Shampoo!

I have been recently trying to test out as many cruelty free shampoo and conditioners I can find on a quest to find the perfect one. It's proved a very hard task and I'm not sure I'm there yet but it's pretty close! I thought I would do a review of each of the products and try to tell you the pros and cons of each product , and if I thought they were worth a second look.

First things first. My hair is naturally fine , and I have health problems that can cause it to thin. It's also coloured and I'm in the last legs of growing out bleach damage from about 2 years ago. This gives you an idea of my hair and obviously no shampoo or conditioner is going to work miracles! However, if it can make my stressed hair look good , then if you have reasonably normal hair , it should make it goddess like! *no promises ;)

So here goes..... no pictures for this post but I'll link everything where possible :)

Superdrug ~ my first port of call when I went cruelty free. I tried their Pro Vitamin Shampoo and Conditioner which is their version of Pantene and I also tried the Coconut and Sweet Almond Shampoo and Conditioner . These are great price wise , they smelled nice and they did the job but unfortunatley they made me break out on my scalp, back and chest. I also found them quite drying on my skin too. ***I have since found out that Superdrug may not be as good as I thought , read my post here

Paul Mitchell ~ I got this from a local salon but you can find your local outlet here. I used the Super Strong shampoo and conditioner as I have damaged hair. These products were ok , they were very expensive and I didn't think they were worth the money. I wouldn't repurchase.

Lee Stafford ~  These are available from any Boots store but you can check out the whole range here. I used the hair growth shampoo and conditioner. They smell amazing! they did an o.k job on my hair , and they were better than the Superdrug and Paul Mitchell ones. I have got some of the Lee Stafford styling products, The Morrocan argan oil and the dry shampoo , both of which are excellent and I would recommend. I also like the fact that he's an Essex boy and all the packaging is hot pink! ;)

Faith in Nature ~ I got this from my local health food shop on the recommendation of another friend, her hair was super shiny and she told me that this was the reason! It doesnt really smell of anything remotely hempy or meadowfoamy , but more like lemon and ginger, which is wonderful but I think they should change the description! This was definitley a hit although I found you have to use quite a lot of shampoo to lather up particularly if your hair is oily. Best of all , it didnt break me out or make my scalp itch!

Alba Botanica ~ So this is the brand I'm on now. I have the Honeydew melon hair wash and conditioner and it smells AMAZING!! The shampoo is thicker and I dont have to use so much even if my hair is super oily. I find this works well in conjunction with the Faith in Nature conditioner! You can get Alba Botanica here. I got a couple of their facial products which I'll review in a seperate post.

Ok , well I hope this proves useful if you haven't already fallen asleep by now!

I think finding good cruelty free replacements for hair products has been pretty hard. I love the Faith in Nature and Alba Botanica brands but I've yet to find the holy grail to tame my barnet.

The search continues......................