LUSH Godiva Shampoo > Reviews (15)

Recently I have been trying a little experiment. The idea came to me because I do a lot of travelling on shuttle aircraft between London and Scotland, and for convenience and also for price I don't take hold baggage if I can avoid it. Due to the restrictions on liquids allowed to be carried on board in hand luggage, now pegged at 100mls, I had grown tired of constantly buying small shampoo bottles, or decanting old favourites into little plastic bottles, which I found messy and a bit of a tie to be honest. Having seen some shampoo bars in Lush a while ago I decided to treat myself to a few of them to see if any could possibly be effective as well as convenient for travel. It's no good having handy things if they are useless.

Lush shampoo bars are about 6cms in diameter and about 2cms deep and they have several to choose from. They also do chunks of solid shampoo and conditioners which are more difficult to transport as they are not compact like these, and of course they do some more conventional bottle based versions.

The compact ones include.

Godiva which Lush describes as being "Sexy jasmine-scented two-in-one shampoo and conditioner bar" this one really spoke to me and is a beautiful summer yellow.

Hard-a lovely pink roses coloured bar- perfect for those of you living in hard water areas (I picked that as my kettle furs up quicker than you can say it has!)

Hybrid -hair-softening liquorice two-in-one bar. This one doesn't talk to me as it looks grey like granite-maybe a bit manly! Reputedly great for long hair.

Jumping Juniper this is lilac, and contains lavender and juniper to control oily hair. Not a problem I have but might buy for my son.

Karma Komba- this is a green one and claims to be sleek promoting! Might try that soon.

New -stimulating spice shampoo bar for tired scalps suffering from hormonal hair loss. This one is brick red and smells of cinnamon

Seanik -softening sea salt shampoo scented with jasmine, mimosa and orange blossom.-a gorgeous blue

Soft- for soft water areas. This is a pretty blue and contains sea salt and citrus. I might try this for when I am in those areas outside Essex!

Squeaky Green is an herby one and looks like a Petra dish growing moss. Quite interesting.

Ultimate shine- a lovely simple rosemary shampoo with sparkles. This has my name on it.

Soak and Float. Effective anti-dandruff shampoo bar that smells like tar. This one is perfect for anyone who has dandruff.

The first one I decided to try was Godiva because it claimed to be a shampoo and conditioner in one. I have to say I approached this with more than a modicum of scepticism, as to be honest, I have never found any all in one products which work for more than two washes on my hair. I have dyed blonde hair with weaved highlights, and it is long shoulder length and thick, so products which make these claims seldom produce the results I am looking for.
Never the less I was so fed up of the travelling with little bottles and also being environmentally conscious I could no longer really justify to myself the wastage of the trial sized travel containers, and also the fact that most of my favourites just aren't available this way.

So I purchased Godiva and also one called Hard which I will also be reviewing subsequently, as this entitled me to a free tin in which to keep them clean and dry. This is a real bonus as you have the ready made means of getting your little bar from a to b -fantastic, a little silver shiny tin ready to go.

Godiva is a beautiful summer yellow bar which smells of ylang ylang and jasmine giving it an exotic and eastern scent. Strange this as actually it is more from The West Midlands being named after the famous woman who rode through the streets of Coventry on a horse naked!

As well as the two main fragrances you will detect coconut oil, and jasmine flowers peep through the surface layers. Deeply conditioning cocoa butter as well as jojoba and macadamia nut oils are in this bar which smells like a summer garden in full bloom.

To be honest using this bar is a really lovely sensual experience and I was delighted to have taken the risk in purchasing this. All you do is after saturating the hair you rub the bar either directly onto the hair or alternatively you can lather up first in your hands. There are plenty of creamy, nourishing bubbles and these are easily applied to the hair which soon becomes frothy and bubbly and smelling delightful.

I have to say it is quick because no need to follow with any conditioner and it rinses out easily leaving no residue, but the brilliant thing is that my detangling comb slides through it easily with no resistance or knots at all.

The real test was over many washes and it has been perfect each time.

Lush say that each bar will do 80 washes which I can believe because I have been using this daily for 2 weeks and there is no noticeable difference in the size of the bar at all. I paid £5.14 and I estimate this will replace 6 bottles of conditioner and shampoo (three of each) I would have used. It travels like a dream in the case, and I have sailed through security with my hair care in a compact and easy to use format which has reduced the weight of my luggage no end.

The great thing is that the smell of the shampoo lingers in your hair all day and it feels really soft. I actually tried an experiment with it this weekend as I had to leave the Outer Hebrides really early to catch a flight, and didn't have time to take my usual early morning bath so I did all that the night before using this. The hair stayed smooth overnight and was easy to manage in the morning, and you could still detect the jasmine aroma by the evening, 24 hours after I had applied it.

The great thing about this is that it is vegetarian, has never been tested on animals, and of course you are cutting down on waste big time!

I have been pleasantly surprised by the success of this and I am enjoying the freedom of being able to jump on and off planes without all that fuss. The shampoo is so good I am even using it at home with very pleasing results.

This review is also posted on Dooyoo by myself under the user name Machair1