Hair Care Products: 8 Worst Drugstore Shampoos

These sudsy hair care products left our readers with oily, frizzy and sticky hair

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Hair washing and drying is quite a chore, no? And your life is more or less ruled by when you're going to wash it, right? (Unless, of course, you have a pixie cut.) Regardless, we are all busy ladies and when we wash our hair, we expect our shampoo to clean and protect our hair color … and for the smell to intoxicate all who are lucky enough to walk by us. We're not saying that you must spend a ton of money on hair care products to get the quality you're looking for, but what we are saying is that there is a huge difference in quality -- even among the shampoos in the drugstore aisles. And the shampoos on this list are not of high quality.

Check out the worst drugstore shampoos now.

Here's a taste of our readers' testimonials -- some of their comments will make you LOL but all will encourage you to avoid these hair care products when shopping at the drugstore:

"Left my hair a tangled, almost matted mess"
"Makes my scalp more dry"
"Left my hair feeling very sticky"
"My hair doesn't feel as clean after I rinse"
"It made my hair look and feel like pubic hair"
"Left my hair feeling gross"
"Made my hair look frizzy"
"It looked as though I hadn't even showered!"
"Seemed to dry my hair out even more"
"It left my hair feeling waxy"
"Made my soft, silky hair rough"
"It was pretty difficult to get enough lather to completely get my hair clean"

Did we pique your interest? Are you wondering which shampoos they're talking about? Well, the wait is over.

See the worst drugstore shampoos now.

See Next Page: No. 8: Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly Shampoo , $2.67

By Molly Roemer

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Now I know which shampoos to never try!

by pink_love Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 04:04PM Report as inappropriate

i loe tresemme products they are so great

by Benahir Friday, November 18, 2011 at 09:17PM Report as inappropriate

I love Aveda products, but they are sooo expensive. I've been using the Suave Rosemary and Mint (It said to compare with aveda) and it works amazing on my hair its silky and soft, on top of that it smells amazing :D

by makayla_baca Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 04:25PM Report as inappropriate

I have tried just about every shampoo that is sold in stores and even some at the salons. The absolute best that works for my fine dry hair is WEN. This stuff is AMAZING! You can only get it online currently and it's a little pricey but it's worth every penny! They even have a money back guarantee.

by kristie_daniska Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 01:30PM Report as inappropriate

I like TreSemme products and have been using them for years.

by godzgirl Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 03:30AM Report as inappropriate

It's interesting how the same brands can make really great products and some really bad ones.

by itzelc18 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 10:35PM Report as inappropriate

god I've used half of these and they were such a waste of money!

by Bon_Bon Monday, August 15, 2011 at 01:51AM Report as inappropriate

This is funny because some of these brands make amazing products. I guess everyone has there flukes.

by ADcosmogirl Friday, July 15, 2011 at 04:49PM Report as inappropriate

the Herbalessence Conditioner made my hair fall out. even worse for me since my hair is usually dry and i already left hair balls around my bfs room :(

by marlene30665 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 10:45AM Report as inappropriate

That Burts Bees Shampoo made my hair feel and look like oily hay? Is that even possible?

by Only1KimmieD Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 12:29PM Report as inappropriate

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