I apologize if this has been asked before, but I didn't see this topic anywhere else and I am curious about what shampoo and conditioners everyone is using at the moment.

What shampoo and conditioner are you curently using for your hair?
Are you happy with the results you're getting from using these products?
-If not, then what would you feel confident in reccomending?
-If yes, then what products have you had bad experiances with that you would not reccomend?

well, i'll go through my routine to show my products....

wash scalp with head and shoulders all in one shampoo & conditioner
~rinse~
pour diluted Fructus Long and Strong over hair
~rinse~
apply Fructus Long and Strong conditioner to ends
~rinse after a few minutes~

once every week or so i clarify:
wash scalp with pantene clarifying shampoo
~rinse~
work a little of the shampoo into length
~rinse~
apply pantene deep conditioner with 3xamino acids
~rinse after about 5mins~

i'll also use V05 hot oil every now and then.

my hair seems to really like this rountine....especially when i follow it with jojoba whilst my hair is still damp. its always soft and shiney 

I have color assisted hair-red with blond highlight.  I have had very little color fade with Avalon Organic Botanical Therapeutic Lavender Shampoo and Conditioner.  My hair is quite thick and wavy so its a bit dry naturally.  I've found that if I shampoo and condition everyother day that's best for me, sometimes I go a little longer before washing, just depending on how my hair is on any given day (diet and weather effects).
Then, sometimes I shampoo and then use a deep conditioner (about once a week) like Silk Elements Luxury Moisturizing or Beyond the Zone Last Call hair mask.  If my scalp is itchy, I will oil my hair and scalp leaving the oil on overnight, washing with shampoo and condidtioning the next day.
I've just begun to add a once a month vinegar rinse.  I think it dries me a bit, but I want to avoid buildup.
Bikerbraid, do you oil your hair right before going into the sauna?  Please elaborate.  Thanks!

I alternate, I have at least a dozen different shampoos and I use something different every time...I keep rotating them. 

When in the sauna, I have my hair loosely braided.  A shower cap or warm towel would work well to keep more heat on the hair as well.  I believe a steam room or wet sauna would work just as well - the idea is to use heat to help the hair absorb as much of the oil and moisture as possible.

30 minutes is usually my limit (and is the advised limit as well).  If you have access to these sources of heat, I'd say go for it!  It helps loosen the muscles and joints as well as helping the hair - you can't lose!

What a good question, Bardic Love!

*arranges all her hair care products about her*

This is when I go to clean my hair:

I start with a good amount of JoJoba oil on my ends, and work them in the entire length with my BB brush.

I've started to use Dove Intense Moisture Shampoo mixed half and half with Pantene Pro-V complete thereapy conditioner Daily Moisture renewal on my scalp to clean

Then a nice long rinse

Followed by more Pantene conditioner on the ends...

Another nice long rinse.. this time in cold water... eeeep!

Then, while my hair is still damp, I spritz on Aussie Hair Insurance Leave-in conditioner.

Those are my "wash day" products.

I try to use JoJoba oil each night on my ends when I comb and brush my hair out, followed with a spritz from a water bottle filled with water and a few drops of my EO du jour....

Once a month I do a vinegar rinse to clarify.

Also, once a month I use Pantene Pro-V deep fortifying treatement  "restore and renew" for a deep-conditioning treatment.

WHEW!

*laughs*

But I love how my hair is looking.. shiny and soft and just generally HEALTHY

                   

Okay;

Phytojoba shampoo almost every day
Occasionally alternate Phytorhum Shampoo or Aveda Sap Moss Shampoo  
I keep meaning to try it diluted in a cup a la Dave but haven't done it yet.

Biolage Conditioning Balm; straight, diluted, left in, rinsed out, you name it.

Jojoba oil; just a wisp of a drop on my ends daily or every other day.

Red wine vinegar and water rinse 1-2 times a month; it may not really enhance the red in my hair but it is pretty in the bottle and works well.

In an emergency, I have been known to use baking soda and shampoo to clarify.  But since I'm doing much less experimenting now, maybe build up won't be a problem.

I do use a shower filter to filter out the chlorine and my hair feels really nice and I use much less shampoo and conditioner with it.

That may be TMI, but hope it helps.

SF

ETA: I am now diluting my shampoo with one part shampoo and five parts filtered water from my shower filter in a plastic hair color bottle with a nozzle.  With this I can apply the dilute shampoo mixture exactly where I want it on the scalp.

I also have begun using 3-4 drops of jojoba oil with a little rose EO added.  I apply this immediately after squeezing out excess moisture, mostly on ends and on top layer below ears.  I still use about a drop or two on the ends almost every day.

I've been quite pleased with the results thanks to all the great tips and adviced I've gathered here on this site!

For the last two weeks now I have been using slightly diluted L'Oreal Elvive Conditioner with a drop of mild henna shampoo on my scalp to wash every other day, and then straight conditioner on my ends.

I leave it on for 5-10 minutes then rinse.

Then rinse cold. (Brrrrr!!!!!)

I'm trying to get into the habit of a vinegar rinse once a month too.

Once I'm done, I carefully towel dry, then put coconut/sweet almond oil mixed on my hair and then carefully comb with a widetooth comb. Then I allow it to air dry, which this time of year takes FOREVER if I put it in a braid or anything.

My hair feels in fab condition since starting this. I know I've already said it, but oh good grief, I wish I had started this sooner!!!