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Hi Noreen,A friend of mine from California tried Philip's product. Her hair was very damaged from chemical straightening and coloring and all kinds of terrible stuff. She said it did make a difference. I have not personally tried it. My friend called Philip's New York salon to purchase it.Thanks for the tips from Family Circle Mag. I need to run out and buy it. Do you know what the date or the month is on the mag?I do love the Phomollient though. I am sure Cher will agree me on that. :-)Take care.Karen> Hi All,> My mom gets Family Circle Magazine every> month. I noticed an article on "Look like> a million without spending a fortune" so> I picked it up to see what it said. I was pleasantly> surprised to see that the first product they recommended> for hair was Aveda's Phomollient at $12.> At the end of the article they listed some> other products that they felt were quite pricey> but were well worth the money. One of them was> Philip Kingsley Elasticizer at $35. It says it> restores and increases hair's natural elasticity,> preventing further breakage. Has anyone tried> this product and if so did it really work?> Noreen

yep.. I agree.. the Phomollient is great, tho the magazine quoted the price as 12.? I paid 18. for mine.. Do you use Phomollient also Noreen? Cher~> Hi Noreen,> A friend of mine from California tried Philip's> product. Her hair was very damaged from chemical> straightening and coloring and all kinds of terrible> stuff. She said it did make a difference. I have> not personally tried it. My friend called Philip's> New York salon to purchase it.> Thanks for the tips from Family Circle Mag.> I need to run out and buy it. Do you know what> the date or the month is on the mag?> I do love the Phomollient though. I am sure> Cher will agree me on that. :-)> Take care.> Karen

I looked up Phomollient in my Aveda catalog and it has a 12.00 price tag in it. The salon I bought it at must have decided to give themselves a nice hike up for their cashbox. I will try to find it somewhere else cheaper next go round. I went especially in for a gel type mousse, whatever to tame my grays and this is what the stylist recommended. She said since I have hair on the dry side..this would be better than any other product. It does work really well. I would love to see some photo's of your hair.. I am dying to see a lady with graying hair and knee length! If your hair is lighter tho, you may not see them like mine.. I have almost brown/black hair with red highlights in the sun. My silver is quite noticeable. I asked my husband again today if he were sure he wants me to grow it super long with the silver and he said sure.. the silver just adds some shine.. ;-) Thank God for loving husbands.. Cher> Hi Cher,> I haven't tried the Phomollient yet. The> last visit to the salon put me back about $90.> But I want to try it to see what it does for my> "mind of their own" grays and how it> controls any of those hairs that seem to pop out> of my braids and buns. I will pick some up my> next visit (in a few weeks). I'll have to go back> then so I can pick up some more Shampure and Beautifying> Oil. $18, huh? I'll have to see what the salon> I go to charges and let you know. So far I have> found them to be cheaper than any place on the> net, and they have quite a selection of products> too. I would have to say they make far more money> off of the products that they sell than from the> hair they style (they only have two chairs and> I've never seen both of the occupied).> Noreen>

> I looked up Phomollient in my Aveda catalog> and it has a 12.00 price tag in it. The salon> I bought it at must have decided to give themselves> a nice hike up for their cashbox. I will try to> find it somewhere else cheaper next go round.Good idea! I paid $13 for mine at a salon near my lab, but then I checked out that web site Karen has recommended, that World Wide Beauty site (can't remember the exact name) and they offer it for about $9 or $10 (plus shipping, which isn't bad if you order a bunch of things at once). I put in a big order for that and a bunch of conditioner, figuring that in addition to saving money, I'll save the time it takes to walk over to the salon every few weeks, as well as avoid the pressure to make an appointment for a cut.Speaking of ordering conditioner, does anyone else find this to be the case? I find that Aveda shampoo lasts me forever, but the conditioner goes much more quickly. In February or March, I bought 3 bottles of Aveda shampoo to alternate, and not one of them is empty yet (although 2 are getting close). However, I have bought conditioner frequently. I guess it's just a long hair thing - it doesn't take much more shampoo, since we all have about the same amount of scalp, but it does require a lot more conditioner. Or maybe it's just that my hair tends to be a little dry.> I asked my husband again today if> he were sure he wants me to grow it super long> with the silver and he said sure.. the silver> just adds some shine.. ;-) Thank God for loving> husbands.Oh, yes! Mine is sitting behind me right now, trimming individual split ends one by one. (He does this a few times a week. It means I don't have to get trims anywhere near as often, which means more length.) Of course, in my case, it's only fair, since he's the one who wants me to have long hair. I don't think I'd have the patience or be willing to spend the money or take the time if it was only for myself.By the way, my husband really seems to like the smell of the Phomollient. (This makes me laugh, since I'm really not crazy about the smell of any of the Aveda products except the Cherry Almond Bark conditioner. The rest I can take or leave.)Laura Jane lswanson@sunflower.bio.indiana.edu