Hair One- Cleansing Cream (Sally's Version of Wen)

[january noir]

I just figured out that Hair One might be more expensive to use than WEN due to its size (12oz). I would probably have to buy more Hair One more often than I would of WEN's 16oz size. If I try to skimp on using it, I'll still lose because it won't work as well.

Good point Coffee. I dunno. The PJ in me wants to go to Sally and buy it and try it. It would be great if it worked just as good or better then Wen to save money, but something tells me it doesn't. But hey... it is a great alternative for something is strapped for cash.

 

[january noir]

K, my store has it but that stuff stinks. I couldn't purchase. Wonder if wen smells better.

Some people don't like Wen because it has a mediciney scent. But that is the essential oils and natural extracts. It's good for your hair. I don't mind the scents of Wen; I actually have learned to love it.

 

[soonergirl]

With all of the bad experiences we are all having at sally's, we may be better off with the wen???!!!erplexed

 

[Eisani]

Because, I'm an avid WEN friend...I must remind you ladies, that the knock-off is only a 55 cent per ounce saving! Okay, that's all...carry on!!!

I did the calculation in my head while I was in the store (PJ @ work). I figured this out, but I wanted to try it because I didn't wanna order WEN only to end up disappointed. Not saying these products are the exact same, but I just wanted to get a general idea of what was up before jumping in w/both feet. I agree w/Pokahontas, the Hair One scents are yuck and the descriptions of the WEN scent has me thinking twice. I thought about adding some fragrance oil to the Hair One, but it ain't got that deep for me yet. Still trying to decide if I like it.

No matter how well something may work, I just can't use stuff when the scent isn't appealing. I have a reputation to maintain

 

[january noir]

I did the calculation in my head while I was in the store (PJ @ work). I figured this out, but I wanted to try it because I didn't wanna order WEN only to end up disappointed. Not saying these products are the exact same, but I just wanted to get a general idea of what was up before jumping in w/both feet. I agree w/Pokahontas, the Hair One scents are yuck and the descriptions of the WEN scent has me thinking twice. I thought about adding some fragrance oil to the Hair One, but it ain't got that deep for me yet. Still trying to decide if I like it.

No matter how well something may work, I just can't use stuff when the scent isn't appealing. I have a reputation to maintain

The scent of the Wen disappates when it drys. At least it does for me.
I am a scent lover too, but the smell of Wen does not turn me off at all.
My reputation is still intact!

 

[TaraDyan]

I tried the Hair One with Olive Oil last night, and while it did moisturize my situation, I'm not overly impressed. I have a feeling I'm going to be trying this WEN after all.

See ... this is what a RODPJ looks like folks.

 

[infojunkie]

I tried the Hair One with Olive Oil last night, and while it did moisturize my situation, I'm not overly impressed. I have a feeling I'm going to be trying this WEN after all.

See ... this is what a RODPJ looks like folks.

I bought it last night but haven't tried it yet. Most likely it'll be Saturday as I'm prepooing tonight. And if it only "moisturizes my situation" then I'll be good to go. With that, my aloe vera juice and coconut oil - I'm all good.


****moisturize my situation I LOVE that phrase!****

 

[anon123]

Just rinsed out Hair One. I wasn't impressed. I'll definitely stick with WEN.

IMO, Hair One feels like I had a deep conditioner with lots of cones - meaning, I felt the slip and the softness after I rinsed out, BUT, WEN felt great while it was in my hair and noticeably softer and more moisturized after I rinsed.

I'd rather invest in WEN.
Keep in mind that this is my experience and may not stand true for everyone else.

Actually, when someone posted the ingredients the difference was apparent within the first 2 or 3 ingredients. The Sally's first ingredients look like the first ingredients of every other main stream conditioner, like HE or something. The first two ingredients in the Wen someone posted were like water and aloe vera juice. i've tried neither, but i think i'll pass on this sally's thing.

 

[Priss Pot]

Wouldn't the amodimethicone cause buildup?

I was so happy learning about this product until I saw the amodimethicone .

ETA: When I tried WEN, maybe I should have tried the Sweet Almond Mint rather than the Fig. The Fig has the Amodimethicone in it while the Sweet Almond Mint doesn't....

 

[charmtreese]

I just figured out that Hair One might be more expensive to use than WEN due to its size (12oz). I would probably have to buy more Hair One more often than I would of WEN's 16oz size. If I try to skimp on using it, I'll still lose because it won't work as well.

The hair one is in a 10 ounce bottle not a 12, You would have to buy even more then you thought!

 

[A856]

K, my store has it but that stuff stinks. I couldn't purchase. Wonder if wen smells better.

All but the jojoba smelled bad to me.....


needless to say i didn't use it like i thought i was....will report back later

 

[SelfStyled]

I was so happy learning about this product until I saw the amodimethicone .

ETA: When I tried WEN, maybe I should have tried the Sweet Almond Mint rather than the Fig. The Fig has the Amodimethicone in it while the Sweet Almond Mint doesn't....

Isn't amodimethicone water soluble? I though as far as cones go this was the one that wasn't as bad because it is easily washed away. Luckily for me I have no problems with cones at all.

 

[EMJazzy]

Ok here's my review:

I choose to try the Tea Tree first because that is the common demoninator betweeen both products.

1. They both smell the same.
2. Hair One is creamier (silky to the touch) than WEN
3. I didn't need to use as many pumps with Hair One as I need to use with WEN to get the product spread throughout my hair. (I used 20 pumps with Hair One as oppose to 40/45 pumps with WEN)
4. The "tingle" lasts longer with Hair One than with WEN (imo)
5. Upon rinsing out Hair One my hair wasn't as soft as it is with WEN.

The wash out kinda disappointed me so I decided to try it as a leave in....when I retwisted my hair using the Lavendar WEN styling cream with the Hair One Tea Tree as my leave in my twists dried butter soft and when I drove my daughter to school this morning when I got out of the car my twists blew in the wind...for some strange reason that tickled me.

I will stick with WEN as my 'cleanser' but use Hair One in conjunction with WEN's styling cream as my leave in. That is a marriage made in hair product heaven on MY hair.

Oh and the Olive flavor of Hair One smells delicious!!! I used it on my daughter's hair as a leave in and her hair looked nice *and* smelled good.

 

[TexturedTresses]

amodimethicone Anytime you see dimethicone .... as far as I know.... it is not water soluble. trimethicone however is water soluble.

 

[Priss Pot]

Isn't amodimethicone water soluble? I though as far as cones go this was the one that wasn't as bad because it is easily washed away. Luckily for me I have no problems with cones at all.

It's only water soluble when 2 other ingredients are present (Trideth-12 and Centromonium something), I know my spelling is off.

But by itself, it isn't water soluble.

 

[SelfStyled]

All but the jojoba smelled bad to me.....


needless to say i didn't use it like i thought i was....will report back later

I thought the Jojoba smelled really good too, there's no overwhelming perfumy scent- but it does smell good.

 

[yodie]

Think I'm gonna return mine to Sally's today. Hair One felt like any other conditioner. Wait... I take that back. Hair One didn't feel as good as my Pantene Nourish in the white jar.

I'll stick with WEN.

 

[kandake]

I tried the Hair One with Olive Oil last night, and while it did moisturize my situation, I'm not overly impressed. I have a feeling I'm going to be trying this WEN after all.

See ... this is what a RODPJ looks like folks.

I completely agree with your post. I think I may have to try WEN after all.

As for the smell, I didn't have any problem with it. I purchased the Olive Oil. I didn't smell it until I got home and I actually thought it smelled good.

 

[Coffee]

The hair one is in a 10 ounce bottle not a 12, You would have to buy even more then you thought!

Humm my jar says it's 12oz.

 

[kandegirl]

I haven't tried WEN but the Hair One in Olive Oil left my hair soft. I straw set the front b/c I have the majority of it in a curly weave and the curls came out soft. So this is a keeper for use when I just need to do my hair for a special occasion and will be washing it again soon.

 

[Aggie]

Despite all the reviews, I still want to try the Hair One. I washed my hair on Wednesday and forgot to clarify it. I used the WEN conditioner and hated it and wondered why I didn't get the wonderful results most of you ladies got. Yesterday, I decided to try again, but this time I clarified my hair first, then used my WEN again and guess what ya'll? Soft lushious hair.

I will do the very same thing when I get the Hair One conditioner and see if it works the same way or not. I can't wait for N&W to send my Hair One to me. Everybody's hair is different so I want to see for myself how my hair will respond to it. Also, aren't we supposed to use them a little longer like we did the WEN to see if it will work over time?

On a side note now, all you ladies who are thinking of either chucking or returning their Hair One conditioner, I am accepting all gifts and you can pm me if you are feeling generous.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I haven't been able to keep up with the thread, but I'm having internal buyers remorse over the Hair One after reading the ingredients list. I think I am going to return it before it becomes another item collecting dust on my shelf. I have been on a natural ingredient kick, I just seemed to have migrated that way without even thinking about it, I don't want to go backwards now.

 

[ShiShiPooPoo]

I just contacted my local Sally's and man....people surely do buy stuff fast!

She said that they just got them in about 2 weeks ago and they can't keep them on the shelves. She only had a few left and I asked her to put away 2 for me and I will pick them up later!

Your hair is beautiful...


I'm on my way to Sally's now...

 

[chebaby]

for some reason i dont have the urge to run out and get this. i avoided getting the wen for 2 months before i caved in and now im waiting for it to come.

 

[Vshanell]

All but the jojoba smelled bad to me.....


needless to say i didn't use it like i thought i was....will report back later

I think that was the one that I thought I could deal with until I rubbed some on my hand and yuck! All of the smells are way to mediciney to me.

 

[yodie]

for some reason i dont have the urge to run out and get this. i avoided getting the wen for 2 months before i caved in and now im waiting for it to come.

Same here. I avoided WEN like the plague. I finally caved in and got WEN this week. LOVE it.

 

[*fabulosity*]

Actually... I like the Hair one stuff...and I've tried both. It's slipperier (if that's a word).. and it distributes through the hair easier than Wen. Also it foams WAYY easier than the WEN. To make the WEN feel like it was foaming... I had to pump, add; stay under water...and repeat... this started foaming from jump.

The smell of the olive oil one is not that bad to me (the fig Wen is not knocking my socks off with the smell)...it smells like all the other olive oil hair products.

 

[Tamrin]

The PJ in me woke up. At 9:20 am I walked into Sally's no work to the cashier but good morning and made a bee line for the back. It was right there on the shelf. I got the Jojoba and the Olive. Im currently in twists. So I will wait before I try it.

I went to pay the cashier told me a long time customer came looking for this last week and she gave her all sorts of info about hair and sulfates. OK which one of you ladies frequent the Canarsie Sally's? The one in the Georgetown shopping center?

 

[Aggie]

Actually... I like the Hair one stuff...and I've tried both. It's slipperier (if that's a word).. and it distributes through the hair easier than Wen. Also it foams WAYY easier than the WEN. To make the WEN feel like it was foaming... I had to pump, add; stay under water...and repeat... this started foaming from jump.

The smell of the olive oil one is not that bad to me (the fig Wen is not knocking my socks off with the smell)...it smells like all the other olive oil hair products.

Thanks for your review fabulosity. This was quite helpful to me, especially about the scent of the Hair One.

 

[*fabulosity*]

Welcome, I'm glad I was able to help somebody... lol... I just here looking for guidance and PRODUCTS...lol@