TRESemmé Naturals Volume Shampoo & Conditioner

So I decided to give TRESemmé Naturals Shampoo a try. I've been using Head & Shoulders (Ocean lift or Silky and Smooth) for a few years because it's the only thing that didn't give me dandruff. I've tried many dandruff shampoos during high school but nothing worked. And I've also tried many brands of regular shampoos such as Garnier Fructis, Suave, Pantene, Aussie--and they all made my scalp full of dandruff, and the hair oily and gross after the second wash. I decided to give TRESemmé a try because now being 22, my puberty teenage days are over and maybe my scalp is not so sensitive anymore. After reading reviews on MakeupAlley I was a little disappointed in it already. I tend to read the worst and middle ground reviews on that site on basically anything from shampoos to makeup, and hair styling products. I recommend it! But make sure you don't just look at the rating or read the worst reviews because some people just try the products once and give up on them and jump online to comment on how awful it was.

I bought TRESemmé anyway (it was on sale for 2/$7 so I bought the conditioner too). The bottle is pretty big (but smaller then the non-natural--and costs more at regular price). Oh yeah, it's the "volume" version of the Naturals by the way. For the record I have long, dark, semi-thick hair which is pretty straight when blow-dried with a brush--otherwise it creates random waves and is a bit frizzy.
The reason the shampoo is called "natural" is because the use less sulfates then their regular shampoo. It is not sulfate free! Some girls reviewing this product on the mentioned web site didn't know this--I believe they say so in the commercials, and definitely on their bottles.

Anyway, the shampoo is clear and has a very pleasant smell. I don't recommend just using the shampoo without any conditioner if you have hair like mine or thicker. It surely gives you the "squeaky clean" feeling. I wasn't sure what that meant from the other reviews but after using it, I understand. It really cleans the hair, and because it doesn't have a lot of sulfates, it feels like your hair is um...kind of wiry, and tough. So using a bit of conditioner is necessary, at least of the ends.

I used the TRESemmé Naturals Volume conditioner that is paired with the shampoo. It is not as thick, and creamy as I would like, but again it has very nice smell and does the job well. I put a quarter size in my palms and run it through my hair from the middle to the ends. Whatever is left on my hands I put in on my roots (that's what the directions say). For my type of hair (it gets really greasy on the roots and dry at the ends) from now on I will put less on the roots, or none at all because the next day if I don't wash it (sometimes I just don't have time) it will seem a little greasy (but nothing compared to Pantene of Garnier).  After you use the conditioner, the hair is very soft and not tangled at all. That's another problem I have. If I don't use conditioner, or not enough I cannot comb my wet hair after I get out of the shower! I pull, and tug, until I pull a bunch of it out and my head hurts like hell! I have to use some kind of leave in conditioner, or smoothing serum just to comb it! It's really crazy, and I regret putting that stuff in because then it makes my hair too greasy and weighed down.
However, with this shampoo and conditioner, the comb magically runs through my hair with little problems! It's great not having to put other crap in my hair just to comp it. =)

I like washing my hair at night just because I don't want to wake up extra early in the morning--and drying my hair takes forever! So in the morning, after having slept on it wet, it's a bit messy, but I just brush it, and it's very soft and pretty straight and manageable! I really like this brand. I've used it for about 2 weeks now and no dandruff! I really hope it stays this way.

In conclusion--I recommend it!

Here are some photos. Sorry for the lack of face and artistry (I'm doing this at work since I don't have anything to do...I know I'm bad)