2-in-1 Hotness

Hi girls,
Recently, one of my SYB Babes wrote in and asked me what beauty stuff she should pack to study abroad in Italy. As I was thinking about what I took with me on my six-month sojourn to Seville in 2001, I was suddenly struck speechless. Had I never told miladies about the genius, multi-tasking WEN Cleansing Conditioner in Fig ($28)??! Could it be true? Darlings, this stuff will solve all your hair problems, rearrange your closets and quite possibly find you a man. Here's the thing. Shampoos are loaded with sodium laurel sulfates, which completely strip our hair of all it's natural oils, and only adds to our natural dryness...and causes breakage and dullage, besides. A brilliant hairstylist named Chaz Dean came up with the idea of a deeply moisturizing conditioner that also CLEANSES HAIR (!!), so you can skip shampoo, entirely (which I do anyway, every other week, to be honest). This stuff is so rich and luxurious, and it smells so divine, you can also use it as body cream and styling lotion for your ends. WEN Cleansing Conditioner comes in a bunch of different scents, including Sweet Almond Mint, Tea Tree, and Cucumber Aloe--but Fig is the best for "dry, heat damaged, color treated, medium to coarse, and ethnic hair." Um, us. I also enjoy Lavender, which is formulated for fine to medium-ish textured hair. Anyway, this stuff is a lifesaver, especially if you have wash-and-go curls you need to re-wet frequently, and you don't want to dehydrate your hair with constant shampooing. Try it!
xoxo,
Tia

PS. I thought I should mention that WEN Cleansing Conditioner is NOT a traditional two-in-one shampoo/conditioner. Those never work because they're loaded with sodium laurel sulfate, and don't have true conditioning properties. WEN skips the SLS, and is simply a fabulous moisturizer spiked with cleansing yumminess. Lovely.