Just for Men Control GX Grey Reducing Shampoo, Gradual Hair Color with Keratin for Stronger Thicker and Healthier Looking Hair, 4 Fl Oz - Pack of 1 (Packaging May Vary)

I've been using this product for years now and frankly I think it is the most natural looking and best way to get the grey out and it's super affordable. I use it on my hair and beard and it works great. That said this product is not as easy to use as the manufacturer would have you believe. Here are some tips that I have picked up over the years.1. If you tolerate it, I like to put it in my hair and beard and let it sit for a while (about 30 minutes) before rinsing it off. I feel this gets you to the desired color faster and it lasts longer. Be careful to only get the shampoo on the intended area as your skin may stain and its hard to clean off.2. This stuff stains everything. I keep the the tube in a freezer bag (even in the shower) as it always leaks a bit from the cap and it will stain anything the tube is sitting on. Do not leave a tube to sit in the shower or on a counter without it being in a bag.3. Wear surgical gloves or remember to wash your hands quickly especially around the fingernails. If this stuff gets under your fingernails its hard to get out and looks terrible.4. Don't shake your head vigorously in the shower while rinsing. Just let the water flow over your head and agitate it mildly, otherwise the drops will get all over your shower curtain and you guessed it, stain it.5. Use a dedicated old towel you don't care about for drying your hair after using the product. I bought a black towel on Amazon and I only use that when drying my hair after using this. Remember to wash that towel alone and not with other clothes.6. If you do get drops on the bathroom counter of shower, clean it up quickly. If you miss a spot and the stain won't come up easily because its been sitting for a while, try a magic eraser.Again, I love the product, but to keep the dye just in your hair and not anywhere else you don't want it is a process. I hope you found these tips helpful

I switched from the older Just For Men "Touch Of Grey" hair product and their beard and mustache product to this Control GX shampoo and the Control GX Beard Wash product over a year ago and I'm really happy with it.I give myself a haircut and a beard trim once a week with my trusty Flowbee and a cordless Norelco trimmer and then end up using the GX shampoo and Beard Wash 2-3 days in a row to cover up grey exposed by the haircut and beard trim. Then I can go the next 4-5 days with regular shampoo before I start the process over again.My hair is/was a medium brown and I'm about 70-80% grey now. I was using the M30 shade of Just For Men hair dye and beard dye. That got pretty close to what is left of my natural hair color. So you're gonna have to extrapolate to your own hair color and level of gray you're trying to cover up. Darker hair and more gray will require more work than lighter hair and less gray. It's gonna be different for everyone.The results are more natural and better looking than the Touch Of Grey product and you're not really losing much time. With the Touch of Gray there is the time spent measuring out the product and then mixing it then applying it with a little brush then cleaning up the brush and tray. With the Control GX products you have none of that. You just squeeze out roughly the amount you want and lather it in.As for wait time, the Just For Men advises a 5 minute wait before washing it out. I found that I sometimes needed 7-10 minutes if my weekly haircut had exposed a lot of gray that particular week. So between prep time, application, cleanup, and wait time, I was already in the 10-15 minute range.With the Control GX products I've found a different method works best to get the most out of the product. I'll hop in the shower and wash my hair and beard with regular shampoo to make sure skin oil and any hair products are not going to interfere with the dye. Then, without drying my wet hair and beard, I'll apply the Control GX beard wash first, then the Control GX shampoo at the sink in front of a mirror which helps me see what I'm doing. I'll set a timer on my iPad for 10 minutes then brush my teeth, shave my neck, and whatever else I need to do, lay out my clothes, etc. to kill off the 10 minutes. Then it's just hop back in the shower and rinse off the dye.Most weeks, I'll have to repeat the process 2 days in a row. Sometimes one application is enough. Sometimes a 3rd application is necessary. But a tube of product lasts me about a month, maybe 6 weeks. Not bad.When you're first starting out, especially with facial hair, you may have to go through the routine 4-5 times the first week to get the level of color/gray you want. But once you get that initial color you want, maintaining it means applying it once or twice a week in most cases.What you get is a much better blending of gray and brown hair that can be managed to any level you want by altering the number of applications and the amount of time you leave it in. It's much harder to screw up because each application has a pretty subtle effect. The difference between 5 and 10 minutes won't create a disaster like the old product could.The one caveat I'd offer is to wear the plastic gloves provided. I've gotten lazy a couple of times and tried to rinse my hands quickly after lathering up. For some reason, even a brief exposure to fingernails will dye them too, no matter how much hand washing you do. And it takes a week for it to go away. Just wear the gloves! I guess this makes sense since this stuff is made to dye hair and hair is made of Keratin, and so are your fingernails.Anyway, great product and easy to use.

I have been using Control GX for a year now. It works great but there are some issues. First, the price of this product has steadily increased from around $7 to around $10 in past few months. I can look back at my purchase history and this year price of this has gone up $1 a month. Second, the effectiveness of this product does not last long enough for me to use the tube fully. If I am lucky, I can use 3/4th of the tube but most of the time I can only use 2/3. Chemicals in this product react with air and makes the shampoo turn dark. Once you open the seal, clock starts ticking. Even if it takes you few seconds to squeeze the shampoo out of the tube, it is enough for it to react with air and turn dark. I can only use this product for about 2 weeks and then the chemical reaction starts turning it black at which point it does not dye the hair. It just makes your scalp and fingers black.If I could find an equally effective product, I would switch but at this point this is the most effective product that I have found. Unfortunately I can only every use half of it and throw away the rest.

This shampoo is definitely worth the money. It works great for gradually coloring gray hair — the photo shows the results after about two weeks. With each wash, it subtly tones the gray, giving a very natural look. It does leave slight stains on the nails, which seems unavoidable, but I just wash my hands thoroughly afterward. (You could also use disposable gloves if preferred.) It doesn’t stain the hands at all.I’ve also noticed my hair feels healthier — maybe it’s the keratin or something else in the formula, but it clearly does a better job than my regular shampoo when it comes to overall hair care. Going forward, I’ll probably use it every other wash or every third, depending on how it goes.Highly recommend!

a bit on the dark side in color, would like to see more of a true brown for me. Been using for several years and the gradual gray reducing is terrific. Sideburns seem more resistant to the color is my only complaint. It's a good shampoo as well.