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Summary
Sebastian Professional Potion 9 Nourishing Shampoo - a rich-lathering shampoo that nourishes and delivers moisturizing love for touchable softness. Designed for moisture depleted strands, it leaves hair feeling clean and ready for creating a style transformation.
Benefits
- Moisturizes dry, depleted strands to leave them touchably soft and clean
Features
- With a surfactant complex that transforms the shampoo into a rich lather upon contact with water
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Wet hair, massage in roots to ends, rinse thoroughly. Follow with Potion 9 Conditioner.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Dimethicone, Cocamide MEA, Parfum/Fragrance, Panthenol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Glycerin, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Propylene Glycol, Limonene, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract, Pinene, Histidine, Hydrochloric Acid, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Seed Extract, Magnesium Nitrate, Potassium Sorbate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Sodium Citrate, Methylisothiazolinone, Sodium Xylenesulfonate.
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Most Helpful Positive Review
Been using this for years!
Potion 9 is the greatest hair product. If you brush your hair, it has light hold, smooths hair, smells great, and makes your hair look healthy and shiny. If you just lightly brush your hair after applying, the hold is stronger.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Personally could not see a difference
Want to start by saying that I absolutely love my other Sebastian products. After getting hooked on the Volupt Shampoo and Conditioner, I thought I'd give the Potion 9 a try. I have super fine and very long straight red hair, but I think this product is more suited for those with a natural curl. I h...
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Works wonders!
My hair has waves and curls. Everytime I put this product on, I know I'm going to have a great hair day. I apply this when my hair is damp and make sure to cover all strands. I let it air dry and scrunch occasionally while it's drying and it always turns out great. It is very lightweight and it doesn't feel like you have any product in your hair. 10 out of 10!
Used this for years
Hair Type Wavy Hair
Started using this over 10 years ago and have tried other products but always come back to this OG. I like to lightly disperse it thru wet-to-damp hair and air dry when I don't want to spend too much time on my hair. I have the mini for travel too.
Not my fav
Not my favorite smell or texture
Awesome hold w/o stickiness
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I have short hair and have used this gel for years! Love it.
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This product has elevated my hair to new heights and possesses a luster unmatchable and underrated.
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- Q
How do i get the pump to work?
- Asked by AxWoman
- Official Answer By SebastianIt should dispense easily by pushing down on the pump. A new bottle may need to be pre-primed by pushing down on the pump a few times until product comes out. If this does not seem to be working you may have a defective can.Was this answer helpful to you
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What is the current equivalent of Potion 9 Lite?
- Asked by SF
- Official Answer By SebastianPotion 9 is our closest match to the discontinued Potion 9 Lite.Was this answer helpful to you
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Does this product offer any thermal protection?
- Asked by Samantha
- Official Answer By SebastianThere is not thermal protection in the Potion 9, but it will cocktail well with one. Sebastian Professional Potion 9 Leave-In Conditioner & Styling Cream, a flexible hold hair cream for moisture and shine. Enhances texture and shape while keeping movement touchable. Formulated with 9 botanicals. Perfect for cocktailing or wearing solo, for shapeshifting, manageability & enhancing the shine of your hair. A hair styling cream that loves all types and textures. Wearable styling treatment Helps restore moisture and hair's natural condition Flexible hold, manageability and shineWas this answer helpful to you
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Is this vegan and cruelty free?
- Asked by D
- Official Answer By SebastianAt Wella Company, we do not test our products on animals and are committed to ending animal testing across the beauty industry. All our products are safe and have been developed, manufactured and packaged in compliance with the laws, regulations, and guidelines that are applicable in each country in which we sell them. Some governments or agencies stipulate the testing of finished products on animals in accordance with local legal and regulatory requirements. According to the general definition, a vegan product is designed, developed, manufactured and commercialized without any animal products, and without animal by product or animal derivatives. There is no official regulated definition of Vegan. The Vegan Society defines Veganism as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. At Wella we do not claim “vegan” on our products unless they are certified by The Vegan Society, this is to avoid misleading our consumers, however we refer to "free of animal-derived ingredients” instead.Was this answer helpful to you
- Q
Ok for thin fine hair easily weighed down? I used to use this as a teenager but I don't remember what it used to use it for I think it was just the best thing for frizz out there in the 90s or early 2000s? That was at least affordable to me and that was a stretch on affordable.
- Asked by Bkurz
- Official Answer By SebastianPotion 9 is a Wearable styling treatment. Helps restore moisture and hair's natural condition. his professional hair styling product contains 9 botanical extracts to help restore lost moisture and rejuvenate a healthy look to the hair. Potion 9 versatile cream conditioner allows the hair to be styled into multiple looks with flexible hold, while restoring hair's natural condition and renewing shine. It is great for flyaways and taming frizz.Was this answer helpful to you