While snooping around the Freeman Beauty website on black friday I found out they carried hair care products and since they were on sale of course I felt the need to try them out.
I picked the papaya and coconut color retention shampoo and conditioner for $2.99 each and as far as I can find its only available online from Freeman, Walgreens, Drugstore.com, Amazon websites.
According to the Freeman website this line gently cleanses your hair, maintains color and provides moisture and claims to provide the nutrients that dry/damaged color treated hair needs
The directions are basic and very simple. Shampoo: apply to wet hair, work into a lather and rinse it out well. Conditioner: apply after shampoo, work it into the ends of your hair and rinse well.
But before I give you my opinion let me give you a little background on my hair. I have lots of hair but it isn't coarse and my hair is very resilient. I even have a very subtle ombre but I wouldn't say my hair has major damage. It is very long, almost half way down my back. I have used L'Oreals color vibrancy (pink cap) line for months and have been very happy with the results. I also use either Macadamia natural oil deep repair mask or Sebastian penetraitt deep repair mask once a week. As for styling lately I have been applying Paul Mitchell root lifter and serum before I let it half way dry and then come in with my hair dryer and a curling iron. In the summer I used the same products, minus the Paul Mitchell styling products, and would let my hair air dry and I never had a problem with frizz.
Before I shower I always used detangler and brush out my hair so that there are no tangles. When shampooing I focus on my roots, and when conditioning I focus on my ends. Very basic, nothing special.
When trying out this Freeman shampoo and conditioner I followed the directions on bottle. First thing I noticed was the coconut smell that took my back to summer and made me crave a blended summer drink with a mini paper umbrella. It lathered up very well which some shampoos made specifically for color retention don't do because of the lack of sulfate. After washing out the shampoo my wet hair felt very course and snarled, I continued with the conditioner. After a minute of working it into my ends I rinsed well but I was immediately disappointed because my hair didn't feel smooth and soft. It felt like raw dry hay, ya know the kind you find at a farm.
After the shower I lightly towel dried my hair and combed through it starting at the ends working up to the roots and applied no styling products after the shower and let my hair completely air dry. It made my hair frizzy and not as soft to the touch as my regular shampoo and conditioner do.
Since I followed the directions I don't think my results are due to user error, instead I completely think its the quality of the product. It did claim to lock in moisture and leave your hair smooth and silky, after trying it several times I would say that the claim is exaggerated from the results I got regarding moisture. As for color retention I think it did a fine job. Freeman says that this shampoo will boost your color, another claim I would have to argue. I didn't notice a "boost" but my color did not fade either.
After trying it a few times and having the same result each time I probably wouldn't purchase this exact line again, but I am interested in the moisture line. In Freeman's defense it is only $2.99 a bottle so I shouldn't be expecting rainbows and unicorns and this line is targeted at maintaining color. But I feel that other inexpensive hair care lines do a better job. Since it isn't available in big discount stores I probably wouldn't order this off the internet and pay for shipping. I will say that if you have shorter hair and in the market for a yummy scented shampoo this could really work for you.
Like always this is MY opinion and my experience. I hope I covered everything!
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