Grecian Formula Consumer Reviews

Poor product

By Joe from Florida, age 68, who has been using Grecian Formula for 16 years:

This product was great in past, but they took something out of its contents, this product now is useless, use water same result. I just bought 2 large bottles useless same outcome as plain water. their company's bottom line will suffer greatly hope they go back, does anyone know what they took out?

Deceit

By Darrell from Texas, age 57, who has been using Grecian Formula for 11 years:

I had been using Grecian Formula for 11 years. worked great until 2018... I thought I had bought a lemon. Bought a 2nd and no dice! I realized the smell was different and the yellowish sediment was gone. Did research and found out the "Lead Acetate" was eliminated. What upsets me is Grecian through their deceit never mentions the new formula. I've discovered "YOUTHAIR" which contains "Lead Acetate" and it works. I liked the old Grecian Formula better but until they go back to the old formula, I will use YOUTHAIR. They have allowed tree huggers and environmental loonies to make them lose their intestinal fortitude.

Old formula worked. New one doesn't

By Paul from NC, age 76, who has been using Grecian Formula for 20 years:

Old Grecian 2000 formula worked although I suspect it causes permanent tinnitus if you get it in your ears while sleeping. The new formula doesn't work. It was turning my hair lighter and causing diarrhea.

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By Jim, age 80, who has been using Grecian Formula for over 30 years:

new formula sucks go back to old or no sale.

New Formula doesn't work

By Lance from North Carolina, age 55, who has been using Grecian Formula for 10 years:

I've been using a great product for 10 years. They took out the lead acetate and now it is just a bottle of worthless liquid. Don't buy it, I never will again.

No longer works

By Steele from the USA, age 55, who has been using Grecian Formula for 15 years:

No longer works. New formula smells like alcohol, bubbles like soap and no longer has the solids in the bottom like the old formula.

Youthair is the one I use now. It has the lead acetate in it that Grecian use to have. Grecian does not work AT ALL anymore as I used 6 bottles that I bought from Walmart and my hair is white again.

Useless product

By Tim from Texas, age 54, who has been using Grecian Formula for six years:

This was a product I recommended to friends and fathers at my children's school. The new formula doesn't do anything except get me comments on how grey my hair is becoming. I will not purchase any more unless they return to the prior formala.

Grecian Formula new formulation does not work anymore

By Edgar from Puerto Rico, age 49, who has been using Grecian Formula for over 10 years:

I though I bought a bad badge but soon I discovered the product I have been using for more than 10 years change its formulation. My grey hair is back. I am looking for Grecian formula product like alternative. Don't waste your money with the new Grecian formula. They neither Mark it as new formulation in the box. They simply reemplace the old formulation without notifications and it seems it does not work based on all the reviews I read.

Just not the same

By Richard from Ct, age 67, who has been using Grecian Formula 16 for 10 years:

I've used Grecian Formula for more than 10 years with great results. Last purchase left little doubt they changed the formula. It smells more like isopropyl alcohol now. Nearly completed with this bottle and my hair has turned nearly white. Totally useless. Think I will leave it as is and save the money I used to spend to keep my hair as it was when I was much younger. Too bad. It was a good run

Good to bad

By Gary from AL, age 61, who has been using Grecian Formula for 14 years:

I've used GF for about 14 years. It would work well if I followed directions. Even when I didn't follow the directions it maintained my hair color where it was when I was 40. Now, it doesn't work at all. I bought a bottle, thought it was defective, bought a second bottle, it too was useless thought it had to have been from bad batches. After buying the third bottle I realized something changed, looked online and surely, it had changed. With no notice. Grecian Formula owes me for three bottles of their useless product.

Why did they change the formula

By Bob from California, age 70, who has been using Grecian Formula for 10 years:

I've been using this product for 10 years and it worked great until recently. They recently changed the formula and now it doesn't work at all. I've gone to three different stores using four different bottles in two different states (NY and CA) and none of it works anymore. Why in the world would they change the formula so that it doesn't work. I absolutely cannot believe they would do that and there's really nothing out there that works like Grecian used to work.

Please bring back the old formula so I don't have to walk around with gray hair. I used to tell all of my friends how great this stuff works, but not anymore. What a disappointment it is now.

Used to be Excellent

By Judi from Ontario, age 65, who has been using Grecian Formula Plus and Regular for 10 years:

Whatever happened to the product? I have been buying this for the last 10 years. No other products touched it for men. The foam was even better when they came out with this! In the last year 2017, I have noticed it has been changed. Can anyone advise why it was changed?? When you have something on the market that works better than any other mens products, why would you change it?? Doesn't make sense when you are trying to capture a bigger market these days. Please change it back again! I tried the others out there and I dont like any of them either and now yours is the same. I guess will have to move to a womens hair colour, at least it stays in and doesnt ruin the pillow cases at night with all the hair dye coming back out. Very sad.

Bad Formula

By Ronnie from Middletown Ohio, age 72, who has been using Grecian formula for 22 years:

Who ever changed the formula needs to be fired. I Hate the new formula.

why change the Formula?

By Phil from Boston, age 63, who has been using Grecian formula for 15 years:

This is not as good as the old Formulae. Why on earth did they change it? i will look for a new product.

new formula is not good

By Robert from Florida, age 61, who has been using Grecian formula for 12 years:

I have been very happy with Grecian for 12 years, but since the formulation change, it no longer works. I will try increasing the frequency of use from twice weekly to daily. If that doesn't work, I will have to find something that does. I am VERY disappointed with their change.

watered down does not work

By Randy from NC, age 66, who has been using Grecian formula for 10 years:

does not work at all. Ive been using it regularly with great results. I would like a refund!

Now useless product

By Gary from FL, age 61, who has been using Grecian formula for 15 years:

I've been using this product for 15 yrs. It worked well. I didn't even need to use it that often. The last bottle I bought seemed different. I have been unable to get any color I have not been able to darken my hair at all. I thought I had a bad bottle. I bought another bottle today and noticed that it too smelled and looked different. I decided to check, and sure enough, someone has caused those of us content with a product to be deprived. If they didn't want to use it they didn't have too. The lead acetate also helped my dandruff. I have problems with that again too. Grecian formula needs to do 2 things. Refund our money and quit selling their now useless product.

changed ingredients

By Raymond from Arizona, age 67, who has been using Grecian formula for 20 years:

I have used this for 20 years and was fine. However the ingredient have changed and it doesnt work anymore. Smells different and does not have the residue in the bottom after sitting. Smells like alcohol or something. Im done with it!

What happened?

By Tom, age 69, who has been using Grecian formula for 25 years:

About 6 months ago I noticed that the Grecian Formula product had changed it smelled differently and did not have the usual residue on the bottom of the bottle. My hair became increasingly gray and I tried using my solution. But each day my hair got grayer and I suspected something has changed. Upon further research I discovered that the formula for Grecian had been changed because lead is now banned from cosmetic products. Grecian Formula is now useless, do not waste your money.

Formula Change is Horrible

By Chris from Connecticut, age 64, who has been using Grecian formula for 20 years:

I have been very happy with Grecian Formula until the recent formula change. Now my hair gets sticky and the pillow cases and towels turn brown. The hair color is no longer subtle either. Absolutely worthless. I would rather be grey.

Does not work any more

By Greg from California, age 69, who has been using Grecian formula for 18 years:

new formula does not work

Been using Grecian Formula for 18 year and it worked fine now it don't work. Go back to the old Formula

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By Don from FL, age 63, who has been using Grecian formula for 25 years:

I agree EXACTLY with this review:

By Timothy from Michigan, age 69, who has been using Grecian formula for 10 years:

I've been using grecian for 10 years with great results, BUT they must have changed things...(see the rest below)

doesn't work

By Tom from MS, age 73, who has been using Grecian formula 44 for 20 years:

I've used Grecian for 20+ years and liked it. Since they have changes the formula it doesn't work AT ALL! I am looking for an alternative other than dying my hair.

Grecian formula formula change?

By James from Connecticut, age 55, who has been using Grecian formula for 10 years:

I have used Grecian formula for probably 10 years. Recent experience with the product however has been poor. What i assume is the active ingredient used to settle out of suspension between uses and be on the bottom of the bottle. My last 3 bottles however this is not happening. It appears there is no longer any ingredient that comes out of suspension. Did they change the formula? Either way it no longer seems to work. My hair is no longer responding as well and is slowly turning gray again. Did they change MFG locations or equipment? Disappointing...

Why change

By Fred from California, age 60, who has been using Grecian formula liquid for 16 years:

Why change a product that has been used by so many with excellent success and change it with reviews that the new formula does not work as well. The CEO of your company should be fired for this.

not good anymore

By Stevie from GA, age 65, who has been using Grecian formula for 18 years:

used for 18 yrs.and it worked but they have changed it don't even smell the same and now when you shampoo the next morning. it has a brown tint in shampoo. they changed and now have a bad product.

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By Timothy from Michigan, age 69, who has been using Grecian formula for 10 years:

I've been using grecian for 10 years with great results, BUT they must have changed things. First and formost it doesn't work anymore. Second if you look at the bottom of the container it doesn't have that residue at the bottom anymore. I will go to a different store and check the container for that residue. If it has it I will buy it,if not NO SALE.

terrible

By Tim from the USA, age 54, who has used Grecian formula once:

this product Permanently stained my hair a green tinge. I've cut it to the scalp and it grey back green again. I've tried bluing shampoos to get the tinge out, nothing works. I hate that I ever used it. My hair was a beautiful white and black before I used it. Now I look like the Grinch! I want to sue them so bad I don't know what to do. Do yourself a favor. RUN FOR THE HILLS!NEVER USE THIS PRODUCT!

You just keep getting older!

By Germain from California, age 55, who has been using Grecian Plus Foam for 20 years:

I've been using the Grecian Formula Foam for decades. I dye my hair where it's short around the ears, because Grecian does work slowly, but it looks natural. You don't want that redish-brown monotone color Schwarzenegger has. As I've grown older, I have to use more because my hair is getting even whiter. If I want no tinge of grey I have to apply 3Xs a day and twice a day to maintain. It's interesting that people think the Grecian Formula is changing when it is us who change. It's your DNA making your hair more white and fall out more.

great product

By Doug from south Dakota, age 60, who has been using Grecian formula liquid for two years:

I've used it over 2yrs and if not for it I would be totally gray...i read others say it dont work or hair loss...neither is true..all you have to do is follow the instructions and it works perfect...after I get desired color is when I don't follow the instructions instead I only use once a week and that keeps the color and I have very thick hair...thanx to Grecian formula I don't have a head of gray hair instead I have my original color and love it!!

Stop buying it is not worth

By Wahidullah from London, age 45, who has been using Grecian 2000 for two months:

I am not a businessman and I am not working in dying industry I tell the truth I bought this product Grecian 2000 and use it according to guidelines but to be honest nothing happened please do not buy it.

Change in product?

By Ken from New York State, age 65, who has been using Grecian formula for 20 years:

After using this product for 20 years with extraordinary results it feels to me that they have recently began diluting the product to a degree compromising what was a great product. Please forgive me if I am wrong but something has definitely happened.

Grecian is the Best

By Jim from Scotland, age 73, who has been using Grecian 2000 lotion and conditioner for nearly 20 years:

For nearly 20 years I enjoyed the benefits of hiding my grey/white hair without resorting to dye using the Grecian product available as the years went by. There were no side effects and no stains on bed linen or running down my face when it rained! Then about 2005, it was banned in the EU and Canada because it contained lead acetate which was suspected (without evidence) of being carcinogenic. Common sense prevailed in the USA where the original and highly effective product is still available over the counter. Good for you! Now I come to my real point. I live in Thailand. I want to buy Grecian 2000 with lead acetate in the USA. I want it shipped to Thailand. Can anyone out there help me?

Is formula changed?

By Jerry from Fort Myers FL, age 71, who has been using Grecian plus foam for 20 plus years:

I have been using this formula for over 20 years with good results. Two months ago I bought a can at CVS, at first I put it on my hair as I usually did, but I noticed every day my hair was getting whiter so I started applying every morning, absolutely no results now my here is totally white. Either they have changed their formula or I bought a defective can. I will try another brand now.

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By Farris from the USA, age 57, who has been using Grecian formula for a month:

No change at all ...in fact i see more gray take it off the market...

Grecian Formula 16 works

By Perry L. from San Francisco, age 53, who has been using Grecian formula on and off for 15 years:

I have used Grecian Formula 16 on and off for over 15 years and it works, yes it takes time but it sure makes my gray hair fade away- I just have to say that people should not post a comment "after 2 weeks" follow directions like I have done-be patient....

Waste of money and time

By Ike from the USA, age 44, who has been using Grecian formula for three months:

So far, after 6 bottles of this stuff, nothing has happened. I was going to stop at 3 bottles, but I decided to give it more time. Instead of gray hair, now I have blonde hair...wtf? Never-ever-again!

Is anything happening

By Tom, age 58, who has been using Grecian formula for two weeks:

I followed the process and my hair isn't darker

IT WORKS FOR ME

By Tamara from California, age 48, who has been using Grecian formula 16 for three months:

I was curious about the chemicals in Grecian Formula 16 so I decided to put it in a search engine and I found these reviews. I didn't realize that it had lead in it until now but I have had no bad effects from the product. In fact it seems like my hair is finally growing. It DID make my grey hair go away. I'm not real big into washing my hair a lot because it is kind of dry and breaks off so I like to leave the natural oils in and just rinse it with hot water and use a little conditioner on the ends for detangling it. I am concerned about the lead and sulfur now and am thinking I may look for an alternative but I really like how the product works I just wish it didn't have lead in it. Bummer!

Works fine

By Ron from Indiana, age 48, who has been using Grecian 16/Grecian Plus for two weeks:

I used this before but wasn't super happy with the smell. Well, I hate using hair dyes (even Touch of Grey) so I tried this again. Started with Formula 16 for about two weeks and the smell is kind of hard. Switched to Grecian Plus (foam) and it's better. Only shampoo once or twice a week and use baby shampoo. Gray is surely disappearing so I'm very happy with this product. Should be where I want within a week then I can just to maintenance. I honestly think it's the best to cover gray. I have no side-affects. I'm not sure if the foam is as potent as the liquid, but I live alone (for now) so smell is not an issue initially, but I started to wonder if others would notice, so I switched to the foam.

Awesome Product

By Dan from New England, age 57, who has been using Grecian Hair Formula for one year:

I was hesitant to try Grecian Hair Formula for several reasons. The first was that the directions read that you shouldn't wash your hair for the first week or so. I am an avid runner and play sports almost everyday so I figured it wouldn't work for me. The second reason was that it was best applied in the morning... I shower both morning and at night before bed... I bought my first bottle a year ago and have been using it ever since...From the beginning, I still washed my hair everyday and only applied it at night 30 minutes before bedtime. It was a gradual process but by the time I had used about half a bottle, my gray hair was exactly the same color as my natural hair color. The awesome thing about this product is that your hair feels soft and conditioned. There are natural highlights throughout your hair...not that mono-toned shoe polish look you see when guys "color" their hair...The other great thing is that you just have to use the product 2x a week to maintain the color and shine. If you stop using it for a few weeks the grey starts to come back slowly and there are never any roots showing a distinction between the colored hair and the grey...it just fades naturally. I give this product 5 STARS out of 5!

NOTA

By Marco from Brasil, age 62, who has been using Grecian New 2000 Formula for 3 years:

Eu estava usando a formula Grecin Nova Fórmula sem acetato de chumbo, agora não estou mais encontrando no mercado. Vocês pararam de fabricar?

Smell

By Mark from Illinois, age 56, who has been using Grecian Formula for 5 days:

This may not be fair to the product but I could only stand using it for a couple days. The smell was horrible. It may do what they say if you can stand the smell.

Fair

By Jim from South Carolina, age 65, who has been using Grecian Formula for several years:

Was wondering if anyone has had side effects from this product. Seems like when i use it i have high pitched noise in my head with head aches when used. I does work fair but not natural color.

Hardly worked and Hair Loss!

By JB, age 35, who has been using Grecian Formula 16 for six weeks:

Used the non-lead formula back in 2009 and stopped using it after about 6 weeks as I hardly noticed any difference in color restoration. Worse, what I did notice was several strands of hair falling off in the shower. Needless to say, I stopped using it and will never buy it again. I switched to Youthair almost a year later and is by far superior. White hair is gone, yet no hair loss.

Its a trash

By Tony, age 34, from Connecticut, who has been using Grecian formula for five months:

Don't buy this, its useless.

Grecian Formula is junk

By Sam from the USA, who has been using Grecian formula for one month:

It contains lead our blood stream. never does what it claims... i used it and no color, followed as described. it says you shouldn't shower more than once a week...it is a junk and should not be sold at all... trust me...someone should sue this company... thank you

New Formula

By Brian from the UK, who has been using Grecian formula for 20 years:

The original formula was great, worked perfectly and you can tell from the length of time I used the product, I was very satisfied. The new formula is useless, it washes out when you wash your hair and leaves the result as grey as before use.

grecian no more

By John from Scotland, age 66, who has been using Grecian 2000 for two months:

i have been trying grecian 2000 for 2 months and it is really useless, my hair is still grey and shows no sign of changing in the near future, why does it not work? it used to years ago before they changed the formula, so it's grecian no more for me.....

Didn't work for me

By Scott from Long Island, age 25, who has been using Grecian formula for two months:

The box said that it would get rid of gray in a month. I used Grecian for 2 months and still had grays. Maybe it darkened a few hairs here and there, but the point is I still had grays when I wanted to get rid of them all. What is really ridiculous is that the directions tell you to try and not shampoo more than once a week. Who the hell only shampoos once a week?!! I'm trying Youthair now...hopefully that will be better.

Covering gray

By Jim from Gallipolis Ohio, age 69, who has been using Grecian formula 16 for approx two years:

About two years ago I got tired of using a messy woman's hair coloring product every two weeks. I asked a friend what he used to color his hair. He told me about Grecian formula 16. I followed the instructions (except for "not washing your hair for a week") I am very pleased with this product. My hair is the same color it was before I started graying. I use it every 2nd or 3rd day to maintain my color.

Grecian Formula Made My Hair Fall Out

By John from Massachusetts, age 54, who has been using Grecian formula for three weeks:

With Grecian Formula my grey did slowly turn to my natural hair color...but it also slowly made my hair fall out. By the third week of use, hair was falling out in globs on by comb. I've learned after the fact that the Formula uses a lead based chemical that is a poison and toxic if used too much. If you try Grecian, watch carefully for loss of hair. If it starts ...quit using right away!

Didn't work for me

By Bill Gloden, age 56, who has been using Grecian formula for two months:

I followed the directions carefully and used a whole bottle over a couple of months. Absolutely no change in color occurred (my hair was silver and still is). This was a very strange thing for me as the thought that it would not work never entered my mind because I had seen the commercials for many years. I even started out using a little less of the product the first few days because I was concerned that the change would be too noticeable too fast. I didn't need to worry about that after all.

It takes longer to work

By Robin, age 59, who has been using Grecian formula for seven years:

It has become increasingly more difficult to cover my grey hair with Grecian. Now I read that I am not the only consumer experiencing difficulties with this product. The bottle says it contains lead acetate but this stuff is much less efficient than it used to be. I thought that Grecian was becoming less effective on my hair due to the many years of its continued use or that my hair has grown too white to get covered but the reason might be the formula has changed. It is so weak that I am considering trying something else.

It doesn't work anymore

By John Townsend from Canada, age 55, who has been using Grecian formula for ten years:

I have used this product for years & have been quite satisfied with it.

Just recently however something has changed. The product simply doesn't work anymore.