Effectively Moisturizing Hair, Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner Works!

The Good: Effectively repairs dry and damaged hair, Affordable
The Bad: Lack of a scent, Not "cone free."
The Basics: Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner is a good hair conditioner that justifies its lack of scent through great results!


For the last few weeks, I've been testing a new (to me) shampoo and as part of my rigorous testing of that very scented shampoo, I've actually begun to seek out conditioners that do not have a scent. The basic reason behind this is I've been attempting to ascertain just how enduring the scent of the shampoo I'm testing actually is. One of the best unscented hair conditioners I have found during this testing period is Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner.

Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner is a conditioner that is quite good and effective at what it promises to do in terms of moisturizing hair and making it more manageable. This is a comparatively inexpensive restorative conditioner that leaves hair without any scent of its own. The Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner is a wonderful restorative conditioner for hair.

I tend to like conditioners that make hair more manageable and lustrous and leave hair with a wonderful smell to it. The Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner did the former two well, but not the latter at all. After two weeks of using the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner, my hair was incredibly manageable and restored from any places it had been dry before. As I hoped for my testing, my hair bore a completely neutral smell after using the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner (when I used a scentless shampoo with it). I am a big fan of scents that remind me of good memories, but the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner does not leave a noticeable scent; it leaves hair restored and manageable.

That said, the Miraculously Smooth Conditioner lived up on its promises to reduce frizz and moisturize hair. After two weeks of use, the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner has nicely restored my dry hair to a manageable, well-nourished state with a decent luster and it appeared to protect my hair from developing any new split ends.

With a cost of approximately $4.99 for a 13.5 fl. oz. bottle, Aussie Miraculously Smooth is a mid-range conditioner on the pricing. The bottle is smooth and is more flat than round. When wet, it slips out of the hands easily. The cap has a flip-top that makes it very easy to get the conditioner out with only one hand, despite the potential slippage.

Aussie Miraculously Smooth is a pearlescent white, opaque conditioner that is creamy and smooth, much like a lotion for skin. It has a somewhat watery consistency and it is one of the less-thick conditioners I have encountered. Because it is thinner, this conditioner spreads easily through the hair. It only takes one half-dollar-sized dollop of the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner to condition my hair (and I have fairly long hair!).

Coming out of the bottle, the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner has no discernible scent and after hair is dry, there is no scent from the conditioner. The Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner is ideal for use in conjunction with a well-scented shampoo, as it does not appear to influence any shampoo it interacts with. I could smell very purely the new shampoos I was using in conjunction with the Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner, which suggests this conditioner leaves no scent at all in the hair.

The Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner does not make my hair feel heavy when my hair is dry, though it did increase the volume, body and shine of my nicely repaired hair. For those for whom it is important, Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner is not cone free, but I have noticed no adverse effects from using this conditioner. The Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner effectively reduced frizz on the top of my head when my hair was frizzy, dry and a little broken.

Aussie Miraculously Smooth Conditioner is pretty wonderful, even if I usually like my conditioners to have a scent to them.

For other hair conditioner reviews, please check out my analysis of:
Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner
Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner
OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner

7.5/10

For other health and beauty reviews, visit my Health And Beauty Index Page for an organized listing of the products I have reviewed!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Without Flair Or Much Aroma, Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner Does What It Promises.

The Good: Effectively repairs dry and damaged hair, Generally affordable
The Bad: Lack of a scent, Unremarkable results for the price, Not "cone free."
The Basics: Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner is an average hair conditioner.


Growing up, Dove always seemed like a premium brand of health care products. Whether that was just a misperception of youth or if Dove has become a more accessible brand over the years, I am not entirely certain. But, when I sit down to review hair care products now, it is clear that Dove is not part of the inexpensive product lines (i.e. White Rain, Suave) and it is not in the same ridiculous price range as the salon-exclusive product lines. Even in the mid-range product lines, I still have expectations. I recently reviewed the Dove Intensive Repair Shampoo (reviewed here!) and I found it to be pretty good. I decided to continue checking out the new formulas with the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner.

Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner is a conditioner that is okay. Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner does what it promises - it repairs hair over three weeks of use, it moisturizes hair and makes it more manageable - but it does it without any real flare. There are less expensive restorative conditioners that leave hair infused with wonderful scents. The net result is Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner is a fine, average, conditioner for hair.

I tend to like Conditioners that make hair more manageable and lustrous and leave hair with a wonderful smell to it. The Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner did the former well, but not the latter at all. After three weeks of using the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner, my hair was incredibly manageable and restored from any places it had been dry before. But, it bore a completely neutral smell. I am a big fan of scents that remind me of good memories, but the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner does not leave a noticeable scent; it only leaves hair restored and manageable.

That said, the Intensive Repair Conditioner lived up on its promises to strengthen and repair hair. After three weeks of use, the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner had nicely restored my dry hair to a manageable, well-nourished state with a decent luster and it appeared to protect my hair from developing any new split ends.

With a cost of approximately $6.99 for a 20.4 fl. oz. bottle, Dove Intensive Repair is a mid-range conditioner on the pricing. The bottle is smooth and is more flat than round. When wet, it slips out of the hands easily. The cap has a flip-top that makes it very easy to get the conditioner out with only one hand, despite the potential slippage.

Dove Intensive Repair is a white, opaque conditioner that is creamy and smooth, much like a lotion for skin. It has a non-watery consistency and it is one of the thicker conditioners I have encountered. Because it is thicker and only spreads marginally well through the hair, I have to use almost two half-dollar-sized dollops of the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner to condition my hair.

Coming out of the bottle, the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner has no discernible scent and after hair is dry, any scent that the conditioner might have developed is completely overwhelmed by the smell of the shampoo one uses. I could smell very purely the new shampoos I was using in conjunction with the Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner (after my Dove shampoo ran out!), which suggests this conditioner leaves no scent at all in the hair.

The Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner does not make my hair feel heavy when my hair is dry, though it did increase the volume, body and shine of my nicely repaired hair. For those for whom it is important, Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner is not cone free, but I have noticed no adverse effects from using this conditioner.

Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner is good, even if it does all it promises without flair.

For other Dove product reviews, please check out my analysis of:
Mandarin & Tiare Flower Body Wash
Rebalance Plum & Sakura Blossom Body Mist
Nourishing Hand Wash

5/10

For other health and beauty reviews, visit my Health And Beauty Index Page for an organized listing of the products I have reviewed!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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A Rare Disappointment From Suave: Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner

The Good: Fairly priced
The Bad: Less effective than other Suave Professionals conditioners, Medicinal scent, Not cone-free (is that even still a thing?)
The Basics: Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner is not at all the highlight of a usually good line.


After a bit of damage from a styling product, my hair is pretty much, finally, back to normal. As such, I've been more willing to experiment with hair care products once again. So, when my wife picked me up a bottle of Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner, I thought nothing of starting to use it. Unfortunately, I did notice some mediocre results and on my experimental days with the conditioner - wherein I used only the Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner and no leave-in conditioner - I noticed my hair was less manageable and voluminous than the other days. In other words, on its own, Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner is not strong or effective enough to satisfy consumers.

The Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner is a little more expensive than the average Suave conditioner and it is not cone free. The third ingredient in this conditioner ends in "-cone," so this product cannot be considered cone free. Given how the Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner appeared to do nothing noticeable or significant to the benefit of my hair, this is the first conditioner that might actually illustrate to me that "cones" are bad for one's hair care!

Suave has been expanding its line of inexpensive shampoos and conditioners into the professional haircare market where they are trying to compete with shampoos and conditioners from the likes of Pureology. With Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner, the brand takes a bit of a hit. In virtually every market in the United States, Suave Professionals shampoos and conditioners may be found on sale for $6.99 for a 28 fl. oz. bottle. The Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner has a strongly medicinal aroma to it. The 28 fl. oz. bottle is a flat tube bottle with a flip-top lid that is easy enough to open with one hand. While it gets slippery when wet, it is easy enough to hold onto because of the flattened sides.

Inside the bottles is Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner and it is a white colored cream, which resembles hand cream or body butter in its consistency. This conditioner is one of the thicker ones I have encountered it truly requires one to work it into the hair. It does not leave a scent on the hair; at least, I could find no scent in my hair ten minutes after my hair was dry.

When it comes to use, this is a simple conditioner and one need only flip the lid and dispense a small amount into the palm of the hand before applying it to the hair. The Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner requires a decent-sized dollop to condition a full head of hair. After one has cleaned their hair with a shampoo and rinsed it out, this may be applied to the hair. I have better than shoulder-length hair and it takes approximately a heaping half-dollar-sized blob of conditioner to make it stretch through my mane. Like most conditioners, this does not lather and instead it is applied to the hair and scalp almost like a butter.

In the case of the Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner, as I've noticed often with conditioners lately, there is about a three-to-one ratio to the shampoo because conditioners do not dilute out from lathering. As a result, the 28 oz. bottle may last only a few weeks with daily hair conditionings.

The Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner did surprisingly little for my hair. Used without any other conditioning products, my hair became more dry, less-manageable and breakage increased. This was not an ideal hair conditioner.


Added to that, the Suave Professionals Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage Conditioner had a pretty terrible scent. The scent might not last on the hair very long, but the strongly medicinal smell was a big detraction while in the shower. The acrid, medicinal smell made me flinch the first time I used the conditioner it was so unpleasant.

It is rare when a product line is made up, entirely, of winning products. For Suave Professionals conditioners, the Natural Infusion with Awapuhi Ginger & Honeysuckle Anti-Breakage conditioner is definitely the loser of the line!

For other Suave conditioners, please check out my reviews of:
Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner
Suave Professionals Almond + Shea Butter Conditioner
Orchid Petal

3/10

For more haircare reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Unremarkable, But Effective: OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner!

The Good: Conditions well, Rejuvenates hair well
The Bad: Somewhat mild and medicinal scent, EXPENSIVE.
The Basics: OGX's Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner is an expensive conditioner for one that does what it promises without an evocative or pleasant scent.


Despite being entirely unimpressed with the OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Shampoo (reviewed here!), I decided to give its accompanying conditioner a fair shake. The truth is, whenever I try a new (to me) shampoo these days, I tend to buy the accompanying conditioner with it even before I try it. As a result, I've been going through a bottle of OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner for the past month as I quickly emptied the OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Shampoo that I bought with it. Unfortunately, the OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner is not a whole lot better than the shampoo that is supposed to be paired with.

OGX is a premium hair care line that has pretty much exploded in the marketplace over the last few years. Their reputation was one of the big reasons I was eager to try the bottles of OGX Conditioner. The OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner does not have a strong or recognizable scent that endures, but it generally does what it promises to do in terms of conditioning hair. The Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner conditioned well-enough to maintain my recently-repaired hair, but it is not one of the most distinctive conditioners ever.

OGX Conditioners are part of an expensive line of hair care products that tend to be found for an average price of $9.00 per 13 oz. bottle in most markets in the United States. The bottles are flat on the sides and tapered at the top, which makes them very slippery when wet. Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full is an opaque very pale light green conditioner that is very thick and is applied much like a hand cream, but to the hair. The Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner comes with a flip-top cap for easy access to the Conditioner, though it is tough to dispense with one hand while in the shower.

The OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner is a simple hair care product, so there is no trick to using it. Simply place a large dollop on your hand and rub it into your wet hair, away from the scalp. I have been conditioning my hair for the past year now, so it has not been overly damaged of late. As such, I cannot speak to the restorative effect of the Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner. Despite that, the OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner maintains perfectly the shine and bounce of my now-stronger hair.

The Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner claims to moisturize and make hair bouncier and it does that exceptionally well. The OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner actually did make my thin hair noticeably more voluminous.

The aroma from the OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full conditioner is not quite as strong as the scent from the accompanying shampoo. Instead, the OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner has a very faint medicinal scent to it. The scent is not very good, but it is not entirely unpleasant and it does not endure in the hair very long at all.

The OGX Strength & Body Bamboo Fiber-Full Conditioner is good at maintaining clean, healthy hair and makes hair bouncier and voluminous, even if its scent is not incredible.

For other conditioner reviews, please check out my takes on:
L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner
Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea Conditioner
VO5 Energize & Volumize Nourishing Oasis conditioner

4.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please be sure to visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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It Only Took One Week To Sell Me On Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner!

The Good: Incredible aroma, Truly revitalizes hair, Easy to use, Good ingredients (cone free)
The Bad: Comparatively expensive.
The Basics: Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner is pricey, but it actually works on all its promised fronts!


I have been away from home for over a week now and when I went on the road, my hair was unfortunately damaged. My wife encouraged me to try Just For Men ControlGX Grey Reducing Shampoo (reviewed here!), pretty much just for the review benefits, not because she disliked my greys. Unfortunately, it stripped my hair and left it very dry and brittle. So, I've been working on getting my hair back to lustrous, manageable and good-looking. Arguably, the most useful tool I have yet found in that pursuit is Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner.

Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner is a minty hair conditioner that is expensive. It's $12 for a 16 oz. bottle. The thing is, the fact that it works so well makes it worth the price. But that's the only real strike against Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner!

Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner is a blend of peppermint, tea tree and eucalyptus botanicals. The conditioner comes in an translucent bottle with the 16 fl. oz. being spread upward - this is a tall bottle, which is great for shorter fingers and makes it very easy to use in the shower when one's fingers and the bottle are wet. The Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner is itself an opaque white cream (it's not particularly fluid) that truly needs to be squeezed out to get access to it.

I am a huge fan of products that play off my senses to transform mundane experiences - like showering and conditioning one's hair - into an event. Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner does just that. The scent is strongly of peppermint and it is great in the morning to wake one up and actually reinvigorate the user. The scent is strong, but not overbearing and it endures in the hair for several hours after use, which I like and is an added benefit as far as I am concerned. But it makes every use both a cooling contrast to the hot showers I take and an experience that perks me up each time. It's like being inside a mint sundae!

What impressed me more than the smell was how impressively the Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner functions. Over the past week of daily use, my hair has gone from dry, static charged and easy to break to stronger, manageable and not at all dry. Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner cannot take all the credit - I have also been using Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream (reviewed here!). But it is the scent of the Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner that endures in my hair and I have noticed an acceleration of healing for my hair that was not present with the Leave-In Cream alone or other conditioners. Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner actually works to revitalize hair effectively!

The Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle has great ingredients. The conditioner is cone-free and uses almost-exclusively certified organic ingredients. This is an ethically-produced, highly-functional conditioner that does what it promises while giving an awesome boost to the energy level when one uses it.

It is hard to ask more from Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner . . . except that, perhaps, it get put on sale!

For other conditioners, please check out my reviews of:
Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner
OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner
Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar

9/10

For other health and beauty products, please check out my Health And Beauty Review Index Page!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Revitalizing My Hair Well, Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner Works!

The Good: Works well, Fairly priced
The Bad: No strong or interesting scent, Not cone-free
The Basics: Effective, but unmemorable, Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner is worth picking up!


For those who might not follow my reviews regularly, I recently used a hair product that ravaged my hair. My wife encouraged me to try the Just For Men ControlGX Grey Reducing Shampoo (reviewed here!) and it had the unfortunate effect of drying out my hair and making it more brittle and weak. Since then, I have been working to restore my hair to its prior luster and strength. The conditioner that I have been using is Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner and it, fortunately, works!

The Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner is a little more expensive than the average Suave conditioner and it is not cone free. The third ingredient in this conditioner ends in "-cone," so this product cannot be considered cone free. However, I tend not to listen to the naysayers and current trends in diet or fashion (seeing me would certainly prove the latter, at the very least!). The "Cone Threat" is a rather new fear in the haircare product market. However, given how the Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner actually restored my hair to a great luster and shine after only two weeks, it does not seem like -cone ingredients are truly that bad for the hair.

Suave has been expanding its line of inexpensive shampoos and conditioners into the professional haircare market where they are trying to compete with shampoos and conditioners from the likes of Pantene and Matrix. With Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner, the brand is on excellent footing. In virtually every market in the United States, Suave Professionals shampoos and conditioners may be found on sale for $6.99 for a 28 fl. oz. bottle. The Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner has a vaguely medicinal aroma to it. The 28 fl. oz. bottle is a flat tube bottle with a flip-top lid that is easy enough to open with one hand. While it gets slippery when wet, it is easy enough to hold onto because of the flattened sides.

Inside the bottles is Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner and it is an off-white colored cream, which resembles hand cream or body butter in its consistency. This conditioner is one of the thicker ones I have encountered and I have managed to make it stretch a little further than usual as a result. It does not leave a scent on the hair.

When it comes to use, this is a simple conditioner and one need only flip the lid and dispense a small amount into the palm of the hand before applying it to the hair. The Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner requires a decent-sized dollop to condition a full head of hair. After one has cleaned their hair with a shampoo and rinsed it out, this may be applied to the hair. I have better than shoulder-length hair and it takes approximately a heaping half-dollar-sized blob of conditioner to make it stretch through my mane. Like most conditioners, this does not lather and instead it is applied to the hair and scalp almost like a butter.

In the case of the Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner, as I've noticed often with conditioners lately, there is about a three-to-one ratio to the shampoo because conditioners do not dilute out from lathering. As a result, the 28 oz. bottle may last only five to seven weeks with daily hair conditionings.

As a conditioner, the Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner did exceptional work at rehydrating my hair. After less than two weeks my brittle, battered hair was smooth and manageable once again. The Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner did exactly what it promised.

Unfortunately, I am a lover of products that trigger positive scent memories and the Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner hydrates hair well without doing it in a particularly distinctive way. The aroma from this conditioner is unmemorable and only vaguely medicinal with nothing distinct to the scent that it leaves in the hair.

Suave Professionals’ Keratin Infusion Smoothing conditioner does and excellent job of living up to its promises of making hair more smooth and manageable and that is an excellent thing for those of us who have brittle, damaged hair!

For other Suave conditioners, please check out my reviews of:
Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea Conditioner
Suave Professionals Almond + Shea Butter Conditioner
Orchid Petal

8.5/10

For more haircare reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner Does What It Promises . . . For A High Price!

The Good: Conditions well, Rejuvenates hair well
The Bad: Scent is not evocative or distinctive, EXPENSIVE.
The Basics: OGX's Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner does what it promises, but for a comparatively high price!


Not long ago, I had my first experience with OGX hair care products with the OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Shampoo (reviewed here!). That shampoo was good, but comparatively unremarkable for the price. Despite that, I eagerly tried OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner.

OGX is a premium hair care line that has pretty much exploded in the marketplace over the last few years. Their reputation was one of the big reasons I was eager to try the bottles of Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner and despite not having a strong or recognizable scent that endures, I was generally pleased with the OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner. The Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner conditioned fairly well, but did not leave any scent on the hair.

OGX Conditioners are part of an expensive line of hair care products that tend to be found for an average price of $9.00 per 13 oz. bottle in most markets in the United States. The bottles are flat on the sides and tapered at the top, which makes them very slippery when wet. Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 is an opaque white Conditioner that is very thick and is applied much like a hand cream, but to the hair. The Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner comes with a flip-top cap for easy access to the Conditioner, though it is tough to dispense with one hand while in the shower.

The OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner is a simple hair care product, so there is no trick to using it. Simply place a large dollop on your hand and rub it into your wet hair, away from the scalp. The Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner fixes brittle hair and split ends and does so within a week of first starting to use it.

The Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner claims to moisturize and make hair bouncier and it does that exceptionally well. This helped heal my hair and make it noticeably more manageable after four uses, which is fairly impressive.

What is a little less impressive is the aroma from the OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 conditioner. The OGX Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner has a very mild scent which is best described as "vaguely coconut." The scent does not endure on the hair for very long at all, which is a bit disappointing.

Ultimately, even without a strong or distinct aroma, the Gravity-Defying & Hydration + O2 Conditioner does what it promises and that makes it worth it, even for the price!

For other Conditioner reviews, please check out my takes on:
Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar
Suave Soothing Lavender Lilac Conditioner
Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner

6/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please be sure to visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner Works Well . . . In An Unremarkable Way!

The Good: Conditions hair well, Easy to use
The Bad: Expensive! No recognizable scent.
The Basics: L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Restoring Reconstructing Conditioner works in an unremarkable way for its price.


Hair care products are one of those useful things that have so many permutations that it is somewhat amazing to me that with all of the competition, any new products ever break out. For those who love premium hair care products, L'Oreal is one of the most popular in the commercial marketplace and given that the company trades on function as opposed to style (scent) makes me even more surprised that they ever have a new breakout product. L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner is one of those products that does what it is supposed to in a very unremarkable way.

L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner is a conditioner that is intended to pair with L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Restoring Shampoo (reviewed here!) and it works well when so paired. Given how brittle my hair gets in the winter, the L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner does an excellent job of protecting hair from new damage.

The L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner conditions hair fairly well, but it does so in a very unremarkable way; without any impressive aroma to it. After my first use of the Reconstructing Conditioner, my hair was mildly more manageable, but the scent was pretty much unchanged. I am a big fan of scents that remind me of other, pleasant, things, but the L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Restoring Reconstructing Conditioner does not leave a noticeable scent; it only leaves the hair conditioned after multiple uses.

On the plus side, the Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner lived up on its promise to rebuild damaged and weak hair, when it is used every time one showers. Since starting to use it a month and a half ago, this Reconstructing Conditioner has adequately protected my hair from further breakage. My hair does not have split ends and similar damage again since I started using the L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Restoring Reconstructing Conditioner.

With a cost of approximately $7.99 for a 12.6 fl. oz. bottle, L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme is comparatively expensive. The bottle is smooth and is more flat than round. When wet, it slips out of the hands easily. The cap has a flip-top that makes it very easy to get the Reconstructing Conditioner out with only one hand. As well, the large cap makes it even easier, though because the hole is comparatively small, there is no waste from the bottle.

The scent of L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme is very much a chemical smell. The Reconstructing Conditioner smells like an indistinct mix of cleansers without anything to recommend it for the aroma. The scent is strong in the bottle, but not in the shower. However, there is no scent left on the hair after the Reconstructing Conditioner is washed out. There is no scent outside Reconstructing Conditioner and it does not linger in the hair at all when one washes it out. As one who loves interesting smells – fruit or floral - one of my problems with L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme is that it leaves no scent.

L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme is a white, opaque Reconstructing Conditioner that is creamy and smooth. It has a nonwatery consistency and while it is not especially thick, it does not need to be watered down to get the most out of the product.

Like most Reconstructing Conditioners, there is nothing mysterious to using this product. After washing shampoo out of one's hair, simply apply the L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner to the ends of the hair and leave it on the hair for about three minutes and then rinse it out. When used thus, the L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner strengthens hair and reduces split ends.

This Reconstructing Conditioner rinses out incredibly easily, as well. L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner rinses out very quickly and does not leave even a lingering scent in the hair. The L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme required almost no effort to rinse it out, making is a quick Reconstructing Conditioner to apply and rinse out.

The L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Restoring Reconstructing Conditioner leaves hair healthy, but does so in an unimpressive way; the conditioner generally works without any real flair or any truly special qualities. That makes L'Oreal Total Repair Extreme Reconstructing Conditioner worth recommending, but it's a harder product to crow about than other, similar (and less expensive!) conditioners.

For other hair conditioners reviews, please check out my reviews of:
VO5 Blackberry Sage Conditioner
Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar
Suave Soothing Lavender Lilac Conditioner

6/10

For other health and beauty reviews, visit my Health And Beauty Index Page for an organized listing of the products I have reviewed!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream Works!

The Good: Moisturizes hair well, Great scent, Exceptionally easy to use
The Bad: EXPENSIVE
The Basics: Garnier Fructis's Triple Nutrition Dry, Damaged Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream is easily the most effective Leave-in Conditioning Cream I have yet used.


For years, I neglected my hair. The truth is, I get busy and I focus on other things and I just don't pay as much attention to my appearance as I probably should. Yes, married life is like that; because I have love in my daily life, I don't work on selling myself all that hard. That said, I've been working on showing my wife that I prioritize her and being healthy for her, so when I asked her what I could improve myself to continue to entice her, one of the instant appearance aspects she came up with was "fix your hair." So, I started using more aggressive hair conditioners and I started using Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream. Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream is, easily, one of the very best hair care products I have tried and despite its expense, it is worth it!

Garnier Fructis is well known as a quality brand and the Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream certainly bolsters that reputation fairly! The Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream is a product that works and after two months of use after each shower, my hair has a noticeable difference in appearance and manageability.

Garnier Fructis Leave-in Conditioning Creams are part of an expensive line of hair care products that tend to be found for an average price of $7.00 for a 10.2 oz. bottle in most markets, that I have found, in the United States. The bottles are round and slippery when wet. The top of the Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream is a pull top, squirt style bottle top. With the smooth sides of the bottle and the tight pull top opening to the bottle can make the Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream a little harder to get into, which is fine because it is not used in the shower (it is applied after). A single bottle lasted me about two and a half months.

Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Intensely Smooth is a Leave-in Conditioning Cream; there is no trick or special skill to using it. Simply place a dollop on your hand and rub it into your mostly-dry hair, as close to the end of one's hair. For those with long hair (like me!), apply the Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream for the bottom portion of the hair, away from the scalp. The thick leave-in conditioning cream spreads very slowly through the hair and is aided by actually combing the leave-in conditioning cream through one's hair.

The Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream claims to both smooth and moisturize hair, which it does amazingly well when one uses it on a regular basis. After two weeks of daily use, I noticed my hair was less dry and cracked than before. After two months of using this leave-in conditioner, I have no problem getting a comb through my hair at any time I want. That is something I have not been able to do for, literally, twenty-two years!

As far as the scent, Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream smells delightfully of apricots. The apricot scent is strong and delightful in its sweet and sour aroma! The scent of the Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream remains in one's hair for about a day with normal use and normal activity (i.e. not working out!).

The Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream smells great, truly does heal split ends and completely fixes dry and damaged hair to leave it smooth and entirely manageable. The Garnier Fructis Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair Fortifying Leave-in Conditioning Cream delivers real, noticeable results and also leaves hair smelling amazing, doing all it promises with no real issues in usage. That makes it a fairly ideal leave-in conditioner.

For other conditioner reviews, please check out my takes on:
Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar
Suave Professionals Rosemary Mint Conditioner
VO5 Honeydew Smoothie Conditioner

8.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please be sure to visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Less Impressive Than It Is Expensive: Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar!

The Good: Conditions hair all right
The Bad: VERY Expensive, No real scent
The Basics: Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is a stiflingly expensive hair conditioner that does very little for the price.


When I tried the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar (reviewed here!), I was largely unimpressed. Despite that, when my wife had picked us up the shampoo, it had arrived as a two-pack. As a result, in addition to having the shampoo, we also got a jar of Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar. A masque, in this context, I quickly learned is just a fancy name for hair conditioner. This masque is far more expensive than most conditioners I have used and the price is not indicative of a significant difference in quality.

Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is a high-end Masque that delivers mediocre conditioning results at a high price. The Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is fair at conditioning hair, but it lacks an interesting scent and does not do much other than moisturize hair and prevent split ends. After a few weeks of use, the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar acted more as a prophylactic to environmental damage than it did actually revitalize the hair I had that was damaged and broken.

When it comes to hair care products, I tend to enjoy ones that do what they promise and leave hair smelling good. The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar conditions all right, but it leaves no scent. I tested that theory after two weeks of noticing no distinct scent in my hair using the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar and its accompanying shampoo. After finding it virtually scentless on my hair, I did a test. I used a simple Suave Lavender Lilac Shampoo (reviewed here!) and after using that and the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar, my hair smelled like lilac, just like the cheap shampoo. The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar effectively sealed in the scent for hours after its use.

With a cost of approximately $25 (or more in some salons!) for a 12 fl. oz. jar, Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is very expensive. The jar is smooth and round, with a very large mouth. The jar's plastic is opaque which suggests that the cream inside should not be exposed to UV rays (something I once learned at a dairy I toured!). When wet, the jar slips out of the hands easily. The cap screws off, which makes it a little more difficult to get the Masque out while showering, as compared to a flip-top lid. The cream inside the bottle is an opaque pearlescent white and very thick.

The scent of Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is very much a fruity, mildly floral smell. The Masque smells initially like alcohol, which is somewhat surprising to me. The scent becomes weak after only a minute on the hair. The scent of the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar lingers for only about three minutes in the shower. By the time one's hair is dry, the faint scent of the Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar disappears entirely.

Like most Masques, there is nothing complicated to using the Shae Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar. In a shower, after cleaning your hair with a shampoo and entirely rinsing the shampoo out, apply the masque liberally to your wet hair. I had to use a half-dollar-sized dollop, about a half-inch thick, of the Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar Masque in order to fully coat my hair. This is a bit more than other conditioners I use and have reviewed. As well, the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar has very low viscosity, so it takes a lot to move the cream through one's hair. The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar takes a bit more effort to wash it out of the hair because it is so thick.

The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar does not repair damaged hair, through the dry hair I had that was not yet broken or split became well moisturized and healthy after about a week's use. After a month's use, I noticed I was not getting any new split ends. Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar might not have a strong scent, but it seals in the scent of whatever shampoo one uses and it seems to prevent some damage, even if it does not repair damaged hair.

Having worked with other, less-expensive, conditioners that have repairative qualities with strong scents I enjoy, it is impossible for me to get excited about paying so much more for so many fewer benefits from the Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Masque w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar.

For other conditioner reviews, please check out my analysis of:
Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea Conditioner
Bath And Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner
Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Conditioner

3/10

For other health and beauty reviews, visit my Conditioner Index Page for an organized listing of the products I have reviewed!

© 2016 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Heavy Is The Hair That Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea Conditioner Is Used Upon!

The Good: Generally excellent ingredients, It works to condition hair all right, Good scent!
The Bad: Not cone-free, Very heavy
The Basics: A mediocre conditioner, Black Raspberry + White Tea from Suave Professionals has a great scent, but it makes hair heavy and greasy-looking!


Sometimes, it is tough for me to review a conditioner. When a conditioner is paired with a shampoo that is heavier and leaves a bit of a residue, it is tough to figure out if the conditioner is equally problematic. Not long ago, I reviewed the somewhat problematic Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea shampoo (reviewed here!) and now I take on the Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner. Unfortunately, the conditioner does a decent job of sealing in the heavy residue left by the Black Raspberry + White Tea shampoo.

Other than that the only real problems with Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner is the fact that it is not cone free. The third ingredient in this conditioner ends in "-cone," so this product cannot be considered cone free. However, I tend not to listen to the naysayers and current trends in diet or fashion. The "Cone Threat" is a rather new fear in the haircare product market and I've yet to see any real effect from it. In fact, when a conditioner works as well as this one has for me, it is hard to take the rumors about coned products being terrible for hair seriously. My hair has not been more brittle, breakable or anything negative (save heavy from build-up) since I started using the Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner. With this conditioner, I have had fewer split ends.

The Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner is intended to be paired with the same brand's Black Raspberry + White Tea shampoo and I have since discovered that the combination does not do justice to the conditioner. The shampoo is very heavy; the conditioner seals in the residue it leaves. When I used this conditioner with shampoos from another brand, the conditioner did a good job of keeping hair manageable and not heavy. The heavy residue does not seem to come from the conditioner itself, but it seals in any heavy residue left by a shampoo!

Suave has been expanding its line of inexpensive shampoos and conditioners into the professional haircare market where they are trying to compete with shampoos and conditioners from the likes of Aveda. With Black Raspberry + White Tea Conditioner, the brand gets on shaky footing. In virtually every market in the United States, Suave Professionals shampoos and conditioners may be found on sale for $3.49 for a 25 fl. oz. bottle. The Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner has a strong scent which is nice. The 25 fl. oz. bottle is a flat tube bottle with a pump that is easy enough to use to dispense the conditioner from with one hand. While the bottle gets slippery when wet, it is easy enough use without actually holding the bottle.

Inside the bottles is Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner and it is a buttery white colored cream, which resembles hand cream or body butter in its consistency. This conditioner is one of the thicker ones I have encountered and I have managed to make it stretch as a result. The scent of raspberries from this conditioner is decently strong and keeps the scent on the hair for hours after use.

When it comes to use, this is a simple conditioner and one need only pump out a few dollops to dispense a reasonable amount into the palm of the hand before applying it to the hair. The Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner requires a decent-sized dollop to condition a full head of hair. After one has cleaned their hair with a shampoo and rinsed it out, this may be applied to the hair. I have better than shoulder-length hair and it takes approximately a heaping half-dollar-sized blob of conditioner to make it stretch through my mane. Like most conditioners, this does not lather and instead it is applied to the hair and scalp almost like a butter.

In the case of the Black Raspberry + White Tea, as I've noticed often with conditioners lately, there is about a three-to-one ratio to the shampoo because conditioners do not dilute out from lathering. As a result, the 25 oz. bottle may last almost two months with daily hair conditionings. That said, this does seem to be a thicker conditioner that takes a lot to spread through the hair and with that type coating, I've been able to get away with using it only every-other hairwashing and still had manageable hair as a result.

As a conditioner, it works well for all one could want from a conditioner. Hair is protected, even in harsh environments. Hair that is conditioned with Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner daily is less brittle and less susceptible to split ends. As long as I did not use it with the shampoo of the same name, the Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner worked well as a revitalizing and nourishing conditioner. In fact, it does everything one would hope from a conditioner, except leave hair light and more manageable when paired with its corresponding shampoo.

Suave Professionals’ Black Raspberry + White Tea conditioner does not bother me for not being cone-free. Unfortunately, the fact that I can only use it with shampoos other than the one it is supposed to go to makes it much more problematic and is the reason I am unable to recommend it.

For other Suave conditioners, please check out my reviews of:
Refreshing Waterfall Mist
Ocean Breeze
Suave Professionals Rosemary Mint Conditioner

4/10

For more haircare reviews, please check out my Hair Care & Beauty Review Index Page!

© 2015 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner Reinvigorates Hair!

The Good: Amazing aroma, Decent conditioning properties, Feels wonderful on the scalp!
The Bad: A bit expensive
The Basics: Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner smells as good as the shampoo it is paired with and helps to fix dry or brittle hair.


When I use new shampoos, I have a tendency to try to pair them up with the appropriate conditioner. Having recently had to utilize a shampoo that would cut through grease and sweat, I discovered that getting through that sort of build-up often left my hair overly dry. When that happened, I turned to Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner. The Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner pairs with the Bath & Body Works Energy Orange Ginger shampoo (reviewed here!) and they work together exceptionally well. This conditioner solves all the problems that the shampoo might cause by drying out hair when one uses it constantly.

The Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner is usually $10.00 a bottle. My wife and I managed to get the bottles three for the price of two and that helped to make the conditioner a bit more reasonably priced. The expense is a bit of a detraction for this product. The other general problem is that Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine-Infused Invigorating Conditioner is not cone free. Cones (ingredients which end in “-cone” or “-one,” like methylisothiazolinone in this conditioner) are rumored to be terrible for hair and avoiding them is part of a current trend in health and beauty products. I tend not to care about the current diet fad or current alleged threat to the health of anything and I suspect because this product has been made for many years in a way that reinvigorates hair.

The Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner comes in a translucent orange bottle with the 16 fl. oz. usually costing consumers $10.00, though they are frequently on sale. The orange bottle is boxy, reminds one of a flask with smooth sides and has a black flip-top lid.

I am a huge fan of all things Bath & Body Works, something my wife has gotten me into. So the Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine became a treat conditioner for both of us. Application of the Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner is fairly easy. After rinsing all of the shampoo from one's hair, simply open the bottle, deposit a dollop of the Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner on your hand - I have long hair and a droplet a little over the size of a quarter stretches to condition all my hair - then work into the hair. Experience has proven to me that the Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner, being as thick as it is, works through the hair far better if one rubs it onto both hands before trying to squeeze it through the hair. The Energy Orange Ginger conditioner comes out of the bottle as a very thick, white cream. After setting in the hair for about two minutes, the conditioner washes out easily and leaves hair looking glossy, shiny and clean!

The Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner smells divinely of both orange and ginger. The citrus scent blends with the ginger to make hair smell like a fancy Chinese dish! This is not a subtle scent, it is a forceful aroma that opens the nostrils, especially when the water one is showering in is very hot. Paired with the same shampoo, the Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine has as strong an aroma and the conditioner locks in the scent from the shampoo exceptionally well.

As for the practical functionality of this conditioner, the Energy Orange Ginger has kept my hair manageable and soft through the late summer and autumn, when I frequently ended up stripping it. I have not found any split ends and this conditioner does all that it promises!

The Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine conditioner contains actual orange peel oil and ginger root oil, so the scent comes from a very pure place. The primary ingredients in the conditioner, though, are water, cetearyl alcohol and cetyl esters. All I know is that the ingredients work and this conditioner locks in the scent into the hair for more than twenty hours!

While this is an absolutely amazing conditioner, I could not justify giving it a perfect score because of the price. There are many other conditioners that do as good of a job of conditioning, without the hefty price tag that the Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner has. There are several other conditioners that are less expensive that lock in the scent of whatever shampoo they are paired with. This conditioner might work very well, but the Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Energy Orange Ginger Body & Shine Conditioner is overpriced despite its quality.

For other conditioners, please check out my review of:
Mentha Hair Conditioner
Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Conditioner
VO5 Free Me Freesia Conditioner

8.5/10

For other hair conditioner reviews, please check out my Conditioner Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2015 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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