The best high-street shampoo (Alberto VO5 Silky Smooth Elixer Shampoo)

Member Name: UK1981_female

Product:	Alberto VO5 Silky Smooth Elixer Shampoo
Date:	31/10/09 (107 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Leaves hair soft and shiny, good value

Disadvantages: None

I've never really been loyal to any particular shampoo brand before. Two factors when purchasing shampoos and conditioners that are important to me are the price, and the way that my hair feels after washing and conditioning. I tend to stick to mainstream brands that you can find in most, if not all high street supermarkets and always look for special offers. I always shampoo and condition separately and prefer doing this to using a '2-in-1' product because I feel that doing it separately leaves my hair feeling softer afterwards.

I first started using Alberto VO5 Silky Smooth Elixer Shampoo and Conditioner around 4 or 5 months ago, when I picked it up in my local Wilkinson's store at the brilliant price of just 99p for a 300 ml bottle of shampoo and conditioner. It was on special offer at the time and I think the non-discount price was £1.99. Since then I have seen it being sold at £2.12 in Wilkinson's and Asda, therefore the price has gone up quite a bit since I first bought this.

One of the things that attracted me to the product was the pink bottles! I can be a girly girl when I want to and I liked the feminine appeal of both the shampoo and conditioner bottles. The shampoo bottle is completely pink whilst the conditioner bottle is mainly a pearly, off-white colour with a pink lid. It also helped that it was on special offer, because like I said, I always try and save a little money on hair-care products.

I have been using this shampoo and conditioner combination for 4 or 5 months on and off and have made repeat purchases of it in that time. When I read some of the other reviews on DooYoo I was a bit surprised that there are quite a few users who don't think it is that great. I know it is not a high-end product, but I think it is great for how much you pay for it.

The most important thing is how it makes my hair feel after washing. Every single time I wash my hair with this product, I am always really happy with the result. My hair always feels soft and manageable straight after, and upon drying it feels nice and silky. In addition the product also smells great, it's hard to describe the smell but it definitely smells very 'clean' and the smell is usually retained in my hair at least until the next day.

The VO5 Silky Smooth Elixir claims to contain five non-greasy vital oils: avocado & jojoba oils, strengthening apricot and almond oils and shine enhancing grape seed oil. These are all claimed to work together in order to leave hair feeling 'replenished and restored, giving it new life and vitality'. In terms of this claim I will say that my hair always does feel pretty good after washing and therefore yes, it does feel replenished, clean and soft. My hair also definitely looks very shiny and with repeated use I have not seen this effect change - it still gives me the same great result every time.

The value for money for this shampoo and conditioner really depends on how much you pay for it. I usually wait until there is a special offer in-store such as BOGOF or a price reduction, and then I will stock up.

If you do have slightly dry hair which could do with added shine and softness I would strongly recommend this.

Summary: Great for dry hair