Vitalis Discontinued?

[kid kool]

The brand was sold earlier this year (along with a bunch of others), and now I noticed Vitalis is no longer for sale in Walmart or on Amazon. Also, there are barely any listings left on ebay . I wonder if the new owner (HRB Brands) is discontinuing the product or if they plan to keep making it (hopefully going back to the formula before the ingredients were changed a few years ago).

Now Alberto VO5, Vitalis and Brut in Same Brand Group

Classics Brut and Vitalis and the former Procter & Gamble brands Pert Plus and Sure will be added to the High Ridge Brands portfolio that also includes Coast, Alberto VO5, Zest, LA Looks, Rave and Sea Breeze.

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[WorldTraveler]

I noticed this as well. God that sucks, as I love Vitalis. Can't find it on Amazon or eBay, that must mean they are either discontinuing it or if Zest owns it maybe re-packaging it (Let's hope). The only other Hair Tonic in existence that is close to Vitalis is Lucky Tiger, as all the other tonics are "different" kind of tonics.

• Pinaud is for the scalp only, doesn't have any hold, makes head smell nice
• Gabels same as Pinaud
• Vaseline Hair tonic is really a brilliantine and not a hair tonic
• Reuzal (Blue) is like Pinaud
• Grooming Reuzal is like a liquid "gel" making your head like cement.

 

[kid kool]

Yeah. I'm hoping this is just temporary, and that they're going to reformulate Vitalis, restore the ingredients that were removed a few years ago and then bring it back, similar to what was done with Sea Breeze by the same company. I have a couple of bottles of Lucky Tiger. I actually like it a lot. Currently though I've replaced Vitalis with Protein 29 (another classic product where the brand has been bought and sold several times). It works almost identically to Vitalis, maybe even better in my opinion. The only issue with it is the scent. It literally smells like Windex.

I agree about the Pinaud tonics. They smell nice but just don't really have any "useful" ingredients, with the exception of Osage Rub, which I use every morning but even that has no styling properties.

 

[WorldTraveler]

I haven't tried Protein 29 yet but it has "hold" like Vitalis? Interesting, but Windex, err. I have some older tonics like Aqua Velva which is like Vitalis but has a more Aqua Velva scent to it. Lucky Tiger smells better than Vitalis but is the most "tacky" I have seen, but overall I like it too.

Hair tonics like Vitalis and Lucky Tiger are very rare nowadays, but I am glad you told me about Protein 29 and its ability to have "hold". Might try it.

I use tonics for different purposes (at night to freshen my scalp), or I will use Vitalis on days I don't want to be dapper. On dapper days, I may use either "Brylcreem" or the classic "Groom and Clean". More causal days, Vitalis or Lucky Tiger

 

[Whilliam]

If Vitalis is discontinued, a whole generation of men will have to go back to using "that greasy kid's stuff." (As Don Drysdale used to put it when he was pitching for Vitalis instead of the Dodgers.)

 

[kid kool]

I haven't tried Protein 29 yet but it has "hold" like Vitalis? Interesting, but Windex, err. I have some older tonics like Aqua Velva which is like Vitalis but has a more Aqua Velva scent to it. Lucky Tiger smells better than Vitalis but is the most "tacky" I have seen, but overall I like it too.

Hair tonics like Vitalis and Lucky Tiger are very rare nowadays, but I am glad you told me about Protein 29 and its ability to have "hold". Might try it.

I use tonics for different purposes (at night to freshen my scalp), or I will use Vitalis on days I don't want to be dapper. On dapper days, I may use either "Brylcreem" or the classic "Groom and Clean". More causal days, Vitalis or Lucky Tiger

Yes, Protein 29 has a similar hold and consistency as Vitalis and Lucky Tiger. The scent isn't great, but has grown on me a bit. It smells a bit like Groom & Clean but less appealing in my opinion. Brylcreem rules, but my hair is thinner so I can't really pull off that look anymore. I have some tubes of Groom and Clean from a few years ago, but I stopped buying them now that the product is made in India (once again another case of a classic brand being sold).

 

[krause99]

Robot or human?

 

[luvmysuper]

Robot or human?

Out of stock


How about - "A Little Dab'll Do Ya"

 

[nemo]

Pashana Original hair lotion, with or without essential oil works pretty well. Comes in Eau de Portugal and bay rum if you're into that as well.

 

[WorldTraveler]

Pashana Original hair lotion, with or without essential oil works pretty well. Comes in Eau de Portugal and bay rum if you're into that as well.

I think these are European Tonics, not sure their available in the USA

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

I don't even use Vitalis, I'm a Beau Kreml/Protein 29 guy. But reading that it is discontinued makes me want to find a bottle of it. If it hasn't been too long, small independent drug stores are often good place to look.

 

[tthoms]

Robot or human?

Fingers crossed!

 

[Toothpick]

Dang! I threw away a bottle of Vitalis last week while cleaning out under the bathroom cabinet. “Does this get used? No? Garbage“. Had I known I would have saved it!

 

[samasourus]

So I loved me some Vitalis. That being said the only problem I ever had was when I wore a hat at work it would stain my hat. So I switched to suavecito hair cream because of work. It isn't shinny and dries with great hold along with being able to run your fingers through your hair.

 

[WorldTraveler]

I don't even use Vitalis, I'm a Beau Kreml/Protein 29 guy. But reading that it is discontinued makes me want to find a bottle of it. If it hasn't been too long, small independent drug stores are often good place to look.

Isn't Beau Kreml discontinued, haven't seen that in a few years.

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

Isn't Beau Kreml discontinued, haven't seen that in a few years.

I don't know. But it wouldn't surprise me in the least. Lot of old school barbershop hair and scalp products are disappearing. I guess when this bottle's gone I'm SOL.

 

[Whilliam]

Maybe they ran out of "V7." Supply chain issue, as most V7 is likely made overseas these days.

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

So I located a bottle of Vitalis, the last one on the shelf at Walmart. Made by Idelle Labs, but interestingly, no mention of V7 on the bottle. Mine looks like this:

 

[tthoms]

So I located a bottle of Vitalis, the last one on the shelf at Walmart. Made by Idelle Labs, but interestingly, no mention of V7 on the bottle. Mine looks like this:
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So Lucky! I've been all over Boise for this. Nada.

 

[emwolf]

I used Vitalis as a kid, but haven't used it in close to 50 years. My dad continued to use it up until he retired around 2000.