Dr. Konopka's

[Ylva]

Has anyone tried any products from this Estonian (as far as I can gather) brand?

I remember having taken a look at the shampoos some months ago and decided against purchasing them due to guar gum being too high for my taste in the ingredients, but a few days ago I had another look and to my surprise, it seemed to have moved lower down in the ingredients, or perhaps I'm just going nuts, I don't know?! I really want to purchase a few of the shampoos, though. They resemble Natura Siberica shampoos quite a lot, and my holy grail comes from them. I generally like these sorts of shampoos anyway, with SCS and a lot of natural extracts.

You can browse their hair selection on the website http://drkonopkas.com/en/ The website also features some DIY recipes, which I found quite fun. :)

Unfortunately the conditioners' ingredients don't seem to be up but rather just feature the ingredients of the shampoo of the respective line.

[lapushka]

Ylva, I do seem to be able to find ingredients on the conditioners, at least this one (scroll):
http://drkonopkas.com/en/catalog/hair/conditioners/balzam-dlya-obema-volos/

[RubberDucky]

Ylva, I do seem to be able to find ingredients on the conditioners, at least this one (scroll):
http://drkonopkas.com/en/catalog/hair/conditioners/balzam-dlya-obema-volos/

Seems like the ingredient list was copied straight from the shampoo, it's not the actual list. Here's a link to a local store where you can find the correct ingredients: https://www.kaubamaja.ee/kaubamargid/dr-konopka-s/ilu

Translations:
palsam - conditioner
koostis - ingredient list

[cestlavie]

I tried the repair shampoo, conditioner (orange packaging) and two of their hair masks (green and pink packaging) but they made my hair very sticky, flat and even dry.

[Ylva]

Ylva, I do seem to be able to find ingredients on the conditioners, at least this one (scroll):
http://drkonopkas.com/en/catalog/hair/conditioners/balzam-dlya-obema-volos/

Seems like the ingredient list was copied straight from the shampoo, it's not the actual list. Here's a link to a local store where you can find the correct ingredients: https://www.kaubamaja.ee/kaubamargid/dr-konopka-s/ilu

Translations:
palsam - conditioner
koostis - ingredient list

Yep, like I wrote, the conditioner ingredients lists are just shampoo ingredients. If you look at them, they list sulfates etc. which are clearly not conditioner ingredients.

Thanks for the other link, RubberDucky!


I tried the repair shampoo, conditioner (orange packaging) and two of their hair masks (green and pink packaging) but they made my hair very sticky, flat and even dry.

That's too bad!

[Ylva]

A while ago, I picked up two of their shampoos: Regenerating Verbena and Anti-Dandruff (even though I don't have dandruff, I just liked the ingredients). I'll be giving them a whirl sometime soon when it's time to open a new shampoo. I'm very curious about these.

[Ylva]

Well, I finally cracked open my first Dr. Konopka product: this oil (http://drkonopkas.com/en/catalog/hair/hair_oils/organic_herbal_hair_oil_%E2%84%9652/). It smelled very strongly of some herb, probably lavender, but I always mix up the scents of that and rosemary for some reason. However, there's no rosemary there. I used the oil on my dry lengths, just one drop per side. So far so good, I'll reapply it this evening before bed, slightly more this time.

[cestlavie]

I see that I responded in this thread a few months ago and then I saw Ylva's last post. I used their oils for my scalp for a few months in the past and they were quite nice. Great for dandruff and dryness.

[Ylva]

I see that I responded in this thread a few months ago and then I saw Ylva's last post. I used their oils for my scalp for a few months in the past and they were quite nice. Great for dandruff and dryness.

That's great! Do you remember which oils you used exactly?

I concluded that I reaaalllyyy don't like the scent of this oil. I just went into the bathroom in the evening and thought to myself, "What's that smell...?" It was my hair. :S

Can't understand why people always praise the scent of lavender. I can't stand it.

[cestlavie]

That's great! Do you remember which oils you used exactly?

I concluded that I reaaalllyyy don't like the scent of this oil. I just went into the bathroom in the evening and thought to myself, "What's that smell...?" It was my hair. :S

Can't understand why people always praise the scent of lavender. I can't stand it.

It was the one you used as well, with dark orange/reddish lable. I really love lavender but I can understand why some people don't like it all. Will you continue using this oil despite the smell?

[Ylva]

It was the one you used as well, with dark orange/reddish lable. I really love lavender but I can understand why some people don't like it all. Will you continue using this oil despite the smell?

Ah I see! Yes, I will use it up, but I think I will use it exclusively as pre-poo so I don't need to carry the scent on myself.

[Ylva]

The scent has actually sort of grown on me. :D Also, I think it might depend largely on other factors what kind of scents I prefer, or if I dislike a certain scent or not... Could be hormonal?! Anyway, my hair has been quite liking the oil, but nothing miraculous has happened, so all good and as expected I suppose.

Next wash so tomorrow or the day after tomorrow I'll be cracking open my first Dr. Konopka shampoo. This one (http://drkonopkas.com/en/catalog/hair/shampoo/shampun-dlya-volos-vosstanavlivayushchiy/).

[Mariekeeee14]

I saw the green hair mask at TK Maxx and I vaguely remembered I read something about it on here so I bought it. I have not tried it yet, I will report back when I have

[lapushka]

I saw the green hair mask at TK Maxx and I vaguely remembered I read something about it on here so I bought it. I have not tried it yet, I will report back when I have

You guys have a TK Maxx in The Netherlands? :shocked: I never knew that!

[eadwine]

https://www.tkmaxx.nl/winkel-zoeken

[Ylva]

I saw the green hair mask at TK Maxx and I vaguely remembered I read something about it on here so I bought it. I have not tried it yet, I will report back when I have

Neat, looking forward to your review!

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I used the regenerating shampoo (http://drkonopkas.com/en/catalog/hair/shampoo/shampun-dlya-volos-vosstanavlivayushchiy/) on all of my hair tonight and I think I quite like it. My hair isn't dry yet, but I can definitely say that it wasn't very stripping at all which works great for me. It left my hair feeling pretty slippery, still. But I must say that the bottle opening mechanism was very... underwhelming. Maybe I'm just not getting it, but you just screw off the cap and then pour shampoo out of the bottle?!

[lapushka]

https://www.tkmaxx.nl/winkel-zoeken

Great! Thank you! :D

[Mariekeeee14]

I saw the green hair mask at TK Maxx and I vaguely remembered I read something about it on here so I bought it. I have not tried it yet, I will report back when I have

Yesterday I tried out this mask, and it is very okay. It has a bunch of oils in them, so it was not very moisturising, but it adds shine! It is strengthening after all.

[Ylva]

Just updating that I am really amazed by the regenerating verbena shampoo! It's straight-up one of my favourite shampoos of all time. Cleansing enough for me but not stripping at all, even my bleach-damaged hair loves it all the way down to the oldest ends. I hope I can get more of it one day. I still have another Dr. Konopka's shampoo, the anti-dandruff one, which looks really interesting as well.


Yesterday I tried out this mask, and it is very okay. It has a bunch of oils in them, so it was not very moisturising, but it adds shine! It is strengthening after all.

That's great to hear!