Lush 'Big' shampoo

Given Description:

Sea salt shampoo for shine, softness and volume.
Big is 50% salt. It looks like semolina and smells like a Margarita (what with the lemon, lime and salt) with a handful of vanilla and a smattering of iris thrown in. Whenever you use it, you'll rush up to strangers calling out invitingly, 'Feel my lovely soft hair!' How does it work? It has a softening seaweed infusion, as well as sea salt and coconut oil, so we knew it was going to be good, but we even surprised ourselves when we tested the first batch on ourselves and found how brilliant it was.


As quoted from Lush website www.lush.com

One day, as i was browsing through the Lush store, i saw the description on this shampoo product and decided to get it. Who wouldn't want the luscious shiny hair that this product promised?




The packaging is very good because they are environmentally aware and did you know that if you bring back 5 of those black containers they will give you a free fresh face mask? Good incentive for you to buy Lush products and reduce the amount of waste as Lush does not believe in wasteful packaging. The screw top is good too, because i thought that the cover of this product was just a cap which would be more prone to spillage.



They even have all the ingredients listed out on the cap of the tub (sorry for blur picture)


Scent of this product is undefinable, smells a little like those hair salon shampoo stuff. In the shower, i scooped out a fair bit and tried to lather it on my hair. It isn't very easy because of the coarse texture of the shampoo, and there really are a lot of granules of sea salt, which makes it even more difficult. As i was lathering, little bits of the sea salt kept falling out and hitting the bath tub, so it sounded like it was raining hail stones in there!





Despite the coarseness of the shampoo, i did manage to lather it up though it was weird. The experience is like washing your hair with large pieces of sand mixed up. One thing you have to take note is that you should never try to lather this onto your scalp. I repeat, NEVER lather this on your scalp. To be frank, it hurts like hell.


As i was shampooing my hair, i was wondering. Isn't sea salt supposed to be bad for your hair? They said frequent visits to the sea and frequent exposure to sea water will dry your hair out, so isn't this something similar? I'm still not very clear on this, but do drop me a comment if you know anything about this.




Another thing you have to take note of is that you should lean your head back when washing your hair out. Normally, i tilt my head forward so that i can wash the back of my head clean too but for this, tilt your head back. Okay, when you wash your hair tendency is you will open your mouth to breathe because you don't want any water going into your nose. When this shampoo goes into your mouth, its something like eating dead sea salt. Yes, it's VERY salty. Incredibly salty. If you don't believe me, feel free to go to a Lush store and taste it (though try not to let anyone see you eating their products). So when this shampoo gets into your mouth, it's not a pleasant experience, so lean your head back to minimise contact with your mouth.





The first time i tried this, i felt it left my hair feeling kind of rougher than before. I'm very proud of my hair, because its naturally very smooth and silky and i never ever get bad hair days. After using this shampoo, my hair was a little frizzy at the ends. Now i realised that you have to put on a large amount of conditioner, so currently, my hair isn't frizzy anymore.



This shampoo doesn't make my hair all that shiny like it promises too, but it does leave it feeling sufficiently soft. I got this from a Lush store in Oxford, England for about 10 pounds. That would be about SGD $30? As for whether it is worth it, im not so sure. It's a little bit messy trying to scoop it out and lather it and prevent the salty shampoo from getting into your mouth. Plus, it's not cheap either.




Rating: ♥♥♥ ♥/