Herbal Essences Dangerously Straight Shampoo Review

Good Evening buddies! I am reviewing a shampoo in this post which I have been using now and then for a past few months. It's one of the shampoo from Herbal Essences brand called the "Dangerously Straight Silky and Straight Shampoo" Let us see few lines about the brand first (As per their site). "WANT TO KNOW ABOUT US? then you should know we’re all about hair. not just how your hair looks, but how it feels, smells and, most importantly, how it makes you feel. whether it’s lusciously soft, totally twisted or long and strong, hair is an expression. hair is an experience. it’s time to experience Herbal hair." What is running on your mind now? Is it a shampoo that straightens hair!!?? Right isn't it? So, now let us move on to my review and know more about this shampoo with its PROS and CONS.

Herbal Essences Dangerously Straight Silky and Straight Shampoo 

Price: Rs. 148 for 300ml; Rs.90 for 160 ml

Product Description

You love your straight hair but what you do to get it leaves some damage done. Well, go ahead and get a straight look. My lush formula lays hair down with a sleek shine. Need something to calm down your strands? Smooth things over with the lush formula of Herbal Essences Shampoo Dangerously Straight, that has a fusion of pink lily and Asian silk. This smooth shampoo lays down fly-aways for silky-softness that’s totally touchable. 

My Views and Ratings

The Packaging

This shampoo comes in a cute pink coloured plastic bottle with a press type cap. The bottle is semi transparent and hence it is easier to find out how much shampoo is left inside. Luckily, the whole pack is firm and travel friendly. An another plus is that, the bottle is re-usable. I am planning to fill my homemade body lotion after the shampoo gets over :P Overall, the packaging is pretty good. 

5/5

Colour, Consistency and Fragrance

The consistency of the shampoo is normal to runny, while it has a baby pink colour which looked so cute. The shampoo is creamy, smooth and lovable to use, especially the kids in your home will long for it. The shampoo lathers pretty good and washes out easily. It has a very floral and refreshing fragrance. No bad I see in this part too.

5/5

How it Works

There is no such thing called the straightening effect in this shampoo actually. For the price, I didn't expect straightening and all but still I would say they named the product wrong. But other than that, the shampoo cleanses out oil, dirt, pollution and brings out the lustrous hair. My hair becomes smooth, soft even without a conditioner however rough and dry scalps will have to use it along with a good nourishing conditioner. I didn't experience any abnormal hair fall or dandruff while using this shampoo and overall, its a good shampoo for regular use, but don't expect straightening effects. It may make your hair look little straight with its softening effects, but not surely parlor straight.

3.5/5 (-1.5 for wrong naming, or else would have given full ratings)

PROS

1. Lovely packaging. Cute, Sturdy and Travel friendly.
2. Semi transparent bottle helps to find out how much is left in the bottle.
3. Comes in a dirt cheap price.
4. Makes her soft, smooth and light. It doesn't weigh down hair.
5. No side affects such as abnormal hair fall or dandruff.
6. Lathers pretty enough and washes off easily.
7. Because of the pinky-pinky colour, it would attract all the kids.
8. Lovely floral fragrance which stays all day long. Gives a refreshing feel.
9. Perfect for everyday use.

CONS

1. No such thing called the "Straightening Effect". This cant be taken as a con for the price though. 

My Recommedation: Why should we bother about the name? :P The shampoo is good, so give a try buddies!

Overall Rating: 4/5 

Will I Repurchase?: Sure, After this bottle gets over.

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Lotus Herbals Kera-Veda Soyashine Shampoo Review

It has been a long time I reviewed shampoos and today I felt like reviewing one and have chosen the Lotus Herbals Kera-Veda Soyashine shampoo. I had been using this shampoo for past one month and have another variant of Shika Shampoo in Lotus herbals too, but still I wanted to review this first. I will be reviewing the conditioner later so keep on reading. Few lines about Lotus herbals as per the site are "Lotus Herbals products are honest herbal formulations. Inspired by Ayurveda, a 5000 year old science of life, each product contains combination extracts of different herbs to protect, heal and enhance the face, body and hair. Lotus Herbals is a reputed, trusted and valued natural products' brand. Formulated in India, it has the distinction of being one of the most sought after brands in many asian and european countries." Okay now let us move on to my review.

Lotus Herbals Kera-Veda Soyashine Shampoo

Price: Rs.165 for 220 ml

Shelf Life: 3 years.

Product Description

This Unique combination of soya Protein and Brahmi not only strengthens and nourishes lifeless, thin and delicate hair, but also adds luster and bounce to them. The hydrolyzed soya protein penetrates and strengthens hair to protect against damage while Brahmi darkens hair color and promotes hair growth as well.

Usage Directions 

Apply the desired quantity on wet hair and lather it up. Rinse thoroughly. Follow it with SOYASMOOTH Conditioner for best results.

My Views and Ratings

The Packaging

The shampoo comes in a flat yellow plastic bottle with a green flip top cap. I first of all was satisfied with the packaging as it is hygienic but the flip cap is so hard to open. It ends in hurting my thumb at times :( Other than that the bottle is sturdy and travel friendly. 

3.5/5

Colour, Consistency & Fragrance

The colour is semi trasparent + white mixed and the texture is smooth, neither thick nor too runny. I expected the fragrance to be flowery or sweet but it has just an ordinary herbal smell. 

4/5

How it Works

I used this shampoo for about 3 weeks and it doesn't make my hair shiny or bouncy as per the claims. It is a normal shampoo which adds a some shine to hair but definitely not for dry scalps and dry hair types. It lathers pretty good and a single bottle lasts for a long time. This shampoo didn't work for my hair fall much and overall, it is a normal herbal shampoo with at least no side effects. I recommend this shampoo for oily and normal hair types, surely not for dry scalps. I will be starting to use this once again, but with the soya shine conditioner to give my review of the soyashine conditioner. 

3.5/5

PROS

1. Cleanses hair thoroughly without leaving any residue.
2. Not pricey, comes in a decent rate.
3. Travel friendly.
4. Hair smells fresh on the day of hair wash.
5. Doesn't leave hair greasy soon.
6. Adds little shine to the hair.
7. No side effects.
8. A good shampoo for oily scalps as well as natural product lovers.
9. Lathers pretty good.
10. Rinses out completely without the need of much water.

CONS

1. Availability issues. 
2. Not for dry scalps.
3. Doesn't make  my hair soft or smooth as I expected.
4. Contain parabens.
5. The flip cap should be improved. 

My Recommendation: Only for oily scalps. This shampoo doesn't nourish dry scalps at all. Overall a good herbal shampoo, not the best.

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Will I Repurchase?: Not sure! May be after this bottle gets over.. But I prefer some other nourishing ones.

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Head & Shoulders Smooth and Silky Anti-Dandruff Shampoo Review

Head & Shoulders is a well known brand of shampoo which is here from 1950's :) They have a wide range of products with advanced treatment for dandruff and scalp problems along with professional expert advices. In this post, I am going to review one of the shampoo from head and shoulders and it is Head and Shoulders Smooth and Silky Anti-Dandruff Shampoo. This is specially formulated for dandruff cure without drying out the hair, so that the hair shines smooth and silky. Let me review it with my experience of 1 month of daily usage.

Head and Shoulders Smooth and Silky Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

MRP : Rs.69 for 90 ml

Shelf Life: Best Before 3 yrs from the date of manufacture

What does the Product Claims:

Effectively removes dandruff and prevents it from coming back visible flakes only, with regular use.

The high conditioning formula gives you a soft and smooth hair, you would love to caress it!

Directions to use:

Wet your hair. Gently massage onto scalp. Lather and rinse thoroughly. Repeat if desired.

Consistency and Color of the Shampoo

The Opening Cap 

My View about Head and Shoulders Smooth and Silky Shampoo

I bought this product long back and used it for about a month. To say about packaging, the shampoo comes in a white plastic bottle which is flat, curvy at one side with a turning cap. The bottle is lovely white in color with pink shades in it and with a blue cap. I loved the simple packaging which looks cute except the turning cap, because it was little tough to open/close it and to take the shampoo out, sometimes I struggle to take out some shampoo and the other times, the shampoo flows much from the bottle. It also becomes clumsy around with shampoo flowing outside (sticky) :(  I think it would be much better if they use a flip flop model cap instead of this.

    The consistency of the shampoo is not too thick, it's not runny too. It is thick,creamy enough and milkish white in color. I loved the flowery fragrance which this shampoo delivers :) I did not expect this kind of yummy fragrance from an anti-dandruff shampoo because most of the anti-dandruff shampoos gives only chemical smells :P I had mild dandruff and there were no much expectations for this shampoo at first from my side. The very first time I used it, I felt this shampoo lathers good and rinses out easily. I felt my scalp became free from dandruff up to an extent and my hair was smooth and smelling nice after rinsing my hair with this shampoo.

  I tried this shampoo for a week without conditioner and another week along with conditioner, I do have dry hair so it suited me only when I used it along with conditioner. When I used the shampoo alone without conditioning for a week, it striped out my natural oils gradually and made my hair little frizzy even though it softens hair at that instant. Lets move on to the pros of cons of Head and Shoulders Smooth and Silky :D

PROS

• Reasonably priced for the good quantity and quality.
• I was impressed of the lovely flower like fragrance which makes every hair wash special and my hair was smelling nice on the days I shampooed my hair.
• Lathers well and gets rinsed off easily.
• Reduces dandruff and prevents it up to an extent.
• Unlike the anti-dandruff shampoos, it doesn't dry out my hair. It made my hair really smooth and silky up to a good extent when used along with the conditioner.

CONS

• The packaging :( makes it hard and clumsy to use. It would be better if the shampoo comes in a flip flop cap.
• Few of my cousins experienced little hair fall when they suddenly changed to this shampoo, it might be the chemicals and alcohol ingredients causing it in dry scalps for some people. For me, it was all right.
• It doesn't contain any natural ingredients and when I failed to rinse properly with lots of fresh water after lathering, the shampoo remaindered in my scalp and started appearing like flakes.

My Recommendation: Overall, I recommend oily and normal scalps who have dandruff to try this shampoo. Dry scalps will need a heavy nourishing conditioner if you want to use it.

My Rating: 4/5 (-1 for the packaging)

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