Don’t Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me: Over 4,000 Products Reviewed, Plus the Latest Hair-Care Information by Paula Begoun

April 7, 2007 by
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Are $20 shampoos and conditioners worth it? Can good hair-care products be found at the drugstore, or are the expensive salon products really superior? In this comprehensive guide to all things hair care, consumer advocate Paula Begoun answers those questions and more in her reviews of more than 130 drugstore, salon, and department store hair product lines, from Aveda to Matrix and Pantene to Zirh.

Thousands of products are described and evaluated according to their performance, reliability, price, and claims. Begoun compares good and bad ingredients, dispels hair-care industry myths, evaluates what helps and what hurts hair, and explains how to tell the difference between reality and hype with respect to a product's performance. Hair sprays, shampoos, conditioners, gels, mousses, pomades, silicone serums, and other items are covered. Her "Best Products" lists make it easy to find items worth trying in any category. The consumer bible of hair-care products, Don't Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me shows how to find the best products available at the most economical prices. Ultimately, Begoun shows consumers how to have beautiful tresses without spending a fortune.

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2 Comments on Don’t Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me: Over 4,000 Products Reviewed, Plus the Latest Hair-Care Information by Paula Begoun

  1. Rebecca Reilly on Thu, 23rd Sep 2010 12:27 am

    2. Someone told me Cetyl or Stearyl Alchohol is okay to use on african american hair.
    Is this true?
    I am searching all over for healthy hair care products for my bi-racial daughter.
    I found some ( what I thought was good) shampoo/conditioner.
    It contains all natural ingredients except for one– that I found out after buying –that Olfin Sulfate is not good for african american hair.
    Now I am making the switch to another product. I thought, ” Yess, I finally found something 100% natural!”
    Then ( as usual), I checked the ingredients. The shampoo was fine. No sulfates glycols, or mineral oil/petrolatum.
    But then I checked the ingredients of the conditioner. Cetyl alcohol is one of the first ingredients on the list. Is this O.K or no?

  2. Rebecca Reilly on Thu, 23rd Sep 2010 12:34 am

    3. I also do not use anything but entirely natural oil on her hair. But then I found out later that anything with a lot of perfume is not good either. The oil I use is all-natural, but it must contain a lot of perfume .( it smells too nice.)
    So now I use all-natural 100% pure Olive oil I bought at the grocery. But it smells.Do you have any suggestions? Can I add natural lavender oil to the olive oil to help it smell better?

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