Warning! Warning!

Oh, the stupid things you learn in cosmetology school! Since the days have been pretty boring as to what exactly we're doing (going over different color applications) and I can't repeat some of the conversations going on in the classroom as I'm trying to keep this kid-friendly (not that a kid would really read this), I have decided to share some of the truly useless (or useful, if you do use these things) factoids on some products.

First: Buying Salon Brand products in the grocery store. BEWARE! You think you're getting a stealing deal and it's so convenient...BUT there is such a thing called diversion. What happens is somehow the bottles are sold to some disreputable schmuck who will usually empty the real products and either fill them with less quality products that are REALLY bad for your hair (for the shampoos) or *gasp* lotion (for the conditioners). There have been lab tests done from the products on the shelf and probably 80% of the time, they're not the real product. Beware.

Second and last: Did you know you could technically perform a perm with Pantene Pro-V shampoo? It's true. If you roll the rods, apply the Pantene Pro-V shampoo (I think it's the shampoo, it's something in that product line), let it sit like a normal perm until desired curl formation is achieved, then neutralize it like a normal perm...it'll perm the hair. Scary, huh? THAT is what we're putting on our hair, people! Well, not me, because I've always hated Pantene.

But wait...another I've heard about but have no evidence for: If you use Prell shampoo, you might want to stop. I used to subscribe to a beauty e-zine that was e-mailed to me on a daily basis. Basically, Prell touts super-shiny hair if you use their product. When the editor of this e-zine was in beauty school, many years ago (won't say how many), they conducted an experiment. They took a lock of hair that had been cut off that day, put it in a puddle of Prell shampoo and left it overnight. The next morning, the hair had been completely dissolved. If it does that overnight, think of the damage it's doing to your hair while it's on only a few minutes! The reason it makes your hair so shiny is because it is literally stripping everything imaginable from your hair. Please, Please, PLEASE don't use Prell daily. Maybe once a month, year, lifetime to remove build-up, if it's like lacquer and won't come off any other way.

*End Rant*