Longhairs.com

I had been postponing getting my hair cut for about 3 years. My
hair is to the small of my back, and I didn't want another hack job
that only looked good blow-dried. I was on a mission! I searched high,
I searched low, and then I found her quite by chance (or was it fate?).

Getting your hair cared for by Louise Marie is the best you
could ask for. She is a joy to speak with, knowing her craft inside and
out; she is an encyclopedia of holistic hair advice. Louise Marie puts
you at ease with her down to earth, no nonsense approach, spending as
long as it takes to get it right and beautiful.

My hair was
not doing well. My previous hair cut was still maiming my skull. My
ends were split more than a few inches, it was dry and stuck together,
coarse like a mane. These were not the silken strands I so hoped my
head would house.

Louise Marie taught me how to use the products
correctly, explaining as she demonstrated, letting me feel the
differences occurring immediately. We discussed what I was looking for,
and then she sat me in her big antique barber's chair overlooking Yonge
Street and worked away. Her skill is such that she only uses scissors.
No funny appliances, no chatting up this or that technique. True
artists don^'t have to market to their clients, their work speaks for itself.

I hadn't had bangs since I was four years old. I was so nervous! I
walked out of their with a new love for my hair, it was shining, light,
more like it used to be when I was younger. All thanks to Ms Longhairs,
her magic scissors and elixers!

When I got home I used the shampoo and deep conditioner
I had purchased every day. The next week I went back for a check up
with Louise Marie. It was much better, but not as good as that first
day. She took the time to go over with me exactly how I was using it,
and explained what I may be doing incorrectly, and what I should do to
improve it (demonstration included!).

I picked up a natural bristle (Baby Kinder)brush and a Flexipick
for the conditioner, some clarifying spray for skin and hair and some
scalp oil. I was excited to go home to try my new products and
techniques.

It is amazing what a small change in technique can
bring (Major change for the best!). My hair has never been so shiny,
luminous, manageable, tangle free, and most importantly, pettable!

The #27 Chillout clarifying spray works wonders for blemishes and ingrown hairs, the Flexipick is amazing for snags and distributing conditioner in the shower, the brush makes your hair extra soft!, and the scalp oil is refreshing as well as a good excuse to get (or give!) a scalp massage.

My parents were coming into town and our dog desperately needed a bath.
We had no pet shampoo. He has very sensitive skin, it is always flaking
and itchy, with lots and lots of dander and hair that sticks in his
coat.

I thought, if it works for me, why be so selfish? Why
shouldn't extended family benefit as well, animals are deserving of the
joy of fabulous hair too! So I imparted the gift of the Longhairs
shampoo and conditioner to our furry friend. I tell you, he has never
been so clean! He gets compliments on his coat every time we go out.
His skin is clear with no more flakes, a problem he has had for years!
His fur doesn't mat, and this is only after one bath! It has been a few
weeks now and still his coat is magnificent.

Once you have tried, you will never go back! Longhairs clients are for life!

Every product is amazing. Louise Marie graces with samples and stories. I can't wait to try them all and neither should you!

Thank you Louise Marie Longhairs, from the bottom of my heart to the tips of my ends!!!

-Shenandoah

Before Longhairs, (MP  and visits) my hair would never grow past my bra line.  Just wouldn't go!  But now, my hair is down to my waist and just keeps going!  Many thanks!

Siobahn 

I have been a client of Louise Marie since 1990. At that time, one of the bands that I was playing with was producing a video and she was the hair stylist that was hired by the production house for the shoot. I immediately liked how she got my hair to lay. The more I spoke to her that day, the more I realized how serious and knowledgeable she was. My first cut at her salon left no doubt that I had found a person who would not only cut my hair (and leave it long), but oversee and educate me on how to make it (and keep it) healthy.

In 1990 I was 31 years old and for at least 5 years before that I had been concerned about how much hair I was losing in the shower. In 2009 I turn 50. I have a full head of long dark hair and (my father's genes aside) I believe that this is due to Louise Marie's products and the techniques that she has shown me to use them. You only need to use her products to appreciate their quality. I was impressed when I found out that she is her own chemist. These products are designed by her to be good for your hair and scalp. I believe that there is nothing on the market that is as good. On the rare occasion when I was forced to use commercial shampoo I was immediately aware of the harshness of the detergents and the garbage that is added to make these products look and smell the way they do. Her products are organic and mild and I can see and feel the difference that they make. It turns out that even the way you apply shampoo can have an impact on the condition of long hair.

Another thing that other men with long hair might not appreciate is the benefit of having a good quality comb. I am not a person who obsesses about my hair. I have chosen to wear it long. Many of the gigs that I do these days require that I wear a suit, and I frequently have to cross the border to play in the US. I have found that keeping it healthy and groomed makes it less of a problem for people who might otherwise have an issue. It brings to mind a slogan that Louise Marie was using when I first went to her. "Don't stare, grow your own"

My experience with hair stylist before meeting Louise Marie was not good, partially because I gave them too much credit and let them talk me into haircuts that took years to grow out. The most traumatic of these haircuts was in 1986. I had been growing out layers that had been cut in by previous scissor-happy hair stylists, and was just to the point where the bottom layer could be cut into the one above. That year I was finishing the music program at Humber College and thought that I would get a trim for my final recital. I went to a place that my sister had recommended. I explained to the stylist that I was growing out these layers and needed to clean up the look for this recital. The very first thing this woman did after putting the apron on me was to gather my hair at my back. Then she actually said "say good-bye" and cut off my pony tail (from the middle of my back to my collar). She then took the hair she had just cut off into another room before coming back to finish the haircut. I'm sure the bitch sold my hair.

I have wanted to write a note of appreciation to Louise Marie for some time now. My hair gets cut less than twice a year. As I began to feel the need for a trim this last time, I happened to be driving by her salon and saw that she was no longer there. It was a number of weeks before I had the time in my schedule to call to make an appointment. For that time I did not know where or why she had moved or if the phone number would still be good. The possibility occurred to me that for any number of reasons, she may have closed after 30 years. I was quite relieved when I did call to find that she had moved only a couple of blocks to a new location that is bigger and better for her. I wish her great success at her new location and I will remain her client as long as I have hair and she has clients. And if you are in the Toronto area and happen to see a band with a sax player with long hair, please say hi. All the clients of Louise Marie that I have met are as interesting as she is.
Be well.

Gordon A from Toronto

BEFORE:

I've been hearing a lot about your products on a hair forum for women of color. I'm very interested in your products. There are so many web sites out there where people claim their products are the best.

From what I've heard your seem to be living up to their promises. I have relaxed, colored treated hair. I relax in order to manage my tightly coiled hair texture. I'm 43, my hair is thin, fragile, break easily when wet, it is dry especially at the ends. If I blow dry it's all over the floor. I try not to use heat, I use quality hair products and I still have these problems. My hair is a couple of inches below my shoulders and I want it to grow, grow, grow and be manageable. Can you help me?

17 Mar 2004- VW California

AFTER:

Dear Louise Marie,
I heard about your products on a hair forum for women of color. I am African American with relaxed hair. I suffer from dry, shedding, lifeless hair that needs plenty of TLC in order to decrease breakage.

I just have to tell you that I am totally amazed with your products!! I purchased the LONGHAIRS® BTN PRODUCTS DUO and I swear I have NEVER, used a product were I saw and felt positive results on the first use. Your products make me look forward to shampooing my hair.

Your products, I have to say are worth every dime spent. I'm using less time doing my hair. No more 30 minute deep conditioning treatments, followed by moisturizing treatments. No more massive product use to get soft hair that doesn't have movement afterwards!! Now, I just shampoo and condition - 30 minutes in the shower maximum.

My hair is soft, strong, clean, toned, conditioned and there is movement whether I blow dry or not. I love the 10B conditioner. It detangles the moment it hits my hair and leaves it soft as it dries. That stuff is totally awesome.

Okay, so then I begin to wonder if it was just your technique or the actual product. So, I returned to my old products (N---s) and used your shampoo and condition technique...my hair felt hard and weighted down.

So, now I know it's definitely your product hands down.

Louise Marie, my hat is off to you for a totally awesome product that works well on African American hair.

I'm not sure whether I want to or need to purchase the magic pack just now - only because I'm so blown away by the LONGHAIRS® BTN PRODUCTS DUO. I wanted to know products and the total cost for maintaining my relaxed hair.

I'm terrified of salons and do my own relaxer and hair care. I cut my own hair too. Doesn't look bad, and thanks to your products I look like I stepped out of a salon.

longhair-happy = Are you kidding?? I am extremely happy with my hair and the time that I'm not spending doing all that conditioning with heating caps and putting a bunch of "stuff" in it to make it soft and manageable!!! Yes, I'm very happy and I've only been using since April 1, 2004.

I didn't shampoo one day and it still had swing...my hairs overall condition has improved. When I do braid outs my hair isn't stiff and best of all...it isn't shedding a lot upon comb out. I'm not getting a handful of hair anymore.

VW California

the Longhairs SplitsNippers - they are the sharpest I have ever seen! I have nipped a few more splits - I just don't have very many! Today my hair was soooo smooth! I haven't straightened it at all this summer - since it is too hot to use a blow-dryer, but since it seemed like it would be easy today, I did it, and my hair is STICK STRAIGHT - without ANY product but the gel. I am amazed at the smoothness, and overall improvement of the health over the past 4 months.

Since I have been using the #18 faithfully, I have really noticed increased growth - I think it has been growing almost an inch a month! I could never get it past my shoulders for years!!! I guess NOT going to salons for regular trims helps, too.

My husband mentioned this morning how long it was getting - he really likes it. Although he gives me a ribbing for how much I spend, he always has his nose in my hair!! ;) He likes how the #9 makes my hair smell so fresh and clean. I have used it on him a time or two - he likes the tingle! I may start him on your products, as well, even though he doesn't want to be a Longhairs.

Hair is progressing very well, I cannot even describe it as "dry" anymore! It's getting longer, too! :)

Stephanie B in USA

"WOW!! That sounds so great!! I have scheduled MY trip to see Louise Marie Longhairs!! I have been using her products for about a year, myself."

I can't WAIT!!

(another curly one from the USA)

a story from a-far...

I have been a Louise Marie Longhairs client (online) for over a year now. I now have nearly waist length, thick brown hair.

I'd been growing it out using commercial shampoos with high silicone content. I loved the shine (what was actually a yucky coating) but my hair wouldn't grow past "bra-length". I switched to high-priced salon formulas, which promised organic ingredients (like sodium l. sulfate, and of course, silicone-based conditioners) and great soft hair, but I got neither. Again, my hair was dry, frizzy, and felt more like straw than hair.

I found Louise Marie Longhairs' web site though a fellow longhair, and it was a whole new beginning for me.

The first few months I really didn't notice anything dramatic, but after awhile, my hair was growing longer, it had a MUCH softer texture, and the "frizzies" smoothed out into nice soft waves. I don't have oily build up on my scalp (which cause flakes!) and I don't get split ends as often either. My hair is growing longer and stronger thanks to LML's natural products.

But that's just the beginning of the story!

I being a poor college student, dreamed of going to Louise Marie Longhairs' salon for one of her famous cuts.

I was tired of going to "bargain haircuts" where for $10.95 I could ask for 1/2 in cut, and walk out in tears with 4 inches gone, or going to overpriced salons where they did the same thing to me for five times the price.

To get to Louise Marie Longhairs I needed a little help. For a gift, my mother bought me a plane ticket to Toronto, and a gift certificate to the Louise Marie Longhairs salon! I was completely overjoyed!

After some planning (with Louise Marie's help!) I was in Toronto! The day I arrived I was amazed that Louise Marie Longhairs' salon was in the heart of downtown Toronto, and the buildings there are beautiful.

The actual visit.....

I walked up the stairs to meet one of Louise Marie's assistants, and I waited for Louise Marie's arrival. In the mean time I was thoroughly entertained by - three beautiful cats with interesting heritages.

Louise Marie Longhairs arrived a short time later, a flash of sparkles and laughter! I will give her this, she really does look like the "sweet marie longhairs" logo on her products!

After some nice chatting about my traveling, we got down to work.

I've used her products for over a year, but with the limited things you can describe over email, I still had some build-up and needed to get a good scrub down of the Longhairs SOS scalp oil (#18). I'm sure LML could bench press with her pinky, her fingers are SO strong!

I found out that a main reason the area of hair over and around my ears was so unusually oily was that my hair grew straight down in that area, so the oil just sat around there and built up. The hair that grew there was very wispy and fragile. LML gave me personal directions on how to correct this, and this would have been very hard to do over email and the internet.

I then got a good dose of Chillout (#27) applied. I was shampooed and conditioned (with #2 and #9) and whisked to get the trim! In the mean time, they refilled my Magic Pack.

There is no way to describe the way Louise Marie Longhairs trims hair. She is most definitely an artist, and hair is her canvas! Snips here and there, over and under, for over an hour. We chatted, and it was great fun. I never saw big chunks of hair sitting in my lap.

Louise Marie Longhairs is definitely a perfectionist as well! I could now run my hands through it with not a catch or snarl. It was swinging and flowed and bouncy all at the same time! It had a definite shape to it now! Not just limp locks sitting on my back, but lively hair dancing as I moved!

She took a few pictures of my hair in her Non-salon. Then like a kid in a candy store, I got to pick out goodies to add to my Longhairs Magic Pack.

I got a pair of the Longhairs split nippers which work wonderfully, and they have a most original design! (I won't ruin that surprise!) :) I also got some hair clips and her velveteen scrunchies!

I loved every minute of it. Never have I felt more pampered! I didn't feel like I was going to some stoddy salon, but over to a friends house to chat the day away!

Louise Marie genuinely cares about your hair looking and feeling its best, and is a rarity in itself. I hope that given the opportunity, I can visit her salon at least yearly!

Since the cut, I have to actually SEARCH for split ends, and my brushes have never had it so easy (there are no more snarls to detangle!). I must say thanks again to LMLonghairs for all her help!

And if you ever get the chance, go see her!

(hails from the Eastern USA)

Dear members, It's been almost a year now, since I have been using Louise Marie Longhairs products ONLY. I must say that my hair is softer--no more straw, it is NEVER as tangly as it used to be. All in all, it is in better condition than ever!

I would like to share this with others: When I first started I was concerned about which shampoo or conditioner to use, but in this first year using Louise Marie Longhairs products, I have realized that it really doesn't matter---each shampoo and conditioner has something that your hair needs right now. Which shampoo is my favorite??? The one I used today!! I do use each shampoo for 3 days in a row, as suggested. I would also like to add, it has taken almost a year for my hair to take the Sofn shampoos well and also to take the 10B correctly. It took about 6 months to get all the silicones and glycols out, with LML's help. I have colored red hair--the hardest color to keep in your hair, but LML's products keep the color in. I used to have color on everything that my hair touched, my clothes, my towels, my pillowcase. Now I have white sheets and no pink pillowcase!! Now I would never want to be without my #18 scalp oil, #27 Chillout spray-nothing like it to cool off in humid weather, #13 on my ponytail ends every night!--also tried it on my shaving rash-cleared up in one day. It takes everyone time to adjust to the products, like Louise Marie Longhairs says, keep using it and you will see!!

Louise Marie Longhairs: Thanks for a great year and please use any of this for your boards.

(straight haired from Michigan USA)

My hair is longer than before I started with the program and stronger.

I look after my hair 100 percent with all the Louise Marie Longhairs products and it must like it, because my hair is getting so much longer.

My hair is now well past my shoulders and healthy. I wash my hair every day without fail and I'm always using the Longhairs #18 SOS Medic Scalp oil before the usual shampooing and conditioning.

Im prouder about my hair than I have ever been .

My routine is sticking to the same shampoo for 3 days then rotating.

My hair as gained more manageability strength and of course it as grown, so I'm pleased with the results and I love all the shampoos and conditioners.

(England)

Here is a testimonial from a pet dog that needed my help named Agua or 'water' (a dog) seems he can type pretty good.

Here's what 'Agua' (the dog) wrote;

"This summer, I had a horrible experience, and Louise Marie saved my skin! I developed a bad reaction to fleas: a rash which developed into raw and itchy hot spots. So itchy, in fact, I almost chewed my fur off! I was naked and in pain, and my owners did not know what to do.

They consulted EVERYONE, to no avail. Then they asked Louise Marie for help! She prescribed #22 shampoo, followed by her famous #9 Trees conditioner.

I enjoyed the smell, and the soothing effect on my skin and fur. Best of all, the fleas couldn't stand it, and took off, ha ha!

#9 Trees conditioner was even great when they rubbed it directly on my sores, and healed them fast. Louise Marie also prescribed her #27 Chillout Healing Spray, which had an immediate effect, stopping the chewing impulse and cooling the hot areas down.

She even made some great wholistic and naturopathic recommendations, which helped me a lot! Now my coat is thicker and healthier than ever before, and I feel better overall.

I'm so glad she was there to help!"

Agua (the dog)

(he wags his tail)

Dear Louise Marie;

OK., I am hooked!!!

My hair curled and behaved so wonderfully last night that even some of my very unobservant guy friends commented on it.

I have read all of the posts on the inspiration board and I'm about to start on the golden rules board.

I want you to set up the diary that I refused yesterday - I know I will use it.

Your stuff is magic - the rash below my lip is almost GONE!!! (#27 Chillout Healing Spray was used there)

Today after my work out I used #18 SOS Scalp Oil, shampooed (2 lathers) with #2 Superclear, conditioned with #9 Trees Conditioner, combed it through, blanched, towel dried, retreated with a bit of #10-B Protein Conditioner, and then added some #14 styling aid, and my hair is curling like it used to when I was little!!!

I am so glad that I met you.

(straight from southern USA)

Hi Louise, MY FIRST DAY: I now know what it's like to have really soft hair. I thought It was my hair, but as you say there is no such thing as bad hair, just bad hair products. Hairgasm is really the most appropriate name for what I had in the shower, you certainly know how to describe your products in the most truest sense. This is how my first day went: the night before I did a pretreat with the Honeybee, #19, in the morning, I did my oil massage with #18 SOS Scalp oil for about 5 minutes, washed and rinsed twice with #2 SuperClean, and then retreated with #10-a Protein Treatment, and dabbed my ends with #13 Bliss Tips. and once everything was dry I also sprayed a very small amount of #11 Magic spray. (I guess I'm just curious about all these many products, and am like a little kid in a candy store, I want to try everything). And Voila !!! No weigh down, just Super Soft, Silky feeling hair.

(curly haired from USA)

I hardly noticed any difference at all the first two/ three weeks I was using Louise Marie Longhairs' products. Then, seemingly all of a sudden, there was a softness and a shine to my hair that wasn't there before.

I mean, my hair had shine previously, but it had begun to show this glimmering, holographic effect.

Then again, I wasn't washing daily at first due to problems with my last landlady. It's been about 7 weeks now since I first started. I wash almost every day and my hair is: softer, shinier and has less tangles. Length is still something I'm working on, but I found out during my last visit that I wasn't using #18 SOS Scalp Oil in the best way possible.

I don't think healthier (and I'm hoping faster) growing hair is that far away for me.

(from Canada)

I agree that LM's line is worth the cost. I'm almost at a year on her line and I've started to set aside every month for my "cleansing bill". Last time I went to see LML, it came out to be a rather large bill - I get LOTS of #27. I then decided to budget better and when I figured out how much money to set aside a month, I realized how much it costs me per day. Really, it isn't that much at all! I think if someone said "I can guarantee you beautiful hair and clear skin for only X amount of money a day", most people would gladly pay that and more. What I like about LM's products is that they don't guarantee those results for a small amount of money a day - you have to put in alot of your own elbow oils :-) This is going to sound arrogant, but that is what sets us apart from others. We put in alot of effort to get the results we have. The money is nothing to the time and work I put into using LM's line.

Above, I said X amount of money because I understand that currency varies for many people on this board. I would suggest that if you are ever concerned about cost to calculate your daily expenditure and you'll be pleasantly surprised!

About the time, I do put in alot of time a day taking care of my hair and skin. That would really get to me sometimes until one day I was chilling out my skin after my shower with the windows open and I could hear the chirping birds. I realized then that those birds and all other animals spend most of the day when they are not looking for food or taking care of young on grooming themselves and each other. Spending time on my hair and skin feels natural and allows me to be mindful. I think of my scalp when I do scrubs and enjoy the feeling of the oil. I pay attention to every scent from LM's products. Grooming is not just good for my hair and skin, I believe it is good for my mind and soul too.

(from USA)

I got my stuff yesterday! I'm so excited!

This is to let you know how my first 2 shampooings went...you'll have to let me know how often and in how much detail I should get back to you...

First I used the #2 followed by the #9. My hair felt very, very clean, and I noticed some nice reddish highlights...have they just been covered up by the silicones I've been using :-p? I was a little worried about tangling, but I used the Magic Spray and had no problems...I guess I'm paranoid...I've had some bad experiences with salon shampoos in the past. I used another brand of products for a little while, and my hair was a tangled mess! No such problems here, though.

Last night I used the SOS scalp oil, which felt very nice.

Today I used the #7 with the #10 conditioner. The highlights are still there, maybe 'cause my hair's so CLEAN! I especially like the weight of my hair, no flyaways, even feels a little heavier... I am very impressed with the Magic Spray. I used to use the another brand's pour-on conditioner products for a while too, I thought it was good for untangling (silicones again) but then got sticky...got no stickiness with the #11 Magic Spray, instead!

Just to give you an update...my hair is 29" measuring from the top of my head, 23" from the nape (it grew!!!!!), and is a little past waist-length. I'm aiming for mid-thigh. It's light brown with gold & reddish highlights, tends to lighten especially around my face, during the summer...I want to avoid the blond look if possible, it's getting darker & I want to play up the brown more than the gold.

I do have problems with the ends...I trimmed quite a bit off about 8 months ago (2") which has grown back out now. As you said,..now I snip off the split ends (there are lots) with a little pair of scissors whenever I get the chance. I think I'm still growing out some previous damage from when my hair was fairly long but I wasn't taking care of it.

Very impressed so far....two thumbs up and I can't wait to hear what you suggest! Recommended you to two other people so far!!!

(Hailing from USA)

I have been using the products consistently last week (I have only missed washing my hair 1 day so far). As you know… I am African-American (Black), have straight, but slightly wavy hair. Do not use chemicals on my hair at all. I blow dry it. I don't have dread locks either. My 1st two days, I washed w/ the SC#2. I really liked it far better than I expected. Normally the buildup cleaning type shampoos are very harsh on my hair, but yours was surprisingly gentle and very easy to rinse out. I found that my hair was in great condition. The 1st 2 days, I also used the #19 Honey Bee Treatment after the washes and loved it very much.

Before I forget, I have used #18 SOS Scalp Oil and #27 Chillout Spray before each wash as directed. Love these products and will do as you suggested and order larger #27 in my next order.

The 1st two days, I used the #9 Trees Conditioner and #10-b and the #19 Honeybee. I liked both very much. After the # 2 SC washes, I used the #25. Loved how it made my hair feel. I used the #17 Lilith conditioner afterwards. After using #17, I felt that my hair wasn't conditioned to my satisfaction and tangled, so I rinsed and used #9. It was prefect then. #17 (Lilith) is a bit light for my extremely thick hair. Before drying, I always put on #12 Protein Spray. I love this product and am already addicted to it.

I blow dry (bad I know, but hair is too thick otherwise) and then use #11 to help w/ whatever tangles I have. I am also VERY addicted to #11! I brush using Kinder brush w/ some more #11 sprayed on (I really concentrate on ends). I pull it back into ponytail and braid. After braiding, I put some Bliss#13 on my ends, around nape, and hairline. I take my ponytail double it up and bobby pin it put off neck w/ the ends covered by my hair. So far, I really love the #9, #10a, #11, #12, #13, #18, #19, and #27.

The Shampoos I've tried so far are #2 (very good as an anti build up rebalancing shampoo), #25 (which I really love so far), and #1 (which I found left my hair a bit tangly afterwards, but will try again to see if it was a one off). I do believe that I will alternate each washing w/ the #9 and #10a conditioners. My hair seems to like that! ;0) Also, I think that I will use the #19 each time I wash.

It takes a bit of time (i.e. 20mins, it's impossible to over-condition my hair I tell ya!), but it feels so good afterwards, I feel it's worth it! I am really looking forward to working my way thru the shampoos to really get a better feel as to what's good for me. I will say that so far I am extremely pleased w/ your products and I believe that they will be very good in promoting the type of growth that I'm looking for. If my hair feels and looks as good as it does now and this is typical, it ought to grow healthily and long very rapidly! I am looking forward to this time next year to see all this great length! LOL

I will tell you that I am becoming an everyday washer. I don't know if this will be good for my African type hair, but it certainly feels good! To give you an idea of what my hair looks like, think Polynesian. Very Black, thick, w/ a lot of wave, but not hard to manage. Just much patience! Basically, it takes about 2 hrs from #18 to finish braiding to complete my hair routine. I do it at night for obvious reasons! :0) I do use the Kinder brush all the time. Feels great, no pull. Lose very few strands if any (which it truly remarkable).

(African-American mix from the USA)

the #9 Trees Conditioner is a mantrap!..." I came by the other day and I've washed a few times with the (you sent me home with lots of shampoos and conditioners, and I haven't yet tried all of them. could I pass on the last little bit as a sample to snare in more needy hair types? the hairgasm cool has been very popular with myself (and my boyfriend - he's been sneaking it) and the #9 conditioner is a mantrap. I would just like to offer testimonial that I and my sister both tried it and men actually asked us what we had in our hair that smelt so good!! (on separate occasions and different men!) I just came to the website to see how to use the 10a and 10b,

Anyway, my boyfriend likes your stuff so much that he is even going to pay for the next shampoos.

(local)

Dear Louise Marie Longhairs

I ordered and have the big student STARTERS Magicpack and I am enjoying experimenting with the many different combinations. Thanks for the great info. I won't feel as guilty about blow-drying my hair now. Hair is doing really great. #18 SOS Scalp Oil, however, is critical, if I forget to do it my hair changes instantly. It seems my favorite combination is the #3 and the #9 Trees conditioner. You helped me kick the habit of "glossing" treatments. I still color my own hair but no longer need the silicone treatments I was doing before. (very toxic) My hair is long, shiny now on its own, thanks to your products. I 'd like to tell you, I didn't like the #3 shampoo the first time I tried it. Now I reach for it happily :)

(Hailing from USA)

Hi!

I'm well into my Longhairs Magicpack now.

My favorite shampoo so far is the #1 shampoo...I've already find I've started using it when I want my hair to look especially nice, also using a #2 Superclear the day before. I love the #10-B conditioner--great stuff!! I usually use the #9 Trees Conditioner now after the #19 Honey Bee Long Hair Treatment, which is also great. I use the #10-B conditioner most of the time in the shower, alternating sometimes with the #9 Trees.

I also love the #13 Bliss Tips Ends Oil. There was a comment on your website from someone who smoothed a few drops on the length of her hair...I tried this too, and it worked great!!

(Hailing from USA)

Hi Louise Marie,

I very much love the Magicpack basket of goodies...and so far so good, with how my hair is doing with it. In shampoos, I've already tried the #8, #2 and tonight I tried the #23 shampoos. I've now used the #9 Trees Conditioner and the #17 Rinse, but tonight I used the #10-A Deep Treatment and did a good 30 minute heat treatment with it. And now that it is finally dry, my hair feels great, very full and soft. I need to go back to the web site and review your instructions more carefully. For now, I've just been wandering between the products and having fun with everything. The combs, by the way, are gorgeous and I can't tell you how much I appreciate the Flexipick. I can see that you have a happy customer here and I look forward to working through these shampoos/conditioners, so I can order my next pack of your products.

(Hailing from USA)

Dear Louise Marie Longhairs

I wanted to drop you a line with some preliminary findings on some of your products. I love your protein shampoo #1. It is great. I also have found #6 is wonderful on my daughters naturally blonde hair. Your #9 trees rinses are very good.

My hair has some damage from color, and I find it takes a little longer to comb out, but the results are well worth it! I like the #11 detangling spray very much, it really works. The two oils in my Magicpack and #19 HoneyBee treatment are wonderful, and the "#13 Bliss Tips" really works. I am very pleased.

I used to have crunchy end on my hair where it was damaged. With your products, my hair feels smooth and shiny all the way to the tips. I now lose very few hairs in the brush or comb, and my hair looks great.

I will keep trying each shampoo, and send you my lists for replenishing my supply. I have noticed the longer I use your products, the easier my hair is getting to comb out. The Magicpack's great!!!!! :-)

I have been very happy with my Starters Magic pack and would just say how much I love your products and how much better off I feel my hair is now. In closing, today's combo was #4 and #9 Trees Conditioner and my hair is as smooth and soft as ever. I am thinking, maybe I'll get some pictures taken.

(Hailing from USA)

Dear Louise Marie;

Words cannot express my deepest thanks for your sensational web site! It the best anywhere! well informed , concise and over and above the call of duty! And so are your hair products, they are simply the BEST!

Everything that you have said on your web site is absolutely 100 percent true! I have shorter afro hair and I have wanted to get it long for the longest time! I have used the body shop products for years and at the time, loved them immensely,.. but when I discovered your web site through www.tlhs.org , and saw all the stuff that you have to offer and the q and a form I was estatic!

So I ordered some and Your products ARE sensational! I love the #1 (give me strength) Protein shampoo,and the magic spray is beyond sensational! I love it so much that I have to order more of it!. ... the Hairgasm shampoo does what it says, and then some! A conversation partner told me yesterday that my hair has grown since using your products for this short of a time!! well it's not long yet but thanks to your products it's getting there!

The products are just awesome! ...and for those who are wondering if they work let me answer them by saying YES! and then some! thank you Louise Marie! for you sensational products!

(African-American and Cherokee from USA)

Dear Longhairs,

Please feel free to post this on Louise Marie’s sites.The other day my husband asked me how I felt about Louise and whether she held up to my hopes and expectations. "She has far, far exceeded any hopes I could have had!" was my immediate reply. This is the first time in my life where I actually feel that I have healthy hair and scalp. After all, Louise is probably the only hair stylist who takes an interest in treating both. While I do have alot of hair, it is very fine, curly, and wavy.

My sensitive scalp has always had adverse reactions to commercial shampoos and conditioners. Because of the fullness of my hair and the ringlet curls, most hair stylists layered it in ways that made me either look like a child or a helmet head. I don't need to tell you that neither of these looks were very endearing to me. About 5 years ago I got an alopecia spot at the back of my head and earlier this year I got another one right at my hair line. My scalp was so worn out that my hair started falling out! Then I started visiting Louise Marie who introduced me to the S.O.S scalp oil and her shampoos. The nutrients in these products, as well as her honey-bee moisturizers and other conditioners (I use them all) have restored my scalp and it is actually NORMAL now! I am 33 years old and this is the first time I have ever have been able to say this!

Now after visiting with Louise my old layers have grown out and I actually some heavier curls falling around my shoulders...not the thinned out ones that I used to get. I have become very dedicated to the scalp and hair regimes which Louise has recommended to me. My hair gets trimmed regulary and I have no problems remaining loyal to her products. She has new products all the time and one is even better than the next. I am slowly making my way down the list so I can try different things all the time!

Above all Louise has always been loyal and concerned in return, which is a very rare trait to find in a hair stylist. I don't know how many ways to thank you, but you are wonderful! I loved the #15 Longhairs Scrunch for the Curls Cream so much that I used it all up already!

(fine and curly from USA)

I saw your your website, and it is great.

Also your #6 Shampoo is doing the trick for my hair. I don't think it has ever been so soft. My husband says my hair has had more style since coming to you than it has had in years!! THANK YOU!

(local)

Dear Louise Marie

Hi there! I can't believe it's been over two years now since I last saw you. I must be crazy. I miss you and your shampoo, especially since the shampoo and conditioner here is unbelievably bad... But I need a haircut and I have to stock up on hair stuff, and I'll be in your town soon. I can hardly wait to have my hair feel like hair again! And of course -- to see you!

(long in Japan)

Dear Louise Marie

Just a little note.. to thank you for your continued excellent and professional service.

I just LOVE my new hair colour, and cut, which you did last week.

I also wanted to mention that in my 26 years of going to salons to get my hair done, never have I had so many wonderful compliments than in the past 2 years since I've been going to you. My hair, now is really getting quite long, and it has not been this healthy since I was a kid. The care that you take in keeping it healthy with the right cut and great colour products, along with my using your amazing shampoos and conditioners have made a world of difference.

Another thing that I really like is that I get one-on-one dedicated attention when in your salon... I no longer feel like I'm the product of an assembly line with my stylist jumping from one person to the other like they do in the larger salons.

All this to say... BRAVO! ...and thanks for two years (and many more to come) of great friendly service...

(Toronto Canada)

I've always wanted 'long' healthy hair. It's been 5 years since I started growing it out one length. The crazy thing is, every hairdresser I had, tried to talk me in to a short cut, or took too much off my ends.

My hair had only grown 7 inches in 5 years. No thanks to hairdressers recommending me products from a well-known professional hair care line that have done nothing but damage and give my hair a build-up. Not to mention more split ends. It's so sad to have paid big dollars for hair care products that did nothing but stress my hair.

FINALLY, a friend with great long hair, recommended Louise Marie Longhairs, who is a specialist in long hair. ...I got an appointment with her, I went. Now, I think Louise Marie Longhairs is THE most 'educated and intelligent' the master of the 'World of long haircare and products'.

I have only been using her hair care products exclusively for four days so far, and cannot believe the difference in my hair!!!! Louise Marie gave me the best trim I have ever had in my life, she's awesome! She did more than just trimming off all my split ends, and still kept my length!

All of her products are amazing, She let me try almost all of them, from shampoos to conditioners to her 'Magic Spray', it's a leave in conditioner that makes your hair smooth as silk.It also adds a very light-weight feeling to your whole head of hair, plus now my ends feel thicker than ever!

I would highly recommend anyone who wants 'healthy long hair' to give Louise Marie Longhairs a call. She's intelligent, hardworking, and has the knowledge about growing long hair. You'll be very excited to use her hair care products and to see the difference they will make.

So take MY advice, and trust her, she really knows what she is doing!!! My mind is at ease, knowing I have finally found someone who can honestly help me get the hair I want.

So, if you want healthy 'long hair', do yourself a favor, you owe it to yourself to give Louise Marie Longhairs a call.. NOW!!!!!!!

(Canada)

Frizz - is getting much better - I'm convinced!

I took a shower with my hubby, this weekend, and I used #22 shampoo on him, and massaged his scalp w/ #9 Trees Conditioner. He really liked it, and now wants to use all my Louise Marie Longhairs stuff! Good thing I am ordering BIG sizes of everything! ;) His hair was really soft - and he was startled at the shine it had after only one use. He wondered why it didn't happen that fast with me, so I told him curly hair is way different, and it takes a while for it to become accustomed to products. Especially since I was using commercial products before that had silicones and other stuff, and it took a while to get my hair clean of those things. I have to say that now it IS clean of all those silicones and fillers, and my hair is doing better every day.

(curly from USA)

Hi Louise Marie!

Thank you for the #9 Trees. It made my hair feel strong, shiny and a little bit thicker! I've been using the protein shampoo type once a week and i think that is helping to make my hair stronger. I still love all of your products and use nothing but your stuff. thanks! I put together a little basket samplers of your products as gifts for some of my friends who's hair needs your kind of help.

(From USA)

OK. Long story, but here goes...

I'm 39, been highlighting my hair for years. My hair is considered fine and straight but thick. The past 4 hair lightening sessions were about 100 days apart and I used a process called "Sun Glitzing". This is supposedly all natural (though peroxide is used). My color is great but each time the process was over my hair would tangle. I mean really bad! It felt dry and crispy. I used "silk" shampoo and conditioning products my old regular brand of products Leave In Conditioner, Spray On Protein Spray Gel and Pomade to add shine and separation.

My hair looked good but so much hair was coming out when I combed through after washing and when drying. I started cutting back on the my old regular brand of products Conditioner and Protein because I travel and this was too many products for one head and suitcase! My hair began to tangle, then it began to matte.It took 10 minutes to untangle after washing then when I dry it started breaking and hair was everywhere!

I contacted Louise Marie Longhairs and ordered the Magic Pak.'

I would brush my hair with the Kinder Brush before washing. That took getting use to because it felt like it wasn't going through my hair and only brushing the top layer. But it wasn't breaking my hair. When I first started using the shampoo, it would not lather and my hair seized up and matted more!! I used 1/3 bottle of #10 Conditioner the first washing. Nothing happened. I kept trying different shampoos and masses of conditioner. I would lightly rinse the conditioner out so that some stayed on my hair after washing. I even started adding back the my old regular brand of products conditioner Spray after the Louise Marie Longhairs products. My hair was still tangling and knotting.

THEN, I read the Product Support page on the Louise Marie Longhairs website and I read "...Be sure to thoroughly rinse out all conditioner as this will encourage tangling if conditioner is left on..." I rushed home that nite and massaged in the Scalp Oil (I thought you should only use this if you had some scalp disorder). I (randomly) washed with #22 the next morning and conditioned with #9 Trees Conditioner. I even picked the conditioner through my hair in the shower the way you recommend. I have never taken the time to do that!!

This time I rinsed thoroughly with HOT water then COOLER water. My hair looked matted and tangled after washing but EUREKA, the tangles came smoothly out! I did not add any of my old regular brand of products with yours this time. I used a little Louise Marie Longhairs Styling Gel and dried my hair. My hair was very shiny. No need to add artificial shine products. My hair color was brilliant too!

Since I now have fly aways, broken hair from its previous trauma, I finished with #13 Bliss Tips to smooth them down. My hair looks very healthy today and as of this writing I'm running my fingers through my hair like I always do, and the tangles are almost zero. After today I expect my hair to improve with time. Now I'm a believer in Louise Marie Longhairs Products. I won't ever go back to the "flammable glycols". Thank you so much for your help in healing my hair.

P.S. I really thought all those "medic" named products were for someone with dandruff, scales and gross scalp problems. Now I understand they stimulate and nourish. Live and Learn. :)

(Shining in Texas USA)

As for the #9 trees conditioner… you will have to pry it out of my cold dead hands ;-)

Totally stellar!

I love the feeling on the scalp when you apply the #9 Trees rinse it's like a "breath mint" for the scalp. Very refreshing. I've been using the Bliss Ends sample you gave me on my last visit. OUTSTANDING! My hair has weight and silk and no grease. It really smoothed out my frizzy ends so I thought I'd apply a drop or two to my palms and rub together then smooth it on the outer layer of my whole head and viola! Lush looking and beautiful. You outdid yourself on this one! Looking forward to buying a gallon!

(Ontario Canada)

WOW! I still cannot believe how good my hair feels after your #9 Trees Conditioner - It is amazing! I also love the the Curly Cream, Bliss Tips, and of course the Magic Spray . . . but the #9 Trees Conditioner just blows my mind . . . my hair has never felt this good before . . . no lie . . . Louise Marie, you have outdone yourself. Thanks for being you!

(Ontario Canada)

Hi Louise Marie, thanks for the advice for the special occasion. I used the #18 and let it penetrate the scalp for about an hour. Then I used the #27 Chillout spray. I washed with #8 Hairgasm and #9 and dried my hair upside down, and then used a little bit of curly cream. It worked nicely. The hair dried quickly, there was more volume, and the hair was soft but strong. The curly cream made it shinier. It wasn't fly-away like I was afraid it would be. I don't usually wear my hair down, but this was a special occasion, and I got a lot of compliments.

Thank you Louise Marie.

(Eastern USA)

Dear Louise Marie

My hair has been doing great.

... its growing well and i'm not getting many split ends, which is rather surprising. and when i do notice the split ends, i snip them. i attribute my hair health to your gear. it is the bomb:-)

i've also become more aware of handling my hair, which i believe helps alot. i always comb with a wide tooth comb, i do not go near blow dryers, i do not go out with wet hair, and when i am out in the cold, i keep on a hat and keep it tucked in my coat.

...all that together, i'm doing great. i saw my family recently, and my mom was so happy about my hair. she said i finally have my hair back. healthy, full. my "crowning glory" she calls it. thats half the beauty of it - people noticing.

i saw a friend that i haven't seen in a year and a half, and he was so happy about my hair. i hung out with him for years with my long hair, then i chopped it. now its pretty again. i've been religious with your stuff. Susan didn't seem so convinced last term. now, finally, she is only using your shampoo and conditioner. no more of her old cheap-o brand. i'll help her out with the oil, because she told me she would give it to me. but i guess i should take her by the hand and lead her to the good hair.

Her hair is dry and very damaged with alot of breakage and splits. yet she still blow dries and it hurts me. maybe you could advise her #11, or something super good to protect from blow dryer damage. so that is all for now. thanks for everything. i don't know what my hair would be like now without the miraculous louise marie products. it scares me to think......

(from the Eastern USA)

ok, first 3 days i got my Magicpack, i used #18, #6 and the 9 Trees conditioner. (well, actually i went insane because they all smelled so good so basically i sat opening all the bottles and sniffed them.) washed my head, went to bed, woke up in the morning. now, usually for my hair to look body-ful and floofy, i must blow dry it upside down, yadda yadda all that crap, but when i woke up, without doing anything else to it, it was FLOOFY! and SOFT! i have never seen my hair look like this. it's as soft as a four year olds!!! and it's full of body!!!

after 3 days, i used #3 shampoo. (this is going to be gross, but this way you know.) i had (pre-Louise Marie Longhairs product days) these icky little itchy raw spots on my head, seborhea i think it's called, and when i used the #3 stuff, those little raw spots scabbed over, and the scabs fell off, and left new pink, non itchy, non raw stuff underneath. how the hell you managed that, i do not know, nor do i care. all i know is my scalp is reeeally nice now.

i love the #11 Magic spray. i LLLLOOOOOOVVVEEEE it. (sorry this is so damn long, but so are the effects of your products, so there :P ) usually, i drive with my windows open. and then my hair is FULL of snarls, acutally my hair usually is snarly, , and just one day into your products i am so serious here, i have NO tangles. i went swimming yesterday, sprayed some #11 Magic on my hair after, didn't comb it, and when it dried, it only needed the tiniest bit of brushing. usually i'd have to sit forever combing it out.

I LOVE THE #19 HONEY BEE LONG HAIR CONDITIONER. my god it smells so good. and my hair is soooo soft! (i'm going to be ordering alot of the #19 honey stuff and another #9 tree rinse in a few days, i'll warn you ahead of time).

before, by the end of the day, my hair would look dusty and stringy, and now even when i get up the next morning, my hair still looks clean and shiny and untangly! you are magic! you know that?!?!?

thank you so much for the pony tailers you send along, they are perfect for karate and work! (ooo, i feel so cute in karate, i caught sight of my hair in the mirrors when we were doing round house kicks, it swung around, all preetty and stuff)

...and the Flexifinger pick! dear god in heaven, i love that thing, cause if i hit a little tangle, i can feel the tension in the comb before i pull too hard on my hair! thank you so much! (i ate all the gum in one day, mmmmm). so the only ones i've tried so far and reviews( i've found i don't need to wash my hair everyday with you stuff cause it stays clean in between):

#6 shampoo- smells mAAhvelous, super shiny hair, scalp didn't itch so damn bad. #9 Tree Rinse- absolutely no tangles in my hair afterwards, soft and floofy. #3 shampoo- brand new scalp. no raw itchies left at all. #19 Honey Bee-Long Treatment; i could eat it it smells so good. hair soft as a baby's. again, makes my hair floofy.

#11 Magic spray- name says it all. i'm permanently addicted. protein shampoo-hair felt immediately soft and thick, strong. super shiny. i feel like rapunzel. now, reactions from people: mom- thought i put my hair on velcro rollers since it had body. Ben- too busy petting my hair to say anything... aunt- commented how shiny and pretty it looked the real shocker: dad and brother (who never notice ANYTHING): commented on it being shiny.

you RULE! take care!

(Georgia USA)

Although I have used other popular lines with very good results, I have to say that I like the Louise Marie Longhairs products the best of all, hands down. I think that they are all very good products. But Louise Marie has been best of all for me in terms of eliminating tangling, better scalp health, no more dried out ends or frizzies or flyaways, no buildup whatsoever. Plus I've been enjoying the awesome customer service they offer. If you're having trouble with your hair or a question, and you email you will get answered very promptly. The downside, as with many product lines, can be cost depending how many different products you use. I alternate through a bunch of different shampoos and conditioners in the Louise Marie line, so my initial hit was pretty good sized (I made it a Christmas present to myself! ;o) ) But now it's not so bad. And you have to order ahead of when you think you are running out (here's hoping I don't forget in the future!).

So I guess the final answer is that they are all good products, but some work better for others. I had success with them all, but Louise Marie's has been the best for me. Good luck to anyone in finding the best products for you! It makes such a difference!

"...I couldn't have been happier..." Just wanted to let you know that I tried out Trees and I've tried out Honey Bee-Long treatment. I like Trees, although I think I like Lilith and Protein conditioners a bit better. Trees will be good for me in the summer, because it makes my hair super light and fluffy. Lilith makes my hair light and fluffy, but smooth, and Protein makes my hair feel strong and thick. :o) The Honey Bee-Long treatment was a real treat. My hair just soaked it up and when I rinsed out my hair, and followed with the recommended rinse, I couldn't have been happier. The Honey Bee-Long really improved the feel and texture of my hair quite a bit. I am still very happy with all of your products and let my Honey take the sampler of PEP SC Shampoo home with him. He loves the way it smells, cleans and stimulates his scalp. It makes his beautiful light blond hair very shiny. I have a feeling that I will have to continue sharing products with him! Luckily, his hair is really short so he won't use much! ;o) I am so looking forward to having you take care of my hair this Spring. Not sure when to make the appointment for yet (because I don't know how long it will take for me to get settled in my new home and get a new job), but when I'm ready, I will definitely request an appointment. I want my hair to look extra nice for the summer when I let it all down! ;o) At any rate, my hair is very happy and I thank you for everything This morning, I massaged with #18 SOS Medic Scalp Oil and then popped into the shower and used Protein shampoo and 10B again. I thought that my hair could use some serious fortifying. My hair still likes it and took the proteins better than even the last time. Scalp is very happy too -- it feels light (not tight or dry) and I still get that faint impression of increased circulation/health. What a nice change. Yes, you have my order down perfectly. Please do go ahead and send that order. My Mom is going to be so pleasantly surprised with the comb I'll be giving her. :o) Ooh, thank you for the gift decanter! I will be, as always, anxiously awaiting my wonderful parcel of hair goodies!

(Minnesota USA)

My hair just keeps on getting better and better as time goes by and I use your products more. I couldn't be happier. The #3 shampoo is great and I think that I will be using that even more.

It does make my scalp feel good and my hair so shiny and soft and clean. I think my hair responds really well to shampoos with the qualities in your product line.

My hair always comes out shinier and softer for some reason. Perhaps it's that the pH agrees with my fine hair better. My hair now does shine as nicely as if it had a hair laminate on it, but without the nasty side effects.

I have been noticing that the next day after I wash my hair, not the day of the washing, my scalp is starting to itch. You said this means that I need to wash my hair every day instead of every other day I was afraid that this might dry my hair out (it would with everyone else's I guess I am stuck in the old rut of the saying "don't wash long hair too often!". I am afraid that my dry hair will get dryer and start breaking. However, when I use your products, my hair does seem to be incredibly soft and not dry on that day. It's not until the next day that I've really started noticing that.

My hair is now just three inches away from my waist now. I am very excited. My hair is still growing, and this is wonderful! Because it usually doesn't seem to grow in the winter. At any rate, my hair is very happy and I thank you for everything. Have a wonderful day!

(from central USA)

Dear Louise Marie Longhairs

Words cannot express my deepest thanks for your sensational web site! It the best anywhere! well informed , concise and over and above the call of duty!

And so are your hair products, they are simply the BEST! Everything that you have said on your web site is absolutely 100 percent true! I have shorter afro hair and I have wanted to get it long for the longest time! I have used the b.- shop products for years and at the time, loved them immensely,.. but when I discovered your web site through another internet site , and saw all the stuff that you have to offer and the forms and fun, I was ecstatic! So I ordered, and your products ARE sensational!

I love the #1 (give me strength) Protein shampoo, and the magic spray is beyond sensational! I love it so much that I ran out of it! Need more.

... the Hairgasm shampoo does what it says, and then some! A conversation partner told me yesterday that my hair has grown since using your products for this short of a time!! well it's not long yet but thanks to your products it's getting there! The products are just awesome! ...and for those who are wondering if they work let me answer them by saying YES! and then some! thank you Louise Marie! for your sensational products!

(African and Native South Carolina USA)

Dear Louise Marie, I've been growing my hair for twenty years now and have tried many products and have read countless books on the care and growth for long hair. You could say i'm obsessed.....and I am, especially when it comes to the true health and beauty of my 43 inches of hair. In all my research and trials though, I've never come across products like yours! Sure I've found fixes for my worn old hair, but nothing like what I've found in your shampoo's and conditioners. I've always wanted a product thats as natural to my hair as my hair is, and something that makes it feel like real hair and not some coated stuff. MY hair, for the first time ...probably in twenty years...feels like HAIR, not coated, moist, seemingly fuller, yet light....and completely natural!!!!

thank-you for your truly natural and wonderful product line!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Av**a?....there's a new girl in town!!!!

(New York USA)

Well it's now been approx. 3 months since I started with my Louise Marie's products, and let me tell you, I would not use any other products in my hair, anything else would just not do it for my very finicky (wavy-to-curly-coloured-medium-textured)hair.

After 3 months of use I have settled in with a regular routine, and I no longer have to think beforehand what the next step is.

Here is my downpack routine: Evening - I use protein #10-B sometimes #10-A, as a pre-treat, dampen my hair a little with my hand then apply protein and put my hair in a bun, this really helps to comb out tangles in the morning. As well some nights I will spray on Chill out on my Scalp.

Morning: with #18 SOS massage oil, I take at least 5 mins sometimes more, (on Weekends) to massage my scalp, usually after I spray on #27 Chillout, I leave this combination on for 5 - 10 mins, then I jump in the shower.

I always switch shampoos every three days, for 4 days I condition with protein A, comb out, rinse. After I retreat with Protein #10-B, never #10-A, Protein #10-B, is the lighter of the two proteins, so it won't leave you hair greasy.

I always touch up my tips with #13 Blisstips, and moving upwards to the more dry prone mid area. for 3-4 days I use #9 Trees as my conditioner and as usual I still retreat with protein #10-B and follow up with #13 Bliss. That is pretty much my regular routine.

Once in a while I miss taking a shower as I am in a rush or just wanted to sleep an extra 15 mins that morning, on those days, I just dampen from the middle to the ends of my hair and apply protein B & Blisstips and leave. Sometimes I also use LML #11 Magic leave in condition and just spray it on dry hair.

I should mention however that the night before I don't pre-treat if I feel tired, and think that the next morning I will just treat my hair and run.

This is my whole routine in a nutshell, I always have time even on the run to use Louise Marie Longhairs products.

It's an on-going process that I don't mind doing as I keep picturing the resulting long, silky hair.

(wavy-to-curly-coloured-medium-textured in USA)

I just ordered all the shampoos in 8oz bottles. I wanted that so bad after I got addicted to how well they work on my skin. I bought some #18 because I've been using more. My boyfriend will be moving into my apt in Feb. and I told him I'd take care of the "cleansing" bill - I love how your stuff has cleared up his shave bumps and makes his skin soft. I told him he has to wash with your shampoos if he wants to share my shower (it keeps my shower cleaner too!). I'm so excited. I forgot to order my extra 16 oz #2 to use as handsoap. I carry a little teeny bottle of it to use in my purse when I'm away from home so I can wash my hands with good stuff. I'm going to go do that now!

(getting in a lather in Northern USA)

My boyfriend has been washing with longhairs [side note: he used another brand shampoo the other day and he said it burned!] The other day I noticed how the hair on his arms was reflecting different colors. I knew he had a few red whiskers, but now I can see those red hairs on his arms in the sunlight too! I liked watching the sparkles of different colors come off his forearms in the sun.

The hair on my arms looks gold against my tanned skin. I don't have to buy body glitter - I have my own :-)

(Michigan USA)

I should update you on my man's hair. He's been doing 18 scrubs every morning like you suggested and he uses whatever shampoo I use for his hair/body. He uses #9 alot too (I think it's the smell). Anyways, he keeps showing everybody the new little hairs on his balding head. Even my mom said his hair looked thicker. She asked him if he was using [over-the-counter hair growth product]. We told her that he was using my stuff, which she's seen before. His head and forhead match now - it used to be that his forhead had dry, flaky skin on it and his scalp had a waxy shine. Now it's much more consistant and the skin has a warm, shimmery glow to it. His head is really soft too :-) He says that he wants to help me pay for my Longhairs products. I must admit I feel like giggling a bit when I think of my balding boyfriend using products called Longhairs.

(Michigan)

I was just thinking last week when I was putting honeybee conditioner on my hair for it's weekly treat... the first time I used honeybee, I didn't like it. I remember reading on the website about people loving it and I just couldn't see what they were talking about. But I used it because I was a good Dr. Longhairs patient and after several times, I really started noticing how great it turned out. Especially if I followed the Dr. Longhairs directions and followed up with the 9 Trees conditioner.

You know, maybe it's stubborn human nature to want to do things your own way, but just think, Louise Marie has been doing this for over 25 years--she knows how it's supposed to work. Why try to reinvent the wheel...FOLLOW HER DIRECTIONS. You know 'cause they really work like she tells you!

Mistakes I made when first using LML products:

Thinking that #18 SOS was only if you had bad scalp problems. Not combing hair before shampooing--this step takes out so many tangles. Not combing hair after conditioning with the anti-tangle comb. Using bliss tips all over instead of just the ends.

Thanks for being patient, Louise Marie YOU'RE the BEST!

Now I remember the other thing I wanted to tell you. After reading on another long hair board about the problem with "the ends are dry, the roots are oily--what product works for you?" kind of posts, I realized MY HAIR IS NORMAL!

I remember the days before Longhairs products I had the same problem, especially since my hair was tinted, the ends were VERY dry and the roots were VERY oily. The best I could do was one of those "condition from your ears down" things. But with the magic of Longhairs--PROBLEM SOLVED! It's just another great benefit of using the best haircare line in the world!

(another Longdistance Magicpacker from Michigan USA)

I've now completed one full run (rotations) of each shampoo. I wanted to believe, when I first ordered longhairs products, that they would work for me. well, they superceded my expectations. I can't imagine ever going back to the old way of managing my hair. they not only make hair incredible, but, my scalp is great too.

the #18 massages with #27 after that is what keeps my scalp so healthy. and it seems that every evening as I undo my hair from my braid to brush it, it appears longer.

I know I've said it before and I just guess I'll keep saying it, thaaannnkkkk youuuu!

(Massachusetts USA)

I couldn't wait, I had to wash my hair this evening, I massaged in the #18, that felt so good, then I sprayed #27 on my sore spots , especially on the back of my scalp and it really burned right there, but after that it felt so good and cooling on my scalp, I then washed and lathered 4 customary times with #2 and to my amazement, this was the first time I ever just wash my hair without tons of conditioner, my hair felt so silky and soft, I was so surprised, then I easily picked it, no tangles!

I then wrapped a towel around my hair, finished dressing and such, I hurried so I wouldn't leave the towel on too long, then I pick it again with ease, and comb it like you said to, my hair was so soft and smooth. Now my ends about 3 inches up was already dry, so I guess they are the driest , so I retreated with #10b on them, then added a little water and a little more #10b, then my ends were soft and conditioned. I am going to re-treat again with #10-b before bed.

What a wonderful experience!!!

(Magicpacker from Kansas USA)

Hi Louise,

MY FIRST DAY: I now know what it's like to have really soft hair. I thought It was my hair, but as you say there is no such thing as bad hair, just bad hair products. Hairgasm is really the most appropriate name for what I had in the shower, you certainly know how to describe your products in the most truest sense. This is how my first day went: the night before I did a pretreat with the Honeybee #19, then in the morning, I did my oil massage with #18 SOS Scalp oil for about 5 minutes, washed and rinsed four times with #2 SuperClear, and then retreated with #10-B Conditioner, and dabbed my ends with #13 Bliss Tips. and once everything was dry I also sprayed a very small amount of #11 Magic spray. (I guess I'm just curious about all these many products, and am like a little kid in a candy store, I want to try everything). And Voila !!! No weigh down, just Super Soft, Silky feeling hair.

( Longdistance Magicpacker Connecticut USA)