BEWARE: Discontinued & Expired Products

[Ballerina_Bun]

If you choose to buy a discontinued product, please call the company and give them the code that is sometimes located on the bottom of the bottle. They can tell you when it was manufactured and what the shelf like is.

Also, look inside the bottle to check for discoloration and other things. Or, even pour it into a clear bottle.

WHY … :

I called the company that makes Nioxin today and they said that Thermal Bliss has been discontinued and that it should not be in distribution.

I have 2 bottles of Nioxin Thermal Bliss that were recently ordered from Amazon as a gift for me. My friend jokingly suggested that maybe I should call the company and check the expiration date just to be on the safe side, because of the CON shampoo bottle incident. I called the company and gave them the code on the bottom. They told me that it was made it 2003.

The product is good for 10 years up-opened. It is only good for 3 years after it has been opened.

I decided to look in the bottle and on the inside at the top of the “sprayer” mechanism, there appeared to be something that looked like yellow “snot”.


I had a bottle of new MNT detangler once and there was some green gelatinous blob inside and it wasn’t even expired erplexed The MNT detangler incident was a couple of years ago. ETA: I only found out, because I poured some of it into a clear bottle. Otherwise, I may now have known
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Please, if you get a product that may be discontinued and possibly old, call the company and look in the bottle before using it!

ETA: sorry for the typo's

 

[LittleLuxe]

Incredibly good advice! Thank you! I know I'm not the only individual who is ready to rescue a discontinued item from some storage because they think it'll be goo d for the hair.

 

[all_1_length]

Nioxin thermal bliss discontinued?!

 

[ambs_0587]

Nioxin thermal bliss discontinued?!

But...but why??

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[virtuenow]

Are you talking about Nioxin Thermal Biss HEAT PROTECTOR? This is a very good product-- the best heat protectant I have encountered. Guess I better stock up

 

[virtuenow]

If you choose to buy a discontinued product, please call the company and give them the code that is sometimes located on the bottom of the bottle. They can tell you when it was manufactured and what the shelf like is.

Also, look inside the bottle to check for discoloration and other things. Or, even pour it into a clear bottle.

WHY … :

I called the company that makes Nioxin today and they said that Thermal Bliss has been discontinued and that it should not be in distribution.

I have 2 bottles of Nioxin Thermal Bliss that were recently ordered from Amazon as a gift for me. My friend jokingly suggested that maybe I should call the company and check the expiration date just to be on the safe side, because of the CON shampoo bottle incident. I called the company and gave them the code on the bottom. They told me that it was made it 2003.

The product is good for 10 years up-opened. It is only good for 3 years after it has been opened.

I decided to look in the bottle and on the inside at the top of the “sprayer” mechanism, there appeared to be something that looked like yellow “snot”.


I had a bottle of new MNT detangler once and there was some green gelatinous blob inside and it wasn’t even expired erplexed The MNT detangler incident was a couple of years ago. ETA: I only found out, because I poured some of it into a clear bottle. Otherwise, I may now have known
​

Please, if you get a product that may be discontinued and possibly old, call the company and look in the bottle before using it!

ETA: sorry for the typo's

This is what their website says about shelf life and it makes more sense:
"NIOXIN® products have 36-month shelf life. However, once the product has been open for more than 12 months it may not be as effective as it once was."

 

[kellistarr]

Thank You for posting this. Yuck! The thought of harboring some nasty, molded product in my stash gives me the chills. I always check out the product because I'm just that way, but even with new stuff, I'll make sure to do as good an inspection as I can.

 

[SilentRuby]

Man, after watching westndnbeauty's vid, I was just about to try out Nioxin Thermal Bliss. I hate that but thanks for the heads up OP...and I guess I can throw away all of that Skala now.

 

[ambs_0587]

Hate to hijack but are there any thermal protectors comparable to Nioxon Thermal Bliss??

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[Ballerina_Bun]

Hate to hijack but are there any thermal protectors comparable to Nioxon Thermal Bliss??

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Please .... hijack away! I was wondering the same thing, but I forgot to ask.

 

[virtuenow]

Hate to hijack but are there any thermal protectors comparable to Nioxon Thermal Bliss??

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I agree, I won't stop until someone answers this question. How is that Aphogee spray; what about Carols daughters black something spray?

 

[all_1_length]

Hate to hijack but are there any thermal protectors comparable to Nioxon Thermal Bliss??

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Aphogee vitamin leave in conditioner.

 

[Minty]

FHI Hot Sauce (?) maybe.

 

[ms.blue]

Nioxin thermal bliss is my avorite blowdry heat protectant. I'm going to need to find a replacement.

 

[MRJ1972]

Thanks OP

I ordered a bottle from Amazon recently. I guess this will be my first and final run with this product

I need to call to make sure my bottle is not expired!

 

[virtuenow]

Here's the Aphogee spray. I was considering it b/c it uses keratin protein as the main ingredient like Nioxin. Here's the link & reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Aphogee-Kerat...2P12/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315967581&sr=8-2

The second one I've considered is this, Carols Daughter Black Vanilla leave in, but the ingredients don't seem to have much substance, check out the reviews & see for yourself:
http://www.amazon.com/Carols-Daught...sr_1_2?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1315968066&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.com/New-DAUGHTER-...sr_1_7?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1315968066&sr=1-7

 

[virtuenow]

Another one w/good reviews on amazon and beat out a 2 other detanglers in a blogspot review, see links -->

Ojon-Recovery-Revitalizing-Moisture-Mist:

http://www.amazon.com/Ojon-Recovery-Revitalizing-Moisture-Mist/dp/B004QB94CY

http://mourningreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/haircare-rockaholic-detanger-vs-kenra.html

 

[mzteaze]

Wow OP. I'm sorry but this seems to be a trend with Nioxin products. I definitely won't order their products online and deal with local purchases from their product line only.

 

[Trini_Chutney]

Thank you OP for the heads up. I have a bottle that I ordered in Sept. last year and have used twice. I'll open it up and have a look when I get home. What's up with nioxin lately though, did they sell to a parent company or something?

 

[RossBoss]

I thought this was a common practice at some Asian owned BSS.

 

[Ballerina_Bun]

Thank you OP for the heads up. I have a bottle that I ordered in Sept. last year and have used twice. I'll open it up and have a look when I get home. What's up with nioxin lately though, did they sell to a parent company or something?

I don't know that it is Nioxin’s fault. I think pretty much anyone can sell products on amazon that could be expired and/or discontinued. We do not know if they have been opened. We do not know if they have been returned and resold. But then again, that's the nature of purchasing anything.

 

[SilentRuby]

Guess I'll keep using Tresemme heat protectant.