Need your advice!!

Thank you, honey. I order most of my groceries, and needs, online, from Peapod, and I just ordered a Clairol product, I believe, it is something like"I love your color," has conditioner right in it. I'll give it a try, and see. I appreciate all of the response!

Sharon: My beautician talked me into a color fast shampoo this time around because I was complaining the red always fades. It was $30.00 for the shampoo and conditioner. I thought that was pretty expensive. So far I am very happy with the results. I usually would have recolored by now, but havent had too. I dont like the brassy tones that brown and red can get after awhile. Its to bad you dont have a walmart with a beauty center in it....no one beats their prices.

Our Walmart is one of the original ones, so no salon, of groceries! ha i DID order, "Clairol Herbal Essence, Color Me Happy!" Has conditioner in it. It's inexpensive, compared, so will try it, to see. Actually, I only color every 2-2 1/2 months, my hair isn't all that gray, I like the shine, for the most part. Thanks, Lenora!

Hi: Here's what I found on the net: Are Expensive Shampoos Better? Susan Koeppen Finds Out | Page 1 of 2 NEW YORK, April 12, 2005 Susan Koeppen with shampoo expert Paula Begoun (CBS/The Early Show) (CBS) Consumers spend billions of dollars every year on their hair. We want shine; we want bounce; we want, bottom line, nice hair. And getting it doesn't have to cost a fortune. Every woman knows the first step to gorgeous hair is the right shampoo. But with hundreds of brands to choose from, how do you know which is head and shoulders above the rest? The Early Show consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen asked shampoo expert Paula Begoun. Begoun says you don't need to go to the salon to get great products. You can find them right in the drug store at a fraction of the cost. "Wasting money isn't beautiful," Begoun says, "What's sexy and attractive about rinsing money down the drain?" In her book, "Don't Go Shopping For Hair-Care Products Without Me," Begoun scrubs away the confusion about shampoo, and reveals which product claims you can believe, and which ones you can't. Koeppen took her to Duane Reade pharmacy in New York City to get the truth behind what's on the bottle. Can shampoo really prevent your color from fading? "I think the kind of ingredients that they're using and the research that I've seen work really well in a lab," Begoun says, "I don't think it holds up in real life." Begoun says color-protecting shampoo is fine to use, but regular shampoo does the same job. If you like big, bouncy hair, there are plenty of products that say they'll give you a boost. But do those volumizing shampoos really work? Begoun says, "To some extent, it works, because it deposits ingredients similar to those in styling products." So yes. You'll get volume. But the boosting ingredients can build up, so Begoun says: Don't use volumizing shampoo every day. And does "expensive" really mean "better"? Begoun says you shouldn't spend more than $6 on a shampoo. Begoun says, "There is absolutely no difference between expensive products and inexpensive products, and I say that unequivocally." We decided to put that theory to the test. With Begoun's help, Koeppen's producer bought three moisturizing shampoos with similar formulas. All of them, along with matching conditioners, were put in clear bottles marked A, B, and C. One shampoo was $4, one was $10, and one was $20. Then Koeppen had Early Show stylist Kim Serratore wash her hair with each shampoo, not knowing which was which. On Monday, shampoo A: "The smell is good. The smell is good," Koeppen says, "I like it. It's shiny; it smells good. It has bounce." Wednesday, shampoo B: "I don't like the smell, I would not use this shampoo," Koeppen says, "It's not wowing me. " And on Friday, shampoo C: "Wow, it feels soft!" Koeppen exclaims, "I can't decide between A and C. B was definitely out. I hated it. But A and C were running neck and neck. I don't know, I don't know!" Picking a favorite wasn't easy. But forced to choose, Koeppen went with A, which turned out to be the $20-dollar shampoo. Her close runner-up? The $4 bottle. What does Begoun think about the fact that Koeppen couldn't decide between a $4 shampoo and a $20 shampoo? "Well, I hope that's what I've proved to be true," Begoun says. So the message in the bottle: You don't have to spend a fortune to get great hair. It really was a toss-up between A and C. Koeppen says she was ready to flip a coin. And she notes she was surprised that she picked the $20 shampoo. She says she normally doesn't spend more than $5 on her shampoo or conditioner. ©MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. I hope this helps! I looked on the net because I remembered reading that all shampoos are pretty much made with the same ingredients. Huguette

Wow, thanks! You didn't need to go to all that trouble, hon. I'm so dense, I never thought of looking on line! ha I'm not surprised by this. I ordered a $5.00 doller bottle of shampoo, and conditioner in one, and I bet it will be just fine! I just didn't want to get up one morning and have green hair, or be bald!

I buy loreal vive for 3.99-4.99. it has all the shampoo types you could need.

Thanks, Julie, it's great to see you here!