I Get The Urge Three Times A Week! (Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo/Replenisher)

Member Name: karenuk

Product:	Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo/Replenisher
Date:	15/11/01 (350 review reads)
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Advantages: wonderfully smelling product, works really well, the best shampoo I've used

Disadvantages: more expensive than some others

Yes, we all know that annoying advert with the infuriating tag-line “I’ve got the urge to ‘erbal!” Well, that’s almost enough to put me off this shampoo for starters, but I have always admired the design of the bottle and thought it sounded interesting. So when we went to stay with my Mum last month, I was pleased to see she had bought Clairol Herbal Essences shampoo for us to use while we were there.

My hair is long, dyed blonde and subsequently, very dry. So she bought the shampoo in this range that ‘replenishes coloured / permed / dry / damaged hair’. So what’s it like? Does it work? Does it do what it says on the bottle? Read on and be enlightened.

The design of this bottle is very impressive – although I was disappointed to find out that the apparent flowers inside are only a picture. Oh well, it’s a nice picture anyway, long stemmed pink roses on this one. The bottle is clear with the familiar logo on the front, instructions and ingredients on the back.

The shampoo itself is gorgeous – a pink colour, but not the bright artificial pink you might expect. It looks quite watery through the bottle, but the opposite is true – it is a luxurious feeling gel that smells heavenly – slightly rose, slightly strawberry. It is soft, not sticky and you don’t need much to get a good lather.

It washes the hair well and is easy to rinse off. It leaves your hair smelling really nice too, but again, it’s not too over-powering. The only criticism I have is that I still needs lots of conditioner to get my tangles out – but that’s only to be expected with my hair. I have just started to use the conditioner that Clairol do (Herbal Essences Protection Conditioner) - which I'll review sometime - but my old Asda conditioner worked well enough.

The back of the bottle explains what is so good about the shampoo. It is made with natural, orga
nic herbs and something called botanicals. They use pure mountain spring water and in this type of the shampoo, it is combined with rose hips, jojoba and vitamin E.

They definitely seem to be trying to appeal to those who are into natural ingredients. There are no animal ingredients used (useful to know for vegetarians like myself) and the herbs are grown without the use of petro-chemicals or pesticides. The bottles are recyclable (but of course, you need to know somewhere that takes plastic!) and made from 25% post-consumer recycled plastic.

The cost is higher than my usual shampoo, selling at around £2.19 for a 400ml bottle. I recently found both the shampoo and conditioner on sale in my local chemists for only £1.69 each, so look out for special offers!

It does last well though, which will make it a worthwhile expenditure, even at £2.19. Admittedly, I’m the only one using this in our house, but I still have about a quarter of the bottle left after a month and I generally wash my hair three times a week.

There are other shampoos available in the range, so you should find something to suit your hair type. I’m sure the others are just as good as this one. I would certainly suggest you try them. The smell and feel of this product are divine, no wonder you get the urge ;-)

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