Hairstory New Wash Original Better Bottle, 8oz

It’s Magic for me, so I’d say worth a try!
This is a long review.I’m smitten with this product. I have very straight, fine hair and some scalp issue (tangent: not sure what it is, but it’s nearly constantly itchy with tender red patches, but no dandruff, doesn’t seem to change depending on climate, been struggling with it for 4 or 5 years). Dermatologist once prescribed me some topical steriods to “see if it helps,” which means he didn’t know/didn’t care what the issue actually is (tangent: crappy health insurance), which did nothing to help, along side the other countless home treatments and products I’ve tried over time. I recently fell in love with the @jayne_edosalon IG account, and she’s constantly singing Hair Story’s praises. I don’t typically spend a ton on hair care products, but I got a wild hair (pun intended) and ordered the Pre Wash, New Wash, and Hair Scrubber set and was excited to try.So first, the pre wash, which has a hydrogen peroxide smell to it. Used scrubber to get it in there good and it felt great, like a little massager. Didn’t know what I was missing there. Left that on 3 or 4 minutes as directed, then rinsed for the New Wash. The smell sold me. It’s giving the rosemary mint Aveda shampoo I fell in love with at the salon back in the early 90s, but with some rosiness, but not like an overwhelming amount. Very subtle. I saw a post that recommended the amount of shampoo and conditioner you typically use in one wash and combining those for each new wash, so I did that. It felt like a lot; borderline wasteful. Used the scrubber, rinsed thoroughly. The same post said you’ll notice “new movement” in your hair, and I honestly could see and feel it even before it dried. I towel-dried which is what I usually do before bed, brushed it and had no tangles, and scrunched it into shape – I’m trying to rock a toned-down shag so I shaped my bangs, tried to get some natural wave into the length just for some bounce, which I struggle to acheive, and combed my cowlick how I *dream* it will lay, but it never does. The lingering scent and gentle wake of the head massage action lulled me to sleep.In the morning, my hair was like PERFECTLY how I’d styled it the night before. My bangs rocked, my cowlick was nearly undetectable, my ends had shape. My hair was glistening and almost WISPY instead of being stuck together and heavy. When I use my fingers to zhuzh it up at the roots, it actually worked, not a usual thing for me! My scalp continued to feel itchy throughout the day, but it was more often a phantom itch, like a habit of reaching up to scratch and then pleasantly realizing it’s not actually that itchy. And when I did scratch, my scalp was noticeably less sensitive so it didn’t hurt. I really feel like this stuff was made for me.I’m stoked to try more products, but the ONLY thing I’m not stoked on is the price. So I’d give 4.75-4.9 stars if I could. I don’t see my bottle of New Wash or Pre Wash lasting very long. But it could just be the price I’m willing to pay.

Pleasantly surprised!
I was very much on the fence about purchasing this product. I have very fine, color treated, platinum blonde hair, a few inches past my shoulders, & unfortunately not much of it. Very frequently well reviewed shampoos have left my hair feeling incredibly greasy, weighed down, and dull. With all the one star reviews I thought this might be the situation, except so many five star reviews had me very conflicted! I decided to go for it.The past couple of months I worked on training my hair to go longer between washes, I was alternating between pravana’s purple shampoo 1x a week and another random other shampoo for my second weekly wash trying to find something decent. I wash my hair on Sunday and try to make it to Thursday before washing it again. Typically by Wednesday my hair feels kinda gross and by Thursday I need to wear it up in a ponytail. My hair also seems to kinda feel thick and gunky as the week wears on, perhaps the combination of my hairs oils & the build up of daily dry shampoo.I’ve used New Wash a few times now and each time it takes 2 pumps to fully coat my hair. I am honestly less concerned about coating the ends because I’ve read that the roots should be the primary focus and while rinsing the ends will get an adequate amount of product. I did not have any problem using the brush to come through my hair when wet. I also found that it rinsed out relatively easy. The smell is not as sickenly sweet as others suggested but yes, there is a scent, yes, it smells artificial.I always let my air dry and the results are not like omfg amazing or anything. I actually think my hair might look slightly better and fuller after the pravana shampoo HOWEVER what I will say is that my ends appear SO much healthier now, before I thought I was going to have cut several inches off now they appear tame and not frazzled. Also, my hair continues to look clean as the week wears on. I think I could probably go even 5 or 6 days between washes now. This for me is the real advantage, with other shampoos my hair might look good on day 1 and maaaaybe day 2 but by 3 and 4 its awful. New Wash has provided me with 4 full days of clean, presentable hair. I do use dry shampoo each day & do that more for volume than I do due to oils. My hair color remains essentially unchanged.My goal is to wash my hair less frequently and with less harsh shampoos in order to 1) maintain hair color and 2) increase health of hair to help grow my hair longer.I will update this review in a month or so to see how it continues.

After using it for 2 months I returned to my previous shampoo that was letting my hair full of volume, shiny and just beautiful. I kept the brush, that I still use 🙂

Feb this year I was forced to shave my head due to a hairdresser screw up. I landed chemical burn on my scalp and 3/4 of my hair fell out. I swore my hair was done. I got NEW WASH because I’ve used it before for my daughters plaque psoriasis so I know it’s an incredible product. This hair wash has done magic to my scalp and hair. My hair has grown a ton. If I dont see someone for 2 weeks they notice the growth. Not to mention how healthy my hair is 😁😁😁 PLEASE DONT STOP MAKING THIS PRODUCT….