Charles Worthington Results Take Aways

GENERAL

CW Takeaways are travel-sized portions of the CW range of products. One of their main advantages is that they are very often on buy two get one free in Boots, so you can get a free, say, protein spray with your shampoo and conditioner.

I use these products at home as well as when travelling, as I get sick of shampoo way before I manage to finish a regular bottle.

CW, being a mid-range product, ...
...supermarket brands such as Pantene or TREsemme, you might find them a pleasant surprise.

There are three ranges; Shine On, Full Volume, Moisture Seal, Stay Smooth, Balancing Act and Colour Bright, for normal, fine, dry, straight, mixed and coloured hair.

Overall, especially at 3 for 2, these are good value for money products with which a little goes a long way.

PRODUCT CLOSEUP

My favourite ... more

GENERAL

CW Takeaways are travel-sized portions of the CW range of products. One of their main advantages is that they are very often on buy two get one free in Boots, so you can get a free, say, protein spray with your shampoo and conditioner.

I use these products at home as well as when travelling, as I get sick of shampoo way before I manage to finish a regular bottle.

CW, being a mid-range product, pretty much delivers mid-range performance. If you're used to supermarket brands such as Pantene or TREsemme, you might find them a pleasant surprise.

There are three ranges; Shine On, Full Volume, Moisture Seal, Stay Smooth, Balancing Act and Colour Bright, for normal, fine, dry, straight, mixed and coloured hair.

Overall, especially at 3 for 2, these are good value for money products with which a little goes a long way.

PRODUCT CLOSEUP

My favourite product is the Moisture Seal conditioner, which punches well above its price range. It leaves even quite dry hair soft and manageable. Friends who've used it support this, so it's not just me having exceptionally receptive hair.

The Shine On Shampoo is also a really nice touch, as it feels low residue and really leaves your hair squeaky clean after using a small amount. However it isn't sufficiently moisturising on its own and does benefit from being followed by a conditioner on at least every second wash.

The Moisture Seal Shampoo leaves your hair feeling more moisturised, but it also leaves a bit of build-up so needs supplemented with a 2nd product every few weeks.

The Stay Smooth protein spray isn't as good as more expensive ones, but the small bottle is easy to handle and it does make your hair feel more manageable without weighing it down.

There used to be a lovely shampoo/conditioner called Wake Up Wash aimed at men, with a smell rather like Mint Source products. I haven't seen it in shops for a while, so it may be out of production. But if you see it, a nice buy for your man that you can borrow. Now there's a nice role reversal for you.

SMELL / TEXTURE

The shampoos are a little runny for my taste, but the conditioner is nice and creamy by comparison.

All products smell quite nice and not too strongly. The smell is quite sweet and not

PACKAGING

The baby bottles of CW shampoo and conditioner, like their adult counterparts, can be stored cap down which means getting the last from the bottle is not a problem.

The bottles are made of attractively translucent and break-resistant plastic which has lasted a lot of flights for me. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up.

Hair spray comes in metallic spray canisters which also seem to last well for travelling with, or pump bottles of the same plastic as the shampoo and conditioner. 

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