WENŽ Fig Cleansing Conditioner 16oz
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Customer Reviews of WENŽ Fig Cleansing Conditioner 16oz
Customer Review: Something that really works on black hair!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am African American and my hair is Natural. It is very thick, full, very curly, and dry hair. It takes a lot of patience and devotion of time and energy to maintain my hair so I need something that will not dry my hair and scalp; will moisturize and maintain the necessary moisture balance; help detangle my very unruly hair; contain natural ingredients; minimize styling time; rejuvenate, restore, and revive my hair's condition; and lastly make my hair look as healthy as it is.
I first had my doubts and skepticism about this product due to the fact that over 75 percent of hair care products are not formulated for and created with African Americans in mind. I was just tired of buying all the breakthrough products that claim to moisturize, soften, and protect my hair; when in actuality they only damaged it. The most important fact that initiated my research of Chaz Dean's Wen is the absence of a detergent called Sodium Laurel Sulfate. I came to find all of the high-end shampoos that claimed to moisturize and restore health contained this ingredient. I then made a decision to try the Fig Cleansing Conditioner because I felt that I had nothing to loose considering all the money I had wasted on various other products.
The first time I used the product I was amazed. The scent was very natural and home-made-like. I wet my hair with hot water to rinse away any loose debris, dirt, and left-over product. I then squeezed most of the water out of my hair using my hands. Not a towel which can damage your hair if used harsly. I used about ten pumps for every section of my hair. Since my hair is thick and full I sectioned about five parts, making sure to apply it from roots to ends, completely covering it. I then put on a plastic cap/conditoning cap. While setting up my hood-style dryer to deep cleanse and condition it I could feel my scalp tingle, which felt very good. I sat under the dryer for approximately twenty minutes. I then went to rinse out the product. I used luke warm water and began using my fingertips to help rinse out the Wen. It took about three minutes to ensure my hair and scalp was clean. I wrapped a towel around my head and took it off after a few minutes. I immediately looked at my hair and it looked much healthier and my scalp was clean. Not to mention it smelled very good. My hair was very soft and moved very well. I put about ten pumps of the Wen in my hair as a leave-in-conditioner and heat protector. I then blow dryed my hair, which only took about fifteen minutes versus about thirty with other products. My hair was soft and healthy-looking without looking overdryed. My hair moved and bounced with only the Wen. It did not weight it down or make it to oily. My hair looks great and the styles last long. I can actually say that it brought out the best in my hair. The biggest aspect is that my hair looks faboulous without any chemicals i.e. perms or relaxers. The biggest difference is that Wen is inexpensive and works. Finally a product that can actually help African American hair. I will now throw away all of those products because they are no good for me and my now healthy and beautiful hair. The only recommedation I would give is to use a natural oil in conjuction with the cleansing conditioner; i.e Carol's Daughter line of Khoret Amen hair oil or Hair Elixir. You will love the results!
Customer Review: CAN I BE HONEST?????
Summary: 1 Stars
I am African American, my hair is long (mid back when pressed), an afro full of dry frizz and curls. With hair like mine its important i keep it moisturized or else my hair will become brittle and break off. I take special care in making sure my natural hair is always moisturized so i can keep my length. Now on to the pros and cons of this product:
WEN Pros
1. Arrived 2 days after shipment..yay!...hence the 1 star.
WEN Cons
1. The ingredients- When i looked on the back of the bottle i immediately noticed Wen is not as natural as is portrayed. Heres a list of the synthetic ingredients: Cetyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate,Cetearyl Alcohol, trimethysilylamodimethicone, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Polysorbate 60, & Methychlorisothiazolinone...theres more sythetic than natural ingredients
*In the back of the booklet that comes with the purchase, the purpose of each ingredient is listed..they tried to be helpful i guess.
2.It leaves a coat on the hair- I followed all the instuctions for this product perfectly. When i washed the product out, my curls were definitely more defined...but they werent soft at all. My hair felt like it was stripped, then had a coating over it to make it shine. But there was no real penetration of moisture. This proved to be even more true when i attempted to straighten my hair. What usually is a head full of thick body unfortunately turned into a haystack...dry with no real moisture.
3. The smell- I read reviews that the FIG WEN has a horrible medicated scent. Then I saw reviews saying it smells good.
Honestly the smell is medicated-ish...but its not overpowering to the point i wanted to run from the bottle. I think most people just are used to their hair smelling good and fruity..smelling medicated is a bit outside the comfort zone.
NOTE: The smell is forgivable if it actually delivered great results.
.....so honestly this product was not worth the box it came in. But i wont leave you with all negative. I'll put you on to the product that freakin sved my hair after WEN wrecked it. This product will moisturize, leave hair silky, and do what it promises. In fact what it promises is an understatement to the miricle it performed. You must try KARENS BODY BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTS!!!! It completely revitalized my hair after this wrecked it. When you review her products you will rarely see a bad review, honestly. Her hair milk, luscious lock deep conditioner, and conditioners are to die for, and they smell great! Plus all her products are ACTUALLY natural! (go figure!) Her products are handmade, and customer service is great.
I really wanted to love WEN, I was super excited when it arrived...but i have to honest, It left me nothing short of disappointed. Hope this helps
Customer Review: What took me so long!
Summary: 5 Stars
OMG! this is a miracle product for hair. I don't know where to start. I have spent hundreds of dollars trying to find the right shampoo/conditioner and styling products for my hair. I saw the informercial for Wen and I was very skeptical. It took me a very long time to finally give in and give it a try. I figured what have I got to lose. I've already spent enough money on so many hair products I figured what's one more product to try. Well, let me tell you, just one use of the Wen Fig cleansing conditioner, my hair felt and looked 100% better. Before using Wen, my hair felt dry like straw and very frizzy. I have thick Wavy/curly hair and color treated (Red). Everytime I would wash my hair with regular shampoo my hair would fall out in CLUMPS. I had hair in the shower drain, hair in the sink and all over my bathroom floor. My color would bleed and could see the color go right down the drain. After using Wen, I had not one hair in the shower drain and maybe 3 strands in the sink. And the color did not bleed one bit. My white towel was actually white. And the most exciting thing was that I had no hair on my floor. I even had my husband try it. HIs hair is also curly/wavy. His results were just as amazing. We thought he had lost the curl in his hair but after using Wen just one time, his curl sprung back. UNBELIEVABLE. I had given up and was almost tempted to cut all my hair off, but I'm so grateful that I purchased this product first. I really wish I wouldn't have waited so long, it would of saved me a lot of fustration,time and money. I know some people might think the price is a little bit much for shampoo, but take it from me, in the long run, you'll be saving yourself a lot of money, time and frustration trying to find the right product for your hair. I know I've found mine and I would recommend this to everyone. I have told everyone I know about Wen and what a great product it is. I've thown out all my other shampoos/conditioner and all of the styling products I had. I only need one thing now.
Today I had one of my friends try mine and she loved it so much she is going to start using it. Both my daughter and my 6 year old granddaughter are going to be using the Wen shampoo. One thing I want to mention is that, for me, I don't need to use as many pumps as they say in the instructions. I put in my second order for Wen. This time I ordered the Pomegranite. Can't wait to use it. However, I do like the fig. The smell is pleasant, not overbearing and my hair smells wonderful. I also like the tingly feeling when its on my scalp. I will be trying all of the different ones that Wen has. I urge anyone who has dry, damaged, fizzy, color treated hair, with no shine, to try this product. You will not be dissapointed. I know I'm not. I am very happy that I finally found the ONE!!
Customer Review: Great conditioner
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, I just washed my hair a second time with this. I can honestly say that it's improving the condition of my hair. I'm mixed, and I've always had a hard time with my hair, because it's not like white people hair, yet it's not like black people hair. I'm half Hispanic, so maybe that's my hair type. However, Hispanic hair needs conditioning too. I found Wen to be what I need, because I don't want to deal with a whole bunch of products. I don't use hair spray; Hair gel doesn't do me any good; I absolutely hate using those African hair sheen oil sprays; And honestly, I don't really like to use grease.
So, my first time using this, I washed it like they tell you to. Came out feeling softer and smoother than normal. Now, for those of you thinking that you'll end up with fresh-out-of-the-salon hair (I admit, I thought it too), it doesn't quite happen like that. I suppose if you are a hair dresser, or know how to do hair, it will turn out that way for you. But for me, I don't know how to do hair. I've always put my hair up and called it a day. So, I even bought a blow dryer, thinking that if I did like the professionals did, it would turn out. Mind you, I don't really like using blow dryers either. Blow drying my hair has always left it puffy and poofy and i just hate that. However, with Wen, even after blow drying my hair, it wasn't as puffy. So that's a plus in my book.
I know a lot of people are very skeptical when it comes to Wen. Believe me, it's not a miracle fix for all of us. But it's a step in the right direction. I wanted to try it because I don't want to use chemical relaxers in my hair anymore. I just don't need to damage it any more. I'm 22, and my hair is already dependent on having a relaxer in it to behave. But I really think Wen will help me not only reverse the damage that's been done to my hair, but help it be more healthy. I will be buying and trying the other Wen products, like the styling lotion and the hair mask. I do suggest people to at least try this out. Even if it doesn't work for you as well as the infomercial claims, at least you have a really great smelling and invigorating hair conditioner.
Also, I put about two pumps as a leave-in conditioner this time around. I want to let my hair soak it up, and see if it does any good.
Customer Review: Awesome - Great for dogs too!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just have to add my positive review to the list above... I am getting older, no way to deny it. Under my deceptively natural-looking blond hair down the middle of my back is pure white, coarsely textured, color treated, damaged hair. I have tried everything. I have bought the most expensive products I could find. I have tried everything with a "anti-frizz", "smoothing" claim in the title or label. Nothing worked.
One day I was channel surfing and happened upon the demonstation on QVC about this line of products. I had read recently that it really wasn't necessary to wash hair with shampoo every day, just add about a quarter sized dollup of conditioner and work into hair leave in during shower and rinse. I had been doing that and seeing some improvement. But still, not great. And, because I have horses, some days I just had to add shampoo. Between sweat and the dust and dirt kicked up when doing stalls and sweeping out the barn, I needed shampoo to feel clean. And I must admit, I still add a gentle shampoo after long days in the barn. It takes a few days to get that soft, silky feeling and look back after using shampoo. And honestly, if you rinse your hair well and use a little extra cleansing conditioner (I wash it out once and then reapply and leave on for the remainder of shower).
As I watched the demonstration of the WEN products and saw the Fig line, I just had to try it.
LOVE these products. My hair older, color treated, damaged hair, no longer has that feeling of straw. When I style it, shine is coming back. When I do nothing to it, it still looks good enough. When I use the flat iron (eeks! --- special ocassions only, but my husband loves the look), it looks great.
I gave away a bunch of the shampoo that I had bought, just prior to discovering this product.
Oh, and added bonus... PET SHAMPOO - I use it on my precious Yorkshire Terrier. Best product ever!!! Leaves her hair soft, silky and shiny. I have recommended it to my friends and relatives who have small, long haired dogs, especially Yorkies.
Check out the description of what type of hair each line is good for. But if you have damaged, color treated, coarse hair - FIG is for you.