I was recently given the chance to review a few hair care products as part of the Biolage #Voxbox. In the box I received a shampoo, conditioning treatment and a leave in conditioner for free in return for my honest review.
For reference I have red/auburn curly hair, which has been coloured. It is quite thin but I have a lot of it. I would consider my hair to be healthy but quite naturally corse in texture. Upon first impressions the packaging of the products is really pretty, would look lovely in the bathroom and definitely not out of place in a salon. The scent of the shampoo is more natural smelling than many of the products than I usually go for by brands such as Maui Moisture etc., more reminiscent of the Body Shop hair care. It is pleasant, but not my favourite kind of scent, I prefer a more “perfumey” scent.
The texture of the product is nice, an average consistency which lathered nicely and left my hair feeling very clean. Usually when choosing hair products I look for those which do not contain sulphates as I have curly hair which tends to be more dry naturally, and sulphates can be quite stripping. However I was pleasantly surprised that my hair didn’t feel dry after using this product, although I cannot say whether it would dry my hair more in the long run as I have only used it a few times so far. I will update in the future, however I think I will use this product in conjunction with my usual shampoos as this one definitely left my hair feeling more clean and removed my styling product build up easily; but as I mentioned before I don’t like to use sulphates too often. Due to the way my hair has been coloured (lightened) I cannot attest to the ability of the shampoo to help retain colour.
Overall I think the shampoo is a nice product, which I will continue to use. Whether I will repurchase or not will depend on whether I find it to be drying in the long run as I am a little weary of the ingredients, hence why I have only given it 4 stars.