Actually, I like them. And use them. And am just vain enough to “need” them so my hair looks decent. <\/p>\n
See, I have fuzzy hair. Don’t get me wrong, I love my hair. It’s thick with natural wave. But it gets frizzy and fuzzy, especially in Ohio’s humidity. Which means I need some sort of product to keep my hair calm. <\/p>\n
So, to be honest, I don’t really hate the products. What I hate is how companies have to change things up. They take perfectly good products and ruin or discontinue them. <\/p>\n
It is so annoying.<\/p>\n
Like, last year, I used up the last of a Pantene styling product that I loved. I went to get some more…couldn’t find it anywhere. Finally, I checked the website, and sure enough, they’d totally discontinued the pomade I loved, replacing it with “products to treat damaged hair.” I actually emailed them to ask about it and got back the most inane response: “Consumers just like you told us that our new line would work better for them.” Well, it couldn’t have been consumers like me<\/em>, because the new way doesn’t work for me. Sheesh!<\/p>\n And sadly, Pantene has done this to me more than once. Years ago, I discovered Pantene’s “smoothing” line. It worked great! Then, they stopped making the shampoo AND conditioner and put out only a 2-in-1 option. Well, I can’t use 2-in-1 products because they don’t have enough conditioner for my hair. <\/p>\n So, I switched to Suave. I’ve used their smoothing products (shampoo, conditioner, creme) for a long, long time. And now they’ve pulled a Pantene on me, too. <\/p>\n A few months back, they created a “professional” line. New packaging. New scents for the products. But also, less product for the same price. And they changed the creme so that it makes my hair greasy. That’s right…now the creme smells, costs more and doesn’t work. Nice…<\/p>\n I tried going without any product other than shampoo\/conditioner, but my hair has gone from greasy to frizzy. Not nice. So now I’m stuck looking for a new product again. <\/p>\n And the irony of it is that, after doing some searching, the most likely replacement might actually be a Pantene product. <\/p>\n At least until they stop making it in a year or two. *sigh*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Actually, I like them. And use them. And am just vain enough to “need” them so my hair looks decent. See, I have fuzzy hair. Don’t get me wrong, I love my hair. It’s thick with natural wave. But … Continue reading