Old Shampoo brands that you miss?

[Danmel]

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This morning I thought of the old green Clairol Herbal Essence. It smelled so good!

And Flex. Once when I was young, I went to a bar near my apartment after I washed my hair with Flex. A guy near me said, not in a weird or creepy way, "did you just wash your hair with Flex? It smells sooo good!"

What do you miss? (Other than a sane person as president)?

[Dave Starsky]

1. Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific

It really did!

[Arkansas Granny]

2. They brought Herbal Essence back, but it doesn't smell the same.

A scent that I miss is Love's Fresh Lemon cologne. I loved that stuff.

[Danmel]

6. Remember Love baby fresh?

And Jontue?

[FrankfurtCat]

7. Yes! And Love's Baby Soft cologne.

Apparently Love's Baby Soft is still sold-maybe the Lemon is also?

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Yes. You can get them all here

https://www.danabeauty.com

[FrankfurtCat]

14. That's awesome.

Thank you!

[Yurovsky]

42. My first GF wore that...

and smell is your sense most closely tied to memory, IIRC.

Some great memories, in this case...

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Anyone remember Minipoo?

[spiderpig]

21. I was just thinking about that the other day!

Shake it on your head like talcum powder and brush out the oily residue.

[Texasgal]

4. I miss the green suave

it smelled so good and it was cheap!

[FrankfurtCat]

5. Faberge' Organics

I think it had wheat germ oil in it. I saw Prell for the first time in a long while the other day-but not sure I missed it.

[OrwellwasRight]

36. My sister loved

Fabrege Organics. We shared a bathroom so we shared shampoo sometimes too!

[FrankfurtCat]

37. My sister introduced me to it also!

And it smelled so good

[shenmue]

8. This Japanese brand I used to get in NY

[elleng]

9. Breck

[shenmue]

12. Yes

[mopinko]

24. yeah, that was my thought too.

ah the breck girls.

[Donkees]

11. Tab Hunter - Halo Shampoo Commercial

[csziggy]

13. Herbal Essence made me drop out of college

I lived in an old dorm with communal bathrooms at the intersection of three wings. Any time someone used Herbal Essence I could not walk down the hallway and had to open the windows of my room. I'd start sneezing and sneeze until my nose bled. The only way I could get out of my dorm contract was to drop out of college until it ran out. Then I started back and lived off campus with roommates that didn't use smelly beauty products.

Same for every single one of those stinky shampoos. Back then it was almost impossible to find unscented products. I tried Ivory but it gave me hives so that was out. I finally had to use a hypoallergenic soap that was $5 a bar. Sometimes I used the stuff I used to wash my horses on my hair, I got so desperate to wash my hair without a reaction.

It also made me a hermit - in any crowd there was always someone who had used a stinky product that made me react. So I just avoided crowds. After most of a lifetime of being conditioned against groups of people I'm somewhat pathological about being around crowds.

Once Zyrtec was invented I could finally have a little bit of a social life but it can still be a problem.

Now I used a "clarifying" shampoo that is unscented and a brand of soap that was discontinued but that I stocked up while it was still available. If I out live that supply of soap I'll have problems again!

Thank you for reminding me of those horrible days when the stinky shampoos took over the world!

[Duppers]

49. Damn, a fellow sufferer.

So sorry.

Most folks just think we're picky nuts - I would love for them to live with my immune system for one week.

Btw, Ivory hand soap bothers me very little.

[csziggy]

51. My Mom used to think I faked sensitivity to scents to get out of church

I'd start sneezing about the time they got to the first prayer. Finally, she gave up and I spent Sunday mornings in the car reading.

I never saw an allergist until a couple of years ago. He said technically I'm not allergic to anything but have a hypersensitive nose. He told me he studied allergies because he's the same way - so he was very understanding about the problem.

He prescribed Azelastine - a nasal spray that is supposed to help with the problem. But that stuff leaves a nasty smell/taste and my mouth always tasted like trench mouth so I don't use it. I'm not surprised about that - I think sensitive noses are linked to super tasters, people who are very discerning about flavors.

[Duppers]

52. "super tasters, people who are very discerning about flavors."

Exactly. I have that too. I can tell when a food has foul additives or when something is wrong before others can, like it's not fresh enough.

Don't get started on wines. Cannot drink most of them.

[csziggy]

53. Yes, exactly - but I stopped drinking alcohol altogether

Never could develop a taste for beer or wine. When I started having accidents with the horses (though I never handled them while drinking) and had to take medications for pain and inflammation I gave up on booze. It's actually a good thing considering my familial history of alcoholism.

[blue neen]

15. Protein 21.

It "fixed" your split ends!

Like others in this thread, I adored the Love's Fresh Lemon. My mom got me a set for Christmas one year that had a spray cologne, a glittery body lotion, and dusting powder. It was divine!

[applegrove]

16. Agree shampoo was my favourite as a teen.

[Coventina]

17. Body on Tap!

The beer you put on your hair!

[BuddyCa]

18. but don't drink it!

[FrankfurtCat]

33. Is that Kim Basinger?

Alec Baldwin's ex-wife?

[Dave Starsky]

44. It is.

She did a lot of commercials before she hit it big.

[FrankfurtCat]

45. They were great together in "The Marrying Man"...

...

[TexasBushwhacker]

47. She was also a Breck girl

[Laffy Kat]

19. Halo. Remember Halo? nt

[annabanana]

26. Halo, everybody, Halo

Halo is the shampoo that glorifies your hair, so
Halo, everybody, Halo

Yeah.. I'm that old. Also Remember the Breck Girl on the back of the (I want to say Post) magazine... Or was it the back of Life?

[TexasProgresive]

20. When we were first married my dear heart introduced me to Prell.

It was inexpensive and did the job. One day the label changed to say, "New and Improved". The worst things you can see on a product you love. We used it once and threw it out. Couldn't stand the smell.

[spiderpig]

22. Wella Balsam

I loved it.

[mopinko]

25. i remember that one.

had one of those creepy but appealing scents. it smelled like it must be doing something good. not sure it did, but.....

it did seem scientific, tho.

[TuxedoKat]

23. Aquamarine

It wasn't expensive, but had a nice smell. It may still be available somewhere.

[OrwellwasRight]

34. Found it on Amazon for you.

https://www.amazon.com/AQUAMARINE-SHAMPOO-NORM-DRY-15/dp/B001V9WXJK

I used to use that as well.

[TuxedoKat]

38. Thank you!

Don't know why I didn't think to look there! It's usually the first place I check!

[OrwellwasRight]

39. You're welcome

[jpak]

27. I had a girlfriend that used Herbal Essence....

yup

[musette_sf]

28. Pantene

back when it was still made in Switzerland. The 60s concentrate incarnation was my favorite. The later (70s) gold-tops were okay too. Sucked after P&G bought the brand.

[LeftInTX]

29. None. Most were damaging to my hair

I tried Breck, Herbal Essence and even Johnson's Baby Shampoo. All left me with dry hair.

A hair dresser introduced me a conditioning shampoo by Helene Curtis, which has been discontinued. However, I'm currently very happy with L'Oreal EverCreme and I love the smell.

[eShirl]

30. I liked Flex, Wella Balsam and Body On Tap, none of which I've seen for years

now it's whatever moisturizing flavor of Pantene shampoo + conditioner I can find

[Laffy Kat]

31. Ivory made a shampoo and conditioner back in the 80s.

Usually I shy away from fragrances, but it such a nice smell. My boyfriend loved to smell my hair.

[Phentex]

32. This thread is such a blast from the past!

I had totally forgotten about so many of these. How fun!

[OrwellwasRight]

35. Finesse!

I loved me some Finesse in high school!

[Drumron]

40. Pearl inthe prell

I loved prelll... the smell and the lime green color......

[Tikki]

41. You can still buy Prell online...but not sure if it is the same formula.

I tried it, but my hair didn't respond the way it use to using that shampoo....but then I am older and my hair
texture has changed.

Still smells great and looks like original Prell, though.


Tikki

[milestogo]

43. The consistency of prell...

[shanti]

46. Farrah Fawcett shampoo

It had a really nice fragrance and consistency. Looked on ebay and a vintage bottle is selling for $100!

Now, I prefer a bar shampoo, like Lush or JR Liggett's.

[oasis]

48. Lilt Shampoo. IIRC it was one of the "I Love Lucy" sponsors.

[TexasBushwhacker]

55. Lilt made home permenant kits too

There were also Toni home perms.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

50. Head and Boulders

[red dog 1]

54. Pampers

I still remember the jingle:

"Pampers, Pampers, new shampoo
Gentle as a lamb, so right for you
Gentle as a lamb?
Yes, Mam!
Pampers. Pampers, new shampoo"