Hair Build-up/Residue

cupcake

What is the best clarifying shampoo you've used for removing build-up?. I've tried TREsemme deep cleansing shampoo and it didn't work.
Please help!

jos28

Don't tell my hairdresser but I used washing up liquid. I was sick of product build up and none of the shampoos worked. It really worked.I would only do it about twice a year though.

Pigletlover

Washing up liquid would be fine every now and again but it's quite harsh so you wouldn't want to be using it too often. Nutrogena used to have a clarifying shampoo that was quite good but it's a few years since I used it so I don't know if it's still available.

eth0_

Boots Expert build up removing shampoo is good but BEWARE it will strip some of the colour out of your hair if it is dyed!

echosound

Pantene used to do a clarifying shampoo, and I found it brill for getting rid of all residue.

Cathmandooo

Excuse my ignorence but what do you mean by build up and residue??

echosound

If you use a lot of hair products they can build up (residue) and be hard to wash out with normal shampoo, leaving your hair feeling a bit dull and lifeless - kinda like you just put conditioner on it but didn't wash it out IYKWIM?
Clarifying shampoo is an extra-cleansing shampoo that gets out the stubborn products that tend to cling to your hair even after washing it. HTH!

Cathmandooo

echosound wrote: »

If you use a lot of hair products they can build up (residue) and be hard to wash out with normal shampoo, leaving your hair feeling a bit dull and lifeless - kinda like you just put conditioner on it but didn't wash it out IYKWIM?
Clarifying shampoo is an extra-cleansing shampoo that gets out the stubborn products that tend to cling to your hair even after washing it. HTH!

Thanks! I know the feeling when your hair just doesnt feel washed after you've washed it but I just change my shampoo then! I dont think I suffer with it but will try it out sometime, might make my head feel cleaner

cupcake

Hmm I don't really wanna use washing up liquid on my hair because it's coloured!

Pigletlover, was it Neutrogena Anti-Residue shampoo that you used?I was in Boots today and the SA told me it was discontinued =[

Echosound, do Pantene still do a clarifying shampoo? Or is that discontinued too :rolleyes:

Thanks.

Pigletlover

Yeh, I think that's the one. Any clarifying shampoo that you use is going to be fairly harsh on your hair so I wouldn't rule washing up liquid out...

kizzyr

I used to use the Citre Shine shampoo when this happened to me but it appears to no longer be available:( and I really could do with it at the moment. The tar shampoos and Head and Shoulders also work but again can be rather harsh on your colour.

cupcake

I bought Bumble & Bumble's Sunday shampoo from Nue Blu Eriu (sp?). It was very expensive but it got good reviews on Makeup Alley so hopefully it will work.

MizzLolly

Try veganese from Lush. Just a conditioner but has lots of lemon so only use if the build up is very bad or if you're prone to very greasy hair. Otherwise try a hairmask from lush. There the only products I could reccommend sorry.


(by the way, I find any TreSemme brutal tbh, gives more of a build up than anything else!!)

watna

I just used the Pantene Clarifyins shampoo over the weekend as my hair had got a bit limp. It's excellent, my hair is quite shiny today!