I've recently switched my shampoos/conditioner from Pantene Pro-V to a salon brand shampoo. I'm still searching for the right one, but I currently use Nexxus Pro-mend shampoo ( not conditioner ). It works okay, but not great. The reason I stopped using Pantene Pro-V immediately is because it started making my hair very dry and for some odd reasons tangly and very hard to manage WHILE IN THE SHOWER -where water is ever present-. I have damaged and very processed hair from bleaching and coloring, and instead of helping my hair get better, Pantene Pro-V made it even more damaged. I have very thin hair too, so when my hair started falling out by the handfuls, it was very heart wrenching. I didn't know why my hair started being waxy and dry. I've been using Pantene Pro-V for years now and have always relied on it because it had made my hair soft, and it is very affordable. I searched online and read about what is making my hair waxy.
Nexxus Pro mend
One ingredient. Panthenol. My hair was waxy and dry because of the panthenol build-up over the years from usage of Pantene Pro-V. Panthenol is the key ingredient in Pantene. That is how your hair is soft when using Pantene, but only for a while. The chemical doesn't make your hair healthy. It acts like wax. It covers your hair and gives it a *false* softness.
Unfortunately, panthenol is found in most drugstore brand shampoos. I recommend trying a salon brand one or keep searching for an affordable shampoo without panthenol. I am very tempted to use Japanese brand shampoos such as Tsubaki recommended by Ekimura from YouTube. Maybe Asian shampoos will work better for my Asian hair. Logic huh.
Tsubaki Damage Repair Shampoo
Rant over. Now I will go back to playing Black Ops and shoot some zombies~! Laters :3
Rant over. Now I will go back to playing Black Ops and shoot some zombies~! Laters :3
~Happy Day ♥