I color my hair. I also straighten it every day. It's very damaged, very dry, very fragile and it breaks sooo much.

I'm trying to grow my hair out, so I thought that the Folligen Shampoo and Conditioner would be good for that, but is it good for severely damaged hair? Will it repair it?

Also, what do they smell like? I'm madly in love with all of the products I've purchased here, but they smell terrible. It isn't a problem because I use them at night when nobody is around, but I shower in the morning and I like my hair to smell clean and fresh and good!

Thoughts and opinions? Thanks!

I haven't tried Foligen Shampoo and Conditioner yet, but only because I am waiting for my Nioxin System 4 Cleanser (shampoo) and Scalp Therapy (conditioner) for color treated hair to deplete before purchasing the Foligen. I too color my hair but have had very good luck with mixing a few drops of Emu Oil with my conditioner and leaving it in for 2 minutes before rinsing it out. I do this on a daily basis. If anything the Emu Oil has made the Nioxin work better. My hair has thickened and is more shiny, not greasy looking. I'm confident the Foligen products would work just as well, if not better, than the Nioxin.

After coloring, I mix extra Emu Oil in the conditioner (about 1/3 teaspoon) and leave it in for 5 minutes, and my hair looks and feels better than it did before coloring.

I'm switching to Foligen Shampoo and Conditioner because of the cost and because I am already impressed with the results I've received using Foligen Creme which I use on my brows, lashes and a thin spot on the crown of my head.

Now, I'd be really happy if Dr. Pickart would respond to my last post "Emu Oil - 2 Questions".

I used the shampoo and conditioner, and its the best shampoo I used. And it smells good too. Although I dont have enough hair anymore to justify using shampoo, It still is definalty good stuff.

First, send an email to cassia@skinbiology.com. She has the best advice on relaxer problems.

This is our general advice on hair.
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> Many hair products for women cause long term damage. Many hair experts
> think that women's hair was healthier 100 years ago. Old photographs
> often show women in the 60s with hair down to their shoulders or their
> waist.
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> Skin Rejuvenating Copper Peptides often improve scalp and hair health.
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> This may help.
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> 1.If your scalp is irritated, then to calm your scalp and help hair
> growth, the best would be to use the Emu Oil for Hair on your scalp in
> the morning and Folligen Lotion at night in denser hair areas and
> Folligen Cream on hairlines. Start with a very light amount of each.
> You do not need to wash it out in the morning.
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> 2. If there is no irritation, then use Folligen Solution on your scalp
> - a small amount. Let it dry a little, then apply a light amount of
> Emu Oil-S for Hair. You do not need to wash it out in the morning.
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> 3. If you have very blond hair, then use Folligen for Blondes. This is
> a new lotion based on tin-peptides but most reports are very positive.
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> 4. Also take daily supplements of MSM - 2 to 4 grams - and 1 gram each
> of flaxseed oil and borage oil.
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> 5. To increase your hair's natural pigmentation, take an additional 2
> mgs of copper daily. Hair pigments are made from the amino acid
> tyrosine by a copper-dependent enzyme call tyrosinase and copper is
> often in short supply in the human body.
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> 6. Always use a minimum of shampoo and conditioner. Folligen Shampoo
> and Folligen Conditioner are very mild shampoos that help thicken and
> keep more moisture on the hair shafts.
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> 7. Keep heat off your head - blow dryers can boil follicles.
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> 8. Stress can cause hair loss. Blood cortisol levels are raised and
> this inhibits skin repair. Often taking a daily supplement of 75 to
> 100 mgs of DHEA for a few months will block the damaging actions of
> cortisol.
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> 9. Tight bindings, buns, braids, and so on, can cause hair loss. Keep
> your hair loose and fluffy.
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> 10. Sometimes new hair growth can push out older hair shafts and there
> may be a brief period of hair shedding as the new hair shafts push out
> the old dormant hair shafts. Old, non-growing hair is held in the hair
> follicle for about four months before falling out.
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