Come Clean Shampoo

This is my clarifying shampoo of choice. I think I've been using it for about 5 years. I have 4a-4b hair and I do have to be careful about drying shampoos. This works just fine, has a great lather for something that is supposed to be sulfate free. I just have to be certain that as with any shampoo, I use a heavy deep conditioner with heat after.

This is a great clarifying shampoo. I have 3b-3c low porosity curls that can get product build up very easily due to its closed cuticle nature. With just a dime size amount of this shampoo, I am able to get my hair completely clean and ready for conditioner/deep conditioner. I do not use this regularly. I use a hydrating shampoo once a week, co-wash mid-week and this product every 2 weeks (or as needed). My hair usually lets me know what it needs by the way it feels and how my curls behave. The benefit of clarifying once in a while is that it removes build-up therefore allowing conditioners/deep conditioners to penetrate properly (with heat on low porosity). Clarifying also removes scalp build up which can lead to multiple scalp issues including hair loss. This product is part of my staples and i highly reccomend this.

I purchased this shampoo after reading about it in the science-y hair blog, stating that the c14-16 olefin sulfonate cleansing agent in this shampoo might help remove polyquats and styling polymers better than the usual sulfate clarifying shampoos. My hair is 2C, fine, low/ medium porosity, and we have soft water where I live. Lately my clarifying shampoos haven't been quite cutting it, and I wanted to see if this cleansing agent might in fact help. Well let me tell you, this is breaking out the big guns. It got out whatever my regular clarifying shampoo wasn't touching. It's supposed to also be good on silicone build up. Non water soluble polyquats, though they are conditioning, can be lurking in all kinds of products, so if polyquat or silicone build up is an issue for you, and you suspect your regular clarifying shampoo isn't doing its job, you might want to try this shampoo. It is quite drying, so I consider this an emergency use, once in a while type of a product only. No idea why they call this moisturizing, I consider this a heavy duty clarifier. I do have soft water in my house & still this was very stripping. I paid $8.99 for this at Target.

I like it, however I do not agree that it is gentle enough for everyday use. It does lather really well and it is a bit harsh. My scalp feels squeaky clean and my curls are almost stripped. I only use this as a clarifying shampoo once every few weeks or if I did a hot oil treatment.

I've read reviews about Kinky Curly products, especially the leave-in Knot Today which I'm really excited to try out. This shampoo got me because of the scent...HOLY COW, it smells just like Sprite but in a great way. It's got tangerine oil in it and doesn't make any sense as to how in the world it smells like Sprite but it does and it's amazing. This is definitely a clarifying shampoo but it DOES NOT strip your hair. I think the other reviewers that said this was too clarifying are using it too often and may have hard water. I have soft water and I know that's a factor in how your products are going to work. That being said, it has a low lather and I have to use more than regular shampoo to get it to lather into my hair. It feels nice and after rinsing and following with a hydrating conditioner, I get great curls and big hair. I love it. I only wash my 2c curly hair about 2x's a week. I use coconut oil a few nights a week as a deep overnight conditioner and I use argan oil and a curl cream daily to keep my hair nice and hydrated. So, I am always putting moisture in my hair and creams so when I shampoo with this, I feel like my hair is very clean and ready for 4 more days of product :) It says on the bottle that it's gentle enough for daily use. It could be since the ingredients look pretty natural and gentle but it would definitely make my hair too dry if I used this daily. Keep it as a weekly deep cleanse and it won't strip your hair. Even if you have oily hair, I bet this would feel too drying if used daily.

Love this shampoo, I have very dry hair but oily scalp & this product really washes away debris, oil buildup and impureties. Does not strip the hair. I only use as needed. Love it !! I have 4b/4c hair

IT HAS c14-16 OLEFIN SULFONATE WHICH IS MORE HARSH THAN SULFATES. I was really looking forward to using this shampoo as it says mild enough for every day use. This is NOT true. I read on the bottle that it was sulfate free, so I assumed it was mild, but once I washed my hair, it was really dry and squeaky clean. It just felt worse than my regular sulfate shampoo. So I researched on the net and I was right! It has c14-16 olefin sulfonate which is considered "very harsh" vs sulfate which is considered "harsh" on a popular curly hair website. Google the name and you can see for yourself. Maybe they changed the formula because most good reviews were done a year or two ago, but I just bought this in June 2013 and it contains this very harsh ingredient, not good for curlies or people with very dry hair. The shampoo does clean, and I'm sure it cleans all the build up from other products, but if it's a clearing shampoo, it should be advertised as such. Instead, it makes users believe it's mild, and it's not. I don't like deceptive advertising, so I won't be buying this product again.

My hair is dry enough that I go over a month in the winter and it never looks oily or gets matted. This product strips my hair, but not as badly as 99% of other shampoos. So why do I recommend it? Usually I use a Jessicurl shampoo. But I switch to Come Clean when my hair is too dirty for the Jessicurl to handle. Like when I put bug spray in my hair, swim in a chlorinated pool, hang out with friends who smoke, or spend hours in the ocean. After using Come Clean, it takes several days of leaving a heavy conditioner (Jessicurl Deep Conditioning Treatment) in my hair to bring my hair back to normal. I think this would work well as a regular shampoo for someone with somewhat dry hair. It isn't good for oily hair. My hubby, who has oily hair, tried it. It did nothing for him. It is scented, but I don't find it cloying or sickening. And the scent fades in a few hours. I also like that it has no dyes. I don't need to use a lot at a time so my original bottle has lasted me easily a couple of years.

I have 3a curly hair and this product was extremely drying for me! Even after using a deep conditioner. My hair was not itself after using this-this was the only time I've had knots in my hair after washing. Will not be repurchasing. This may be a great product for those who's hair is not so much on the dry side and have a lot of product build up. I feel like it did get my hair extremely clean but with no love.

This is really good for removing the Curling Custard and other build-up, but it is SUPER drying. I have to mix it with some coconut oil so it won't strip my hair and then follow up with a ton of conditioner. It really does give my hair and scalp a clean start, though. EDIT- I don't use this anymore. In fact, I don't even shampoo anymore. I do the CG method of washing with a cleansing conditioner, and my hair is super clean yet soft and MOISTURIZED! This was too stripping for me. I gave it away to a friend, though, who seems to like it.