Burt's Bees Super Shiny Shampoo Grapefruit and Sugar Beet -- 12 fl oz
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Burt's Bees Super Shiny Shampoo Grapefruit and Sugar Beet -- 12 fl oz
Customer Review: Great scent, less than great feeling.
Summary: 3 Stars
I like the scent - enough citrus to seem fresh. But without conditioner, this shampoo leaves my hair feeling entirely too dry. I like other Burt's Bees products. But this one, while having solid potential, needs some tweaking.Customer Review: Horrible smell
Summary: 1 Stars
At first this shampoo doesn't smell too bad. A little citrusy. (The matching conditioner, though, is awful from the start.) Over time, though, this shampoo degrades and it smells exactly like plastic. I disliked how it worked on my hair (I have long, fine hair). I tried to use up the shampoo as bubble bath for my kids--HUGE mistake, it smelled like a plastic factory in my bathroom! I threw the bottle out and won't buy it again.
Customer Review: I really wanted this to work, but it's not great
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this product because it is the "safest" and healthiest shampoo (per info on http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/) that I can find in stores at anything near a reasonable price. I also bought the conditioner.
I have tried both products now for several days, and overall I am unpleased. Here are my thoughts:
Pros:
-easy to find compared to other "safe" and healthy shampoos
-priced lower than some competitors
-recyclable (not recycled!) bottle
-excellent, exciting fragrance (this was the best part of the product)
-thick texture, didn't fall off my hands
-shampoo does actually lather compared to other "safe" shampoos
-hair felt clean (too clean?) after shampooing, which is the goal (I haven't noticed a residue yet)
Cons (major cons):
-shampoo is soooo difficult to distribute through the hair, as it does not have a silky texture, so I ended up having to use a larger quantity of shampoo compared to conventional shampoos (NOTE: I have short, chin-length hair, and once I put the shampoo in, I couldn't move it from root to tip, I had to add more)
-shampoo left my hair feeling like straw, so that I couldn't even run my hands through it (again, very short hair)
-the companion conditioner (as a side note) does not seem to repair the straw-like texture which the shampoo imparts, so I think the conditioner is more worthless than the shampoo
-shampoo is considerably more expensive and comes in a smaller size compared to conventional shampoos
I have spent too much money on this shampoo/conditioner set to abandon it, so I will keep using it. Also, I don't have a viable shampoo alternative yet, and I don't want to go back to conventional products (on principle).
One way I have dealt with the poor texture the shampoo provides is to get a better conditioner. The best "natural" brand I have found available I had to buy through the internet (which I try to avoid) is Nature's Gate Lavender and Aloe Organic conditioner, which has a decent rating on the Cosmetics Database (although many other Nature's Gate products are not as well rated - be careful).
This conditioner fixes the problems of the shampoo, so it is livable. I'm thinking about trying Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap as a shampoo instead, as it has done a really great job on my hands after a couple weeks. The search continues...
Customer Review: It's okay
Summary: 3 Stars
I wanted a healthier shampoo, so I bought this along with the conditioner. I find it leaves my hair feeling dried out and brittle when I'm washing it. It isn't quite as bad once my hair is dried, but even then it isn't as soft as when I used "regular" products. I have thin, fine hair, so perhaps that makes a difference. I've been using it for a couple months - the bottle really is lasting a long time - so I asked my hair dresser her opinion of my hair. She said she didn't really see or feel much difference and my hair looks healthy, so I'm trying to just get over the tactile discontent and be happy that it doesn't have all the chemicals, but I do miss the silkiness of other products.Customer Review: Leaves buildup, not softness
Summary: 3 Stars
I have recently been trying to go "green" with my cosmetics and beauty products. While this shampoo isn't 100% natural, it's pretty darn close. Having read reviews both on here and on Burt's Bees' Web site (biased I know, but still...), I was excited to give this one a try.
At first I loved it, and, contrary to other reviewers, I actually liked the scent. However, I noticed that my hair didn't stay clean as long as it did with other, more synthetic shampoos. I figured it was because my hair wasn't being stipped of its "natural oils." However, within a week, the shampoo was no longer lathering quite as well and my hair felt almost sticky while trying to rinse the shampoo out. Even more gross, I noticed this white fuzzy stuff in my hair brush. Turns out it was buildup.
Now, I have one of those massaging shower heads that you can turn to various levels, so I decided to experiment with more powerful sprays and holding the shower head closer to my scalp to make sure I was completely rinsing the shampoo. That didn't seem to help at all. I'm figuring it has something to do with the shampoo reacting to the hard water, but since I'm living in an apartment, I can't exactly install a water softener to change that.
I read up a little bit more on using natural shampoos and soap in hard water areas and some people suggest using vinegar or baking soda rinses, but that didn't seem to work for me. So I switched back to my synthetic Pantene shampoo, and my hair is once again soft and smooth. I might try using the Burt's Bees one most of the time and then just use my synthetic one as a "clarifying" shampoo once a week.
I can say that I do love the Grapefruit and Sugarbeet conditioner though!