Tuesday, January 22, 2013

L'Oreal EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System

Background: Here's the deal. My hair and sulfate-free shampoo's have a love/hate relationship. Why? The shampoo makes my new growth go back to having a beautiful curl pattern and my relaxed hair straight. I don't like to straighten my hair and I worry about having breakage as a result of having two different textures. My sister on the other hand has natural hair. She usually braids or hot combs her hair for special occasions and has complained about her curl pattern being ruined as a result. Using a different type of sulfate-free shampoo has resulted in her 4a-c curls coming back to life and really popping. I'll let her write a review.

Product Description: This product was made to cater to color-treated hair. The product contains rosemary and juniper. The product states that it has an anti-fade system, 100% sulfate free, no harsh salts, natural botanicals and 100% vegan. The conditioner contains no drying salts and has UVA/UVB filters. The conditioner promises to deeply nourish and revitalize dry, damaged hair. The shampoo promises to gently cleanse, nourish and revitalize dry, damaged hair without causing color stripping using a sulfate-free formula.

Where: I received a complimentary sample of the EverPure Moisture Shampoo for Color Treated Hair. My previous shampoo was starting to cause my darkly colored hair to have reddish tones and it was time for a change. This is a moisture shampoo and having dry, color treated hair, I was excited to try this product.

Process: I wet my hair and washed it with water. I added about half of the package of  EverPure Moisture Shampoo and rubbed my scalp. I wet my hair again with a bit of water and added the remainder of the package. From previous experiences, I realized that if you want to maximize the use of the shampoo and get a bit of a lather, saturating the hair with water and then adding the shampoo with water will do the trick. I LOVE the smell of this shampoo. The shampoo also looked different than expected. It was rich and creamy compared to some sulfate-free shampoos that are opaque. Sulfate-free shampoos typically leave my hair tangled and very dry. This shampoo detangled my hair. My hair was not super moisturized but it was not dry.   I like the shampoo. I had little to no shedding. The shampoo does contain Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate and Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate. I typically use shampoos that contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate because they don't cause shedding of MY hair and are a lot more gentle on MY hair than shampoos that contain other types of sulfates. The Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate comes from coconut and palm oils and is noted to be safe for the skin and is easy to rinse out and does lather. Hence, the use of Sodium...Sul... in this shampoo. Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate comes from the fatty acid of coconut oil. It allows water to be mixed with oil and dirt thereby causing easy rinse out of buildup. This product is considered to be mild but it can cause irritation depending on its percentage in the product. You can do your own research and decide. None of my color was rinsed out when I rinsed out the shampoo.

Process Continued: I then applied the EverPure Moisture Conditioner. This Conditioner was thicker than I expected. It is thicker than TRESemme's conditioner. I applied the product from root to ends and instantly, my hair was very soft, smooth and moisture rich. I was so surprised at the slickness of my hair, that I decided to look at the ingredients and see if a dimethicone was in the product. Interestingly, there are no dimethicone's in the conditioner but there is in the shampoo. Also, the conditioner smells great! The conditioner has peppermint leaf extract. I always go out in search of products that smell like peppermint. I like the way it makes my scalp feel and the smell. I left the conditioner on for 5 minutes and my hair felt so SILKY. It was crazy. I keep washing my hair out thinking that I had product left in my hair because my relaxed ends had so much slip. I have a very dry patch in the middle of my hair where there is broken and damaged hair. I wish that I had more of the conditioner to add in this place. Unfortunately, the natural parts of my hair felt 'dry' with the conditioner on. I would like to try a full size of the product. I also had some shedding. My hair usually sheds with certain conditioners. Still, I would buy a full size of the conditioner. My color also remained intact.

Ingredients:
Moisture Shampoo: Aqua/Water/Eau , Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate , Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate , Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate , Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate , Cocamidopropyl Betaine , Glycol Distearate , Glycereth 26 , Decyl Glucoside , Parfum/Fragrance , PPG 5 Ceteth 20 , Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer , Amodimethicone , Polyquaternium 7 , Polyquaternium 10 , Methylparaben , PEG 55 Propylene Glycol Oceate , Propylene Glycol , Carbomer , C11 15 Pareth 7 , Benzophenone 3 , Benzyl Salicylate , Hexylcinnamal , Glycerin , Trideceth 12 , Laureth 9 , Linalool , Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E) , Limonene , C12 13 Pareth 23 , C12 13 Pareth 3 , Benzyl Alcohol , Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil , Methylchloroisothiazolinone , Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) OilRosemary , Methylisothiazolinone , Sodium Hydroxide , Citric Acid


Source: http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/l'oreal-everpure-moisture-shampoo%2c-rosemary-juniper/ID=prod4254011-product
Moisture Conditioner: Aqua/Water/Eau , Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate , Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate , Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate , Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate , Cocamidopropyl Betaine , Glycol Distearate , Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer , Glycereth 26 , Decyl Glucoside , Parfum/Fragrance , Polyquaternium 7 , PPG 5 Ceteth 20 , Amodimethicone , Polyquaternium 10 , Methylparaben , PEG 55 Propylene Glycol Oceate , Propylene Glycol , Carbomer , C11 15 Pareth 7 , Benzophenone 3 , Benzyl Salicylate , Hexylcinnamal , Glycerin Trideceth 12 , Laureth 9 , C12 13 Pareth 23 , Linalool , Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E) , C12 13 Pareth 3 , Limonene , Benzyl Alcohol , Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil , Methylchloroisothiazolinone , Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) OilRosemary , Methylisothiazolinone , Sodium Hydroxide , Citric Acid
Source: http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/l'oreal-everpure-smooth-shampoo%2c-rosemary-juniper/ID=prod4254013-product




This product does contain mineral oil and methylparaben. They are lower on the list. The bases are at the top and the smaller amounts of ingredients are at the bottom. If this is the case, then the fragrance,methylparaben and mineral oil are in the middle which for me is fine. I have no problems with mineral oil.

Cost: I've looked on L'Oreal's website and the products seem to be reasonably priced. The MSRP is anywhere from $5.99 to $8.99. Walgreen's currently has a sale on the products. They are offering $1.00 of some products and buy one get one 50% off for all right now.

Overall: I like both of the products but I'm still a bit on the fence with this product. I have a lot of shampoos and conditioners right now so I'm not sure if I would run to the store and pick up the product without trying the sample again and seeing how my hair reacts to it over time. I would like to try it again especially the conditioner. For the conditioner I would probably leave it on my hair for a longer period of time or go under a dryer with it to determine the overall effects. I was surprised at how moisturized my hair was. If I were sent the whole line of products to try out and review I would no questions asked.

Further thoughts: I think natural girls would love this product. Sulfate-free shampoos seem to help my hair's natural texture look even better. Also, with the sulfate-free movement and the price, many girls may consider this product. They may also have to add a deep conditioner to the hair after using the product.


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