L'Oreal EverSleek Shampoo and Conditioner- I Still Love Sulfates

I must admit, I have frequently watched the sulfate-free Wen shampoo/conditioner infomercial with owner Chaz Dean for a couple years now, and continue to watch it every time it comes on during the weekends. I have become more obsessed since Chaz Dean has started appearing on the Bravo show Flipping Out, as one of  Jeff Lewis's friends and customers. His affection for a homeless person (refusing to move their make-shift home from the side of his salon even though customers complained), won my heart even more than his shaggy-mullet hairdo. But, I digress...Love Chaz as I do, Wen products are not cheap. According to the Wen website, sulfates, although they are the ingredient that cause soaps to "lather", can strip your hair and scalp of essential oils. Hair products that are devoid of sulfates supposedly leave your hair healthier and shinier, and if you choose to color your hair, your haircolor will last longer. Even so, sulfates are in almost every shampoo and soap on the market and have been for decades. Crystal Gayle, that 70's and 80's icon who sang "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" had hair almost down to her feet, and she had sulfates in her shampoo! Anyways...Wen shampoo/conditioner can run anywhere from between $29.95 and up. Spending that much on shampoo just seems ridiculous to me. My one hair-splurge are my highlights every 6 weeks, and that breaks the bank on its' own.

Crystal Gayle Had Sulfates in Her Shampoo

Imagine my delight when a couple of years back, Loreal introduced their own inexpensive, non-infomercial, sulfate-free line, called EverPure. I tried it, and have to admit that the shampoo and conditioner was way too heavy for my dry, but fine hair. My hair felt weighed down, and the hard-to-reach hair areas closest to my neck seemed coated in product. I used the rest of this shampoo and conditioner on and off few months, only when I knew I was not going anywhere special, in case my hair turned out super greasy.

Despite my trial-and-error with EverPure, I am a sucker for a good Eva Longoria ad, and I decided to try my luck again with Loreal's new shampoo for severely dry and damaged hair, called EverSleek. Like Ever Pure, EverSleek has no sulfates, but it is designed to be even more gentle and nourishing for people that have chemically altered hair.

Unfortunately, my experience with EverSleek has been pretty much the same as the EverPure experience. I have had days where my hair looked great after using it. My hair was super soft and manageable, and really healthy looking.  However; on other days, my hair was greasy, flat, and seemed coated with oil. I don't know if I am not washing my hair clean enough to use this shampoo and conditioner combo or not, but I am not doing anything different from what I do normally when I wash my hair, and why should I? I will not be re-purchasing this product. EverSleek is like a box of chocolates, I never know what I am going to get grease-wise, and that is just not good enough for me.  I will happily stick with my shampoos and conditoners that contain sulfates. Who wants to wash their hair and have it not feel clean? Even after doing research online, I was not able to find any specific reserach proving that sulfates are proven to be harmful to hair.

Bottom Line- I like sulfates. I want my hair to lather, and a little bit of stripping suits me just fine. Let me know if you have used this product and have experienced similar or better results.

Where to purchase- Drugstores everywhere, or amazon.com