~ The more socially acceptable way to rub fruit into your hair ~ (Original Source White Pear and Avocado Conditioner)

Member Name: blue_ashleigh

Product:	Original Source White Pear and Avocado Conditioner
Date:	02/07/09 (67 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Smells lovely and makes my hair look great

Disadvantages: Probably leaves some product on your hair

I saw this conditioner in Tesco for a mere 39p (that's right, 39p for 250ml!), so bought it!

As usual, skip to the parts that you want to read!


~ General Overview ~

Original Souce White Pear and Avocado Damage Limitation conditioner (quite a mouthful!) is a lovely smelling conditioner, which leaves your hair soft, light and bouncy throughout the day. Packaging suggests it's suitable for daily use, but I find it's quite an 'intense' conditioner so only use it once a week.


~ Original Source* ~

Original Source are part of the Aromatherapy Trade Council and also work closely with the Vegan Society. None of their products are tested on fluffy bunnies (or less fluffy rats). They are part of PZ Cussons. They claim their products use natural ingredients. (Thumbs up so far!)


~ Packaging ~

Sort of triangular plastic, textured, see-through bottle. The conditioner itself is white and you can see through to it (handy for knowing how much is left). Flip cap opening at the bottom, which is quite sturdy and I haven't managed to break it (I have this amazing ability to break things I touch). The bottle's made of a soft, flexible plastic so it's easy to squeeze out without developing a hernia.


~ The conditioner ~

The White Pear and Avodcado condition is a 'DAMAGE LIMITATION CONDITIONER' which contains UV inhibitors "to help strengthen and protect hair against the sun". The conditioner also contains "anti pollutants" to reduce the effects of "urban damage". Basically, I think what they're trying to say is, the conditioner will stop your hair going all dry from being in the sun and stop it looking all limp from pollution. On the other hand, this means that the conditioner must leave product in your hair for it to have this coating effect.

The conditioner smells gorgeous! It smells a little like pear, but it's hard to describe the smell. It is absolutely lovely and The Boy always comments on how nice the bathroom and my hair smell after I've used it.


~ Whilst washing ~

You only need a small amount of conditioner for your hair. I have relatively long hair but only need a small dollop (about a 10p piece size) to cover my whole hair. I've had this conditioner for at least 4 months now and there's still ¾ of a bottle left (although I use it once or twice a week at most). It's quite thick and gloopy, but once it's on my hair it's easily rubbed in. I normally leave the conditioner on for a few minutes just so I can the full effect.


~ After washing ~

I was expecting this conditioner to leave my hair quite heavy from the product being left on it, but actually after washing with this conditioner my hair felt light and bouncy. This conditioner left my hair smelling lovely all day long and I think my hair is in better condition after using it. I don't use the conditioner every day as it's a more 'intense' conditioner, and my hair doesn't really need conditioning daily, I use it about once a week and it brings my hair back to it's 'best'.


~ Recommend it? ~

Absolutely! I think this conditioner leaves my hair looking shiny and soft; I'm definitely going to snap another one up when this one runs out.


~ The boring bits ~

White Pear and Avocado Damage Limitation Conditioner
PZ Cussons (0800 581 001)
250ml
Prices starting from 39p :)


~ Other stuff ~

You can find more information about Original Source and their product range at http://www.originalsource.co.uk/ The website is very modern and slick but does use a lot of space (memory/ internet speed...?) to load and so it can take quite a while!

Also, you can get a free sample of this conditioner (or any of the others in the Original Source range) by visiting the website above.




*Information based upon the Original Source website

Summary: I think this is fab, go order yourself a free sample (go on... off you go...)