NAKED: Rescue Intensive Care Haircare Review

I like the idea of SLS/silicone free haircare.  I don't demand it as I mentioned here, but as long as it actually works I'm happy to be all righteous and natural. This shampoo and conditioner are 97% natural and designed for frizzy damaged hair, which I have. 

From their description they should be ideal for my hair:
"For hair that is shouting SOS and in major need of TLC, Naked comes to the rescue! Whether your hair is looking a bit sad or is the victim of some serious abuse this combo is sure to please. Naked Rescue Shampoo and Conditioner team ‘smooth operators’ shea butter with olive oil to help work hard at tackling frizzy and split hair."

Sadly, they don't work.  At all.

 

Naked Rescue Intensive Care Shampoo

This left my hair feeling unwashed, despite washing it twice. The packaging says you'll get a better lather on your second wash, which is true, but it still doesn't clean my hair properly.  To the extent where when I'd dried my hair, parts of it still looked greasy.  Ughhhh. I'd definitely washed all of the shampoo and conditioner out too.  It just wasn't strong enough to actually clean my hair and my hair was just left coated with a weird film that felt nasty and heavy.  Heavy hair..is that a thing?!

Naked Rescue Intensive Care Conditioner

The only thing positive thing I can muster about this conditioner is that it's so thick you don't need to use much.  So it'll last you a while. Although I'd rather it hadn't.  It left my hair really weighed down and was an absolute nightmare to wash out.

I should mention that I previously used the Naked Colour Protection Shampoo and Conditioner and they worked perfectly well.  They even made my hair shiny.  Even so I didn't repurchase because having to use so much shampoo though is no good for me as I have pretty long hair, so I was speeding through the bottle far too fast. As I wash my hair every morning (tut tut)I don't want to further damage it by washing it twice, I only expect to have to do it once.  This doesn't appear to be sufficient with any of the Naked range though and that means I won't be buying it again.

I've now discarded the shampoo to Adam, who does actually likes it.  He has a really sensitive scalp and it doesn't react with his psoriasis at all, so that's good. Even he won't touch the conditioner though. I feel like shea butter should be kept for body lotion, not hair - it just doesn't work.

I definitely won't be using it again, or repurchasing - if you have the desire to do so the shampoo and conditioner both retail at £3.99 for 250ml.

Have you tried any Naked products? Do you feel that SLS free shampoo cleans your hair properly?

Suzy
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Superdrug Naturals Shampoo & Conditioner

Lately my hair has been looking a little dull so I've been willing to try pretty much anything to get some sparkle back into it!

This week I saw Jess from Lovely Jubbly Blog's Boots and Superdrug haul which mentioned she'd bought Superdrug Naturals shampoo and conditioner for only £1.48 for both so I was intrigued.  I decided to buy it with the logic that if I hate it my fiancé will use it up cos he's not fussy with hair stuff!

I went with the Coconut and Sweet Almond version purely because I love the smell of coconut. And it described itself as moisturising.

 I've used it a couple of times now and I really like it! My hair feels a lot softer and has a good shine to it - which is difficult to get on blonde hair! It also smells yummy and the coconut scent stays on my hair for the rest of the day, which is a bonus. The packaging is quite sleek and looks nice in my bathroom. 

My one teeny complaint is that the shampoo doesn't have a pump like the conditioner. I like the pump and it's much easier to coordinate in the shower. The shampoo has a fiddly screw lid that makes me slightly mad. How am I meant to screw a lid back on when I've just poured shampoo into my palm!?! 

I know a lot of beauty bloggers try to avoid haircare that contains silicones and sulphates, and this shampoo does contain those things. For a while I only used silicone and sulfate free hair care products to try and improve it's condition but my hair just didn't feel clean enough and I don't have the time or the patience to have to wash my hair 3 times in a morning!

I've since gone back to the evil sulfates and silicones. I can hear you...judging me :)

My logic is this:

1) Hair is dead. It can't really be repaired; the issues can only be masked.

2) I've been using SLS and silicone based shampoo since childhood and have lived to tell the tale. With a full head of hair.

I think a lot of it is marketing bumpf

I know this shampoo and conditioner won't be doing anything amazing for my hair but as long as it makes my hair look pretty then I'm happy. Vain? Yes.

So far I'd recommend this shampoo and conditioner set, especially if you have dry hair. I like to rotate my hair care so as not to get build up and this will certainly be staying in my rotation.

Thanks to Jess at Lovely Jubbly blog  for alerting me to this bargain offer & go check out her blog; she's the brainbox who came up with #blogyoursocksoffseptember so there's lots of really interesting posts on there :)

Superdrug Naturals Coconut and Sweet Almond Shampoo and Conditioner are available here priced £0.99 and are currently on offer - buy one get one half price.

Have you tried superdrug haircare?

How bothered are you about you haircare being free of nasties?

Suzy

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