L'Occitane Repairing Shampoo for Dry and Damaged Hair

RRP: £11.75 for 300ml

--What does the promo say?--
"This Shampoo contains a natural complex of 5 essential oils (angelica, lavender, geranium, patchouli, ylang-ylang) which work together in synergy to help repair, strengthen, regenerate and soften dry and damaged hair. Its natural origin botanical bases offers a gentle, non-stripping and non-drying cleansing. Your hair is left looking and feeling supple, shiny and silky. This product is free from: parabens, synthetic colorants, formol or formaldehyde, animal ingredients, triclosan, SLES, BHA."

--Packaging--
Harmonises excellently with other products in the range, keeping the orange and green theme going. The green bottle is see-through - always a plus so that you know when you need to top up your supplies. The cap is a simple silver flip-top.

--Usage/application instructions--
Just use as you would use normal shampoo: lather up a small amount, rub into wet hair, and then rinse. Only one application is necessary for desirable results, even if your hair is in need of serious help.

--Appearance--
A clear, runny liquid. After washing, miracle results are not immediately yielded, but hair is visibly shinier, smoother and better controlled. You can even go for two days without rewashing before a hint of grease appears. Impressive.

--Texture/consistency--
The shampoo would be more controllable in its raw form if it were more viscous. However, how the hair feels after treatment just cannot be argued with: smooth silkiness can definitely be yours with this, even if it takes some time to reach its full potential (it felt more impressive a few hours after washing than it did immediately after blowdrying).

--Scent--
Despite all the essential oils, I couldn't smell anything in particular: just a really nice clean smell.

--Longevity--
Hair condition is improved from the very first use, and has been the first shampoo since L'Oreal's Re-Nutrition to make a real difference to my hair. These effects are visible over days and weeks - surprising after my horrid experience with the Repairing Serum from this same line recently.

--Value for money--
You hardly need to use any of this at a time - probably only 2-3ml per application, tops, meaning that you're likely to get roughly 100 uses from this bottle for a very reasonable price, in exchange for excellent results. Nice.