I'm sorry this happened to you. My mom and I have been using Pantene Women of Color products since last summer, and we love it. It has been great for our hair. We wash/condition once a week with Pantene, and every other week we go to the salon.

BUT, one time we bought Pantene products from a new Beauty store in town, and the bottles looked really old and dusty, we brought it home any way because we were out of them. When we opened them, it just didn't look/smell right, so we returned it the next day. I'm pretty sure if we had used it, the same thing that happened to you would have happened to us.

Now, we only get our Pantene products from stores we can trust (usually CVS or stop&shop) to take old bottles off the shelves and put on the newest ones. Pantene Women of Color has always worked great for us, and I can't speak for my mom, but I will continue to use them, I especially like the anti-dandruff shampoo and the intense moisturizer shampoo & conditioner products. also, make sure to follow the instructions as on the bottle and not a minute longer.