im part of the american crew! (American Crew Peppermint Cleanse Shampoo)

Member Name: techno_man_37

Product:	American Crew Peppermint Cleanse Shampoo
Date:	30/11/08 (66 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: smells good, works well

Disadvantages: cant seem to get it anywhere

Introduction to the product.


The reason why most people in England wont have heard of them before is simply because they are an American company who specialise in male grooming products.
In fact, they are apparently one of the leading men's grooming products in America and they are usually found mainly in the men's salons and I have even seen them in a few salons over here in England too.
They have been amongst one of the most well known in the us for about 10 years now and will probably be well known over there for quite a while to come.
Also after doing a bit of research on them I came across an article about how there products are now coming to the UK so ill have to look out for them in stores in a few months time. I'm still unsure why they already haven't made the link to the UK as of yet but as long as they do in the near future then the future looks good for American Crew.

How I got it.

Before this Christmas however, American Crew was a brand I was unfamiliar with. Not only had I never used there products before, but id never even heard of the brand before.
Upon getting the gift of a bottle of this peppermint cleanse, a bottle of there daily conditioner, a bottle of there texture cream and a pot of there classic wax the first thing I noticed, not knowing anything about the brand is how good it looked just from the packaging. I knew it must be quite an expensive salon style hair products, mainly because of how much different products they make.

The bottle.


The bottle is of a pretty reasonable size and lasts quite a while. I still have about half of the bottle left since when I got it at Christmas however I do use other shampoo as well as this.
The cap on the bottle is easy to use too, it's a push down cap which reveals a hole in which the shampoo comes outs of. This is easy to open and even easier to close meaning no shampoo is accidentally wasted.
The bottle is burnt brown in colour and is very distinctive. This is also the colour for a lot of their products and also there logo as you would probably expect is the same on all of the bottle and tubs that they do.
It does look somewhat like a men's shampoo, which is what it is. The design of the bottle is simple and quite modern and pretty sleek in a way. The colour is quite a nice brown, not too dull and boring but not too bright and girly, and I think even if you didn't know you could easily guess that this is a men's product just by how the bottle looks.

About the product.

The smell of this product is one I think no one can argue with. Unless of course you don't like the smell of mints, I however love the smell and if you imagine those spearmint polo's, this shampoo smells nearly exactly like this. When the shampoo is un use the smell kind of fades away, but this is only because you get used to it and I have been reported with having a nice hint of mint to my hair with I thinks quite a nice smell. Also when I go back into the bathroom having used this is still smells like mint even half an hour later then when I actually lathered up, so this product is really good at keeping its scent.
Its called the peppermint cleanse, well peppermint because that's what it smells like, and cleanse because it totally cleans your hair of any hair products, excessive dirt or oils and environmental pollutants. It contains peppermint, which is where that lovely smell comes from, and even contains tea tree oils which gives you that lovely shine as well as getting rid of those unwanted oils and dirt.

Using the product.


The consistency of the shampoo is perfect, its quite thick which is great as it doesn't run everywhere whilst your trying to put it in your hair like some shampoos that are just too weak and half of its down the plug hole before its even touched your head. Also its not too thick, its really is the perfect consistence for a shampoo. Its easy to lather up and you do get a lot of shampoo foam from just the tiniest splodge of shampoo. Also something this shampoo is meant to do is rejuvenate your scalp, and when putting this in your hair and massaging it into your scalp you do feel really refreshed and rejuvenated. This will be the tea tree oil in the shampoo which is the same as the product in most face and cleansing wipes. This is because it is well known for its cleansing and calming abilities.
I have around medium length hair as my fringe is quite long and the sides go over my ears. I don't really use much styling products after I have washed my hair but since I got the products I have started using the wax and the texture cream which give my hair a quite different look. As far as washing out oils and dirt out of my hair is concerned this shampoo works very well and my hair feels so clean after I've used it. It also washes out the wax really well too and I can only imagine it can wash out pretty much any hair products you might use, so if you are a bit of a hair product junkie then this shampoo is almost certainly one for you. They are meant to be a company for men but I don't see any reason why women couldn't use this shampoo too, perhaps they wouldn't want too but if you did then its still a fine shampoo for anyone to use.
After using my hair feels smooth and quite silky too, best of all though my whole head and scalp feels cleaned and I just feel so refreshed after using it.

Availability.

Now this isn't really well known over here for a reason, and that reason is why I had never heard of the stuff before I got some as a present as well. This reason is because you cant seem to buy their products anywhere. I have seen it in a hair salon I went too once so I bought another bottle from there, it wasn't however the peppermint cleanse I bought as they only had the daily shampoo style from American crew but its still good. This wasn't even a posh salon I went too so I should think that quite a lot of places in the UK do have this products in them and I'm still looking but maybe even some shops sell American crew products.
I have looked in nearly all the supermarkets but have had no luck yet, however a specialist like boots or super drug might have the shampoos. If not there always available to order online, and would probably work out cheaper this way too so this is always a possibility if need be.
If like I mentioned earlier in the review this does come to the UK I think it will take off very well and will be nearly, or even more popular over here than it is in America.
It is a lot better than most shampoos on our shelf's over here however its also quite a bit dearer too, with prices going over £10 for a single bottle, but prices really do vary especially as its so hard to come by.
Also if it was to because on sale over here in supermarkets the price of the shampoo would no doubt drop which would be even better for me, and anyone else who will buy the shampoo.


Do I recommend it?

Altogether American Crew seem like a nice company, they are a leading one in America and now, after using their products I under stand why. There products work, they work well and they feel nice to use too, as well as looking and feeling like professional styling products.
Also they are a company who don't test any of their products on animals so can be used be vegans and gives piece of mind to anyone who like and doesn't believe in cruelty to animals really.
This is one of the best shampoos I have ever used, in fact I cant think of a better shampoo at the moment but I'm not really an expert in shampoo and I haven't really used a lot of the stuff in my lifetime, I don't tend to stick to a particular brand of hair products but instead seem to look what looks all right at the time of purchase or to see what's on offer and just buy the cheapest.
I think from now on though that I will try sticking to American Crew products in the future even though they are quite hard to get hold of.
I advise this to any one who cares about their hair or anyone who just wants nice hair, which is really everyone isn't it?
If you've not tried this shampoo before then if you are able to hold of some I advise giving it a try as I don't think you'll regret it and I think you'll grow to love it like I have too.

Summary: great shampoo