[primp] Semplifi Hair Care Challenge – Part 2
A few weeks ago, my daughters and I embarked on an experiment to try a hair product line called Semplifi. The plan was to try the products for a few weeks, meet with the developer of the line again for his final opinion on how our hair had changed, and then give you our feedback.
A family emergency meant that we weren’t able to meet with Al for our final assessment. Also, we added a little twist to the experiment. While it’s great that De-al Salon has been so helpful to me and my daughters, we realized that the average consumer buying Semplifi off the shelf or online wouldn’t be getting the gold star treatment we were getting. So after using the products for about three weeks, we packed up what was remaining in our bottles and passed them on to five more people. The idea was for these people to use the products for about a week, and then provide feedback. They would have to use the Semplifi website to figure out how to combine the products for their hair type, and they would have to overcome any issues they had during the week by using the website for information or by experimenting with the products.
The website has both good and bad parts. It has instructional videos, which have been helpful and informative, but they are hard to find (the “video” link is part of the header bar, and not easily found at first glance), and they can take a little long to load considering how short they are. I thought the website was professional-looking, but one of my friends said that just reading it made her think Semplifi was a multi-level marketing product (it isn’t).
Overall, the feedback was positive. My oldest daughter and I were very happy with the product line overall and plan to continue using it in the immediate future. We like how clean our hair gets, how soft and shiny it is, and how healthy it seems to be. If we could only have one item from the system, we’d buy the Styling Spray. It is a great-smelling, lightweight spray that can be used on wet or dry hair, and helps detangle, smoothes the hair and adds shine. The name is something of a misnomer, as it does not add any “hold” to your hair. Including a travel size of this product along with the full-size bottle would be a great perk. There were a few times when I had to wash my hair using my old travel-sized products in my gym bag, and I could immediately tell the difference. My hair wasn’t as soft as with the Semplifi, it wasn’t as full, and it looked dull and kind of stringy.
After a week, my 17-year-old daughter, who has normal hair with no real issues, felt like the conditioner and volumizer she had been advised to use weren’t keeping her hair under control. She had to use more and more of the Styling Spray to keep it smooth and sleek, and she’s not a big fan of using a lot of product, so that wasn’t for her at all. She tried a few different combinations of products in an effort to find the perfect recipe, but never did. While she was initially impressed with Semplifi, she decided that it just wasn’t for her. She did say that the products smell terrific and that she thought they weren’t too expensive compared to other salon product lines she likes.
My 13-year-old daughter has naturally wavy hair that was very dry on the ends, with a rough, coarse feeling. Of course, being a teenager, her hair also seemed to get very oily, very quickly, every day. This system worked great for her! The shampoo and lightweight conditioner kept her hair squeaky clean, and adding some of the moisturizer to her towel dried hair made it soft, shiny, and turned her naturally wavy hair from “wild child” back into soft waves. The Styling Spray helped on days that her hair was very frizzy due to the weather; otherwise, she didn’t really need it.
Our male guinea pig said the products were nice because they didn’t smell too “girly,” and that he was a big fan of the Volumize product because it helped his thinning hair look fuller. He felt the products were too expensive for him to bother with, however.
My mother has very long hair and felt the amount of conditioner required to saturate her hair made the products cost-prohibitive. She said if she were to cut her hair, and if she had a job that required her to “dress up” daily, she would be interested in trying the line again. Overall, she thought it was a good product.
My sister really liked both the Moisturizer, applied to towel-dried hair, and the Styling Spray to keep her thick, naturally wavy hair soft and manageable. Like my mom, she said she felt like she had to use more of the product than the website recommended to get good results, but other than that, she was very impressed. She didn’t care for the smell of the shampoo or conditioner and decided to return to her usual product. Still, she felt like the Moisturizer and Styling Spray worked with her usual hair care, and she would definitely consider buying both products in the future.
Finally, two other verb [ICT] writers used the line for a week. One reported back that she was happy with, but not blown away by, the products. She said while she noticed slightly improved volume and softness, her major hair care concern – frizz – just wasn’t solved by any of the products. However, she felt like Semplifi definitely seemed to know how about “problem hair” and if they ever developed a serum to add to their line that would address her particular problem, she would be interested in trying it out.
Our second staff member said that trying to figure out the right combination of products was a bit of a challenge and suggested that the developers might consider making a printed chart or “cheat sheet” to include in the packaging. I think this is a terrific idea, especially to address some of the more basic hair types and typical hair care issues. She said that using the Semplifi line gave her the best “curly” hair day she’d had in quite some time, but that it didn’t work quite as well for her when she straightened her hair. She would consider buying certain products, but not the whole system.
I think the consensus is that like most things, Semplifi isn’t for everyone. Yet it seemed like everyone had something positive to say about at it. At $64 for the complete system, with free shipping and handling, it’s roughly the same price as any five given products from another salon brand. Here in Wichita, you can pick up the products at De-al Salon or order online.
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I forgot to mention that our water out here near Cheney is VERY heavily chlorinated. Rural water tends to be hard, and we don’t have filters for our shower heads like we do for our faucets.
Semplifi worked like a charm getting the chlorine out of our hair on the days that the water was very hard. Of course, hard water has other minerals; and still, Semplifi was up to the challenge. I have to give it extra kudos for that! So, if you will be swimming this summer, I certainly would, as a friend, tell you to give it a try! In addition, my job occasionally means I come home pretty grimy-and germy. My hair always feels clean, and never has a greasy after-feel, with this line.
Since I wrote this article, I ran out of the shampoo and conditioner and had to use my old stuff…wah! Within a day I found myself online to buy replacements. It seems for me at least, the other products will last about two cycles of shampoo and conditioner. This makes the line even more reasonably priced overall.
I admit, I’m still addicted to Zero Gravity Hairspray from Paul Mitchell, Phomollient from Aveda, and Fekkia glossing creme. They work well with Semplifi, and I like that, too.
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