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chloeishere
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Registered: October 2007
Location: St. Louie, Louie
Posts: 723
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Review Date: Tue March 11, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2.49
| Rating: 10
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Contains organic oils, many natural ingredients, pleasant scent, very affordable, large sized bottle, silicone free, provides lots of slip.
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Contains parabens, can only be found at Trader Joe's stores.
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This conditioner is found at Trader Joe's stores, and costs $2.49 for 16.9 ounces.
I had heard many great things about Trader Joe's conditioners, so I was anxious to try them! I eventually found a Trader Joe's store (there are five in the city where I live, however most of them are in farther out areas), and purchased this conditioner and also Trader Joe's Citrus Refresh conditioner (which I haven't used enough yet to review).
This conditioner is of nice thickness, but quickly "disappears" or absorbs into your hair when applied. This could be good or bad depending on your preference; it's not actually a preference of mine, but I can't deny the slip and hair-happiness that this provides! However, if you have especially thick or coarse hair, it may not work as well for you. This conditioner, I believe, is intended more for fine hair. I only need a small amount of this conditioner to get good conditioning, however it took me a few uses to realize this, as no matter how much I have applied, it will all disappear into my hair!
For me, the amount of slip it gives is incredible! Detangling is a snap with this conditioner, tangles fall right out. It is also very light when applied, which is good for me as I have fine hair. Rinsing doesn't take very long, and I've never had an issue with doing a very short rinse and getting out of the shower-- this has not weighed down my hair. It gives nice shine, and makes hair smooth, shiny and light.
This conditioner does contain soy protein, and also contains parabens. The scent is pleasant, but nothing special. It's not a strong fragrance, but is herbal and faintly creamy and slightly powdery, to my nose. It does not linger after hair is dry. I sometimes mix it with another conditioner (VO5 pomegranate grapeseed is a frequent mixer) to add a bit more *pop* to the fragrance, but it's definitely not necessary, in terms of conditioning.
It's been mentioned to me that this conditioner is very similar to Giovanni's Smooth as Silk conditioner, and the ingredients list is very similar, although NOT identical-- some of the botanical oils are different, and the Giovanni version does not contain parabens. If you are interested in trying the Giovanni line, and live near a Trader Joe's, you might want to try this first, as it's about 1/6th of the price (Giovanni is about $8 for 8.5 ounces).
I will definitely be repurchasing this conditioner when I run out (though that will take a while!), which is something I can rarely say about conditioners. This provides the most slip of any cone-free conditioner I've ever tried, and it leaves my hair looking and feeling marvelous. I'd recommend this to anyone here, but especially for fine-hairs on a small budget-- it's a fantastic deal for the money, as is often the case with "Trader Joes's" brand.
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may1em
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Registered: November 2007
Location: new england
Posts: 159
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Review Date: Wed March 12, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2.49
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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no cones, good slip, doesn't have strong smell, cheap
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parabens, only available at trader joe's
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I bought this to replace my bottle of the TJ's citrus shampoo.
They're both significantly different products - I like how well this one works in small amounts without gunking up my hair in the process. I haven't tried it as a leave-in or in an SMT yet, and I'm hoping it would work as well as the citrus for those purposes.
It does smell almost exactly like my Giovanni Direct Leave-in (which I use after almost every washing), which I like because there are fewer competing smells in my hair.
For the record, my hair is fine but thick and mid-back length and a blob the size of a large grape is enough. I've used conditioners where that was definitely not the case.
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Stacy_E
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Registered: February 2007
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posts: 365
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Review Date: Sun March 30, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Great all-purpose conditioner to use for CO washing too, low price, nice subtle fragrance
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Though I use a couple other conditioners (Biolage Conditioning Balm or AO Honeysuckle Rose) as my preferred "thicker, moisturizing" conditioners after a shampoo or as the second conditioner in a CWC, this one would also serve well in that purpose.
Where it really shines for me is CO washing with this conditioner, with the conditioner diluted (about 1:4 conditioner:water). It "suds" up surprisingly well, and my hair feels clean, soft, and silky afterwards.
The price is wonderful, and the fragrance is very subtle and pleasant enough. So many conditioners I've tried (VO5 and Suave) have such strong fragrances that it's nice to take a break from that.
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