25 Apr 2008

Dry Hair Product Showdown: Shampoo & Conditioner

Been working on this writeup for weeks now. After years of dying my hair, using blow dryers, and recently adding the straightening iron it’s finally happened: DRY HAIR (ugh!) I knew I had to start doing something. I mean I would do the occasional oil treatments but I wanted something to help maintain it everyday. So I decided to try out a few of the leading dry hair products and see which ones actually worked. Here are my personal results using them…

My 1st test purchase:
Caviar Anti-Aging Moisture Shampoo by Alterna Alterna Moisturizing Shampoo

Caviar Anti-Aging Moisture Conditioner by Alterna Alterna Moisturizing Conditioner

My opinion after use
: I absolutely LOVED the Alterna Shampoo! Nothing dull about this one, it left my hair extremely silky and moisturized. The Alterna Conditioner was a great compliment to the shampoo and added some body that I needed as well. Both of these were well worth the money and were originally recommended to me by my hair dresser. To be thorough, i wanted to try another dry hair product so I made one more test purchase…

My 2nd test purchase:

Shear Splendor Restorative Shampoo by Philosophy Shear Splendor Shampoo

Shear Splendor Restorative Conditioning Mask by Philosophy Shear Splendor Mask

My opinion after use: The Shear Splendor Shampoo did not win any kudos from me. My hair felt like it hadn’t made any progress and I could have gotten the same results with my regular store bought shampoo.

The Shear Splendor Conditioning Mask on the other hand was GREAT! I absolutely loved it! It left my hair soft and silky and there was a very tangible and visible difference. The smell was great and inviting, as well.

Conclusion: Since doing this dry hair product comparison, I have stayed exclusively with the Alterna shampoo and conditioner. Worth every single penny if you’re tired of dry hair like I was. I highly recommend both and the reviews online for the shampoo and conditioner seem to echo my sentiments. If you have an opinion on any of the products reviewed here feel free to chime in below in the comments section.

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