They All Suck....

[Redbone]

IMHO all thickening shampoo's suck and I have tried a bunch including, Back to Basics thickening shampoo, Vive from Loreal, Thicker Fuller hair brand, Crew thickening Shampoo for men. None seemed to do what they said they would. I have tried some leave in type conditioners that actually do leave the hair very thick and healthy but they were discontinued.

Anybody have any suggestions on a thickening shampoo that actually works?

 

[BadHairDecade]

I still like and use Diametress by Nexuss. I tried all the others and this one seems to be the best for my hair. I use it with Nioxin Scalp Therapy conditioner.

 

[blue]

Loreal works for me..but then again my hairloss isnt THAT bad so i guess it would work better with the more hair you have.

Thickeners are not miracle workers.

 

[elguapo]

I use Vive, and I like it. But my loss isn't incredibly bad yet either. Also, the commercial is a joke- the guy brisks his thick black hair back, and you can't see one damn sign of hair loss or thinning on him whatsoever. I'm not 100% certain that the commercial tries to say that it is for hair loss, but I'm pretty sure it says it is for "thinning hair".

I'll have to give the others a shot, like Nexxus.

 

[blue]

Well the mistake people make is that they look towards the maximum instead of looking at the realistic....that Loreal commercial said increase your hair by 50%,but thats very optimistic.Me if a shampoo gives me thickenin AT ALL im happy and means it worked.

 

[viperfish]

Give xenna 183 shampoo a go! http://www.xenna.com I love the stuff and really thickens the hair. It contains coal tar and L-toc stuff that seems to work great. That L'Oreal sh*t does not do anything for you if you have light colored thin hair. The xenna shampoo will cost you $25 bucks for I believe 2-3 months worth. Great shampoo.

 

[BadHairDecade]

That L'Oreal sh*t does not do anything for you if you have light colored thin hair..

And it makes you smell like a french hoar...way too much perfume in that stuff.. For me it was by far the worse of all the thickening shampoos...But that's just my opinion.

 

[Redbone]

I will look into this Xena stuff. Loreal vive did nothing for me and made my hair a bit lifeless I thought. I now use Lee's shampoo and on the off days I use Nexus Diametress works good- but I want something that works better, dammit.

 

[blue]

You said about conditions that DID work......which were they...and are there any that arent discontinued that you would suggest?

 

[Dimebolt3000]

Vive by Loreal works good for me...i used that stuff for a couple of days, then switched to a regular shampoo, and totally noticed the difference. Sure, it doesnt do miracles, but it does thicken the appearance of my hair.

 

[elguapo]

I think basically it comes down to the trade-off of either having thicker-looking hair, or styled hair. Unless you guys can recommend a gel or something that gives you both control and thicker-looking hair. I'm a diffuse thinner, so once I put any gel in my hair, that's when the thinning is apparent.

 

[Redbone]

I used a product from Paul Mitchell called Botanical Body Building Treatment. But the market wasn't big enough so they discontinued it.