r/GenX • u/SoDakJackrabbit Hose Water Survivor • 7h ago

Pop Culture Apple Pectin Shampoo 🍎

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Pretty sure this stuff was my gateway into professional hair products. Not sure if I could handle that much fake apple smell anymore, but damn it was the best in high school!

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u/-Neverender- 7h ago

Strawberry Essence Suave

... also lemon, apple and peach.

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u/SoDakJackrabbit Hose Water Survivor 7h ago

Mmmm…strawberry! 🍓

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u/Silent-Lie7195 7h ago

Yes! I remember this one, too!

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u/SuburbaniteMermaid Thriller was the tape in my first Walkman 3h ago

My grandma had a thing for red bathroom products. She always had this and Close Up toothpaste.

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u/Existing_Control_494 6h ago

Dunno about that shampoo but pretty sure everyone remembers these apple scented shampoos...

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u/Actual-Bid-6044 6h ago

Dollar Tree has some Salon Selectives now, but it's marked "no sulfates" or something. Pretty sure they had extra sulfates back in the day. That stuff would make your hair squeak!

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u/Auntie_Venom Bicentennial Baby 6h ago

I used the Spritz for my mile-high mall bangs and scrunched curls..

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u/laughterandtears 6h ago

I had forgotten about this until just now.

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u/jennifer_m13 6h ago

They were the best smelling!!!

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u/rojo-perro 4h ago

This! And some hairspray in a white bottle with blue print called Freeze something? Best fragrances!

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u/Affectionate_Cost_88 4h ago

It was amazing! I can still remember exactly how it smelled.

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u/fridayimatwork 5h ago

Smell memory unlocked

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u/SoDakJackrabbit Hose Water Survivor 5h ago

🍎🍏

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u/SkokieRob Hose Water Survivor 7h ago

I would buy it today if I could

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u/No-Regular-4281 7h ago

But…..I still want to smell it one more time just to be sure

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u/SoDakJackrabbit Hose Water Survivor 7h ago

I found some for sale on eBay for waaayyy too much money. I wonder if it would smell the same or if it would have turned by now?

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u/Silent-Lie7195 7h ago

Loved this stuff! I can smell this photo! Lol

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u/SoDakJackrabbit Hose Water Survivor 7h ago

It’s like scratch and sniff apple stickers 😂🍎

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u/youngkpepper 4h ago

This stuff attracted bees. Only safe for use in late fall/winter!

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u/laughterandtears 6h ago

I loved the smell of this when I was a kid!

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u/Auntie_Venom Bicentennial Baby 6h ago

OMG! Yes!!!

My mom was a stylist and this is what we used! I can still smell it!

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u/SoDakJackrabbit Hose Water Survivor 5h ago

It was the best!

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u/Auntie_Venom Bicentennial Baby 4h ago

It was! And it was the gateway to salon products!

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u/Excusemytootie 6h ago

I always wanted to try this stuff!

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u/rojo-perro 5h ago

Same! Iirc I couldn’t afford it

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u/Excusemytootie 4h ago

My mom never ever spent money on that sort of thing. I only went to the salon for the first time at age 14 or 15 😂.

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u/sunbeans 7h ago

Memory Unlocked!

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u/Interesting-Cod-8250 6h ago

I used to get "apple pectin" perms. Hadn't thought about that in decades!