Product Description
For dry, troubled tresses, take a permanent vacation from moisture-depleting chemicals and damaging sulfates in ordinary shampoos. Instead discover the gentle botanical cleansers and clean, ocean scent in this Alba Botanica Repair & Refresh Shampoo. Enriched with marine botanicals and tropical extracts, this formula is shown in testing to repair split ends and decrease breakage with the combination of shampoo and conditioner. Go ahead — dive right in!
The Alba Botanica brand was born in 1979 and follows a simple mission – to Do Beautiful.
To honor that vision, they created a vibrant line of body-loving products that nourish the skin, hair, and soul with high quality, 100% vegetarian products that overflow with botanical ingredients.
Their products are leaping bunny certified, 100% vegetarian and does not contain harsh sulfates. You can read more about the brand on their website.
While searching for a hair strengthening shampoo, I chanced upon this on Iherb ( Use my code OKI787 for a further 5% off your order ) where it claims to be formulated for stronger, healthier hair and added to my shopping cart.
Packaging, Scent and Texture
Alba Botanica Repair & Refresh Shampoo comes in a 355ml yellow plastic bottle with a flick cap. The clear gel-like contents lathers well with a ocean-like scent that smells light and refreshing.
How To Use :
Wet hair, lather, rinse and follow with Alba Botanica® Repair & Refresh Ocean Surf Conditioner.
Performance and Ingredients
Made in USA, Alba Botanica Repair & Refresh Shampoo contains 100% vegetarian ingredients with a biodegradable formula. It is pH balanced with no animal testing, sulfates, artificial colors or synthetic fragrances, parabens or phthalates and petrolatum.
Unfortunately, despite being able to lather well with suds, the shampoo is difficult to use. It made my hair dry and caused hair fall. I tried adding hair conditioner or hair mask before or after shampoo-ing, and while it does made my hair softer so that the shampoo was easier to cleanse the hair, I still experience hair fall. Not a pleasant experience.
I took a few months' break from the product and returned back to using it recently, but the same issue still occurred so this is just not for my hair type.
According to Iherb, the product has been discontinued.
Water (Aqua), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice(1), Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Algae Extract, ChenopodiumQuinoa Seed(1), Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract(1), Ulva Lactuca (Sea Lettuce) Extract(1), Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, Juniperus Mexicana (Cedar) Oil, Abies Sibirica (Fir Needle) Oil, Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil, Lavandula Hybrida (Lavandin) Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Citric Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sea Salt, Sodium Chloride, Sucrose Laurate, Alcohol(1), Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene, Linalool (1)Certified Organic
Conclusion
To conclude, I am disappointed with Alba Botanica Repair & Refresh Shampoo which made my hair brittle, dry and caused hair fall.
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