Living Proof’s No Frizz Shampoo and Conditioner ($24 each) has been my go-to for about a year.
Here are some concerns that I was trying to solve:
- I live in an area with extremely hard water. Although we have a good water softener for our home, I’ve noticed that my hair is much shinier and smoother when traveling than when using even the best hair treatments with out own water supply;
- My hair is colored, and sometimes highlighted. This processing can make hair very fragile;
- My hair is fine, thick and with a slight uncontrollable wave. It has a tendency to frizz unless treated like a diva.
Formerly, I was using Ojon’s Tawaka line, which is very gentle and did not strip out my color. After reading about Living Proof’s scientific approach to innovation, I bought sample sizes of their shampoo and conditioner from Sephora.com.
Even with my first wash, my hair was noticeably softer and smoother. Even my colorist, who charges me a flat fee because I go so frequently, noticed the difference immediately and asked what I had done. I’ve since ordered full sized versions, I go through a set every two months or so. Since using these, I’ve noticed that my hair feels less fragile, is fuller and far softer. This does not strip out any color (although I rarely go more than two weeks without a touch up, so I couldn’t tell you how it fares in the long term).
Living Proof’s No Frizz has not been a cure-all miracle. I still add Moroccan Oil and an occasional sweep with a straightener to smooth my hair down. Still, I’m going to continue to rely on No Frizz for the time being.
This can be ordered from either Sephora.com or Living Proof’s own website. As an aside, I noticed that Living Proof is running a trial offer with a small size Shampoo, Conditioner and a mini-styler for $25 including shipping. I’m not affiliated with them, but that’s a nice way to try out the line without investing in a full-size set.
Shampoo ingredients (from Living Proof’s website):
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate Cleansing Ingredient
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine Cleansing Ingredient
- Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate Cleansing Ingredient
- Lactamide MEA Moisturizer
- PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate Hair Conditioning Agent
- Glycol DisterateHair Conditioning Agent, also gives a pearl appearance to the shampoo
- PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate Hair Conditioning Agent, also makes shampoo thicker.
- Fragrance/Parfum Fragrance
- Polyfluoro Ester Anti-Frizz
- ActiveLaureth-23 Emulsifier to keep the product uniform
- PEG-6 Caprylic / Capric Glyceride Moisturizer
- Tetrasodium EDTA Chelator – Material to allow for great lather, no matter what water you use
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Moisture Balancing Protein
- Behenyl Alcohol Hair Conditioning Agent
- Polyquaternium-47 Wet Combing and Detangling Aid
- Laureth-23 Emulsifier to keep the product uniform
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone Preservative
- Methylisothiazolinone Preservative
- Limonene Fragrance Component
- Hexyl Cinnamal Fragrance Component
- LinaloolFragrance Component
- Citronellol Fragrance Component
- Butylphenyl Methylpropional Fragrance Component
Conditioner Ingredients (from Living Proof’s website):
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Cetearyl Alcohol Conditioning Agent/ Emulsifier to keep the product uniform
- PolyflouroEsterAnti-frizz active
- Behentrimonium Chloride Detangling/ Conditioning/ Anti-Static
- Fragrance/Parfum Fragrance
- Quaternium-87Detangling/ Conditioning/ Anti-Static
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Hair Conditioning and Anti-Static Agent
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein – Moisture Balancing Protein
- Citric Acid Agent to balance pH of product
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone Preservative
- Methylisothiazolinone Preservative
- Limonene Fragrance Component
- Hezyl Cinnamal Fragrance Component
- Linalool Fragrance Component
- Citronellol Fragrance Component
- Burtylphenyl Methylpropional – Fragrance Component
6 Responses to “Living Proof No Frizz Shampoo and Conditioner: My Experiences”
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I’ve been using the Full Thickening Cream for several months and have been very happy with the body and bounce it gives my somewhat meager locks. I’ve thought about the shampoo and conditioner, but just never got around to trying them. After reading your review, though, I’ll definitely have to give them a go especially since Sephora is offering the intro set. I live in a very hard water area, too, so I can relate to the type of frizz and damage problems you used to have.
Hi, I’ve been reading for a while but I don’t know if I’ve commented before. I have the same problem with hard water. I tried samples of this line from Sephora and I really enjoyed them, but the single thing I’ve done to improve my hair was also the cheapest, so I thought I’d pass it along. My husband and I use a Brita filter for water for drinking. When I go to take a shower, I fill an empty shampoo bottle with enough water from the Brita filter to give my hair a good rinse. I leave the bottle on the shower floor so it can warm up a bit as I shower. I shampoo and condition and rinse as normal, but then I use the filtered water to give my hair a final rinse. If I feel like my hair has been having product build-up, or like it’s dull or not as clean as it could be, I add about 10% apple cider vinegar (I use organic) to my filtered water for that final rinse.
Just doing that seems to neutralize the effect of us having hard water here, and my hair is back to the way it was when I lived in Colorado and had amazing perfect water.
Hi Ann! What a great idea about the Brita. We have a water softening unit and a reverse osmosis unit for drinking/cooking water, but I never thought of getting a Brita to keep in the upstairs master bath for my shampooing needs. Guess I’ll be going to Target today
I’m going to pick one up for my son as well. Ever since he moved out and into his own condo, he’s complained about the water. He has a Brita in his kitchen, but obviously he could use one for his shower. Thanks again, Ann.
Interesting article. Do you think you could list the ingredients on these? I’ve been trying to go dimethicone-free as they, aside from the beautiful straightening effects, clog your hair and skin (sometimes a preferred effect, haha) and require harsh detergents to remove that strip the hair/skin of a lot of its natural oils… which then requires more silicones. In other words, that’s what most shampoos do, and while Moroccan Oil is the opposing epitome of that, the fact one of the bottles says sulfate-free is making me very curious what else would not be in these beauties.
Removing the silicones from my hair care to the most possible extent has greatly improved the outcome of my highlights, made my hair thicker (once I got pass that awful no natural oils stage) and made my scalp better. The new bits that grow that weren’t exposed to silicones are really healthy and soft. I am, however, still looking for a better shampoo and conditioner.
Sure Eta in a few days I can- I’m on the road now. In the meantime, you can find the ingredients listed on Living Proof’s website. There is an ingredient list that pops up at the link “Ingredients”.
Found them! Should’ve thought of that earlier. Thanks for the quick response. They’re free of silicones, pity the official website only ships within the US.