I got my first little package in the mail a couple of days ago – the cutest box of trial sized Pantene Ultra Light shampoo and conditioner, from pinchme which is a new site for sample products and reviews.
I’ve always been wary of Pantene, I’ve found their claims at being light always fall short of my expectations. I have fine hair and after a day or two, it gets weighed down with grime, sweat and oils (I run my hands through my hair a lot of an evening I’m realising). I’ve actually never found a shampoo which properly feels like it cleans my hair which is why once or twice a month I wash it in baking soda – at least it strips it back to squeaky clean – the downside of which is that as soon as I add conditioner, the same problem occurs.
I am surprised but thoroughly pleased to say that this shampoo and conditioner combo actually works! The claim on the packaging suggests that it’s because of the lack of silicone in the product (something I’m amazed is in a lot of my shampoos) which makes a lot of sense, I use silicone to waterproof the bathroom so not having that on my hair would certainly be lighter. I washed my hair a couple of nights ago and towel dried it at night, then slept on it accidentally when I put my daughter to sleep and fell asleep myself. No expecting anything, I woke the next morning to badly styled, but otherwise amazingly soft hair with (this is the exciting part) volume! I was pretty pleased with it, especially when a couple of people commented on how good my hair looked during the day, not something I often hear with fine lank hair.
It’s gotten me excited enough to now think that I should get my hair styled in to something more than a pulled back ponytail – one more wash just to be sure it still works and I think I may take the plunge!
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