Pantene commercials - from bad to worse

Ally wrote: Dave, an example of an actress changing her hair /for/ a promotion would be Sarah Jessica Parker. She dyed her famously blonde hair brown for a Nutrisse ad. (I think it was Nutrisse.) And then she immediately reverted to blonde.

Hi Ally,

Actually, I believe SJP's hair is naturally brown. I remember her performing on "Square Pegs" (circa 1982) portraying the nerd with glasses -- and very long and healthy-looking hair... many, many years pre-hairdye model.

I know JerkyFlea is right (hi, JerkyFlea!), but I've also wondered what "use" means. Does the celebrity have to use the product just for the commercial? All the time?

Anyone's hair could survive one use of Pantene.

Dave, an example of an actress changing her hair /for/ a promotion would be Sarah Jessica Parker. She dyed her famously blonde hair brown for a Nutrisse ad. (I think it was Nutrisse.) And then she immediately reverted to blonde.

I also remember an interview where Sarah Michelle Gellar was asked what her must-have beauty products are, and she started naming off Stila lipgloss, Tarte blush--and then seemed to catch herself and mentioned a few Maybelline products. (She has a contract with Maybelline. I DOUBT she is putting that stuff on her face on any regular basis.)

Thank you Enfys for posting these URLs!

Nice to see you here, JerkyFlea. To add to what you've said... sometimes actresses make major style changes at the time the initiate these same contracts. Such situations could seem to tacitly state that "you can pay me to wear my hair this way, but it's not the way I truly want to wear my hair."

Thanks for the animal testing lists! I'm a vegetarian for animal rights reasons, so I should be more careful about what cosmetic products I buy. Luckily I don't use Pantene.

This is a list of companies that DO test on animals:

http://www.stopanimaltests.com/c-cconsdo.html

I actually saw one of these Pantene ads (with Kelly Ripa). I didn't pay close attention but I do remember her saying that the product makes your hair "feel healthy." There's a big difference between feeling healthy and being healthy. I used Pantene about 6 years ago; at first, it seemed great, after a few months, my hair was brittle and dry and splitting and tangle-prone -- terrible.

Interesting, Lyris, about the Body Shop's 5-year grandfathering clause. Better than that would be to draw a firm line in the sand, something like "no product-testing on animals since 1998."

stupid question hows do they test
products on animals?

>:(
That's not cool, I really hope my shampoo doesn't test on animals. I wonder if there's like a list somewhere on the net of companies that do and do not...
I use Madora/ George Michael salon products. Does anyone know if they're animal friendly??

Imagine if everyone became really flippant about their hair-care, and thought "it won't break or split" because they used Pantene products. At least they aren't saying that they can cure anything.

I saw pictures on the internet of them testing on animals, and pouring shampoo in dogs' eyes. It was awful, and I also found out that the Body Shop make products from ingredients that have been tested on animals. I couldn't believe it.

No problem Jacqui-I will send it to you Monday when I'm in my office (where this infamous list is stored.) Enfys, I don't think the Pantene women are saying it can cure split ends, but they're telling us "not to worry" about damage. That's as close to lying as you can legally get. And I feel bad for those who really believe any hair product can damage-proof their hair!