As many of you know, I’m always on the hunt for a great eco-friendly hair product lines, which will create some seriously lustrous locks. Well, I’ve recently stumbled upon Wen and I was pretty impressed by the look of the whole line. It’s a supposedly unique concept in the hair product dept! They claim to have 5 products in 1, which is technically true (shampoo, conditioner, mask, leave-on conditioner, and de-tangler) – not that I ever use all 5 of those products anyway. The key is that you’re not scrubbing the living daylights out of your hair with bubbles and lather – you’re instead using a hair “cleanse” (think facial cleanser) – it’s actually an interesting idea because it’s the SLS and lather that typically dries out our hair.
Be aware though, this is what I’d term a light green product. Although the cleansers don’t contain SLS, there are a few ingredients that I don’t love (PEG-60 and Fragrance), – so for those of you who aren’t eco-purists, this may be a product you want to check out.
October 13th, 2010 at 10:45 am
I know the problem with fragrance (hidden chemicals listed under one word) but what is bad about PEG-60? Also, what do you recommend for adult acne. I’ve never had a problem with acne before, even as a teenager, but now that I’ve turned 30, I’ve got it and no matter what I try, I can’t seem to get it under control. No luck so far finding any green products for acne. Any suggestions?
October 14th, 2010 at 9:09 am
I’ve bought the Wen system before and SAVE YOUR MONEY! This has to be the worst and most wasteful product that I have ever used! The company is also sketchy. They say that you can cancel at anytime but that’s not true. We cancelled well before the next payment/shipping time and they still took money out of our account and sent it to us.
October 14th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
First off – Sarah PEG’s are potential carcinogens – so that’s why I try to avoid them. A fantastic product for acne is the Acne Kit by Mychelle Cosmetics.
Abbe – wow! Thanks for your feedback about Wen. There are apparently two totally different Wen stores – one is the original one (link in my post) and the other is the one connected with QVC – it was perhaps the latter that you were having problems with. Anyway – thanks for weighing in.
October 16th, 2010 at 9:08 am
I used the Wen pictured above and it didn’t work for me. It made my hair look greasy and eventually made it feel dry. I only used the hair cleanse.
October 20th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I have actually been using a product similar called Hair One from Sally’s Beauty Supply for the past 6 months. I have found it works really great. I have tried so many green shampoos and conditioners and have been very disappointed. I have been pleased with Hair One though. My hair is much healthier and I don’t have to use a hair dryer or flat iron anymore. Plus, its less expensive then Wen and one bottle usually lasts me 2 months. I also use Argan oil as a leave in conditioner.
October 23rd, 2010 at 9:54 am
I used this product and purchased it through their ads from the television product commercial. For the price that they charged I did not find that this product lived up to their standards let alone mine. I have very curly hair and this product left my hair feeling almost like a sticky feeling instead of the silky soft feel. I returned to my deva curl products.
November 30th, 2010 at 11:20 am
I too tried this from the infomercial and STILL can’t stop the auto deliver. AND I never got the product to do what it claimed.
I have been using John Masters Organics and am MUCH happier with the products.
December 1st, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I use Wen hair care products and I love them, my hair is thick, since I’ve been using Wen my hair is shiny and the fizz is no longer a problem. I have been using these products for about 6 months.