Pantene Pro-V Expert Collection AgeDefy Conditioner - 8.4 oz

I'm a 49 year old guy with almost shoulder-length hair that is curly and now thinning and going grey-ish. I've tried a lot of hair products that promise hair renewal and even hair regrowth, and I find that in most cases they just dry my hair out and even cause more of it to fall out. I gave this shampoo and conditioner combo a shot because I've had good luck with Pantene products in the past. I love it. LOVE it. The shampoo gets the hair squeaky clean but I think the magic is in the conditioner. This conditioner is transformative for my hair. Once dry, my hair looks much brighter and shinier, somehow the greys seem to disappear and are replaced by my natural brown (honestly, I'm not sure how it does this), feels soft, strong, and I'm losing less of my hair in the shower - and my hair does not feel 'coated' (which, as much as I love Pantene, has been a problem with Pantene products in the past for me - over time, my hair starts feeling 'coated' with a wax - this is not the case with this conditioner). After several uses, I feel like my hair has de-aged by like 20 years. Again, no idea how they accomplished this, not sure if it will have the same effect on other people, and haven't fully investigated whether they use animals in testing and other ethical things - but I haven't found a better shampoo and conditioner set that works as well for me as this one does. It just works as advertised. No gimmicks. Just works.

First of all, I am NOT getting a discount or freebie for writing this review, I just want to tell you how amazing this stuff really is!! I'm not THAT old - maybe I feel like I am with 3 kids, but really, I'm only in my early 30s - but I discovered the Pantene Pro-V Age Defy shampoo (and conditioner!) a few years ago and it really has been a life changer! I have super fine hair, but lots of it, so I went through SO MANY different brands of shampoo/conditioner over the years and just never could find "the one" that made my hair feel beautiful. I think I tried just about every volume-inducing/volume-enhancing/volume-boosting product on the market, and yet, my hair was still dull, dry and lifeless. I tried the Age Defy on a whim (I think I probably had a coupon for that first bottle), and I instantly noticed a HUGE difference! My hair had not felt so soft and looked so shiny since Ross and Rachel had their first kiss (I always wanted Rachel's hair!!)! I was also very impressed by the amount of volume that I got (and still get!) with this collection that doesn't even advertise how great it is for hair that needs - and begs for! - volume! I seriously have no idea what they put in this stuff, but the "Age Defy" claim is spot on. Even if you're not "THAT old," you might want to give this a shot if your hair is anything less than what it used to be before you found yourself with a mortgage/husband/kids/etc.

OK, I have to confess I don't use it as a shampoo for my hair but as a GREAT hand wash. I didn't like it as a shampoo - seemed to dry out my hair too much. I prefer Pureology products for hair. But… as a hand and body wash: WOW, amazing! I do a lot of gardening and struggled for years to keep my hands "presentable" over the summer. Now I have magic "solution" - literally and figuratively. I came upon it by a mix of accident and thinking about what I could do differently from what was clearly not working. The accident was finding a travel size of this, so I could add it to the pile of items to experiment with, without spending a lot. The thinking part was deciding I needed something that worked like a face cleanser - something with more some penetrant chemicals, plus some moisturizer along with the surfactants. Soaps just dried out my skin, and didn't get at the dirt that had already snuck in below the surface layer of skin. I discovered that using a hair conditioner first and then washing with soap was way more effective than soap alone and reduced the drying out. So I started to look for a product that did both steps in one. I settled on this one mostly because I liked how well it worked - and I wasn't put off by the scent . It also dissipates quite quickly. I seriously dislike hand washes that hang around so everything you touch and eat starts to taste like the stuff. I prefer unscented products for everything, but finding an unscented shampoo wasn't easy. The one I did find was an Avalon Organics product. It didn't work as well as this, dried out my skin, and had a slightly "off" smell which I disliked as much as I dislike a LOT of the fragrances in shampoos etc. But scent is a very personal preference thing, so there may be other shampoos of the "deep penetrating"/"moisturizing" kind that work as well as a hand/body cleanser that other people like the scent of more.Another plus: it's very concentrated: a little goes a long way, more than other shampoos/hand/body washes. I've now taken to dispensing some into a pump dispenser and diluting it a little with distilled water. Perfect.

I gave this rating because on my first use of the product it was great, so I am just waiting for the end results after I have completed the content of the bottle. I haven't noticed a great difference in the thickening lotion on my hair but I look forward to the end results of that as well. The conditioner is great. It has really brought the texture of my grade of hair texture back.Thank you.

I really don't know how to rate this as I just received it and haven't used it yet. I am assuming it is okay and it may be great - I just don't know yet. There should be a star that says "haven't used it yet" if you want an opinion this quickly. Give people a week or two to try the product, then send them the reviews to comment on.