Alittle confused bout clarifying

**Long_hair_bear** · January 7th, 2012, 10:22 PM

Hey all! So I asked my hair stylists shop over the phone if they had any clarifying treatments and they said they have a clarifying shampoo they can use. Is this enough to clarify hair or do I need to do something else?

**Diamond.Eyes** · January 7th, 2012, 10:33 PM

I think it would be probably be enough to clarify hair, but salon visits can be a little pricey. I personally just clarify my hair with a 99 cent VO5 clarifying shampoo followed by an ACV rinse and then condition. It's pretty effective and also quite cheap.

**Long_hair_bear** · January 7th, 2012, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Diamond.Eyes

I think it would be probably be enough to clarify hair, but salon visits can be a little pricey. I personally just clarify my hair with a 99 cent VO5 clarifying shampoo followed by an ACV rinse and then condition. It's pretty effective and also quite cheap.

Oh no, I'm going there anyway to get my eyebrows waxed and (hopefully) my last dye job. I'm trying to get my hair back to my original color as I refuse to cut it and let it grow out virgin.

**Diamond.Eyes** · January 7th, 2012, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Long_hair_bear

Oh no, I'm going there anyway to get my eyebrows waxed and (hopefully) my last dye job. I'm trying to get my hair back to my original color as I refuse to cut it and let it grow out virgin.

Oh, I get you

! Well if you are already there, then it is a good idea to get it done there.

I hope everything goes well for you! I bet it will be awesome.

**ellisbell** · January 7th, 2012, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Long_hair_bear

Oh no, I'm going there anyway to get my eyebrows waxed and (hopefully) my last dye job. I'm trying to get my hair back to my original color as I refuse to cut it and let it grow out virgin.

Clarifying can be pretty drying so it may not be the best idea to pair it with a colour treatment. The salon will probably use a sulfate shampoo anyway which should clarify your hair (of course if it doesn't have cones in it). Actually really any sulfate shampoo without cones will clarify your hair and the salon will probably charge you a ton for simply washing your hair with a harsh shampoo.

I would ask what the ingredients are in their clarifying treatment to gage if it is worth the price/won't damage your hair.

**Long_hair_bear** · January 7th, 2012, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by ellisbell

Clarifying can be pretty drying so it may not be the best idea to pair it with a colour treatment. The salon will probably use a sulfate shampoo anyway which should clarify your hair (of course if it doesn't have cones in it). Actually really any sulfate shampoo without cones will clarify your hair and the salon will probably charge you a ton for simply washing your hair with a harsh shampoo.

I would ask what the ingredients are in their clarifying treatment to gage if it is worth the price/won't damage your hair.

Nah they wash it for free with a color.

**Long_hair_bear** · January 8th, 2012, 08:31 AM

Does anyone know if a detox shampoo is the same as a clarifying one? I love Abba products and found this, but I'm not sure it's clarifying.

http://www.abbahaircare.com/products.../detox-shampoo

**Bene** · January 8th, 2012, 08:48 AM

You might be overthinking this

Clarifying, it's really just a good cleaning that removes build-up. That's it. You can clarify at home by adding some baking soda to your regular shampoo, it's that simple. Or you can get a shampoo that has the word "clarifying" on it.

With that being said, if your salon tells you they have a clarifying shampoo, it's safe to say they have a clarifying shampoo. If you suspect that they're not being entirely truthful about it (although I can't imagine a reason why they'd lie about something like that), you can ask to see the bottle.

The product you just linked to, I really think "detox" is their fancy pants, trying-to-squeeze-more-money-out-of-you-by-clever-word-usage way of saying "clarifying. The thingy says it has baking soda in it, that's good enough. I didn't look at the rest of the ingredients, but it looks fine.

**Long_hair_bear** · January 8th, 2012, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by Bene

You might be overthinking this

Clarifying, it's really just a good cleaning that removes build-up. That's it. You can clarify at home by adding some baking soda to your regular shampoo, it's that simple. Or you can get a shampoo that has the word "clarifying" on it.

With that being said, if your salon tells you they have a clarifying shampoo, it's safe to say they have a clarifying shampoo. If you suspect that they're not being entirely truthful about it (although I can't imagine a reason why they'd lie about something like that), you can ask to see the bottle.

The product you just linked to, I really think "detox" is their fancy pants, trying-to-squeeze-more-money-out-of-you-by-clever-word-usage way of saying "clarifying. The thingy says it has baking soda in it, that's good enough. I didn't look at the rest of the ingredients, but it looks fine.

Ya I may be, but as I've never done it before, I want to make sure I'm doing it right. I love Abbas stuff and it never does my hair wrong. It's worth the money to me for how gentle it is on my hair. I've never had anything but good results from them.

**Kelikea** · January 8th, 2012, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Long_hair_bear

Does anyone know if a detox shampoo is the same as a clarifying one? I love Abba products and found this, but I'm not sure it's clarifying.

http://www.abbahaircare.com/products.../detox-shampoo

It contains sls, and parabens. It also has glycerin, baking soda and protein. You would definitely need to add moisture after this one. And its about $17. You can get a cheap shampoo and add baking soda to it for about $1.