The Body Shop Rainforest Balance Conditioner

I bought this conditioner in a body shop sale a few months ago and I bought the small mini/travel size version as I haven't really tried any of the body shop hair care (expect for the olive shampoo which is ok) and I am glad that I didn't purchase the full size.

- Product description (from the body shop UK site)

"Lightly conditions to reduce excess oil for hair that looks clean and fresh all day without weighing it down. Contains pracaxi oil, white nettle, and seaweed and Community Trade aloe vera. No silicones, no parabens and no colourants. For oily hair."

- About the product

I purchased the small 60ml or 2 us FL oz. bottle, which was just over £1 I think. There are also 200ml and 400ml bottles available to purchase on the body shop UK website. The bottle is not clear/see through like most of the body shop product which means that you cannot see how much you have left. This conditioner does not contain silicones, colourants or parabens which is fantastic! The conditioner also meets the body shops eco standards.

- Scent

The scent of body shop products is one of the main reasons I usually buy their products; for example, the moringa range smells divine as does the passion fruit, strawberry and brazil nut body butters. But this conditioner does not smell nice at all, in my opinion, as it smells like a mixture of plastic and a chlorinated swimming pool! The scent really does smell like chlorine in swimming pools and the plastic scent may be from the conditioner but overall it smells fairly unpleasant which is not like body shop products. Overall I would rate the scent 1/5!

- Using the product

The first thing I notice about the conditioner, apart from the plastic/chlorine scent, is the consistency of the conditioner. The consistency is very thick, unlike any other conditioner I have used and I thought that it would be difficult to apply to my hair but when rubbed between my hands the conditioner become really runny and slightly oily feelings on my hands. Almost as soon as I apply this conditioner to my hair, my hair seems to absorb it completely leaving my hair feeling dry, tangled and not conditioned at all. So I end up using a lot of this conditioner (and I use a lot of conditioner anyway as my hair is dry at the ends and really long so it is prone to tangles) at a time to make my hair feel somewhat conditioned and smooth. I hate the way this conditioner feels in my hair as it makes my hair feel a bit waxy, slightly tangled and not conditioned at all! Rinsing this product out is the nicest part of using this conditioner and it rinses out of my hair fairly quickly and easily. Overall, using this product is not very nice - I don't like how it makes my hair feel once applied and when rinsed out and it smells horrible, in my opinion.

- Results

The positives results of this product are very few such as, this conditioner does not really weigh my hair down and I did find that it reduced the oily/greasy feeling my hair can get at the roots. These are the only two positives results I can think of for this product, the negatives are as follows: the scent is horrible and it does stay in my hair to an extent, my hair does not feel very conditioned at all after using this, it does not help with tangles and I have to use a lot of conditioner to make my hair feel somewhat smooth and soft. Overall I really don't like this product and the negatives far outweigh the positives and I will not be buying this again and I do not recommend it.

- Price and availability

I bought this in a body shop sale/offer (which is on now I think) and it was priced at just over £1 which I think is good and I like that the body shop have the travel size versions as they would obviously be great for travelling but they are also great for trying out new products as well. This conditioner is available in 60ml bottles for £1.20, 250ml bottles for £2.40 and 400ml bottles for 3.60, which I think is fantastic value.

Conclusions

Positives

*Easy to use and rinse out - although it is not nice to use at all
*Travel size bottle available and inexpensive
*Does help with oil control to an extent

Negatives

*Not conditioning enough even when I use a lot of the conditioner
*Does not help with tangles
*Scent is horrible - like plastic and chlorine

Thank you for reading my review