Mrs. Bacca recently switched the Bacca household from our old tried and true shampoo to Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo. I don’t know, maybe it was the fact that we were getting 33% more . . . hold a minute, I just looked at the label again and it looks like we’re not even getting “33% more for free”, we’re just getting “33% more”. Whatever. The label is not my biggest complaint about the product.
My biggest complaint about Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo is that this stuff just cakes on your scalp. All week I’ve felt like I’ve had bugs crawling on my scalp. I itch my scalp and the shampoo just peels off.
I should have known this would happen because this shampoo is one of those totally unnatural foaming kinds of shampoo. The smallest dab of the shampoo can expand to cover your entire scalp as soon as you start to lather. It takes several washings to get the initial burst of suds from your hair.
After a little reading on the label I think I’ve identified the culprit. This batch of Fructis is part of something called “The Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine System of Shampoo”. An integral part of this system seems to be something called “Anti-Frizz Serum”.
I don’t want serums in my shampoo. Take your serums somewhere else.
Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo is horrible. Do not buy it unless you are trying to create a pseudo protective covering of psoriasis like scales on your hair and scalp.
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I hear ya brother! Another product not to buy is Clairol Natural Instincts haircolor. It is anything but natural and my hair which was below my shoulders broke off and I had to end up cutting it.
I can’t believe I thought the whole line of Sleek N Shine Products would work. I have 5 containers of worthless products.
M on November 3rd, 2007 at 11:49 am | Link
I had the same problem. But it took me a long time before i realized it was the shampoo ruining my scalp. It started with the light itching but no flakes and then my scalp would have hot spots. I would literally put ice on it. Anytime i scratched it hurt so bad. I actually started loosing hair badly. My hair was getting so thin i was so scared. I ended up at a scalp specialist and they tried the cortozone cream, steriod shots. they were only short fixes. Some of the medicnes would cause acne like sores on my scalp. It was like the medcine was too strong but helped with the itching. i finally used Ecurine Cream piled it thick on my scalp at nights and that seemed to really help. It finally dawned on me that it might be my shampoo so i totally threw it out. And used other products for about year with no problems what so ever. Until last week, i remebered loving how i really like that shampoo and thought maybe it wasnt the shampoo after all so i bought it and my scalp has been itching like crazy. Im throwing that stuff out for good. Great product of how soft it makes your hair but it ruins my scalp. I must be Allergic to something in it, i guess. i sure hope noone else has the same problems. My mom uses that shampoo with no problems.
Leigh on February 20th, 2008 at 10:09 pm | Link
I have just used this product and the smell, odour, fumes or whatever you want to call it - makes me cough. It is a gel and when applied looks like skin peeling before you have even been in the sun.
Anyone who normally wears reading glasses shouldn’t purchase this product without reading the back first. There in the smallest of print are the words “do not use on the face”.
Lets face it - sun tan cream users always cover their face first.
Diana on March 12th, 2008 at 8:39 am | Link
I have the same problems as Leigh has but figured it out sooner. It all started about 2 weeks after I bought the shampoo that the bumps and itching started on my scalp, then the hives started to go beyond my scalp and all over my neck and torso. I was talking to a co-worker about my hives and she said she had the same bumps on her head, and also a rash on her shoulder area, and guess what…yes she uses the same shampoo and conditioner. After reading these coments I know that we are not the only two out there that have had problems. I think I’m going organic.
Jen on May 21st, 2008 at 11:14 pm | Link