TRESemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo

Product: TRESemme FreshStart Dry Shampoo for Oily/Straight to Normal Hair

Price: $
I bought this for $4.77 at Walmart.

Packaging: ♦ ♦ ♦
This product comes in a 5.7 oz. long black aerosol can with a lime-yellow color top. The product itself is a mixture of mineral clay and citrus.

Claim: Don’t settle for limp or unruly hair every time you skip a shampoo. Now your hair can have that just-washed look and feel without a shower. Whether your hair gets oily or frizzy in between washes, these products will make your hair feel ultra clean and refreshed. Put that baseball cap away for good!

Do not miss a fresh look and feel even on the second day. TRESemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo is the perfect solution to clean hair without water anytime. The unique formula, with Mineral Clay and Citrus, refreshes your hair by removing oil and odor while injecting volume. Just a quick spray transform lifeless, limp hair into clean, fresh hair with full of bouncy body. It also helps to maintain hair color with less washing. With TRESemme Fresh Start, refresh your hair anytime, anywhere.

Application: According to Tresemme

• Shake can vigorously before use and in between sprays.
• Lightly spritz roots with product to inject volume & spray evenly all over air, holding can 8-12 inches from head.
• Leave product in for 1-2 minutes to allow time to soak up oil.
• Brush through hair to remove excess, then style as usual.

Pros:

• Does Remove Some Dirty & Oil
• You Can See Where the Product is on Your Hair

Cons:

• Doesn't Totally Clean Your Hair
• Has A Very Strong Citrus Scent
• The Product Can Be Hard to Remove From Your Hair

Final Verdict: ♥
I have oily hair. I have long hair, so I have the dual problem of having oily hair on the top of my head but my ends get dried out. Usually, I wash my hair every other day to keep it from being to greasy while trying not to dry out my ends too much. I decided to try out a dry shampoo to help keep my hair clean in between washes and maybe go for a longer period of time of actually washing it. This is the first time I've tried a dry shampoo so I can't compare it to anything else.
I was excited to try this product. I like TRESemme products in general. However, when it came to actually using it and seeing the results, I was let down. I tried using this product several times and in different ways. Each time I was left unsatisfied or annoyed. The scent was killer. If you use this product you have to be in a well ventilated room or you might feel like you're being choked to death by a lemon. This dry shampoo is made of mineral clay in an aerosol form. If you have dark hair you can actually see where the clay lands on your hair when you spray it. This is a good and things. It's nice to know where you're spraying the product on your hair so you can evenly coat your hair, but I found that it was also hard to fully brush the clay off. If your using this product lightly, it's not as hard to remove the clay but your hair will still be greasy. If you use a lot of this product, you will have a hard time removing the clay from your hair and you'll end up looking like you have dandruff. Definitely, DO NOT use this if you have other products in you hair already, like gel or hairspray, the clay will stick to those products and get clumpy on your hair. You'll end up having to wash your hair and basically defeats the purpose of a dry shampoo. I will say that maybe if you have light colored hair that isn't very greasy, this product might work for you. However, if you have dark oily hair, I say skip trying TRESemme Dry Shampoo. It's not worth the trouble.

FYI: For Dry/Curly hair TRESemme has a Waterless Foam Shampoo. I did not try that product so I can't say whether it works or not.

TreSemme Thermal Creations

I've recently bought TRESemme thermal creations from Ulta. They were on sale so I bought the entire line except for the shampoo & conditioner. They claim that thermal creations is a vitamin-enriched, salon quality styling products are specially formulated to work with your hot irons and blow dryers to get the latest salon styles you want, while protecting your hair from heat damage. I'm always skeptical of products but I'm always willing to give a try. The line, aside from the shampoo & conditioner, consist of a straightening gel, curl activator spray, heat tamer spray, and volumizing mousse. I've used all of them except the volumizing mousse.

Heat Tamer protects your hair from heat & friction. Simply spray the product all over your hair. You can use it on wet 0r dry hair before exposing your hair to heat from a blow dryer or iron. I think the product works. Usually after blow drying my hair it tends to puff up from the heat. Not when I used the heat tamer. It makes my hair more manageable and keeps it from looking fried.

Straightening Gel helps to straighten your hair while adding shine. You take a good amount and rub between your hands to activate the product then run through your hair, making sure to evenly distribute throughout out your hair. The product looks like a gel version of hair polish. When I first applied the product to my hair I was scared that it would weight my hair down and make it look oily & greasing. But once I took my flat iron to my hair the gel disappeared leaving only my now straighten hair with added shine. Usually after straightening my hair I have to apply a polish/ serum but not when I use this gel. My hair already has that shine and makes my hair look healthy. It's like a two-in-one. I love it.

Curl Activator gives a flexible hold of curls with the heat of a curling iron. Simply spray dry hair from root to tip with the activator, blow dry the spray to set for one minute, then curl hair as usual. I had the most doubt with this product. My hair does not hold curls. I usually have to spray a section of hair with hair spray, curl, then spray again. With the activator I didn't have to do that. I only sprayed hair spray after I was done curling my hair to give that lasting hold. I was very surprised.

Review
Pro: Products actually work & my hair did not look fried
Con: None
Buy Again: Yes
Packaging: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Overall: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Garnier Nutrisse

I recently colored my hair using Garnier Nurtrisse in Darkest Brown.  I bought it at Walmart for around $7.  You can find it at most place that carry haircoloring products.  I used to have very dark rich black hair when I was younger but ever since I started dying my hair its now growing out to a medium brown.  Maybe I'm just getting old and my hair color is slowly fading. Ahhh!  That's why I'm trying to maintain a dark hair color.  I usually darken my hair, rather then lighten it... Anyways, Garnier Nurtrisse comes with an applicator bottle, the color agent tube, an oil concentrate, latex gloves, conditioner, and the paper instructions.  When you start, you have to empty the color agent tube and oil concentrate which can be tricky with the gloves on.   It was simple to use the applicator bottle when applying the hair color to  my hair.  It does get harder to get the hair color out once the bottle starts to get empty but depending on your hair length, you may not need to use all of it.  I left it on for about 15-20 min (I took into account the time I spent applying) and was in my hair for about 25-30 mins.  Afterwards, I washed my hair till the water ran clear and applied the conditioner.  I left the conditioner in my hair for a few minutes before washing it out.  I blowed dry and styled as normal.  In the end my hair did not feel dry or damaged.  It has been a week now and my hair still feels healthy and the color hasn't faded.  So far so good.

Review:

Pro: Rich Hair Color Similar to what is Advertised.  Little to no damage on hair.

Con: Like most hair color it smells but only a little & lingers for a day.

Buy Again: Yes

Price: $ $

Packaging:  ♦ ♦ ♦

OverAll: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥