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4.0

446 reviews

77%
would repurchase
3.1/5
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ingredients

Water/Eau, Glycerin, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium, Simmonsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Hydroxyethyl-Cellulose, PVP, Cetearly Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Methyl Gluceth-10, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Fragrance/Parfum, Panthenol, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Amodimethicone, Polysorbate 60, Propylparaben, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Disodium Edta, Stearalkonium Chloride, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Hydrolylzed Silk, Tetrasodium EDTA, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Brand Oil, Citric Acid, Orange 4, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Ext. Violet 2, Red 40.

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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11 years ago

LOVE THIS PRODUCT!! Sebastian is one of my favorite brand line of products. I love Potion 9. I have thick, dense, coarse, dry, heavy layered hair that is long. I mix a litte of this product with...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinNormal, Tan

HairBrunette

EyesBrown



1.0
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11 years ago

I tried this after I read some reviews. I have a course, unrully 3B hair with lots of frizz ( Mediterranean curls with uneven pattern). It didn't make my hair soft and it didn't get the frizz out...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I know this has been around forever and I know I must have tried this back in the early 90s (as I remember the smell and I think it came in a toothpaste type looking tube then) but I must not have...

About reviewer (193 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
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11 years ago

I received a sample size in my Glossybox. I used it one day when I was too lazy to blowdry my hair. I used it to scrunch my waves/curls and then let it air dry. It has light hold and my waves/curls...

About reviewer (285 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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11 years ago

I used the original product which was not a leave in treatment but it was top notch for smoothing and moisturizing my fine, wavy colour treated hair. It just took all the frizz away in a way that...

About reviewer (541 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
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11 years ago

I bought this product from my hairstylist, I fell in love with the fact my hair feels healthy, but it does cause my hair to look greasier sooner (even though I use about a dime size amount for my...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue


5.0
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11 years ago

This product takes me back to the 8th grade when I received this hair miracle for my birthday, back when it was packaged in a squeeze tube. I loved it then, but it became impossible to find...

About reviewer (239 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Curly, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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11 years ago

I forgot how much I love this in my curly hair. When I let my hair air dry (very rarely these days, though I think I discovered this product when my kids were quite young-infants/toddlers-and I...

About reviewer (84 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOily, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel


5.0
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11 years ago

THE BEST! I've been using this product for over 10 years and I keep going back again and again. This is the ONLY hair/beauty product that I've had a long-term relationship with. Here's...

About reviewer (109 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I used to steal this stuff from my mom 10 years ago when I was in grade school (it was in a squeeze tube back then) . I completely forgot it existed until I came across it again at my local pharma...

About reviewer (76 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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12 years ago

I was given this product by my stylist after forcing him to over process my hair with bleach. The product he gave me is the potion 9 styling treatment (not sure of the other products). At first i...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesHazel


3.0
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12 years ago

I really do not understand what it makes. there are better leave on conditioners, better frizz easers, etc. I use it after straightening to frizz ease but bed head after party is better.

About reviewer (51 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Curly, Fine

EyesGreen


2.0
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12 years ago

I don't get the love for this product. It makes my hair crunchy and stiff, it doesn't feel moisturized at all. Even the bottle doesn't say what it is for (maybe the orig. packaging did, if it had...

About reviewer (90 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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12 years ago

I felt a bit of buyer's remorse immediately after purchasing this but after seeing the results, I am floored. I can't recall the last time I have experienced such fantastic results from a styling...

About reviewer (279 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

I was a bit apprehensive when I squeezed the product out of the tube and it turned out to be bright orange and sticky. It also smelled a bit funky. However once I rubbed it into my hair (fine and...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Tan, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

I started using this on my fine/thin/curly hair a few months ago as a heat protectant for blowdrying. My hairdresser is using MoroccanOil on my hair but I read about P9 in a Paula Begoun review...

About reviewer (55 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Curly, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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12 years ago

I just used this product the first time this past weekend. Smells great and yes a little goes a long way! You don't have to use much of this product (in fact I will use less next time). I put on my...

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Dark

HairBlack

EyesBrown


3.0
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12 years ago

I give the Generic sally beauty version of this product 4 stars because it is cheap and it works pretty good as a styling product when you want some control but not much hold. I give the the...

About reviewer (85 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

One of the few products that leave my 4b kinky, coily hair glossy. I use it as a leave in, styling cream and gel. I apply to my hair while its soaking wet, as that seems to give me the best curl...

About reviewer (921 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Oily, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Kinky, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

My hair is colored, baby fine, stick straight and there's a lot of it. It's fairly short- the longest layers are no more than 4", tops and the sides are much shorter. P9 is my favorite product...

About reviewer (69 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen