Do You Have Damaged Hair? Try This New Shampoo and Conditioner

"Here are some shampoo and conditioner samples for damaged hair, this will help." For some reason, I was surprised to hear those words come out of the mouth of my hairdresser. I've dyed my hair probably eight or nine times in the past twelve months. With all that dying, I never really thought my hair was that damaged. Guess that's what I get for thinking, since I was completely wrong. I'm sure the samples that she gave me are great, but there is no way I'm going to purchase it after the samples are gone. So instead of using the samples, I went on a quest to Wal-Mart to find shampoo and conditioner for damaged hair.

There I was standing in the hair care aisle at Wal-Mart, stunned by all the choices staring back at me. I mean, I always knew that there were a lot of choices, but I had never in my life bothered to look through them. I would simply pick up the cheapest brand I could find, not even looking to see what it smelled like. If it washed my hair and conditioned it a little, it was good enough for me. As I browsed through, I saw shampoo and conditioner for thick hair, fine hair, curly hair, straight hair, oily hair, anything but damaged hair. There were even choices to give your hair more volume, make it softer, or give it more shine. None of which I needed.

Finally, however, I found it! In a lovely pink bottle coming from L'Oreal Paris was the NEW pearl protein complex, Vive Pro. nutri gloss shampoo and conditioner for medium to long hair that's damaged. At last, the key word that I had been searching for. It was the only thing I found for damaged hair, so I pretty much had to buy it or let my poor hair suffer. For about four dollars a bottle, I wasn't thrilled with the price, but it definitely beat the ten dollars a bottle I would have had to spend at a salon. Now for the big question, would it work?

Since I bought it the same day I got my hair cut and colored, (Oh yeah, make that ten times in the past twelve months.) I waited a couple days before washing it. I have to admit, I was excited about my new shampoo and conditioner. I spent like four times the amount on each bottle than I normally do, so splurging like that was an amazing experience for me, and I have to say that using this product was, too.

As I got to the rinse part of my shampoo, I was running my fingers through my hair. It felt like silk. It made me think my hair didn't have any damage, how could damaged hair feel so amazing? Now, in small print at the bottom of the bottles, it boasts in shiny letters "mirror shine, cashmere touch," and it really did have that cashmere touch, and not just in the shower either. Even after my hair dried, it still felt amazing. This was with just one wash! The conditioner was the same as the shampoo, it simply made my hair feel wonderful while using it and I'm sure it helped work its magic once it dried as well. It was true with the 'mirror shine' as well. There was no down side with this product what-so-ever and if I keep using it, hopefully I will no longer have damaged hair. With my new shampoo and conditioner revelation, I have to say, no more 88-cent shampoo and conditioners for me. L'Oreal Paris now has a permanent spot in my shower.