Average shampoo (Neutrogena Clean Color-Defending Shampoo)

Member Name: pink_glitter

Product:	Neutrogena Clean Color-Defending Shampoo
Date:	09/07/06 (202 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: gets hair clean, cheap

Disadvantages: nothing special

Due to the fact Boots regularly have their hair care ranges on a 3 for 2 offer, I realised the other week that I had somehow ended up with several bottles of conditioner and no shampoo! On a shopping trip to town I went to Fenwick, where I noticed the Neutrogena Clean range was on special offer of 99p. I chose the Clean for Colour as I dye my hair darker, and like to keep the colour strong.

~Packaging~

The shampoo comes in a blue tinted, see-through bottle, through which you can see the shampoo. The bottle is narrow at the bottom, wider at the top, and has a grey and white label. Although the packaging is fairly plain, I think it’s simplicity makes it look quite nice.

~Smell~

This has a very subtle, clean smell to it. Although after use the scent still lingered on my hair, it just smelled clean, unlike some more highly fragranced shampoos which can leave a strong, almost over-powering scent on the hair.

~Price and Availability~

As mentioned I bought this for 99p from Fenwick. I have also seen it in Boots for £1.79 and at the time of writing this it is currently on a buy one get one free offer. Another place I have seen this is in Poundland, so it really is a bargain shampoo.

~My Experience~

The first thing to note about this shampoo is that a little goes a long way! Only a small amount is needed to produce a good later. The first time I used it I used far too much and ended up with a head covered in lather, which took ages to rinse away!
After use, my hair felt noticeably softer and also felt lighter. One of the things this shampoo claims, is that it doesn’t create a heavy build up of residue, and from my experience that certainly seems true, as my hair somehow seemed to feel lighter after I’d used this.
This particular shampoo is designed for coloured hair, and Neutrogena claim that because there is no heavy build up, colour is not dulled. I found that there did not seem to be any difference in my hair colour – it certainly wasn’t faded, but then again did not really look any brighter.
Overall, this shampoo is pretty average. There is nothing in particular that makes it stand out from other similar products on the market, but is a good, low price product suitable for regular use.

Three stars.

Summary: shampoo for colour treated hair