Who Needs a Baby? (Johnson's Baby Shampoo)

Member Name: KathrynPenguin

Product:	Johnson's Baby Shampoo
Date:	04/05/01 (417 review reads)
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Well the bottle says "no more tears" and its supposed to be kind and gentle. Then of course there is that advert where the little brat (sorry I meant darling child) is whining on the phone to "Mr Johnson" about her Mummy using her shampoo. It made me start to think about trying this for myself, so I guess the advert worked.

~~~ My Haircare ~~~
Now as you may have noticed from my profile picture I have long curly hair. Actually that picture is about 6 years old and at the moment my hair is in a bit of a mess. Its still got some curl in it but not much, I had a perm about 4 months ago that totally dropped out a month later. I guess I shouldn't have broken my rule about using expensive hairdressers, the bad perm cost £45 and lasted about a month, the previous perm cost £120 and was still going strong 3 years later! But I digress, the basic problem is that my hair is rather dry and in need of attention. To this end I'm using regular hot oil treatments and intensive conditioners.

~~~ My Scalp Problem ~~~
I have to be a bit careful about exactly what sort of shampoos I use because I have an itchty, spotty, flaky scalp. I suffer from both Eczema and Serbhorric dermatitis on various parts of my body and also on my scalp. I should really use medicated shampoo but I hate the smell of the stuff. Because of these problems I have used a gentle Body Shop shampoo for about the last 10 years. Until I "discovered" Johnsons Baby Shampoo.

~~~ The Shampoo ~~~
Johnsons Baby shampoo is available in a variety of guises. There is a no more tangles version as well as a variety of different "flavours" (what is the correct term for a shampoo variation? – Answers in comments please!) which include Chamomile which is generally recommended for blonde hair. With this in mind I decided to buy the Chamomile version when I went to Tesco's, but they had the original on a buy one get one free
offer and who could refuse that? Also the shampoo comes in a fairly large 500 ml bottle and costs less than £3 – I'm always keen on making a saving and this is much cheaper than your average "beauty" shampoo.

~~~ The Claims ~~~
The label on the bottle is quite small but does contain a lot of detail. Now as you know its got a "no more tears" formula, which means it should sting like hell if you get it in your eyes. The bottle also says that "you can rediscover your hair's natural baby softness" because it has moisturisers. Of course it mentions a couple of times that its OK to use on a tender baby – but I wasn't interested in that.

~~~ Ingredients ~~~
There is little point in me going into detail here as the ingredients are the usual list of chemicals with long, unpronounceable, unspellcheckable names. I couldn't tell you if any of them are "nasty" as I'm no chemist and I didn't even do chemistry at school. The down side for me is that there seems to be little in the way of natural products in this shampoo and I like natural products.

~~~ Application ~~~
I'm a generous sort of person me, so I pour out a fair amount of shampoo when I use it. With the Johnson's I find that this gives me a terrific lather and there is never any need for a second application. Not that I ever have time for a second application. The shampoo rinses off quickly and easily and I don't feel like I have any "build up" on my hair.

~~~ Results ~~~
After I had used the shampoo about 4 times I noticed that my hair felt a lot softer than it had in ages. It's also getting the shine back which had been gone for a couple of years. My hair looks and feels really healthy now, so hopefully this shampoo is repairing some of the damage I've done with perming, colouring and repeated blow drying.

~~~ The Bottom Line ~~~
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his shampoo is reasonably prices and gives great results. It’s a well known brand which we all trust. Treat yourself and enjoy the results. Why should the babies/kids get all the good stuff?

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