What do you do with products you dont like?

[PassionFruit]

Provided they arent harmful to your hair, what do ya do with products you're not overly impressed?

- stick em in your PJ graveyard with the promise to get to it one day? ( even though we all know ya wont)
- immediately throw it away?
- add it to a concoctions?
- not wanting to waste money, use it anyway with the thought to never buy it again?
- return to store for refund?

something else?

 

[danigurl18]

For me, it depends on the product. Mostly I wait until a friend needs a hair product and let them try it to see if they like it.. if not I figure I might like it again... That's the PJ in me talking...

 

[Extremus]

stick it in the PJ graveyard or try using it with other products, to see how it'll respond then

 

[moonglowdiva]

I put them on the top shelf until my sister comes over. Anything up there that she wants she can have.

 

[RosesBlack]

It depends on what it is and how much I have left. A lot of the time I'll give it to someone.

 

[Ms.Honey]

If I forget to return them in time into the PJ graveyard they go

 

[wonderstar]

If it's a conditioner I add it to concoctions.
If it's a shampoo or styling product I give it away.

 

[TwistedRoots]

stick it in the PJ graveyard or try using it with other products, to see how it'll respond then

Yes thats what I do....

 

[tiffers]

I use them up on my kids

 

[TwistedRoots]

I use them up on my kids

I am sooo mad at u for that

 

[PeggyFair]

I trash them.

 

[Transformer]

Hubby and son get them! However, he's threatening today to "use the good stuff."

I say no way, you cut your hair every week so it doesn't matter what you use.

 

[sholly6]

Well for me it's not wanting to waste money, use it anyway with the thought to never buy it again?

Susan

 

[Ganjababy]

If it caused shedding/breakage, dried out my hair or allergy I give it to friends/family as they may not have the same reaction. If it is a really bad reaction I throw it away.

If it performs poorly/does not do what it says and is quite expensive I may keep it for a bit longer and try it again later. If it still does nothing for me I give it away or bin it.

 

[Energist]

I usually will mix them with something else.

 

[ThickHair]

Bad conditioners I use them to shave, other products I give away.

 

[Kay.Dee]

If they really suck I just throw them.
If they are decent and I just found something better I give them to my little sis.

 

[motherx2esq]

Conditioners and oils I make something out of it. lol Other stuff I give to my sister or others that want it.

 

[ajacks]

I usually give it to my little sister and her friends. They're in college and will use any random products on their heads so I feel its my duty to help them out. I also take products to the DC LHCF meetings to exchange. Anything that's left over I just toss it.

 

[soulfusion]

If I see somebody on the board wanting to try something that I have and don't use, I'll send it to them (I HATE waste). Otherwise, I normally store them for a few months and when I can't take it anymore I trash 'em.

 

[wheezy807]

It depends on what it is and how much I have left. A lot of the time I'll give it to someone.

This is what i've been doing. Or i'll save my stash for a lhcf meeting and give them away then.

 

[Evazhair]

If its something I would never use on my hair again:
shampoo- becomes a tub/sink/toilet cleaner or shave gel
conditioner-mix into a large container with others and oils=prepoo
styling products-trash or give away to my mother

my keracare products /others that I didn't absolutely hate are in the PJ graveyard though.

 

[Dogmd]

I use them up on my kids

me too

 

[Supergirl]

I either:

*let them sit around in my bathroom cabinets (some get moved to the secondary bathroom)
*throw them away
*return them
*use them to shave (a tip I got from the board)

 

[LovelyLionessa]

shampoo: give to my husband, make up brush cleaner, liquid hand soap, bath gel, cleaner for shower/sink
conditioners: pre-poo
oils: give to my husband, pre-poo
leave-ins: trash

I just can't bring myself to use a leave-in on my hair that I don't like.

 

[HoneyDew]

Freecycle!!!!!!!!! http://www.freecycle.org/

I give stuff away.

Sometimes if it is just crap or there is only a little left, I throw it out.

Conditioners that are not good as a final rinse but have great ingredients that my hair could still use, I just use up as pre-poo deep conditions since I will wash myhair afterwards anyway.

 

[MrsHouston]

I use them on DH and ds hair

 

[HoneyDew]

shampoo: give to my husband, make up brush cleaner, liquid hand soap, bath gel, cleaner for shower/sink
conditioners: pre-poo
oils: give to my husband, pre-poo
leave-ins: trash

I just can't bring myself to use a leave-in on my hair that I don't like.

I do this, too!

 

[Dayjoy]

I can't bear to waste--resources or my money, so I:
*use it up with plans to never buy again
*use it on my kids, mother or sister
*put it in the stash and plan to use it up.

However, I am glad I read this thread, you ladies are resourceful. I am adding:
*make-up brush cleaner
*hand soap
*prepoo mix
*shaving.

I'm also waiting for the next meeting to perhaps bless someone else.

 

[LongHairDreams]

Provided they arent harmful to your hair, what do ya do with products you're not overly impressed?

- stick em in your PJ graveyard with the promise to get to it one day? ( even though we all know ya wont)
- immediately throw it away?
- add it to a concoctions?
- not wanting to waste money, use it anyway with the thought to never buy it again?
- return to store for refund?

something else?

This is a very good question. I've been trying to figure out what to do with this Optimum Oil Therapy 3-n-1 Creme Oil Moisturizer. It makes my hair crunchy. I bought it a while ago and couldn't find the receipt then. I don't want to throw it away so im wondering if there is something I can add to it.

I have this problem with my Aphogee leave-in cond spray.

So stuff just sits in the cabinet collecting dust.