As many know, I'm a huge fan of the products from
Con*Tact Caffeine however, I am also a huge fan of
Lush. As someone with sensitive skin as as someone who likes to know exactly what's in the products that I am using, Con*Tact and Lush are the only two companies whose products I use day to day. Up to this point, I've only been reviewing Con*Tact, but I wanted to expand out to include Lush as well which will include other products besides just their soaps
This is the first Lush review and the first non-soap review for this blog.
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| Soak and Float. Image taken from Lush's website |
This is Soak and Float. I do not have a picture of it at the moment of the product brand new, since I've been using it for a few months, so this image is taken from Lush's site but I'll edit this post in a few months once I get a new bar of the product.
If you've gone to Lush and have gone to the shampoo section and have taken the time to smell each one, you've probably smelled it. Then you probably made a face. Then you probably put it back and grabbed some other product to inhale to get the original scent out of your nose.
I'm not going to lie, it's the most pungent product I've ever used. If you like flowers or fruit or sugary sweet baking goods to make your hair smell good, this is not the product for you.It smells like smoke. There's no way around that and the marigold and rose petals that they put in don't help the scent at all. The associate at Lush said it smelled smoky, I likened it to the smell of the peat smoke found in many an Islay malt. It's pretty intense and not for someone who dislikes the smell of smoke.
Now if you want control over your dandruff? This is your best friend. Do NOT let the smell turn you off. I thought it was a little pungent at the beginning but I got used to it very quickly and even began to like it. The positives really outnumber the negatives. It's not that strong in your hair, especially if you use another shampoo and/or conditioner after.
As embarrassing as it is, I had a problem with dandruff. It's a problem that I've had for years and no shampoo has been able to really help. Head and Shoulders? No. Neutrogena's T/Gel? Nada. Selsun Blue? Not at all. Even prescribed shampoos from my dermatologist didn't really work. It was just something that I sort of dealt with.
When I saw that Lush had a shampoo for dandruff I was, of course, skeptic. I decided to give it a go after a couple of recommendations. I'm glad I did. This stuff is great and I noticed a change very quickly. The itching was gone after the first wash and the flakes were gone 2-3 washes in. It's an amazing product and I still cannot believe that it works as well as it does!
Soak and Float is one of Lush's solid shampoos. To use it, I wet the bar and my hair and then rub the bar through my hair and all over my scalp, paying attention to problematic areas. A little goes a long way and it leaves a thick, rich lather behind. Let it stay in for a few minutes, rinse, repeat. When I want to use a conditioner, I turn to Lush's
Veganese. I find that the lemon oil and lemon juice helps to cut the smoky scent of the Soak and Float. I tend to use Soak and Float on its own during every other shower and during the ones in between, I'll use Soak and Float and follow it up with Lush's
Rehab and Veganese. After a shower, I will dry the shampoo bar and store it in Lush's
Shampoo Bar Tin. Drying it is key and makes it so that your shampoo doesn't get all gross and slimy. It's a great way to contain the scent to those that don't like it.
You can purchase Soak and Float from Lush
online or in one of their stores.
