Review: Lush R&B Moisturiser (the mini version!)
There was no conferring on our findings and here is our review
| LUSH R&B MOISTURISER |
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| COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT |
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Reviewer Notes
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| What product would you normally use in a similar way and how much does it cost? | BL: Almocado Hair Milk (£9) and/or Almond & Avocado Cocoa-Shea
Brulee (£7.50 for 200ml) Jc: Giovanni . It costs around (£10). |
| On a scale of 1-5 where would you rate this product? 1-Poor 2- Fair 3. Good 4. Very Good 5. Excellent |
BL: 2 -Fair
Jc: 4 - Very Good possibly even 5 - Excellent
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| How well was your hair moisturised by this product? | BL: Not very well. Jc: Very nicely with the Oyin method. The Oyin method is simply apply the glycerin containing product to wet or dry hair and then have a shower allowing the steam to 'activate' the glycerin. This resulted in heavenly soft hair which I kept for 3-4 days. |
| VALUE FOR MONEY AND INGREDIENT SELECTION |
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| Do you like the ingredients in this product? | BL:
Yes, it’s packed with goodies (oats, avocado, olive, coconut, jojoba
and cupuacu derivatives) although the essential oils seem to be there
for fragrance rather than therapeutic benefit. Jc: Yes, I like glycerin. I have found it difficult to get a good mix in a product (whether made by myself or store bought). This R&B moisturiser actually works really well for my hair. I only need to resteam if I want a little more 'action'. |
| This product retails at £9.95. Do you think it is good value for money? | BL: The price is ok but the product itself does not work for me Jc: The price is ok but there are similar products which may be cheaper |
| Would you add this product to your regular staples? | BL: No. Jc: Yes |
Thanks to Lush for providing the product for testing. Thanks too to Bajan Lily for reviewing it! I hope you all enjoyed reading this review and I would really encourage you all to try the Oyin method and see if it works for you with glycerin containing products!!
For more reviews on this product - here is the company website (over 100 reviews there!).
For more on the active ingredient glycerin - see it here in our ingredient dictionary!
Great review! I have been wanting to look into Lush but, I always hear so much about them having mold problems. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThis looks promising b/c I'm a glycerin lover too.
Really mould! They are a brick and mortar store so if that should happen, there is a definite place to go to complain.
ReplyDeleteI will put in a question to the rep on the shelf life of the product.
I am kinda put off by the mouldy bit, half way through the review I was so excited to go to lush and buy it, someone please find out about the shelf life. http://prettybabyplease.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI used to swear by Lush but I noticed that outside of R&B, every single one of their conditioners has SLS in them. I even asked the sales rep and they went through all of the ingredients and sure enough, SLS everywhere BUT in the R&B. What's up with that? That put me off the company seriously because why would anyone want/need to do that?
ReplyDeleteThat little rant aside, I have bought R&B before. I didn't like the scent or the consistency at all. I'm much happier with my basic DIY shae/jojoba/castor oil combo.
Yep Carol, in the long review I noted that one of their conditioners has SLS and I therefore would never buy that. SLS is a surfactant to help oils and water mix but its charge is really not ideal for a conditioner so I really would say that Lush needs to go back to the drawing board with it!
ReplyDeleteUpdate on the expiry date - Lush say every product has an expiry date on the label along with the person who made it. Unfortunately I rubbed mine off!! I think it was the coconut oil...oops. I will drop by the store and see what the dates are in general.