It's hard to believe that no more than four months ago the wonder of Lush hair-care products were unbeknownst to me and my long-yet-terribly-dry locks.
My hair is very dry at the ends yet not so much at the roots as it's been so long since I've dyed it any sort of colour (let alone the horror that is off-the-shelf red dye) which has given it time to grow out and rejuvenate a little.
My usual hair routine consists of washing and then straightening at night before sleeping in a low-pony so that when I wake in the morning my hair is wonderfully flowy and not at all knotty. If I don't follow through with every step of this routine I will probably end up having to deal with monstrously fluffy/tuggy hair for a few days before I decide I can be bot hered to wash it again.
With all of this in mind and my wishes for my hair to return to how it used to be (post 13-year-old me deciding to dye my hair a disgusting purple-red hue in 2009) I turned to Lush.
My Lush obsession had already re-sprouted around April time (my religious watching of Beckie0 having no correlation to this whatsoever...not) so it was only fair to give their shampoos a go.
My first purchase was Rehab shampoo, mostly just because my Mum bought it so I decided to copy her as I had no idea where to start. To be honest I had no idea what it did or why it was good for my hair. My train of thought was that anything could save my hair at this point so why not give it a go?
As well as containing a whole load of fruit including papaya, kiwi and pineapple, Rehab is also home to Olive and Jojoba oil which fabulously counteracts my hairs insane dry-ness!
The name Rehab alone just screams, well, 'REHAB, REJUVENATION, EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE GOOD TO YOUR HAIR' and it is. Despite the size of the bottle (I opted for the smaller size as I saw no point in splashing cash on something that I may not even like) it lasts a bloody long time although i do use this in between one other Lush shampoo that I'll get to in a minute.
Rehab is the perfect shampoo if you, like myself, have no idea where to start in getting your hair on the road to recovery.
Next I chose to venture into the land of hair masks. Now what I love about Lush hair masks is that you apply them pre-shower, unlike most drugstore ones that insist you get out mid-shower and apply it between shampooing and conditioning. H'Suan Wen Hua (and no, I still can't pronounce that) is the only hair mask I've tried so far, using a good two big tubs of it since my first purchase. I LOVE this hair mask, especially when used in conjunction with Cynthia Sylvia Stout as they both really work together to weigh fluffy hair down and mine just feels amazing after using them. The smell of this mask is very natural and not overly pungent (which I find with most Lush products) and I love that about it. I've never had hair that stays smelling of my conditioner hours after using it and I hate even just queueing behind or passing by someone in the street and being able to smell the disgustingly strong scent of their Herbal Essences conditioner. It doesn't feel like I'm piling a load of chemicals into my hair, instead it feels like I could have just combined the ingredients myself, it's that lovely and basic-feeling.
Cynthia Sylvia Stout is that long talked about 'other' shampoo I just know you've all been desperate for me to get typing about......
Following the Lush lady's advice I bought CSS to go alongside H'suan Wen to combat my immensely unruly and fluffy hair. On it's own this shampoo is suppose to be great for dry, light and fluffy hair as it's main agent is beer (queue not-so-yummy yeasty smell) When used, beer helps weigh the ends of hair down thus eliminating that horrible hard-to-manage lightness that comes with dry hair. I have super long and thick hair so having really weightless ends can be a huge pain 'cause the underneath gets tuggy almost instantly after stepping out the front door.
I don't know if it's just this product or if it's a combination of the mask and the shampoo but it really. Does. Work!!! My hair has looked so much better these past few weeks. I also find that it's a super long-wearing shampoo. I bought the 500ml bottle and I haven't even used half yet, even with my thick hair it's outlasted a lot of shampoos I've had in the past!
The final and fourth product is Retread! Retread is a hair conditioner (despite it's incredibly self-descriptive name it took me a rather long time figuring out how to use it...). The only thing I don't like about this product is that it comes in a pot and not a bottle which is very annoying whilst in the shower, you have to place it well out the way unless you want the whole thing accidentally filling up with water. I wish I had more to say about this product but I've only used it twice so I haven't really formed an opinion on it yet. I don't think I'm ever going to warm to Lush conditioners because they don't do that thing that drugstore conditioners do where they sort of naturally detangle your hair. It is SO hard to brush through my hair once I've used this conditioner, I rip so much hair out it's so painful.
THERE was my Lush hair care thoughts and experiences on the few products I've tried. I just wanted to write this post as a sort of check-in. I'm so super excited to begin trying new products, next on my list is Roots!
xxrachelhelen
Products:
- Rehab
- Retread
