The Good: Cleans hair well, Inoffensive scent
The Bad: VERY Expensive, Scent wears off surprisingly quick, Limited conditioning properties on its own
The Basics: Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is very expensive and does not do much for hair to justify the expense.
I am, admittedly, not an overly stylish person and I care nothing for fashion or impressing others. As a result, whenever I review a health and beauty product, my priorities are on effectiveness as a cleaner, lasting aesthetic effect, and expense. So, while a professional stylist might have a more sophisticated opinion on a health and beauty product - especially when it comes to long-term usage, I tend to have a pragmatic approach that is useful to a layperson. As a result, some of the more sophisticated and expensive products I get in for review do not rate very highly with me because there are other, less-expensive products that do as much or more. That is where I ended up with the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar.
Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is a high-end shampoo that delivers average results for a pretty high price. The Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is decent at cleaning, but has a fairly mild scent, almost no lathering ability, and is several times the price of most shampoos.
I love shampoos that both clean and leave hair smelling good. The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar did the former well, but did not leave a distinctive or interesting scent in the hair after use. After my first use of the shampoo, my hair was perfectly cleaned and smelled clean and vaguely fruity. Using the Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar improved the look and feel of my hair, cutting through build-up from other, less-expensive shampoos. The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar was an effective cleaner, but it does so without flair or lasting scent results.
With a cost of approximately $20 (or more in some salons!) for a 13 fl. oz. bottle, Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is very expensive. The bottle is smooth and round, opaque which suggests that the fluid inside should not be exposed to UV rays (something I once learned at a dairy I toured!). When wet, the bottle slips out of the hands easily. The cap screws off, which makes it a little more difficult to get the shampoo out while showering. The fluid inside the bottle is an opaque pearlescent white, reminiscent of a hand cream or a good conditioner.
The scent of Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is very much a fruity, mildly floral smell. The shampoo smells like an indistinct mix of fruits and shea butter (or at least what I know of Shea Butter as a scent from Bath & Body Works products!). The scent is surprisingly weak. As one might expect from the scent as it comes out of the bottle, there is virtually no scent left on the hair after the shampoo is washed out. The scent of the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar lingers for only about four hours and as the scent degrades, it ends up as vaguely apple scented when one really forces their nose into the hair. The scent might accurately be mongongo fruit, but I have no experience with that. As a result, this weakly-scented shampoo does not trigger anything pleasant from what little aroma it has . . . for the brief amount of time it does linger.
Like most shampoos, there is nothing mysterious to using the Shae Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar. You wet your hair, lather it up with this shampoo and rinse. Unlike most shampoos, I had to use a half-dollar-sized dollop of the Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar shampoo. This is a bit more than other shampoos I use and have reviewed. As well, the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar has very low viscosity and lather quality. This shampoo is very thick and does not excessively lather, regardless of water in hair and agitation. As a result, the Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar takes a bit more effort to wash it out of the hair.
I don't like to spend a ton of time on my hair, but I like the results of a good shampoo or conditioner. The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar is an average shampoo, but one pays for the quality and between the initial expense and the cost of usage, it is impossible to recommend.
The Shea Moisture Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar does not make my hair feel heavy when it is still wet, and once dry, the shampoo leaves hair clean and moisturized, but not with any strong scents or phenomenal conditioned quality. Washing my hair as much as I do, I could end up with very dry hair, but the Mongongo & Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Moisture-Seal Shampoo w/Baobab Protein & Apple Cider Vinegar eliminates any adverse affects to washing hair so much, but it does so at too high a cost to be worthwhile to most consumers.
For other shampoo reviews, please check out my analysis of:
Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Dry, Damaged Hair Fortifying Shampoo
Suave Professionals Black Raspberry + White Tea Shampoo
VO5 Shea Cashmere Silky Experiences Shampoo
4/10
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