Product Review: Gary Null\'s Heavenly Hair Cleanser
This review is for Tracy and Jen. For anybody else, I hope that it is helpful, too.
To my sisters on the May Withdrawal Challenge, this is an old staple product of mine, so I did not cheat
History
I think I started using this product in early 2000. At the time, I was looking for an alternative to using strictly Aubrey Organics castile/coconut oil -based shampoos. I wanted the shampoo to be gentle and any moisturizing qualities would be a bonus.
I had been reading about the use of decyl polyglucose (derived from corn oil) as an alternative to harsher cleansers like SLS, SLES and the ability to retain the suds which the former are known to generate. Decyl polyglucose was supposed to generate PLENTY of suds but with no stripping effects. The woman who started the California Baby company was really the innovator with the use of decyl polyglucose.
Why Gary Null?
I figured I would try Gary Null's Heavenly Hair Cleanser after looking at the ingredients. His decyl polyglucose shampoo had a hefty dose of aloe, tons of sugars and other goodies.
Ingredients
Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Concentrate Blended with an Herbal Infusion of Oat, Horsetail, Nettle, Hawthorne, Comfrey, Ginseng, Licorice and Grape Seed Extracts, Liposome Delivery System(Phospholipid lecithin) of Methylsulfonlmethane(MSM-Organic Sulfur), Jojoba Oil, Panthenol (Pro-vitamin B5), Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein, Cocopolyglucose Citrate (Coconut), Ccobetaine (Coconut), Soapberry Extract(Jaboncilio Berry Saponins) Vegetable Glycerine, AHA Complex of Water and Bilberry and Sugar Cane and Sugar Maple and Orange and Lemon Extracts, Citric Acid, Essential Oil Fragrance of Cherry Almond Bark, Sodium Hydromethyl Glycinate.
Review
The smell is that of true cherry almond bark. Think a true cherry smell. However, once you have rinsed the shampoo, surprisingly, you will not smell any odor. Just clean, clean hair and invigorated scalp.
The lather is tremendous. It's just like a conventional SLS, SLES shampoo in terms of the suds generated. The shampoo is extremely concentrated and very little is necessary to get sufficient lather.
Your scalp will feel extremely clean, fresh and overall healthy. Your hair should feel soft and relatively tangle-free. I always notice a few, but no matting or anything near that.
For Jen and Tracy, I want to tell you guys that you will not have the "slip" which I know some people prefer with shampoos. However, your hair should be very moisturized and soft. I do believe that it is the hefty dose of aloe in the product which makes the difference.
Price and Availability
The suggested retail price for this product is $14.95 for 16oz. I always catch sales at the Vitamin Shoppe and have usually paid between $8.95 and $10.95. You should also be able to find it at local healthfood stores. The other thing is that Gary Null's company runs huge sales in the summer usually on this product and the facial mask in the line. Last time, through their mail circular, I paid $6.95 and bought 4 bottles.
Overall Rating
5/5..it's an awesome product. It has more than "proved" its excellence with the passage of time.
Final Note
For anyone who is trying to find a shampoo with MSM in it, I think this would be one of the best choices available. The overall product formulation is what makes the difference with any of the MSM shampoos.
Cheers,
Jade
This review is for Tracy and Jen. For anybody else, I hope that it is helpful, too.
To my sisters on the May Withdrawal Challenge, this is an old staple product of mine, so I did not cheat
History
I think I started using this product in early 2000. At the time, I was looking for an alternative to using strictly Aubrey Organics castile/coconut oil -based shampoos. I wanted the shampoo to be gentle and any moisturizing qualities would be a bonus.
I had been reading about the use of decyl polyglucose (derived from corn oil) as an alternative to harsher cleansers like SLS, SLES and the ability to retain the suds which the former are known to generate. Decyl polyglucose was supposed to generate PLENTY of suds but with no stripping effects. The woman who started the California Baby company was really the innovator with the use of decyl polyglucose.
Why Gary Null?
I figured I would try Gary Null's Heavenly Hair Cleanser after looking at the ingredients. His decyl polyglucose shampoo had a hefty dose of aloe, tons of sugars and other goodies.
Ingredients
Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Concentrate Blended with an Herbal Infusion of Oat, Horsetail, Nettle, Hawthorne, Comfrey, Ginseng, Licorice and Grape Seed Extracts, Liposome Delivery System(Phospholipid lecithin) of Methylsulfonlmethane(MSM-Organic Sulfur), Jojoba Oil, Panthenol (Pro-vitamin B5), Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein, Cocopolyglucose Citrate (Coconut), Ccobetaine (Coconut), Soapberry Extract(Jaboncilio Berry Saponins) Vegetable Glycerine, AHA Complex of Water and Bilberry and Sugar Cane and Sugar Maple and Orange and Lemon Extracts, Citric Acid, Essential Oil Fragrance of Cherry Almond Bark, Sodium Hydromethyl Glycinate.
Review
The smell is that of true cherry almond bark. Think a true cherry smell. However, once you have rinsed the shampoo, surprisingly, you will not smell any odor. Just clean, clean hair and invigorated scalp.
The lather is tremendous. It's just like a conventional SLS, SLES shampoo in terms of the suds generated. The shampoo is extremely concentrated and very little is necessary to get sufficient lather.
Your scalp will feel extremely clean, fresh and overall healthy. Your hair should feel soft and relatively tangle-free. I always notice a few, but no matting or anything near that.
For Jen and Tracy, I want to tell you guys that you will not have the "slip" which I know some people prefer with shampoos. However, your hair should be very moisturized and soft. I do believe that it is the hefty dose of aloe in the product which makes the difference.
Price and Availability
The suggested retail price for this product is $14.95 for 16oz. I always catch sales at the Vitamin Shoppe and have usually paid between $8.95 and $10.95. You should also be able to find it at local healthfood stores. The other thing is that Gary Null's company runs huge sales in the summer usually on this product and the facial mask in the line. Last time, through their mail circular, I paid $6.95 and bought 4 bottles.
Overall Rating
5/5..it's an awesome product. It has more than "proved" its excellence with the passage of time.
Final Note
For anyone who is trying to find a shampoo with MSM in it, I think this would be one of the best choices available. The overall product formulation is what makes the difference with any of the MSM shampoos.
Cheers,
Jade
