What do you use?
and-- Why do you like it?
Everyone in my household has reasonably oily hair, and all of us have multiple allergies and a lot of trouble with shampoos/hair products as a general rule.
So we all use something different.
DD is PA/TNA, egg, and aloe-allergic-- She uses Suave Peppermint shampoo, which comes in a black bottle (I think it's actally branded "for men" or something), and she uses VO-5 vanilla-mint-tea conditioner (which does contain coconut).
My DH is walnut and soy-allergic-- he uses Suave Apple scented shampoo and no conditioner.
I am SFA (and have a lot of topical/contact allergy issues, plus a sensitive sniffer and some asthma-- scent is a BIG deal for me):
I use Suave Daily Clean-- Ocean Charge shampoo (NOT the two-in-one, though sometimes I will wash once with the shampoo and once with the two-in-one). I also use both the shampoo and conditioner in the Suave rosemary and mint shampoo line, though be careful because they do make one that has almond and shea in a bottle the same light green color.
Why I like Suave-- FULL ingredient labels. This is awesome. They also have relatively cheap feedstocks, so nut proteins and oils aren't super popular (though, as noted, someone with VERY high sensitivity to almond could have trouble, I suppose).
My DD and DH also like the VO-5 line for some of the same reasons-- I just have trouble with their stuff for some reason-- the kiwi shampoo is WAY too drying, and the non-drying ones don't get my scalp clean enough.
What do others like?
Me--SFA, sesame, chamomile (the biggest offender typically in Beaty products and it is a BIG TIME offender, sage. I SPT + to peanut and have reaction hx. BUT I'm not positive I'm PA.
I use Burt's Bees pomegranate shampoo and conditioner. It is sulfate free, and sulfate a are thought to contribute to perioral dermatitis, which I have from time to time. It has a very mild scent and I am very sensitive to perfumes.
I do fine with the Feria conditioner when coloring my hair (doing that as I type actually).
DS--peanut--Garnier Fructis 2 in 1. He will use hotel shampoos unless they are made by Bath & Body (at one point around 10 years ago they contained peanut oil. Don't know about now.)
In general, I like to buy shampoo about the way that I do any other bath/beauty product--
full label of ingredients
WIDE availability-- so that I don't have to mail-order or get it from that ONE store all the way across town
In person so that I can give it the sniff-test
I'm not sensitive to shampoos unless they contain tea tree oil - then my scalp blisters horribly! I also avoid any with peanut ingredients though I haven't seen any for a while (except the Infusium leave-in treatment). Since I have a very dry scalp and relatively dry hair, I've found the Head & Shoulders 2 in 1 (with the pink swirl on the label) seems to work well for me. It controls the flakes without leaving my hair too dry. I tend to get acne on my neck/back/shoulders if I use a separate conditioner even when I'm careful to thoroughly rinse my skin, so I don't use conditioner unless I need my hair to look really good that day. Normally my hair is pretty dry/frizzy for the first day-and-a-half after I wash it and looks best on day 3. I can usually make it to day 5 before it needs to be washed.
I could have sworn I read that some Herbal Essences shampoos had peanut or some kind of nut ingredients. It's been a while though. I automatically pass right over those in the store, just from habit.
Baby shampoo. Still.
It's a quick go-to.
Absolutely avoid if nut allergic: Aveda products. While lovely, lots of nuts.
My wife and I use Garnier Fructis shampoo. I am peanut allergic.
My 6 year old daughter uses Garnier Fructis conditioner. She is peanut, but, wheat, egg, lentil/legume, sesame allergic.
We have never had any problems with Garnier Fructis shampoo and conditioner.
Quote from: candyguru on August 27, 2013, 06:14:50 PM
My wife and I use Garnier Fructis shampoo. I am peanut allergic.
My 6 year old daughter uses Garnier Fructis conditioner. She is peanut, but, wheat, egg, lentil/legume, sesame allergic.
We have never had any problems with Garnier Fructis shampoo and conditioner.
But allergic, not but allergic.
We like Fructis as it works well.
I'm guessing that is nut allergic.
ROFL-- but I'm enjoying the autocorrect fail, there.
If I'm remembering correctly --- Trader Joes citrus line of body wash, shampoo, and conditioner are pn/tn free.
Adrienne
Quote from: CMdeux on August 27, 2013, 06:17:18 PM
I'm guessing that is nut allergic.
ROFL-- but I'm enjoying the autocorrect fail, there.
yes, my Google Nexus tablet keeps auto correcting "nut" to "but" :evil: haha
Anyway, I gave up and am using my laptop PC now (which does not have auto correct) so I can actually type the word nut. LOL
I use AFM SafeChoice. The Shampoo/body wash, not the carpet cleaner.
:rofl:
Dd has never had a problem with a hair product but for once, when a hair dresser sprayed "water" on her hair to trim it. Turns out she had added a bit of a Biolage conditioner to the water, and it had sweet almond oil in it. All I know is dd was sneezing, sniffling and itching her nose and face for hours. But that was the extent of the reaction.
We generally check the labels. Dd usually used Head and Shoulders product, but yesterday, she chose either a Suave or Vo5 shanmpoo with a matching conditioner. We liked the full labeling. I have always just gone by the label on such products, and dd has been fine. She is fine with hotel products too.
I find more issues in the health food store shampoos and conditioners. Nuts and gluten problems.
Wen is not a safe choice for nuts.
I actually have a bigger issue finding gluten in shampoos and conditioners than nuts.
One of the Head and Shoulder's shampoos now has almond oil. It's Dry Scalp Care with Almond Oil...just recently started seeing the new formulations on the shelf when I went to buy shampoo for DH.
#&%^#$&%^!!!
:rant:
Why--why-why??!!
We use kerastase. I did have an unfortunate experience with something called Nourishing Coconut Milk Shampoo. It contains egg whites. The ONE time in 10 years that DH bought shampoo and then used it on DD.....
Well that sucks. Is there another OTC dandruff shampoo that everyone trusts (pn and tn)? DD is supposed to use t-sal and a prescription alternating with head and shoulders...
Luckily I found a completely full bottle of H&S that I bought a while back so we're set for now but eventually I'll have to get something.
I just realized I didn't actually read the ingredients since it was smack dab on the front under the name. I'm assuming almond oil is actually in there.
I've switched, thanks to a wax build up in my hair due to cheap shampoos. I now use Regis brand .. dark purple bottle.. only "weird" thing in it (IMO) is Raspberry seed oil.