great shampoo crappy bottles and pumps [SEP] i cannot speak to whether or not the product sold from amazon is fake or not as i do not order it from here i usually buy it from the salons or from trusted sellers on ebay for a much more reasonable price having said that i really like this shampoo it smells amazing the lather is plentiful and silky and i can genuinely say that my hair does feel a bit thicker while i do not think this shampoo has caused new hair growth i do feel as if it is strengthened each individual strand to give my hair a slightly fuller look do not get me wrongit is not an earth shattering change but it is a step in the right directionthe reason this did not get stars is because every single shampoo bottle i have ever purchased has been faulty they leak the pump either breaks or does not work from the start and the plastic is flimsy if it is been mailed to me it inevitably leaks all over the package and i lose a substantial amount of product which is pretty frustratingoverall though a great product