Occasionally, products come along that just make your life a little better. John Frieda Lustrous Touch Shampoos and Conditioners ($5.99-6.49, Drugstore.com) are such products. The new Lustrous Touch collection designed for blondes strengthens the hair from the inside out, while the brunette collection smooths the hair so it shines like silk. So how well do the products measure up to FutureDerm analysis? Read on to find out…
Excellent ingredients
John Frieda Sheer Blonde Lustrous Touch Shampoo and Conditioner ($5.99, Drugstore.com) contain silk amino acids and hydrolyzed silk to soften the hair and green tea extract to protect against UV damage. The Sheer Blonde collection also seeks to strengthen fine blonde hair with the inclusion of glycine and other amino acids, as beauty writer Danielle Pergament notes in this month’s Allure,“Protein conditioners are now mixed with amino acids that are small enough to penetrate the hair shaft, which increases their ability to strengthen hair.” That’s great news, especially considering that amino acids in skin care products do not penetrate the epidermis, providing only hydration in skin.
As for John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Lustrous Touch Shampoo and Conditioner ($6.49, Drugstore.com), again, silk amino acids and hydrolyzed silk soften the hair. However, instead of focusing on hair strength, the brunette formulation focuses on smoothing the hair with dimethicone (a silicone) so it shines. According to cosmetic chemist Jim Hammer in this month’s Allure, “The silicone products are lighter than oil-based ones, giving great shine without weighing the hair down…giving hair a long-lasting, flexible, smooth coating to resist damage from styling…”
Both Lustrous Shine for Blondes and Brunettes contain caramel coloring to enhance the luminescence of your hair.
How well do the products work from personal experience?
Because I am not a blonde, I employed my mother, a German-Italian champagne blonde, to try John Frieda Sheer Blonde Lustrous Touch Shampoo and Conditioner. The results were nothing less than spectacular: “My hair feels light, shiny, and bouncy,” my mom reported. Her hair looked shinier and healthier too.
As for the John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Lustrous Touch Shampoo and Conditioner, they are my new collection. My hair looks and feels smoother and shinier, and though I don’t notice much difference with the color, I am very happy with the results. My hair feels moisturized, but not weighed down.
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For a limited time, CLICK HERE for a free sample of John Frieda Sheer Blonde or Brilliant Brunette Lustrous Touch Shampoo and Conditioner, courtesy Wal-Mart.
Overall opinions
I love this collection, and I would recommend it to anyone! I love that it makes you hair smooth and shiny, but without that weighed-down look. Truly excellent products.
Ingredients in John Frieda Sheer Blonde Lustrous Touch Shampoo
Water; Sodium Laureth Sulfate; Sodium Lauryl Sulfate; Cocamidopropyl Betaine; Cocamide MEA; Silk Amino Acids; Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract; Hydrolyzed Silk; Sodium Chloride; Malic Acid; Glycol Distearate; Amodimethicone; Glycine; Polyquaternium-10; Trideceth-12; Bis-Methoxypropyl Amino Isodocosane; Benzyl Alcohol; Cetrimonium Chloride; Propylene Glycol; PPG-9; Disodium EDTA; Methylchloroisothiazolinone; Methylisothiazolinone; Fragrance; Caramel
Ingredients in John Frieda Sheer Blonde Lustrous Touch Conditioner
Water; Cetearyl Alcohol; Cyclopentasiloxane; Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine; Cetyl Esters; Dimethicone; Silk Amino Acids; Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract; Hydrolyzed Silk; Quaternium-91; Bis-Methoxypropyl Amino Isodocosane; Cetrimonium Methosulfate; Diazolidinyl Urea; Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate; Propylene Glycol; Stearyl Alcohol; Lactic Acid; Glycine; Benzyl Alcohol; Fragrance; Caramel
Ingredients in John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Lustrous Touch Shampoo
Water; Sodium Laureth Sulfate; Sodium Lauryl Sulfate; Glycol Distearate; Cocamidopropyl Betaine; Dimethicone; Cetyl Alcohol; Betaine; Laureth-23; Laureth-3; Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil; Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract; Silk Amino Acids; Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil; Polyquaternium-7; Cocamide MEA; Bis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane; Glyceryl Oleate; Glycine; Sodium Hydroxide; Methylchloroisothiazolinone; Methylisothiazolinone; Sodium Xylenesulfonate; Malic Acid; Benzyl Alcohol; Mineral Oil; Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride; Sodium Chloride; Disodium EDTA; Fragrance; Caramel
Ingredients in John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Lustrous Touch Conditioner
Water; Cetearyl Alcohol; Glycerin; Behentrimonium Chloride; Cetyl Esters; Cyclopentasiloxane; Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil; Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract; Silk Amino Acids; Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil; Bis-Methoxypropyl Amino Isodocosane; Malic Acid; Dimethiconol; Polyquaternium-7; Benzyl Alcohol; Mineral Oil; Methylchloroisothiazolinone; Methylisothiazolinone; Sodium Citrate; Glycine; Fragrance; Caramel