere in the forums.

I have two boys who use whatever happens to be in the shower when they wash their hair; the operative word being "when". Personal hygeine isn't high on their list of priorities. As much as I'd love to have a daughter, boys are much, much cheaper.

Not necessarily, Purple. My daughter is just like me. She doesn't wear makeup and doesn't do "fashion". She knows guys who primp WAY more than she ever does and drive her nuts with advice on what to wear! We aren't anti-makeup or anything. I just like to keep it simple and it rubbed off on her.

We do like to have nice hair though.

Right now I'm using Shikai Everyday shampoo and Suave coconut conditioner. It's extremely hot here in SoCal, so I've kept it up for the past 2 months in a bun. I don't usually use a conditioner, but I need one in this crazy weather. It's been unusually humid as well as hot so I shower and shampoo everday and need that smoothing of the scales because my hair poofs if I don't. Suave for me is just fine for this. The Shikai is gentle but removes all the gunk. My daughter also likes Shikai shampoo. I'm not thrilled with the conditioner though.

I did the no shampoo thing for a couple months to get my natural oils in balance. It worked. But I think if I just don't use too much chemically laden products and boar bristle brush my hair is fine. Shampooing once a week is fine since I don't use any gel or anything like that. The thing I've found after 30 years of trying almost every drugstore shampoo and conditioner out there is "your mileage may vary".

I have long, dark blonde/light brown hair, fine to medium, wavy, a bit thinned from perimenopause, no color or any other chemicals.

I shampoo once a week with Burt's Bees Super Shiny shampoo. I condition and semi-wash every day with either Trader Joe's Essential conditioner or with Nature's Gate Jojoba conditioner. My hair is thick and curly. :)

PurpleRules, just hope he doesn't get into Axe or Tag. Those products are almost as bad as b.o.
I have very fine, color treated hair that has a tendency to be oily. Lucky me, right?
I use Head & Shoulders shampoo for sensitive scalps. I tend to be dandruffy in the winter, but the shampoo's pretty good so I kept using it. No mediciney smell. I use the conditioner that comes with Feria once a week, and when I need volume I use Freeman Sea Kelp Volumizing conditioner. The Freeman's conditioner works really well, plus it's $3 or $4.
I used to use the John Frieda color glaze for redheads but I stopped. Not only does it smell foul but it really didn't make a difference in my hair.
I've found that the best thing for my hair is a good haircut. I read through some hair styling magazines and found one doing a special about haircuts for thin/fine hair and chose one of those. It's growing out really well, for once. ^.^

my natural hair is light brown very mousy, straight, fine- but there is a lot there, not frizzy usually.

So clearly, I dye my hair light reddish. I use Pantene Red Expressions shampoo and conditioner, plus I use Pantene spray in conditioner. I try to not blow dry it...too much hair and no patience, but I have these stupid bangs right now so I have to do something with them. They are at that odd length...to long to be cute, to short to pull into a barette ugh. I wash my hair 3 times a week. I am training for a 5K (I should be running now) so on MWF after the run I wash. And not usually on the weekend. I usually don't brush or comb it unless it was just washed or is going to be washed. My new boss is irritated with the fact that I do nothing to my hair and she really has to work on hers.

I can't wait until October to get it cut! Plus shorter hair will be good for my Halloween Costume! I'm going as Erin Esurance from the commercials!

I was in Sally Beauty Supply this morning and spotted Proclaim Olive Oil Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner. Has anyone ever heard of or used them? I was looking for something with coconut oil but Olive Oil is also supposed to be good so I might give these a shot when I've used up the Redken I'm using now. They're very reasonably priced -- on sale for 3.99/16 oz.

I picked up a coconut oil and an olive oil conditioner (2 separate products). They're both thick andI don't think they'll rinse clean so I thought I'd smear it on my hair, put a bag over my head and sit around for an hour or two (my kids think this is wildly amusing) before washing it out. Does anyone else here do the bag-on-the-head thing? I'm not sure if it makes a difference. In theory, the bag should warm things up, which, in theory, should help the products penetrate but that a lot of "in theories". I'm also wondering if it's necessary to wet my hair first.

well, what about the beauty brains??? Do they recommend any particular brand??? Or can they????

My hair went from thick, lush and curly to thin, straight and mousey gray almost overnight when I hit my mid 40's. I use Dove 2-n-1. My daughter, OTOH, uses a variety of moisturing shampoos and conditioners, a different one each day. I keep telling her it's the heat that's drying her hair (blow dryer and straightener - she has my former thick curly stuff). My son uses Suave clarifying shampoo and conditioner, but he has a mohawk and uses lots of Got2be glue on it that needs to be removed. Needless to say, I regularly use a Scumbuster on his tub to remove the glue, too.

I'm now using Organix Vanilla Silk...LOVING it!

I posted on this thread earlier in September that I could not wait until October so I could CHOP all of my hair off. Well, I just watched a few long hair demos on pursebuzz.com and I totally miss my long hair :cry:

I know it'll grow back, but I want to do cute stuff with it now! I had all of these ideas when it was long but wasn't sure how to work it so it would stay.

But on a positive note because I really need one with this hair....it looked really cute this morning with my newspaper boy (I don't even know if that is what it is called) hat. Think "Newsies" and the hats they wore...lol!

gaflower,

We try not to recommend any specific brand as it might seem like our opinions are biased by things other than science. Honestly, we try all kinds of shampoos, conditioners, lotions, make-up, etc. as it's part of our job to be familiar with as much on the market as possible. :smile:

I've got really thin, color-treated, weak, somewhat oily hair.

It's quite annoying most of the time and I'm always trying to get more volume...I use Herbal Essences for shampoo and conditioner, either Drama Clean or the volumizing one. When I need deeper conditioning, I use Neutrogena Triple Moisture, Garnier Fructis or Sunsilk.

I have waist-length curly/wavy hair, that used to have a rinse in it. I am only allowing myself Fructis for color treated hair and Pantene Hydrating Curls because I have to use them up before I can try anything else. I almost bought some of the Organix shampoo and conditioner I have heard about on the boards here, but settled for beer instead. :surprised:

Thanks for the tip. If I can ever decide which one I want to try I will remember to let it sit.

I just got the Park Avenue shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair. It's Sally Beauty Supply's knock off of the Redkin stuff.