And it's the stylists' responsibility to become educated in whatever we need to know to be able to give the person in our chair whatever they need to feel the best about themselves and their hair as possible. Jess says that while the process of switching to DevaCurl was a little rough — she had “greasier hair for a couple weeks” — she’s never going back to regular shampoo. Yalitza says her hair feels cleaner and has more “slip,” allowing for fingers to easily slide through and detangle, according to her hairdresser. Humans have actually been doing this whole shampoo-with-commercial-detergent thing for less than 100 years. MERO: So DevaCurl really is, I feel like, the focus and center of the whole curly hair movement, if you want to call it, or natural hair movement. So I got on my laptop and Googled damaged hair solutions. Earlier this week, a group of consumers filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging that its products were causing them to suffer from scalp irritation, damaged hair and hair loss. “The thing I like about it the most is that my hair grew several inches and has more body than when I was using shampoo.”. “Once I got it down, I didn’t even have to think about maintenance or anything,” she says. If you’re looking to quit shampoo, though, you may want to give one of these methods a try; like all four of us, you might be surprised by how much you love the results. To get started, you’ll be asked a variety of questions about the way you care for your hair - as well as its unique characteristics. Hairstory™ is dedicated to helping people rethink everything about hair care products to create their healthiest hair. And around that time was when my hair started to change, so I just attributed it to, like, dryness or something else. FADEL: So what led to this lawsuit? It also brings Yalitza back to childhood: “I grew up in the Dominican Republic,” she says. And since then, it's really evolved to where there's all these sort of - you could call them copycats in the industry, all these other product lines coming up. What was happening to you and your clients? Instead of detergent, it uses a combination of … Shampoo has been pretty much the same for the last few decades. But you created a Facebook support group for other people to share their stories, stories like your own. I use a little bit of the brand’s version of leave-in conditioner, Hair Balm ($35) — the bottle lasted me nearly nine months — on my ends for styling. A review of New Wash by Hairstory’s shampoo replacement: “My long hair air-dries perfectly, and falls in loose waves, like it did when I was a kid.” ... DevaCurl No-Poo. And I had moved actually from Orlando to Miami. FADEL: That was Stephanie Mero, a hairstylist in Orlando, Fla. And we should say again we offered DevaCurl an opportunity to speak on the program, but the company declined, providing a written statement that reads, in part, quote, all of our products have gone through rigorous testing that has confirmed they are safe and adhere to both quality assurance and regulatory standards. $44 Even so, neither shampoo provided the smooth finish I get with more traditional, chemical-laden shampoos. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. fact: Shampoo is full of detergent. Jess Lipsky, an editor in New York City, has fine, curly hair that she washes every three to five days — hair that she once used “some regular-ass shampoo” and “probably something with anti-breakage” properties to clean. Even more super-late, but just had to share: I've been using New Wash for about 2 months now and I absolutely love it. I wear it shoulder length in a loose shag style with bangs. Reporting on what you care about. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. That sneaky soap isn’t so much cleaning but rather stripping your hair — not only of dirt but also of all of its protective oils. Now, nearly 70, I get a Deva cut on dry hair once every 3 months and use the InnerSense line exclusively on my hair. It is expensive, but that and Hair Balm (also from Hairstory) are literally the only two things I use on my hair anymore at all.