There's no sham here, this really takes away the poo! (Vosene)

Member Name: MandyMinx

Product:	Vosene
Date:	30/03/04 (301 review reads)
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Advantages: clean, smells good, makes the kids smell good too

Disadvantages: none

You know when I was younger I never believed all the stories I heard about teenage boys and their aversion to soap and water. I was brought up in a household of girls and the fight for the bathroom first thing in the morning and last thing at night involved medieval swords and armour. As a young woman I was obsessed with cleanliness and thought that everybody was, then I got married and had children, first my blue eyed daughter who takes great pride in the way she looks and who barricades herself in the bathroom for hours on end, singing to the mirror and hogging all the hot water and then my boys. Bundles of joy?...Yes they are. Handsome little dudes? Yes that too. Scruffy little sods....Sadly yes.



When it comes to choosing a shampoo for the family I am looking for something that cleans well, doesn't make my hair feel like wire wool, is well priced and at this moment in time, announces to the world that my lads have been in the bath, have been thoroughly scrubbed and are for a few minutes at least, totally clean.



I get all that and much more with a shampoo that I think has been around as long as I have. Vosene Original.

I remember well, bath times as a little girl. Mum would dig her nails into our heads as she worked the shampoo into our hair and when it was all rinsed she had this awful habit of twisting our hair around and around to squeeze all of the water out. It was Vosene that she used then and it is Vosene that I have returned to, now that the children are getting older and bathing more difficult.

The design of the bottle has changed a little over the years and to be honest I really don't have that much interest in it. As long as it's easy to hold, easy to open with wet hands and doesn't pour all over the bath if I accidentally knock it over then I really do
n't care. Vosene's bottle is not as robust as the old tear shaped one was, but it serves it's purpose and I do hate to think I am paying more for the fancy packaging than I am for the shampoo within.

The shampoo itself is a henna colour, dark brown and resembles treacle in colour and consistency. I have to say that's where the resemblance ends though because the most noticeable thing about this shampoo is most definitely the smell. Vosene describe the smell as medicated but don't be put off by that. It's most definitely not that clinical hospital smell that many people associate with the word medicated. I would describe it as a clean, almost herbal smell, quite strong but not overpowering. Wella say that this shampoo has active dandruff protection if you use it often enough, not too sure about that one to be honest as I rarely suffer from dandruff, this could be down to the shampoo or the fact that I don't have a dry scalp, I honestly couldn't say. Don't be put off by the colour of the shampoo. My daughter has blonde, almost white hair and mine is a mousy brown, the results are good regardless of hair colour.





A squeeze of Vosene, about the size of a 10p piece produces a good lather, and I live in a real hardwater area. When rinsed my hair smells clean and is tangle free. I have noticed that I get a lovely shine to my hair when I use Vosene and it is very manageable. My hair seems to stay cleaner, longer too which has to be another bonus.

I have to be honest and say that my biggest reason for buying this though is the smell. It lingers, it smells clean and it's not a girly flowery smell which means we can all use it. The boys come out of the bath with that 'mums been using the scrubbing brush' golden glow and their hair smells clean and pleasant. Oh yes I l
ove this shampoo!

Vosene is good value for money at less than two pounds for 250ml, does the job well and leaves a lovely clean smell behind that speaks for itself. For those of you that don't like so strong a smell there is also a milder version available at the same price.

Do I recommend it for everyone? I do. For smelly teenage boys, it's a must.

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